Ottawa · Heating & Cooling · Chapter 00
Ambassador Dearie HVAC — furnace, air conditioning, and heat pump installation and repair for Ottawa homes and small businesses. Technicians who show up, quote honestly, and stand behind the work. Scroll for the full story.
Chapter 01 — Furnaces
Meet it in October instead. We install high-efficiency gas furnaces sized to your house — never oversold, never undersized — and we repair the ones worth keeping with honest diagnostics. If a repair is smarter than a replacement, we'll tell you that. If replacement is smarter, we'll show you the math.
Right-sized high-efficiency gas units, clean duct connections, proper venting, and a full commissioning test before we leave. You'll know exactly what was installed and why.
No-heat calls, strange noises, short cycling, cold rooms. Annual fall tune-ups catch worn parts before they fail on the coldest night of the year.
Chapter 02 — Cooling
Central air conditioning, installed right the first time — correct sizing, sealed ducts, balanced airflow. And when your existing system quits in a July heat wave, we diagnose fast: refrigerant, electrical, airflow, controls.
Central AC matched to your home's cooling load, not a guess. Quiet outdoor units, clean line sets, thermostats you'll actually understand.
Not cooling, freezing up, leaking, or just loud. Most "no cooling" calls trace back to a clogged filter, thermostat settings, or a blocked outdoor unit — we check the simple things first and charge you fairly.
Chapter 03 — Heat pumps
Cold-climate heat pumps heat your home through most of an Ottawa winter and cool it all summer — one machine, year-round comfort. On the coldest snaps, a dual-fuel setup hands off to your furnace automatically. Lower energy use, no drama.
Models rated to keep working far below freezing, sized for Ottawa's actual design temperatures — not a brochure's.
Heat pump plus your existing gas furnace. The system picks the cheaper heat source at every temperature, automatically.
Chapter 04 — Efficiency & process
Energy efficiency work starts with an assessment: equipment, ductwork, controls, and the house itself. Then we rank upgrades by what actually pays back — aging-system replacement, controls, airflow fixes — instead of selling you everything at once.
| Job | Sample range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Furnace tune-up | $XXX | Sample · fall visit |
| AC diagnostic | $XXX | Sample · written findings |
| Furnace install | $X,XXX+ | Sample · sized on site |
| Heat pump install | $X,XXX+ | Sample · cold-climate |
SAMPLE PRICING — every job quoted on site.
You describe the problem. We ask the right questions and give a straight first read.
A technician looks at the equipment and the house. No desk-guessing.
One written price before work starts. Changes get your approval first.
Protected floors, clean work, tested systems.
We show you what was done and what's covered.
Chapter 05 — Territory & neighbours
Serving Ottawa and surrounding areas: Kanata, Orléans, Barrhaven, Nepean, Gloucester, Stittsville, Manotick.
LICENSED & INSURED · UPFRONT PRICING
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No-heat emergency
In an Ottawa winter, no heat is not an inconvenience — it's urgent. Call and tell us it's a no-heat situation: we prioritize those calls, walk you through safe first checks on the phone (thermostat, breaker, filter), and get a technician out. Homes and small businesses both.
Call (555) 010-2030Chapter 06 — Questions & quote
Once a year, before heating season. A fall tune-up catches worn parts and keeps efficiency up — the best insurance against a January no-heat call.
Age plus repair frequency. 15+ years old, frequent repairs, climbing bills, new noises — when two or three show up together, replacement usually wins.
Yes, with the right model. Cold-climate units work far below freezing; a dual-fuel setup covers the extreme cold with your furnace.
Filter, thermostat, outdoor unit. Clogged filter, wrong thermostat setting, or debris around the condenser cause most calls. Then call us.
Call to ask about free estimates. We always inspect before quoting — never a price invented over the phone.
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