A quick video showcasing the importance of air conditioning maintenance. Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps require annual servicing to ensure optimal performance and life span. We were called in to give a second opinion on this Air Conditioner, the original company in to repair the...
Modern appliances can be complex. Electric motors, belts, fans, and even electrical components such as transformers and relays make noise when energized. New central heating appliances go through a “start-up sequence” which may include: Control board does a safety check (limit switches, roll out switches). ...
Natural draft furnaces are designed to be around 72% efficient on the day of manufacturing. This means that they actually use a minimum of 28% of the energy that they create to carry the byproducts of combustion through the convection currents, and up and out...
I have found that the general market around thermostats is dominated by American companies, and is tied to a history of older natural draft appliances in homes. I say this as thermostats come preset with several “periods” already pre-programmed, including timed modes of “wake, away,...
As the temperature drops across Greater Vancouver, the number of furnace breakdown and no heat calls we get spikes as everyone fires up their furnaces for the first time. Before you call us for an emergency service, there are four things you can easily check...
Just a quick video to show how excited we are here at Mountain Ridge Heating about FortisBC extending the Furnace and Boiler Replacement Rebate to March 31, 2019! On top of the rebates which run between $500-$700, we are offering an additional $300 off EACH...
A very common call we get is for noisy furnaces. Once your furnace reaches about ten years old, we start to see these inducer motor failing calls. When the bearings start to fail, it is unable to get up to speed and cannot produce proper...
