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News Alerts!
Feb 8th, 2010: Home Depot Gift announces 12 months No Payments No Interest on all Trane equipment when you purchase using your Home Depot Consumer Credit Card between Feb 11th and Feb 21st 2010 OAC!!
Jan 15th, 2010: CR Martin announces 12 months No Payments and No Interest on all Carrier Furnaces and Heat pumps installed prior to Feb 22nd, 2010. Don't miss out, this is a limited time offer! Financing provided by SNAP Financial, OAC
Dec 1st, 2009: Home Depot Gift Cards are BACK! Receive $350 for a high efficient furnace, $450 for a heat pump, $150 on a CleanEffects when you purchase Trane heating equipment on your Home Depot Credit Card between Nov 26th and Dec 31st 2009 (EXTENDED TO JANUARY 13TH!!). Gift cards will be available within days of the install. Don't miss out for Christmas!!
Nov 1st, 2009: Another 3 CR Martin staff have completed the Canadian Geothermal Coalition's installers course, congratulations Nick Mante, Bill Fearon and Dave Croucher plus special recognition to Dave Croucher whom also took the Designers course and becomes our third CGC Certified Designer.
Oct 23, 2009: Georgie Award Nomination: Barone Developments has been named a finalist in one of 5 categories for the 2009 Georgie Awards and CR Martin has received recognition in the following category: Best Single Family Detached Home 3,000 sq. ft. and over. Winners will be announced on March 13, 2010 at the Greater Vancouver Home Builder's Association Gala Ball. The photo's should be posted at www.georgieawards.ca within the next week or so. The nominated project has Carrier Geothermal forced air heating.
Aug 15, 2009: Live Smart BC Provincial government announces this program is no longer accepting NEW applicants, the program though IS STILL ACTIVE. If you had your first inspection prior to August 15th 2009 nothing has changed and you still qualify for rebates.
April 15, 2009: Carrier Canada certifies CR Martin Heating Ltd. as a premier Geothermal Dealer. Seven CR Martin staff complete Carriers geothermal training. (Carrier equipment is made by Climatemaster which of course our staff were already familiar with from our previous relationship with NextEnergy and Independent Supply, both of which also carry Climatemaster.)
Mar 1, 2009: Home Depot 6 Month deferral available now (ask your estimator for details) when using your Home Depot Consumer Credit Card plus a no charge 10yr parts & labour protection plan.
Jan 29, 2009: Federal Home Renovation Tax Credit for home improvements! up to $1350. See the full text in our link on the right.
April 1, 2008: Live Smart BC, The BC Provincial Government announces a home efficiency upgrade program (Please note this program is no longer accepting NEW applicants, the program though is still available to anyone that completed a home inspection prior to Aug 15th, 2009)
Feb 28, 2007: Eco-ENERGY, Natural Resources Canada announces a home efficiency upgrade program. THIS PROGRAM IS STILL ACTIVE APPLY NOW
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Effective January 1, 2010 the provincial government has mandated a minimum 90% efficiency for all forced air furnaces sold in British Columbia. This follows the lead of newly constructed homes which have had the same regulations for the last couple years. What does this mean to you the homeowner contemplating a new furnace? Well it could mean extensive renovations when it comes time to replace your furnace.... You see most older furnaces use a steel vent called a Bvent, this vent is usually, though not always, also the hot water tank exhaust vent. New 90% plus efficiency furnaces cannot use the old Bvent under any circumstances as their exhaust pipe. The 90% plus efficiency furnaces use a dedicated CPVC venting system that can run almost horizontal or vertical as required. Due to the efficiency these CPVC exhaust pipes are full of cool steam and water droplets therefore the pipe must have a constant slope back to the furnace where the liquid can drain away. This system is often referred to as 'direct vent' by the public. Most homes we encounter have a obvious and fairly simple route for these exhaust and intake pipes to find their way outside while some homes simply do not. Our estimators have extensive experience with routing these pipes however in some cases we may need to open up a test whole or two to confirm routing and yes we have nice cover plates to repair the holes. If you are in one of the rare circumstances that venting simply cannot be routed please ask about our other options.
