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Barrie Tankless
Oct 27th
Barrie draws all its water from wells located stategically around the city. This has a few benefits for homeowners looking to switch over to a tankless system, firstly its warmer in the winter than it would be if drawn from Lake Simcoe and thus uses less energy to heat up. Secondly the water is purer and has less dissolved mineral content reducing the buildup of scale in a tankless heat exchanger. Thus if your a Barrie resident a tankless is a good system to invest in.
We can service and install tankless systems in a number of areas in and around the Barrie area (Essa, Bradford, Nottawasaga, Innisfil, Alliston, Stayner, Keswick, Wassaga, etc). It never hurts to ask, so if you’re at all interested Get More Information Now
Tankless system provide instant hot water and can provide an endless supply, they can reduce water heating bills by up to 50 percent, and have a significantly loger lifespan than a conventioanl tank type water heater.
Don’t forget Barrie and the Province of Ontario are still offering grants and rebates to home owners who make the switch over to a tankless system. So if you live in Barrie or area you can get a Government rebate with an energy audit to help offset the additional cost.
Barrie tankless sales and services.
Amana Furnaces Toronto
Nov 17th
Most Toronto homeowners have a gas furnace in their home which keeps them warm through the cold winter months in Toronto. An Amana brand gas furnace should be entrusted for this task. The complete line-up of Amana brand gas furnaces offer variable and multi-speed performance which provides enhanced indoor comfort by slowly ramping up to your thermostat setting rather that simply starting at full speed. This alleviates the ‘cold air-blow’ often associated with single-speed furnaces. To find the highest level of energy-efficient gas furnaces within Toronto, look for the highest AFUE rating.
Request a Free In Home Evaluation
Warranty
The Amana furnace is covered by what we believe to be one of the best warranties in the indoor home comfort industry. The heat exchanger is covered with a Lifetime Limited Warranty to the original, registered homeowner. This furnace also has a 10-Year Parts Limited Warranty on all other functional parts.
Product Features
- Patented Dual-Diameter Tubular Heat Exchanger
- Efficient & Quiet Variable-speed circulator motor
- Long life, Durable Silicon Nitride Igniter System
- Electronic Control Board with Self-Diagnostics
- Auto-Comfort Mode for Enhanced Dehumidification
- Run-Tested at Factory Prior to Shipment
Models Offered
Amana — AMVC90453BXA – 96% Two-Stage Variable (ECM)
Amana — AMVC90905DXA – 96% Two-Stage Variable (ECM)
Amana — AMVC91155DXA – 96% Two-Stage Variable (ECM)
Amana — ACV90704CXA – 93% Two-Stage Variable (CF-ECM)
Amana — ACV90905DXA – 93% Two-Stage Variable (CF-ECM)
Amana — AMV80704BXB – 80% Two-Stage Variable (ECM)
Amana — AMV80905CXB – 80% Two-Stage Variable (ECM)
Amana — AMV81155CXB – 80% Two-Stage Variable (ECM)
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Tankless Warranty Facts
Oct 4th
Tankless systems all seem to have different warranties and information regarding their heat exchangers, parts, and labour on installation. Here is a small break down of what you as a home owner can expect. 
Bosch – 12 year warranty on tankless heat exchanger and 2 years on Parts.
Navian – 15 year warranty on tankless heat exchanger and 5 years on Parts
Noritz - 10 year warranty on tankless heat exchanger and 5 years on Prats.
Rinnai – 12 year warranty on tankless heat exchanger and 5 on Parts, but also comes with 1 year on labour.
Takagi - 10 year warranty on tankless heat exchanger, 5 years on Parts, and 1 year on labour.
It pays to do your research as you can see there is a bit of a difference between the different brands and the warranties that they offer. These tankless systems are designed to last for a number of years, many years longer than your conventional tank water heater.
Also know that the company you hire to do the installation more often than not (if they are reputable) will add additional warranty on to your unit. Make sure to get a few quotes and make the warranty a priority when negotiating the price.
Microwave Tankless Water Heaters….
May 11th
Microwave Tankless
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Giant microwaves to heat water instantly? Is this real? And can it actually work?
A microwave (like in a microwave oven) is generated by a magnetron at a frequency of 2.45 gigahertz, this is the 
exact frequency that targets water molecules and gets them vibrating faster and faster, thus heating up.
The principal behind a microwave tankless water heater is basically the same as your microwave oven at home just on a larger scale. Cold water will simply pass through the unit where it will be bombarded by microwaves actively exciting the molecules to the required temperature. The warm or hot water will then pass through the pluming system to the source of demand.
Effectively this is making hot water produced by electricity actually a reality. There are electric tankless water heaters, sure, but they require massive amounts of power and don’t reliably produce enough water to supply a modern home. Wanderport, a manufacturer of these systems is claiming upwards of 6-7 gallons per minute which is directly on par with conventional tankless systems.
What’s potentially so great about these systems?
First off there is no venting needed, no holes in the walls, no venting proximity restrictions; these are huge barriers that gas or propane tankless systems face. On that same note, the conventional tankless systems sometimes require home owners to upgrade supply lines as units can consume upwards of 199,000 Btu’s.
