HVAC · HEAT PUMPS
Cold-climate heat pumps from Mitsubishi, Daikin, Carrier, and LG — rated to -25°C and engineered for real Toronto winters, not California marketing decks. We install air-source ducted systems, ductless mini-splits, and dual-fuel hybrids that pair a heat pump with a gas furnace as backup for the deepest cold. Federal Greener Homes Grant plus Enbridge HER rebates can total $10,000–$15,000 — and a properly sized heat pump runs at a lower operating cost than gas across most of the heating season. We file the paperwork.
Whether you're after a whole-home cold-climate system, a ductless retrofit for a home without ductwork, or a hybrid that hands off to a gas furnace on the coldest nights — Caspian installs every major configuration, sized with a Manual J load calculation and registered for full manufacturer warranty.
Mitsubishi Hyper-Heat and Daikin Aurora — rated to -25°C with meaningful capacity right through Toronto's coldest nights. The benchmark for cold-climate performance.
Drop-in replacements that work with your existing ductwork. Variable-speed compressors and ECM blowers deliver quiet, even heat across every room.
Perfect for homes without ducts, additions, finished basements, or zoning a single problem room. One outdoor unit can drive up to eight indoor heads.
Heat pump runs 90% of the year. Gas furnace takes over only on the deepest cold snaps. Best operating cost for most Toronto homes — and the most resilient setup.
Three to four times more efficient than electric resistance tanks. Pulls heat from basement air — a side benefit in summer when it also dehumidifies.
Extend the swim season cleanly — five to six months of usable pool temperature for a fraction of the operating cost of gas pool heaters.
Heat pumps got an unfair reputation in Canada from a generation of equipment that wasn't built for our winters. The current generation absolutely is. Here's what changed.
Cold-climate heat pumps from Mitsubishi, Daikin, Carrier, and LG operate down to -25°C — colder than Toronto's coldest night in recent history. The compressors, refrigerant charge, and defrost logic in these systems are engineered specifically for sustained sub-zero operation, not retrofitted from southern-market equipment.
Capacity drops as the outdoor temperature drops — that's physics, not a defect — so proper sizing matters. Caspian runs a Manual J load calculation against Toronto's -20°C design temperature, then matches equipment to your home's actual heat loss. Oversize and you'll short-cycle in shoulder seasons. Undersize and you'll struggle in February. Neither happens when the math is done first.
Dual-fuel pairs a heat pump with a gas furnace. The heat pump handles every day of the year above its economic balance point — typically -8°C to -12°C — and the furnace only kicks in on the 5–10 coldest days a year. For most Toronto homes that cuts gas bills by 60–80% while keeping a familiar, fast-response backup for deep cold.
Rebates make the math even better. Federal Greener Homes Grant up to $5,000, Enbridge HER rebate up to $7,100, plus provincial Enbridge incentives can stack to $10,000–$15,000 on a qualifying install. We handle the pre/post energy audit coordination and file every form for you — it's part of the job, not an extra.
Three honest answers depending on your home. We'll walk through the math with you in person — but here's the short version of how we think about it.
Best if you want the most efficient, lowest-carbon option and your home has good insulation. A right-sized cold-climate unit will handle Toronto winter on its own, and you skip the gas bill entirely. Strongest case in well-sealed homes built or retrofitted after 2010.
Best for most Toronto homes. Heat pump for 90% of the year, gas furnace for the deep cold. Lowest operating cost across the full heating season, no anxiety on -25°C nights, and full rebate eligibility. This is what we install most often.
Best if you have no AC, are replacing only the furnace this round, and won't qualify for the rebates that make a heat pump pencil out. We'll tell you straight — sometimes the right answer is a 96%+ AFUE furnace and revisiting the heat pump in 8–10 years.
GET A QUOTE
Tell us about your home — square footage, current heating, insulation level, ductwork — and we'll respond within the hour during business hours. We'll walk through the rebate math, the Manual J sizing, and whether dual-fuel or a pure heat pump makes more sense for you.