When choosing heating equipment for your home, you may feel overwhelmed with the number of choices! There are many different applications for heating your home including furnaces,air source heat pumps, boilers, geothermal heat pumps, ductless air source heat pumps and more.  Furthermore the amount of brands available is staggering.

We feel it is important to stress that proper design and installation will always be more important than the brand name on the box. When choosing a heater for your home you will be better served with an entry level unit that is properly sized/installed than a top of the line premium unit that is poorly sized and improperly installed!

That being said, at AirZone HVAC Services we have maintained, repaired and serviced tens of thousands of pieces of equipment. Through our decades of experience we have settled on certain brands we feel more comfortable installing. Below is a list of our favourite units and why we choose to install them for our clients but also in our own homes.

Our criteria for the best overall furnace of 2022 is the following:

• Reliability
• Efficiency
• Warranty
• Support
• Price point
• Ease of installation and usage

When taking all of these parameters into account the winner for best overall furnace of 2022 is the Rheem R96V. This furnace truly offers the best of all worlds. Incredible reliability, great product support, cutting edge technology all packaged at a fair price point.

Our criteria for the best premium furnace of 2022 is the following:

• Technology
• Comfort
• Sound levels
• Efficiencies
• Smart capabilities

The Lennox SLP99V is the clear winner for the best premium furnace of 2022.  This furnace has incredible features, a fully modulating gas valve and is the quietest furnace ever built. If you are looking for the very best technology in home heating, look no further than the Lennox SLP99V.

Other Great Furnace Options

• Amana AM9C and AMVC models
• Lennox ML296V and EL296V
• Rheem R98V

Our criteria for the best central heat pump of 2022 includes:

• Technology
• Comfort
• Sound levels
• Efficiencies
• Smart capabilities

Other Great Heat Pump Options

• Lennox XP25
• Lennox SL25XPV
• Lennox EL18XPV
• Rheem RP20
• Rheem RP15
• GE Connect

When it comes to ductless heat pumps in Ottawa the best unit available is the Mitsubishi Hyper Heat Plus (H2i Plus). This unit boasts 100% capacity at -20C and comes with an industry leading 12 year warranty. If you are looking for a ductless heat pump in Ottawa, the Mitsubishi H2i plus series is without a doubt the best way to ensure comfort all winter long.

Other Great Ductless Products

• Mitsubishi M Series
• Lennox MHA
• Lennox MCA

The best gas boiler for Ottawa in 2022 is the IBC. If we are installing a combination Boiler we love the IBC SFC Superflow and for traditional space heating we utilize the IBC VX Series. Both boilers combine a great price point, reliable service and are Canadian products!