Question 1

How often should a gas boiler be serviced in British Columbia?

Accepted Answer

Annual servicing is what Technical Safety BC recommends for all home heating appliances in BC, and a gas boiler is no exception. That means once every 12 months, ideally in late summer or early September before the heating season starts and before contractors get swamped with emergency calls.

What a boiler service visit covers

A thorough annual tune-up typically includes a combustion analysis to check burner efficiency and CO production, inspection of the heat exchanger and flue venting, test

Question 2

Do radiators in an older house near Commercial Drive need bleeding every fall?

Accepted Answer

Radiators in a hot-water boiler system do benefit from bleeding once a year, but "every fall without fail" is a slight overstatement. If air has collected in the system over the summer, you will hear gurgling or notice that a radiator stays cold at the top while the bottom is warm. That is the signal to bleed.

What bleeding actually does

A hot-water (hydronic) system circulates water through the boiler and radiators in a closed loop. Air gets in gradually, especially after any work on the sys

Question 3

What price range should I expect for a combi boiler in Burnaby?

Accepted Answer

A combi boiler installation in Burnaby typically runs $8,000 to $14,000 installed, and that range can stretch toward $16,000 or more if the job involves replacing old radiators, adding a zone valve, or reworking the distribution piping to suit the new unit's lower output temperature.

What moves the price

Combi boilers do two jobs at once: space heating and domestic hot water on demand, with no separate storage tank. The unit cost alone varies significantly by brand, BTU capacity and whether i

Question 4

Is a condensing boiler worth the cost for a North Shore home?

Accepted Answer

For most North Shore homes with an existing hot-water radiator or in-floor system, a condensing boiler is worth the premium, but the answer turns almost entirely on what your current venting situation looks like and whether your distribution system can run at low enough water temperatures to let the boiler actually condense.

What makes condensing worthwhile here

A condensing boiler extracts heat from the flue gases that a standard boiler wastes, pushing efficiency from roughly 80% to 90-97% A

Boilers & Radiant Heating

How often should a gas boiler be serviced in British Columbia?

Do radiators in an older house near Commercial Drive need bleeding every fall?

What price range should I expect for a combi boiler in Burnaby?

Is a condensing boiler worth the cost for a North Shore home?