Regan is one of Burleigh County's smallest towns, about 85 residents on roughly a square mile, 26 miles up the road from Bismarck. Census estimates for a place this size come with wide margins, but the shape is clear: nearly all homes are detached houses, the median one built around 1960, and most heat with propane (about 78%) rather than piped gas, with electricity covering the rest.
Adding or replacing central air in Regan
Summers on the northern plains are short but can turn hot and humid. Many older farm-town houses never had central air, or have a condenser that was bolted onto a propane furnace decades later. Two paths make sense:
Straight AC
A new AC condenser with a matched coil on the existing furnace. Simplest if the furnace is newer and healthy.
Heat pump with propane backup
Propane is delivered fuel, so cutting how much you burn matters. A low-ambient-rated heat pump provides cooling in summer and handles heating through fall and spring, letting the propane furnace carry only the deep-cold weeks.
Old houses, small ducts
A 1960 house may have ducts sized only for heating. Cooling moves more air, so check that returns and supply runs can handle it, or expect some upstairs rooms to lag.
Winter protection
Snowdrifts pile against anything low. Mount that outdoor cabinet on legs or a tall pad, out from under roof edges that drip and refreeze.
Buying from us
Furnace Direct, a DBA of Hamlin Mechanical LLC, ships cooling gear straight from manufacturers. Bismarck-hub dispatch lines up Regan installs.
Best time to plan
Spring booking beats waiting for July. Tell us furnace age plus fuel type. Call for Pricing: (888) 762-1334.
Regan estimates come from tiny survey samples with large error bands; profile at Census Reporter (2020–2024 ACS).
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