Oil, propane & electric to gas
Oil, propane and electric to gas conversions across Ottawa · Nepean · Kanata · Stittsville · Barrhaven · Orleans · Gloucester · Manotick · Greely · Richmond · Carp · Kemptville · Rockland — from our shop at 36 Capital Drive, Nepean.
Natural gas is usually the cheapest way to heat a house in Ottawa, and a high-efficiency gas furnace burns a fraction of what an old oil furnace does. We handle the whole conversion — paperwork, piping, furnace, water heater and start-up.
The process
We file for your new gas service and coordinate the service line from the street to a meter on your house.
We run new piping from the meter to the furnace room and to any other appliances you want on gas at the same time.
A high-efficiency gas furnace and, usually, a gas water heater go in together. Reid Heating & Cooling handles the HVAC side under the same roof.
We fire everything up, test it, tag it, and arrange removal of the old oil tank.
Heating with oil or electricity here can cost several times what natural gas does over a winter, and propane sits in between with a tank and a delivery truck to manage. A gas furnace runs at 95% or better efficiency, needs no fuel deliveries, and the same service can feed a water heater, range, dryer, fireplace and BBQ.
There is also the tank itself. Oil tanks age, insurers ask about them, and a leak means an expensive clean-up. Taking it out removes that risk for good.
It depends on the size of the house and the efficiency and features you choose. We quote the furnace, water heater and gas piping together so you see the whole number up front.
Enbridge sets its own charge for the service line from the road to your meter, which varies with distance and current programs. We’ll walk you through the application and what to expect.
The water heater, almost always — it’s the second-biggest energy user in the house. Many customers add a range, dryer or BBQ line while the crew is already there.
Our part is usually a day or two. The overall timeline depends on Enbridge scheduling the service line, so the earlier in the season you start, the better.
Yes. Propane conversions often reuse the appliances with a conversion kit; electric conversions get a new gas furnace and water heater.
We arrange it with a licensed tank removal contractor as part of the job.
Start the Enbridge application early — the service line is usually the longest part of the wait.
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