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Welcome to CR Martin Heating, thank you for visiting.
Whatever your project entails we promise to you, our customer, we will...
Do it right,
Do it honestly and,
Communicate value.
We develop real relationships with our customers by delivering outstanding service from well trained staff. Whatever your project, a new furnace in your existing home, an add on heat pump or geothermal retrofit to make your house more efficient, your new dream home or a major construction project for 100 condominiums, we can build it for you and look after the service for years to come. We invite you to call and experience what our unique combination of knowledge, honesty, compassion, professionalism and experience can do for you. Add your project to our mix no matter how big or how small and see how real service sets us apart from the competition and makes your life easier.
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Service is where CR Martin Heating started and it is where we continue to excel past our competition. We believe that service starts with having a live person answering the phone when you call and continues with that personal touch through the entire life cycle of all products we sell.
Service includes being here for our customers when emergencies arise and also knowing how to minimize those emergencies through intelligent maintenance.
We invite you to call 604 310 WARM(9276) and experience what our unique combination of knowledge, honesty, compassion, professionalism and experience can do for you. Call us for your service needs, no matter how big or how small, and see how real service sets us apart from the competition and makes your life easier.
Service plans are available for all products we sell and most that we do not, please contact Dave Croucher, Service Manager, for all your needs.
Our regular office hours are 730am to 6pm Monday through Friday and 9am to 4 pm Saturday, we have always been and continue to be closed Sundays. You can reach an emergency contact after hours until 10pm on our regular phone lines.
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There has never in our history been a better time to install a new furnace and heat pump in an existing home.
Rebates!
Dec 1st, 2009: Home Depot Gift Cards are BACK! Receive $350 for a high efficient furnace, $450 for a heat pump, $150 on a CleanEffects when you purchase Trane heating equipment on your Home Depot Credit Card between Nov 26th and Dec 31st 2009 (EXTENDED TO JANUARY 13TH!!). Gift cards will be available within days of the install. Don't miss out for Christmas!!
Aug 15, 2009: Live Smart BC Provincial government announces this program is no longer accepting NEW applicants, the program though IS STILL ACTIVE. If you had your first inspection prior to August 15th 2009 nothing has changed and you still qualify for rebates.
Mar 1, 2009: Home Depot 6 Month deferral available now (ask your estimator for details) when using your Home Depot Consumer Credit Card plus a no charge 10yr parts & labour protection plan.
Jan 29, 2009: Federal Home Renovation Tax Credit for home improvements! up to $1350. See the full text in our link on the right.
April 1, 2008: Live Smart BC, The BC Provincial Government announces a home efficiency upgrade program (Please note this program is no longer accepting NEW applicants, the program though IS STILL ACTIVE.)
Feb 28, 2007: Eco-ENERGY, Natural Resources Canada announces a home efficiency upgrade program.
Effective January 1, 2010 the provincial government has mandated a minimum 90% efficiency for all forced air furnaces sold in British Columbia. This follows the lead of newly constructed homes which have had the same regulations for the last couple years. What does this mean to you the homeowner contemplating a new furnace? Well it could mean extensive renovations when it comes time to replace your furnace.... You see most older furnaces use a steel vent called a Bvent, this vent is usually, though not always, also the hot water tank exhaust vent. New 90% plus efficiency furnaces cannot use the old Bvent under any circumstances as their exhaust pipe. The 90% plus efficiency furnaces use a dedicated CPVC venting system that can run almost horizontal or vertical as required. Due to the efficiency these CPVC exhaust pipes are full of cool steam and water droplets therefore the pipe must have a constant slope back to the furnace where the liquid can drain away. This system is often referred to as 'direct vent' by the public. Most homes we encounter have a obvious and fairly simple route for these exhaust and intake pipes to find their way outside while some homes simply do not. Our estimators have extensive experience with routing these pipes however in some cases we may need to open up a test whole or two to confirm routing and yes we have nice cover plates to repair the holes. If you are in one of the rare circumstances that venting simply cannot be routed please ask about our other options.
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Welcome to our New Construction page, thank you for visiting.
