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RB Heating ClimateCare performs professional HVAC maintenance across Ottawa — a comprehensive 21-point tune-up, cleaning & safety inspection for your heating and cooling systems by TSSA-licensed technicians. Keep your furnace and air conditioner running safely and efficiently all year.
Maintaining your HVAC system on a regular schedule protects your warranty, lowers your energy bills, and prevents the most common system breakdowns. Book any time of year — our calendar fills quickly, so don't wait.
HVAC Service Ottawa — What's Included & Why Ottawa Homes Need It Every Year
Your heating and cooling systems run for much of the year and carry a heavy workload. Annual professional maintenance keeps both your furnace and air conditioner performing at their best — it's what separates a system that lasts 20+ years from one that fails early.
Most HVAC warranties (Lennox, Carrier, Goodman, Napoleon) require annual maintenance by a licensed HVAC contractor. Skipping a year can void your warranty entirely — even on brand-new equipment.
A clean, tuned system runs at its rated efficiency. A neglected furnace or AC drops 10–15% below spec — costing you hundreds extra per year in wasted energy across heating and cooling seasons.
Our technicians find worn components, failing controls, and developing faults while they're still cheap to fix. Emergency repairs cost 3–5× more than planned maintenance.
With annual maintenance: 20–25 year lifespan. Without it: 12–15 years. That's a $4,000–$8,000 difference in premature replacement costs for a typical Ottawa home.
Lower bills. Reliable comfort.
Why Ottawa Homes Need Annual HVAC Maintenance — What Most Homeowners Don't Know
Ottawa homeowners who skip annual maintenance don't just risk a breakdown — they risk their warranty, their safety, and thousands in avoidable costs.
- Cracked heat exchangers leak CO into living areas undetected
- Blocked flue venting causes dangerous CO backdrafting
- Heat exchangers crack silently with no visible warning signs
- CO poisoning sends thousands to hospital across Canada each year
- Lennox, Carrier, Goodman all require annual licensed maintenance
- One missed year can void a 10-year parts warranty entirely
- Major component replacement: $1,500–$3,500 without warranty
- RB Heating provides a documented tune-up report every visit
- Emergency after-hours repair calls cost $250–$450+ in Ottawa
- The majority of HVAC failures are preventable with annual maintenance
- Peak-season wait times for emergency repairs: 2–5 days
- A system that fails during peak demand is the hardest to service quickly
Carbon Monoxide — Your Furnace's Most Dangerous Hidden Risk
Carbon monoxide is odourless, colourless, and deadly. A cracked heat exchanger — one of the most common serious furnace defects in homes over 10 years old — leaks CO directly into your living space with zero visible warning. Our TSSA-licensed technicians perform a visual inspection and flex test on your heat exchanger at every maintenance visit using professional tools homeowners don't have. This one check alone is worth the entire cost of an annual tune-up. Every home with a gas furnace should have a CO detector on every floor — and annual professional HVAC maintenance.
HVAC Tune Up Ottawa — What Actually Happens During Your Visit
"Tune-up" means different things from different contractors. Here's exactly what RB Heating's TSSA-licensed technicians inspect, test, clean, and document on every Ottawa maintenance visit — nothing skipped, everything written up.
HVAC Cleaning Ottawa — Warning Signs Your System Is Overdue for a Professional Clean
Dirt is the single biggest cause of premature HVAC failure. A dirty burner, clogged blower, restricted heat exchanger, or fouled AC coil forces your system to work harder — raising bills, shortening lifespan, and increasing breakdown risk during peak demand.
A dirty system runs less efficiently. If your bills climbed without a rate increase, a thorough cleaning often brings them back down — sometimes paying for itself in the first month.
Dirty blower wheels become unbalanced; worn bearings squeal; loose debris in the cabinet rattles. These sounds always worsen over time if not addressed early.
A dirty, partially blocked blower can't distribute air evenly through your home's duct system — resulting in temperature imbalances that no thermostat adjustment will fix.
A dirty filter and blower recirculate dust and debris through your home's air — especially problematic for allergy and asthma sufferers year-round.
Repeated on/off cycles are often caused by overheating or restricted airflow — commonly due to a clogged blower, dirty burners, or fouled coils. A definitive sign the system needs cleaning.
(rated 80%)
$150–$400 per year
— often more than the entire cost of the tune-up itself.
