Who looks after furnaces and air conditioning in Grimsby?

What is usually behind a cold house in Grimsby?

A furnace that goes quiet on a cold evening is unsettling, but the cause is usually ordinary: a worn part, a blocked drain or a pipe covered by snow. Stoney Creek Heating sends technicians to Grimsby for furnace repair, maintenance, replacement, air conditioner repair and heat pumps.

What is safe to check before you call?

A few things can be checked without tools or risk:

• The thermostat is set to heat, set above room temperature and, if it uses batteries, not showing a low-battery warning.
• The furnace power switch, which looks like an ordinary light switch near the unit, is on.
• The filter is not grey and packed with dust.
• The plastic pipes on the outside wall, if your furnace has them, are not buried in snow or crusted with ice.

What is not safe: taking off burner panels, holding down safety switches or resetting the furnace again and again when it keeps shutting off. If a carbon monoxide alarm sounds, get everyone outside and call for help from there.

Which furnace is likely in your basement?

Houses built in the 1990s and 2000s typically have a forced-air gas furnace paired with central air conditioning. Many of those original units are now close to the end of their working life, and the faults technicians find on them are familiar ones: worn inducer motors, control boards that fail, wear on the heat exchanger and air conditioners that are ready to be replaced. A maintenance visit before winter is a sensible way to spot those parts before they stop.

Newer homes, built from the 2010s onward, usually have a high-efficiency condensing furnace vented through plastic pipe, along with central air and an HRV or ERV for fresh air. Their common problems are different: a condensate drain that clogs or freezes, a wall vent hidden under a drift, or a ventilation unit nobody has serviced since the house was handed over.

What if your property is not on natural gas?

Rural properties beyond the reach of a gas main may heat with propane or oil instead. The equipment, the parts and sometimes the venting differ with the fuel, so please tell us which one you use when you book.

How does a visit work?

You tell us what the system is doing and when it started. The technician confirms the symptom, tests the system and explains what was found in plain words. You see the repair price in writing and approve it before anything is fitted. Work is performed by TSSA-certified gas technicians. For refrigeration and air conditioning: Work is performed by 313A refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics.

To arrange a visit, request a quote or contact us.

Communities we serve

• Grimsby Beach