Steady, clear work on Binbrook's furnaces and air conditioners

Binbrook Furnace Repair works on heating and cooling systems in Binbrook and Mount Hope, and in the towns around them on the Mountain. The houses here fall into three broad kinds, and each one has its own habits. Older houses in the village core along Highway 56 often began on oil or coal and were later converted to gas. In these houses, a technician may find a chimney that was never relined or ducts that are too small. Mid-century houses along Binbrook Road usually have mid-efficiency furnaces vented through a chimney, and many of them are near the end of their life. The newer streets around Fall Fair Way and Fletcher Road have condensing furnaces vented through the side wall with plastic pipe.

A visit starts with what you have noticed. We ask what the system is doing, when it started and what you have already tried. The technician then tests the system, finds the fault and shows it to you. You get a written price, and nothing is fitted until you approve it. If a repair is not worth making on an older furnace, we say so and give you the replacement price next to it. That way, you can decide with both numbers in front of you. See furnace repair.

Gas appliances in Ontario are installed to the CSA B149.1 installation code. Work is performed by TSSA-certified gas technicians. For air conditioners and heat pumps, a separate trade applies. Work is performed by 313A refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics. When we replace a furnace, we size it to the house rather than to the old label. A tight new townhouse often needs a smaller unit than the one it came with. An older house in the core needs its chimney and ducts looked at before anything new goes in. See furnace installation and replacement.

Where carbon monoxide or a cracked heat exchanger is involved, we are direct. A cracked heat exchanger can let combustion gases into the air the furnace moves through the house. A furnace with this fault should stay off until it is dealt with. Everything else we explain plainly: what the symptom usually means, what is safe for you to check and what to leave to a technician. Ontario requires a working carbon monoxide alarm next to each sleeping area in a home with a fuel-burning appliance. Our carbon monoxide guide explains where the alarms go. For seasonal care, see furnace and AC maintenance.