Where we work
The whole city, from the rural edges to downtown. The places below are the ones we hear from most. If yours isn't listed, call anyway.
East end
- Orléans
- Fallingbrook
- Convent Glen
- Avalon
- Chapel Hill
- Blackburn Hamlet
- Cumberland
- Navan
- Gloucester
Central
- Centretown
- Vanier
- Alta Vista
- Westboro
South
- Barrhaven
- Riverside South
- Findlay Creek
- Manotick
- Greely
The same winter, give or take a degree
Ontario's Building Code gives Ottawa five rows of climate data. Heating equipment is sized for the January design temperature, and heating degree-days measure how much heating a place needs over a whole year.
| Code location | January design | Heating degree-days |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa (Orleans) | −26 °C | 4,500 |
| Ottawa (Kanata) | −25 °C | 4,520 |
| Ottawa (Barrhaven) | −25 °C | 4,500 |
| Ottawa (Airport) | −25 °C | 4,500 |
| Ottawa (City Hall) | −25 °C | 4,440 |
The differences are small: Orléans has the coldest design night, Kanata needs the most heating over a winter, and downtown the least. They're one more reason a furnace or heat pump is sized for the house in front of the technician, not picked from a chart.
Older in the middle, newer at the edges
Broadly, Ottawa's older homes sit closer to the core and the big suburbs grew outward. Nepean began spreading onto farmland in the 1950s and 60s, Kanata's first street went in in 1964, Barrhaven was established in the 1960s, and Orléans' Fallingbrook began in 1985. Older houses tend to need venting and ductwork changes when their systems are replaced. Newer ones are more likely to need the first major repair on equipment the builder chose.
One number for the whole city
Call (613) 801-3078 from anywhere in Ottawa, day or night. Tell us where you are and what the system is doing.