HVAC Inspection Ottawa — What We Check on Every Visit
Our TSSA-licensed technicians follow a systematic 4-phase inspection process covering both your heating and cooling equipment for safe, efficient, year-round performance.
Heat exchanger integrity, CO combustion levels, flue venting, backdraft testing, high-limit and pressure switch operation, gas valve leak test. This phase alone can save lives.
Burner flame pattern, combustion analysis (CO₂, O₂, CO in flue gases), gas pressure at manifold and inlet, heat exchanger temperature rise. Confirms safe, efficient burning.
Igniter resistance, amp draw on blower, inducer and compressor motors, all electrical connections tightened, control board checked for fault codes, thermostat calibration verified.
Blower motor bearings, belt tension, blower wheel balance, drain and condensate lines, AC coil condition, filter condition, supply and return air temperature differential measured.
Annual Maintenance Protects Your Warranty & May Be Required by Your Insurer
All brands require annual maintenance to maintain manufacturer warranty coverage. Proof of annual maintenance may also be required by your homeowner's insurance provider. RB Heating provides a written, dated maintenance report on every visit — exactly the documentation your manufacturer and insurer may require for any future claim.
We Care Maintenance Plans — Affordable Year-Round HVAC Protection in Ottawa
Stop thinking about HVAC maintenance. With a We Care plan, RB Heating keeps your heating and cooling systems on a regular maintenance schedule for one simple monthly price — with members-only benefits on top.
We Care plans are billed monthly. Plan features and coverage details confirmed at sign-up. Call 613-703-6087 to discuss which plan suits your home best.
HVAC Maintenance Cost Ottawa — Transparent 2026 Pricing
No hidden fees. No surprises on invoice day. Here's exactly what Ottawa homeowners pay for HVAC maintenance at RB Heating ClimateCare — and how a We Care monthly plan brings your first tune-up down.
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Offer applies to your first maintenance visit when you join a We Care monthly plan (starting at $9.99/month). Taxes extra. Ask us for full details.
Why Ottawa Homeowners Choose RB Heating for Annual HVAC Service
Since 1992, we've maintained thousands of Ottawa heating and cooling systems. We know which brands have common issues, what healthy readings look like, and what a system that needs attention sounds and feels like.
Every RB Heating technician is TSSA-registered. We don't incentivise them to find problems or upsell. Their job is to honestly assess your system and give you the facts — even when that means telling you nothing needs fixing today.
We provide a written maintenance report on every visit, documenting what was inspected, cleaned, and tested. This is the record your manufacturer and insurer may require to validate any future claim.
We Care members jump the queue when demand peaks. While non-members wait days for service, We Care members get priority appointments throughout the year.
If you're not completely satisfied with your HVAC maintenance service, we come back and make it right at no additional charge. Written guarantee, every visit, no exceptions.
More Than Just Maintenance
— We're Your Ottawa Neighbours
ClimateCareTSSA LicensedWhat Ottawa Homeowners Say About Our HVAC Maintenance Service
RB Heating found a hairline crack in my heat exchanger during the annual tune-up — something I never would have known about. They showed me on a camera inspection. Without that visit, my family would have been breathing CO. Worth every penny many times over.
I've been on a We Care plan for 4 years. My energy bills dropped after they tuned and cleaned my neglected system. When my thermostat was acting up, they were at my door the same afternoon. That priority scheduling alone is worth the plan.
Our 14-year-old system was on its last legs — or so we thought. After a thorough RB Heating cleaning and tune-up, our bills dropped 18% and it has run perfectly since. The tech was honest and told us we had 3–5 more years left. No upsell, no pressure.
HVAC Maintenance Ottawa & Eastern Ontario — Our Service Areas
We perform annual HVAC maintenance, tune-ups, cleaning, and inspections across Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. We Care plans available throughout our full service area with priority scheduling for members.
HVAC Maintenance Ottawa — Frequently Asked Questions
Everything Ottawa homeowners ask before booking their annual HVAC tune-up.
Ready to Protect Your Ottawa HVAC System All Year?
Book your tune-up for just $59.95 + tax when you join a We Care monthly plan. A small maintenance visit can prevent a costly emergency. RB Heating ClimateCare: Ottawa's trusted HVAC service specialists since 1992.
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