20-Plus Years of Boiler Installation in West Vancouver
Every boiler we replace in West Vancouver connects to a system that has been part of the home for years or decades. The radiators, the piping, the in-floor loops, none of that changes. Our job is reading what is already there, testing flow through every zone, and matching a new boiler to the distribution your home was built with. Eaton's Heating installs Navien, Viessmann and Bosch across West Vancouver, and the assessment is free with an all-in written quote. 12-month zero percent financing is available through Financeit.
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In a boiler-heated home, the equipment you see is the smallest part of the system. The radiators in the walls, the in-floor loops under the floors, the piping connecting them, all of that was built into the house decades ago, and it stays. What a boiler replacement changes is the unit on the wall or on the floor of the mechanical room, and what we build new is the piping assembly between that unit and the distribution: valves, pump, expansion tank, air separator, and the connections that let us isolate and service the boiler without draining the whole system. In West Vancouver, where many of these systems have been running for 40 or 50 years, the condition of that connection point is what decides whether the job takes one day or two.
The British Properties homes built in the 1950s through the 1970s are on their second or third boiler by now, and the project is about matching a modern condensing unit to radiators and piping that were sized for equipment from a different era. The original cast-iron radiators are fine. They will be there long after this boiler is gone too. The question is whether the piping between them can handle the flow rates and pressures a new boiler produces, and whether the zone valves and circulators that control each loop still respond the way they should. We test every loop during the assessment and include whatever work the piping needs in the written estimate. In Ambleside, Dundarave and Hollyburn the project is usually simpler: a ten or fifteen year old wall-hung combi coming out and a new one going in the same spot, with the same connections and the same venting path. The combi swaps are the most common boiler job on our West Vancouver HVAC services calls.
The assessment is where every variable gets found and priced. On a British Properties home with multiple heating zones, that means checking flow through each loop, testing every zone valve actuator, measuring the air charge in the expansion vessel, the small tank that takes up the water's expansion as it heats, and confirming that the existing piping can handle the output of the new boiler without restriction. On a waterfront home with a combi, it means understanding how much hot water the household draws at the same time, because a combi that handles two bathrooms comfortably will fall short in a home where three showers and the dishwasher are all running at once. We size the equipment to how the household actually lives, and every item the assessment finds goes into the written estimate as its own line.
Navien is what we install most often in West Vancouver. It covers combi and heating-only configurations and works well for homes with a few zones and moderate hot water demand. Bosch is a reliable mid-range choice that lasts well. Viessmann is what we recommend for the larger, more complex multi-zone homes in the British Properties where the boiler needs to serve radiators, radiant floors and hot water without any zone falling short. We recommend based on what the system needs. Eaton's Heating is TSBC licensed (LGA0200006), a Home Performance Contractor Network member, and holds a 4.9 rating across 400-plus Google reviews.
Install day starts with the old boiler disconnected, drained and removed. The new unit goes on the wall or in the same footprint, and the piping assembly between the boiler and the distribution gets built fresh: new isolation valves, a new expansion tank, a new circulator, and an air separator that keeps the loops free of trapped air. Gas fitting and venting are completed to current code under a TSBC permit we file before the work starts.
Once the connections are made, we bleed air from every radiator in the house, starting at the top floor and working down to the basement. Each zone's flow gets balanced so the last radiator in the loop heats as evenly as the first. The boiler fires, combustion is tested, and the condensate path is confirmed clear. Most boiler replacements in West Vancouver finish in a single day. Homes where the existing piping needs flushing or section replacement may extend to two. The estimate confirms which yours is. 12-month zero percent financing is available through Financeit, and qualifying high-efficiency replacements may be eligible for FortisBC and CleanBC rebate programs. As a FortisBC Trade Ally we confirm what applies and walk you through the application.
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The cost depends entirely on the home. A one-for-one swap on a system with sound piping and no zone changes is the simplest project. Adding zones, flushing old piping, converting to a combi, or serving a large multi-level British Properties home with complex distribution adds scope and cost. The assessment is free, the estimate is itemized, and every cost is on paper before any work starts. 12-month zero percent financing is available through Financeit.
Most replacements take one day. The old unit comes out in the morning, the new boiler and fresh piping assembly go in through the afternoon, and the system is firing and commissioned by evening. If the home has in-floor loops, the concrete stays warm for hours, so the household barely notices the time without heat. Projects that involve flushing old piping, replacing corroded sections, or adding zones may run to two days. The estimate confirms the timeline.
A combi does two jobs from one wall-hung unit: it heats the house and it makes the hot water. No tank sitting in the corner of the mechanical room, no second appliance to maintain. The right choice depends on how much hot water the household draws at the same time. A combi keeps up with one or two bathrooms running normally. A home with heavy morning demand across three bathrooms and the kitchen will need more than a combi can deliver, and a heating-only boiler with a dedicated hot water source gives each job its own capacity. We walk through your household's routine during the assessment and recommend based on that.
Start with the $189 diagnostic on our boiler repair in West Vancouver page. If the failed component is affordable and the rest of the boiler is in good shape, we repair it. When the heat exchanger is failing on a boiler past 20 years, or when multiple parts are going at once, the repair total starts approaching what a new condensing boiler costs, and the new one comes with a factory warranty. We lay out both options with real numbers during the same visit.
In most cases, yes, and that is the goal. The piping and radiators are the most valuable part of the system and removing them means opening walls and floors. We connect the new boiler to the existing distribution and rebuild only the piping assembly between the boiler and the first point where the piping splits off to the zones. If a section of pipe is too corroded to trust under a new boiler's pressure, we replace that section, not the whole run. The assessment identifies exactly what stays and what needs work.
Navien, Viessmann and Bosch. We install all three in combi and heating-only configurations, and the recommendation depends on how many zones the system feeds, how much hot water the household needs, and the size of the home. The assessment sorts that out.
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