How often does a furnace really need servicing?
Once a year, booked before the Ottawa heating season starts. When to schedule it, what a real tune-up includes, why a nearly new furnace still needs one, and the monthly checks that stay with you.
Homeowner guides
Heating guides for Ottawa homeowners
What a new furnace or a heat pump costs here, whether to repair or replace, why the furnace will not start on the coldest night, which rebates are open, and how to get out of a water heater rental. Written for homeowners.
New furnace prices in Ottawa and Ontario, 2026
Installed price ranges for single-stage, two-stage and modulating gas furnaces in the Ottawa area, which tier suits which kind of house, why Ottawa sizing differs, and how to compare three quotes.
Heating rebates in Ontario and Ottawa: what is open in 2026
The programs an Ottawa homeowner can use in 2026: Enbridge HER+, the Canada Greener Homes Loan and Better Homes Ottawa, how the energy audits work, what a furnace can claim, and where the heat pump money is.
How many winters does a furnace have in it?
Fifteen to twenty years for a well-kept gas furnace, fewer in Ottawa's long season. Which parts wear out and when, what is in Ottawa basements now, the habits that shorten the life, and the signs of a last winter.
Furnace will not start? Work through this before you call
The thermostat, breaker, furnace switch, filter, condensate drain and snow-blocked vent pipes, in the order to check them, how to read the start-up sequence, and the moments to stop and call.
Cold air from the vents: what your furnace is trying to tell you
Why a running furnace blows cold air: the fan setting, an overheated exchanger, a fouled flame sensor, a burner that never lit, leaky ducts, and the one cause that matters for safety.
Fix the furnace or replace it? A decision you can make at the kitchen table
Three questions, the Ottawa repair prices beside the installed furnace ranges, three worked examples from three kinds of Ottawa house, the faults that settle it, and the heat pump question.
Ending a water heater rental in Ottawa: buy out or return?
What a rental really costs over a tank's life, how to read the buy-out schedule, when to buy and when to return, what an owned tank or tankless unit costs in Ottawa, and how the switch day runs.
Heat pump or gas furnace in Ottawa: the cold-climate answer
What happens to a heat pump at minus 20, running costs at three temperatures, why a hybrid is the Ottawa default, when a heat pump alone makes sense, and the ratings that matter.
What a cold-climate heat pump costs in Ottawa, 2026
Installed ranges for ducted, single-zone and multi-zone cold-climate heat pumps in Ottawa, why the cold-climate spec sets the price, the electrical panel question, and what every quote must show.
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