Homestar HVAC installs and repairs heat pumps, furnaces, mini splits and air conditioners in Courtenay. We're a family-owned company based next door in Comox, and we work across Courtenay, from downtown and East Courtenay to Crown Isle, Arden and the Puntledge area.
Book a visit and a Red Seal technician will check your system, explain what they find and give you a written quote before any work starts.
A heat pump suits most Courtenay homes. The valley's winters stay mild, and one system covers both heating and summer cooling.
Your home decides which type fits:
We size every system with a room-by-room CSA F280 heat loss and heat gain calculation so it keeps up on cold nights. Read more about heat pump installation and mini splits.
Homestar is listed on the CleanBC Better Homes contractor directory. Courtenay homeowners can check two programs for heat pump rebates: the CleanBC Better Homes and Home Renovation Rebate Program, and the Energy Savings Program for income-qualified homeowners. Find the current amounts at betterhomesbc.ca.
We repair gas, electric and oil furnaces, plus boilers. Common fall faults include furnaces that won't light, blowers that run without heat and systems that short-cycle. If yours is doing any of those, see our furnace repair page or call us.
When a furnace reaches 15 years or more and needs repeated repairs, replacing it can cost less than another round of repairs. We'll show you the repair cost and the replacement cost side by side. For new installs, see gas furnace installation and heating system replacement.
If your AC is blowing warm air, cycling on and off or leaking water inside, we can find the cause and fix it. Start with the AC repair page. For a new or replacement system, a heat pump gives you cooling plus winter heating. We also install central air conditioners. See AC installation and AC replacement.
Book a tune-up for your furnace or heat pump each fall, before the first cold week. We clean, test and adjust the system and point out worn parts before they fail. Heat pumps in the valley run for heating and cooling, so they log more hours than a furnace and need the yearly visit as much. Book on our maintenance page.
We size each system with a room-by-room CSA F280 heat loss and heat gain calculation, never a rule of thumb. The calculation works out what every room in your Courtenay home needs on the coldest night and the hottest afternoon.
After the install, we commission the system and measure it. We pressure-test the refrigerant lines with nitrogen, pull a deep vacuum and verify it in microns, measure static pressure and airflow across the ductwork, and run a combustion analysis on gas furnaces. Your equipment, ducts and house work as one system, so we measure the performance of the whole home.
We service and install heating and cooling for shops, offices and other commercial spaces in Courtenay. See commercial HVAC for details.
Call 778-909-9393 for urgent heating repairs. Our emergency HVAC repair page covers what to check first and when to call FortisBC.
Based in Comox, working across the Comox Valley.
Red Seal qualified, TECA certified, Technical Safety BC licence LGA0212935.
A written quote before work starts.
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Furnace age and repair history decide it. A furnace under 15 years old with one fault is usually worth repairing. An older furnace that breaks down every winter, or a repair quote that approaches the price of a new unit, points to replacement. Our repair vs replacement guide walks through the numbers to compare.
A heat pump can heat a Courtenay home on its own through most winters. If you have ductwork, a ducted heat pump uses it. If you'd rather keep a backup, a hybrid system keeps your gas furnace for the coldest nights and lets the heat pump do the rest of the year.
Warm air from an air conditioner often comes from a clogged filter, a tripped breaker or a dirty outdoor coil. Check the filter and the breaker first. If the outdoor unit is running and the air is still warm, the system may be low on refrigerant or have a failing part, and a technician needs to look at it.
Mini splits suit condos and townhouses because they need no ductwork and only a small outdoor unit. Stratas often set rules on where that outdoor unit can sit, so get approval from yours first. We can give you the unit size and placement details to bring to your strata.
Commercial heating and cooling in Courtenay is part of what we do: service, repair and new installs. Visit our commercial HVAC page or call 778-909-9393 to book a site visit.
Call 778-909-9393 (Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm, Saturday by appointment only) or book online. We also serve Comox, Cumberland, Royston and the rest of the valley.
