Serving the Oceanside region
Heat Pumps in Coombs
Parksville Heat Pumps installs and services heat pumps in Coombs, an unincorporated community of about 1,700 residents roughly 10 km west of Parksville on Highway 4A, sizing systems for both village-centre lots and surrounding rural acreage.
What do we install out here?
We install ducted and ductless heat pumps, from single-zone systems for an older village-centre home to multi-zone ductless setups for larger rural properties without existing ductwork.
What makes a rural property different?
Many properties out here are older rural homes on well water and a dated electrical panel — we run a load calculation before quoting so a panel upgrade, if needed, is priced in upfront, not discovered mid-install.
What rebates can you claim?
Two pots of money apply. The provincial one runs to $13,000 through CleanBC and BC Hydro, weighted by household income and by whether you are leaving oil, gas or baseboards behind, and the regional district adds its own on top — see our rebate guide for the full breakdown.
What extra rebate does an electoral area get?
This is an RDN electoral area rather than an incorporated town, and that alone is worth $2,000. The Regional District of Nanaimo pays it for moving off oil, propane or natural gas to a heat pump, on top of the provincial CleanBC money, and addresses inside Parksville or Qualicum Beach cannot claim it. The fossil appliance has to be fully removed, and a like-for-like replacement of broken equipment is not eligible. An electrical permit has to be pulled for the installation too, which we file as part of the job rather than leaving it with you. Applications close on 14 December each year.
What happens if your panel can't take it?
Before we quote, we run a load calculation on the electrical service: what the panel is rated for, how many spare breaker positions it has, and what the rest of the house already draws once everything runs at once. A heat pump adds a substantial new load, so an older service can come up short even when nothing is visibly wrong with it. If it does, a panel upgrade means swapping the panel and often the service conductors, coordinating with the utility, and filing that work on the same electrical permit as the heat pump. We price it in the original quote rather than discovering it once the wall is open. Plenty of houses need nothing at all, and we would rather confirm that with a calculation than assume it either way.
Nearby service areas
We also serve Errington, Nanoose Bay, and French Creek, plus Parksville itself.
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