There are few companies in our area of expertise that truly understand that it takes a partnership with the builder and homeowner to make a site run smoothly. Construction always has surprises, this is a given, it is how you deal with those surprises that makes the experience either painless or painful.
Our new construction staff, led by Chuck Rolleman, VP Business Development and David Regier, Construction Manager have years of experience in not only heating but also general contracting, framing and other construction disciplines. This combined knowledge is important when it comes to making the right decisions for our customers at design stage and on-site. A knowledge of framing or plumbing is critical to both the initial site layout, the ease of which each trade relates to the other, and the finished product.
Our staff develop real relationships with our customers. Knowing our customers needs and wants, knowing all the steps of constructing a home and knowing when and where to add advice help make sites run smoothly.
Whatever your New Construction or Renovation project, like a geothermal retrofit to make your house more efficient, your new dream home or a major construction project for 100 condominiums, we can build it for you and look after the service for years to come. We invite you to call and experience what our unique combination of knowledge, honesty, compassion, professionalism and experience can do for you. Add your project to our mix no matter how big or how small and see how real service sets us apart from the competition and makes your life easier.
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Geothermal installations require a specific skill set and close partnership between the equipment supplier and the contractor installer. As British Columbia's largest Carrier Residential dealer we have recently moved all our Climatemaster purchases directly to Carrier Canada. CR Martin Heating has a long standing relationship with Climatemaster products, previously buying residential Climatemaster products through NextEnergy, commercial Climatemaster products though Independent Supply and now all the products through Carrier Canada.
We made the jump from NextEnergy and Independent Supply to Carrier for several reasons, first and foremost for our customers. Please note Carrier sells the same Climatemaster equipment as our previous suppliers (in fact Carrier sells more than 80% of all Climatemaster equipment manufactured in North America).
We beleive that our longstanding relationship with Carrier for air source heat pumps and furnaces perfectly lends itself to purchasing geothermal from them. We are utilizing well established channels to get the right equipment at the right time and at the right price with the largest available technical support network in North America. Further our bulk purchasing power through Carrier helps us keep our prices lower to our customers as Carrier does not employ a commission sales staff.
All equipment sold to date under the NextEnergy and Independent Supply contracts will of course continue to be serviced and warranted with no change to the customer.
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We are pleased to announce CR Martin Heating Ltd. is a Canadian Geothermal Coalition (CGC) Accredited* Company! CR Martin has been a member of the Canadian Geothermal Coalition since early 2008.
We are very proud of our seven CGC Accredited Installers*, Jeremy LeBlanc, Chuck Rolleman, Sean Jackson, Clay Martin, Nick Mante, Dave Coucher and Bill Fearon. Four of whom (Jeremy, Chuck, Clay and Dave) are also CGC Accredited Designers*. CR Martin Heating now has more CGC accredited personnel than any other contractor in Western Canada.
CR Martin's commitment to certification, accreditation and on-going training will benefit you, our cutomer, by ensuring you always have staff on-site with the latest training and expertise.
Please call 604 888 7878 to ask about Geothermal.
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* Please note that a 'certified' installer and 'certified' designer must still meet stringent experience and educational requirements to become 'Accredited'. Companies that advertise they are a 'member of CGC' are not necessarily 'Accredited' to install geothermal systems.
Horizontal Loops
Horizontal Loops are installed in areas where the soil conditions allow for economical excavation. Taking up more land area than any other loop type, they are used where space permits. Trenches are normally 6 feet to 8 feet deep. Normally, several hundred feet of trench is required.
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Vertical Loops
Vertical Loops are used extensively where land area is limited. A pair of pipes with a special U-Bend assembly at the bottom are inserted into a bore hole that averages between 150 to 250 feet in depth per ton of equipment.
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Lake Loops
Lake Loops are usually very economical to install. If a pond or lake at least 8 feet deep is available, lake loops can utilize the water (rather than soil) for heat transfer. Reduced installation costs are characteristic of this type of loop system.
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Open Loop
Open Loop installations actually pump water from an underground aquifer through the geothermal unit and then discharge that water to a drainage ditch or pond. Discharging water to a pond or lake is considered ideal. |
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