Heating, cooling and hot water advice for Metro Vancouver homeowners.https://jollyheating.com/en-cahttps://jollyheating.com/blog/do-heat-pumps-work-in-metro-vancouver/https://jollyheating.com/blog/do-heat-pumps-work-in-metro-vancouver/Your neighbour says heat pumps quit when it gets cold. Here's the winter design temperature that decides it, and what goes wrong when one underperforms.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTheat pumpscold weathersizingdual fuelmetro vancouverhttps://jollyheating.com/blog/my-friends-heat-pump-doesnt-heat-their-home/https://jollyheating.com/blog/my-friends-heat-pump-doesnt-heat-their-home/A heat pump that can't keep a house warm almost always has a specific, findable cause. Here are the six we see most often in Metro Vancouver homes.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTheat-pumpssizingductworkcomfortcommissioninghttps://jollyheating.com/blog/r410a-r32-r454b-refrigerant-change/https://jollyheating.com/blog/r410a-r32-r454b-refrigerant-change/If one quote is lower than ours, the refrigerant inside the equipment may be part of the reason. Here's what Canada's HFC phase-down means for your system.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTrefrigerantr410ar32r454bheat-pumpsgetting-quoteshttps://jollyheating.com/blog/what-is-a-heat-load-report/https://jollyheating.com/blog/what-is-a-heat-load-report/CleanBC asks for a heat load report, but that's the least interesting reason to do one. What it measures, and why two similar houses need different equipment.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTheat loadsizingheat pumpscleanbcmetro vancouverhttps://jollyheating.com/blog/what-is-poly-b-and-what-we-do-about-it/https://jollyheating.com/blog/what-is-poly-b-and-what-we-do-about-it/Poly-B in a radiant heating loop is a different question than Poly-B in your water lines. Here's what it means for a boiler replacement in a BC home.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTpoly-bboilersradiant-heathydronicvancouverhttps://jollyheating.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-oversize-a-boiler/https://jollyheating.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-oversize-a-boiler/A homeowner asked us this on a boiler replacement estimate. Here's the honest answer, and why going bigger usually costs you efficiency without buying comfort.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTboilershydronicsizingradiant-heathttps://jollyheating.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-oversize-a-furnace/https://jollyheating.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-oversize-a-furnace/The number stamped on the furnace you're replacing is the worst thing to copy. How that furnace actually behaved in your house is the best evidence you have.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTfurnacessizingductworkbuying-guidehttps://jollyheating.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-oversize-a-heat-pump/https://jollyheating.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-oversize-a-heat-pump/Why a bigger heat pump head isn't a safety margin. What a 12,000 BTU unit actually does in a Metro Vancouver bedroom, and what you'd notice.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTheat-pumpssizingductlessmini-splitsbuying-guide