Secondly a microwave unit has an efficiency of 99% and emits no pollution. The unit also doesn’t degrade over time as a conventional tankless does with calcium deposits and buildups in the various heat exchangers that they need.
So what’s the chances of you getting a microwave water heater in your home in the near future?
According to Wanderport, quite realistic. In fact they have a product on the verge of being released. Its already won an advanced technology award from the
Toronto Construction Association.
Check out the future of water heating here.
Markham Tankless Water Heaters
Mar 30th
Markham Tankless
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Looking to install a tankless water heater in the Markham region? We are able to provide you with a free quote and advice on any questions or concerns that you may have regarding these new systems. 
Installing a tankless water heater in Markham Ontario works we as we constantly have service technicians in the area should any emergency situation occur. We are also in the area enough that for the most part the detached homes provide the greatest chance for a tankless heater install. Toronto homes typically are harder to install tankless systems because homes frequently only have two sides to vent any appliance from, thus reducing install success.
Live in Markham and interested in a Tankless quote?
Fill out the form and we can send out a REP who can make sure that the tankless system can even be installed. The government home energy audit program is ending soon which eliminates the $750 government rebate for a tankless water heater. If you have any further question add them to the bottom of this form and we will respond to you with an email outlining the answers. Please be patient it could take a day or two for us to go through all the inquiries.
Navien Problems
Mar 18th
Navien Problems
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Navian was the first to come out with a condensing tankless water heater and thus they are bound to have some issues. This post is aimed at addressing some of these problems.
Issues
- Navien flow sensor issues
- Navien Control board failures
- Navien Heat exchanger cracks
The flow sensor
Early Navian models had flow sensors that would easily corrode and shut the unit down as the buildup would impair operation. There is a temporary fix where you take the two clamps off the sensor, pull it out and blow on it. The fix that Navien has made is to change the sensor over to stainless steel, you can replace the part to prevent this unexpected shut down. Also an additional fix is to install a 5 micron filter in the water inlet right before the Navian.
Navian Control Boards or Motherboards
These do fail relatively frequently and symptoms would be that the unit turns on, then off, then on, and then off repeatedly or possibly, fails with error code 03 (ignition failure). There are a few other issues that the board can cause but the only real solution is to power cycle the unit (un-plug and plug back in) or replace the Navien control board.
Cracking Heat Exchanger
This isn’t near as frequent as the problems listed above but it is an issue none the less. A heat exchanger should be replaced immediately; it’s a breach containment allowing exhaust gases to enter your home. The heat exchanger is under Navian warranty.
More Help
Here is some places and information you can use to find additional help.
Our Service Department – 1-855-696-8265
Navien Technical Help Line – 1-800-519-8794
Navien online trouble shooting – Go HERE
Navien Warranty details – Find out more HERE (should be accurate for Canada and Ontario)
Additional Issues – Read Here
UPDATE – here is a complete list of Navien error codes – Read HERE
If all else fails post a comment and we can try and trouble-shoot any issues here.
Takagi T-H2 Manual
Mar 16th
Takagi T-H2 PDF Manual
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This is the Takagi tankless water heater manual for the condensing unit. It is for both the indoor and outdoor units, although I don’t recommend that the outdoor unit be installed
here in Toronto.
FOR : T-H2-DV and T-H2-OS
You must have Adobe reader to view this file. Get it HERE if you dont.
Click on either of the two below to access the manual.
T-KJr – Takagi Tankless Water Heater
Mar 10th
T-KJr – $995.00
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Here is the T-KJr from Takagi, it is a small unit and is great for any small applications (cottages, condos, etc). Priced at only $995 Canadian.
Full specs will be coming soon.
Service Area and Shipping
Jan 18th
Service Area
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Ontario is an extensive province with over 1 million square kilometers, in the continental US Texas is the largest state coming in at 6 hundred thousand square 
kilometer range. Our 4th largest province is nearly twice the size of the largest continental US state.
Thus we have a difficult time providing tankless water heaters to all of Ontario never-mind the rest of Canada, but we try our best. Below is a map of our primary service area where we are able to complete home energy audits and provide service and installation. We are selling individual units with no installation and these can be shipped nearly anywhere but for the most part you may find a cheaper unit near your home. If you’re inquisitive though send us a quick email and we can provide a price and shipping quote.
Energy Audits
- Tan area – basically all of Ontario could be a week or more depends on where the next available auditor is.
- Green area – roughly 2 to 5 business days
- Pink area – usually within 1-3 days
Tankless Unit only
- We routinely have units shipped within the same day of purchase (it does depend on the unit requested and if its one we have in stock)
Tankless Unit with Quote and Installation
- Green Area - We can usually have a guy out to do a preliminary inspection and solidify a quote within 2-4 days and installation in another few days
- Red Area – Quote and installation is routinely completed in under a week
Service Calls
- We service most of southern Ontario and can do emergency calls, depending on where our service techs are we can sometimes be at a customers house in under 30 minutes.
See the contact page here (Contact Us) for more information on how we can be reached.
