Richmond, Ottawa (rural)
Heating & cooling in Richmond
Richmond is a village in Ottawa's rural southwest, on the Jock River, with an older core, newer subdivisions and larger rural lots around it. It's one of the closer towns to our Carlington shop, and we handle heating and cooling across the area.
- HRAI member
- TSSA affiliated
- Licensed technicians
- Free estimates
01Local knowledge
What we see in Richmond homes
Homes in Richmond's older village core range from older houses to mid-century bungalows, and their heating systems have usually been changed more than once. We check how the current furnace or boiler, ductwork and venting fit together before recommending what comes next.
Richmond has also added new subdivisions on the edges of the village. Those houses are tight and well insulated, which makes them good candidates for a heat pump sized to the actual heat loss rather than a rule of thumb. Oversized equipment in a tight house short-cycles and leaves rooms uneven.
On the larger rural lots and country properties around the village, some homes are beyond the gas line and run on oil, propane or electricity. Bigger houses on those lots need equipment sized carefully, and a cold-climate heat pump paired with the existing system can bring fuel costs down noticeably.
02Common jobs
What Richmond homeowners call us for
Right-sized heat pumps
Matched to the heat loss of newer, well-insulated homes.
Heat Pumps 02Furnace replacement
New furnaces for village homes with older equipment.
Furnace Installation 03Boiler service
Maintenance and repair for hot-water heating in older houses.
Boilers 04AC repair
Repairs when central air stops keeping up in summer.
AC Repair03Where we work
Richmond and nearby
- Munster
- Stittsville
- Manotick
- North Gower
- Kanata
- Ashton
About 20 km from Richmond
Do you come out to Richmond?
Yes. Richmond is part of rural Ottawa, about 22 km from our shop on Avenue Chatelain in a straight line, and we serve it like any other part of the city. Estimates for replacement equipment are free.
How do you decide what size heat pump our house needs?
We calculate the home's heat loss from its size, insulation, windows and layout, rather than matching the old unit's size. That gives a system that runs steadily instead of turning on and off all day.
We have a large home on a country lot heated by propane. Is a heat pump realistic?
Usually, yes. A cold-climate heat pump can handle most of the heating, with the propane furnace as backup on the coldest days. Ontario's Home Renovation Savings program offers up to $7,500 for homes not heated by natural gas when the work is pre-approved and done by a participating contractor.