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Heat Pump Service & Maintenance in Nanaimo
Seasonal tune-ups and anti-corrosive coil treatment that keep coastal heat pumps efficient and long-lived.
Nanaimo Heat Pumps is a local heat pump service company for Nanaimo, Lantzville and Cedar, on Vancouver Island. We tune up ducted and ductless systems and treat the outdoor coil against salt air. On the coast we service your system once a year, and that keeps it running at its rated efficiency and keeps the salt off the coil.
A standard heat pump maintenance visit in Nanaimo typically runs about $150 to $350, depending on the number of indoor heads and whether anti-corrosion coil treatment is added.
What a maintenance visit covers
A full service cleans the indoor and outdoor coils and filters, checks the refrigerant charge, tests the electrical components, clears the condensate drain, and confirms the defrost cycle and overall heating and cooling output.
Why coastal heat pumps need coil protection
Salt air eats the aluminum fins and the copper on an outdoor coil. We coat the coil and rinse it down, and that buys you years on a Departure Bay or Hammond Bay property.
How often a heat pump should be serviced
We service most systems once a year. If you're on the coast we add a spring rinse to clear the winter's salt off the coil.
Maintenance and your warranty
Most manufacturers want a record of yearly servicing to keep your warranty valid, and we give you that record.
The maintenance process
- 1
Full system inspection — indoor and outdoor units, electrical components, and refrigerant charge.
- 2
Clean and protect — coils, filters, and the condensate line, with optional anti-corrosion coil coating.
- 3
Performance check — heating and cooling output measured and compared to the system's rating.
- 4
Report and recommendations — a plain-language summary of condition and anything to watch.
What does Nanaimo's climate mean for this job?
Beyond salt air, spring pollen and late-summer wildfire smoke both clog outdoor coils and filters across the Regional District of Nanaimo. A seasonal service keeps the system breathing and running at the rating it was sized to.
What does a typical job look like?
- The problem
- A Lantzville home's three-year-old ductless system is slowly losing output.
- What we ran into
- Salt air has started corroding the outdoor coil and the filters are badly clogged.
- What we do
- A full service, coil cleaning and anti-corrosion coating bring the output back.
People also ask
How often should a heat pump be serviced?
Once a year for most systems, with an added spring rinse recommended on coastal properties.
Does coil coating really help on the coast?
Yes. An anti-corrosion coating slows the salt-air corrosion that shortens the life of an outdoor unit near the water.
Will skipping maintenance void my warranty?
It can. Check your manufacturer's terms — most want proof of a yearly service, and we give you that paperwork.
Can maintenance lower my power bill?
Yes. A clean, correctly charged system runs at its rated efficiency.
You might also want heat pump installation and heat pump repair, or see what these usually cost in the heat pump cost guide. See also Lantzville and Cedar.
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