Having a roof over your head and a functioning home heating system is a matter of life or death in Minnesota. Since Minnesota is one of the coldest states in the country, having a warm place to live is a necessity, not a luxury. When temperatures drop below zero, as they do almost daily in the winter, home heating systems are the only thing saving Minnesotans from a certain death.
However, rent doesn’t come cheap in a big city like Minneapolis and owning a home is an investment that many are unable to make. Even those who can afford a place to live may need to cut corners to pay their rent by removing things like groceries and warm clothing from their budget—or even going without a home heating system.
The Ray N. Welter Heating Company believes that all Minnesotans should have their basic needs for food and shelter met. That’s why we were happy to partner with our friends in the homebuilding industry to help them build a home entirely out of donated labor and materials.
Our friend, veteran homebuilder Joe Miller, has brought together carpenters from McDonald Construction, Destiny Homes and Country Joe Homes to build a home entirely out of donated materials. Although skilled carpenters are building the home, they are donating their labor instead of being paid. Once finished, the home will be sold conventionally—that is, to the highest bidder. What’s unique is that all of the profits from the sale of the home will be donated to Community Cares MN, a non-profit food bank that provides food to hungry people in the Twin Cities.
When it came time to install the home heating system, Joe reached out to the Ray N. Welter Heating Company for help. The Welter Heating team provided and installed the home heating system in this home because we believe that no Minnesotan should be without a warm home or a full belly.
The Ray N. Welter Heating Company reminds you to check your air conditioner when it first hits 70 degrees in order to ensure you can enjoy the heat in comfort and avoid hot weather delays.
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These guys were my second call when my furnace stopped working properly. The first company I used sent a tech out who said the furnace needed to be replaced, and gave me a quote, but said he "jiggled a wire" and got it running again for the time being.
When it went out again the other day, I called Ray N. Welter. Their tech, Ralph, fixed the problem in half an hour. He told me the furnace is pretty old, but his fix should get me through the winter "and maybe a couple more," and then gave me a quote that was lower than the first company.
These guys are rad.
Dan J.
Minneapolis, MN
Furnace stopped working. When that happens after hours you learn a lot about companies. Today I called RW and got a person on the phone that knows about furnaces and he dispatched a service person Phil within 2 hours. I called them based on personal refer and reviews. They are excellent. Despite having a very old furnace it was the second time that this company said I did not need to replace. If I did replace it I want a Trane and RW would do to the work. For now I will call them for fall/spring tune ups and love that they don't have the club memberships etc. Just good solid customer service for all customers. A really ++ experience. Family run business with integrity.
Kathleen d.
Minneapolis, MN
If you need superior service this is your company!!! We were in Florida experiencing our first year as "snowbirds" when our furnace (in Bloomington) stopped working. Rick Welter personally took our call and not only sent a technician to our cold home, but checked on it for the next two days until our new heating unit could be properly installed. Phenomenal service!
In addition to the great service, their pricing was very competitive. I highly recommend this company for all of your heating or A/C needs!!!
Michael L.
Minneapolis, MN
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