Carp, Ottawa
Heating & cooling in Carp
Carp is a village in Ottawa's rural west, surrounded by farms and country properties. It's about 24 km west of our shop, and outside the village many homes heat with propane, oil, wood or electricity rather than natural gas.
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01Local knowledge
What we see in Carp homes
Carp's village has a mix of older homes and newer houses, while the surrounding countryside is mostly farmhouses, bungalows and newer homes on acreage. Heating systems vary just as much: propane furnaces, oil furnaces and boilers, electric baseboards and wood stoves all turn up out here, sometimes more than one in the same house.
That mix is why the heat pump rebate picture is different in Carp than in town. Under the Home Renovation Savings program, a home not heated by natural gas can get up to $7,500 for a cold-climate heat pump, compared with up to $2,000 for an Enbridge gas-heated home. The unit must be pre-approved and installed by a participating contractor.
Rural homes also need equipment that copes with long cold spells and exposed, windy sites. A heat pump paired with the existing propane or oil system keeps a backup heat source in place for the coldest stretches. For homes on baseboards, ductless mini-splits add efficient heat and summer cooling without running new ducts through finished walls.
02Common jobs
What Carp homeowners call us for
Heat pumps for oil and propane homes
Cold-climate heat pumps that cut fuel use, with the old system as backup.
Heat Pumps 02Propane furnace repair
Service for propane furnaces in rural homes.
Furnace Repair 03Propane fireplaces
Napoleon fireplaces and inserts for homes off the gas line.
Gas Fireplaces 04Ductless for baseboard homes
Heating and cooling for electrically heated houses with no ducts.
Ductless Mini-Splits03Where we work
Carp and nearby
- Kanata
- Stittsville
- Dunrobin
- Kinburn
- Fitzroy Harbour
- Almonte
About 25 km from Carp
We heat with oil. Can we switch to a heat pump?
Yes. A cold-climate heat pump can replace most or all of your oil use, and oil-heated homes may qualify for provincial rebates of up to $7,500. Income-qualified households leaving oil may be eligible for more through separate oil-to-heat-pump funding.
Is Carp in your service area?
Yes. We serve Carp and the surrounding rural west end from our shop in Carlington.
Can a gas fireplace run on propane?
Many Napoleon fireplaces come in propane versions or can be converted with a kit. We'll confirm the model and venting suit your home.