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Residential and commercial HVAC

Heating, cooling, and hot water for your home or business

Don Dematagoda has spent over 20 years installing, repairing and maintaining furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps and water heaters in homes and commercial buildings.

  • Heating
  • Cooling
  • Hot water

Don also handles energy-efficiency upgrades and planned replacements. Completed projects are documented across Southern Ontario; ask whether Don serves your area.

Cutaway illustration of a two-storey house and its heating, cooling and hot-water systemsA section through a two-storey house with a pitched roof and a basement. In the basement, a furnace (1) sends warm air through supply ducts (2) up to the kitchen and an upstairs bedroom, and a return duct brings air back from the living room. A thermostat (3) is on the living-room wall. Outside, an air conditioner condenser or heat pump (4) sits on a pad beside the house, and a refrigerant line set (5) runs through the wall to the indoor coil (6) on top of the furnace. A water heater (7) in the basement sends hot water through pipes (8) up to the kitchen sink and the bathroom.SECTION A–ALIVINGKITCHENBEDROOMBATHBASEMENTGRADE23145678
Illustration: how a typical Ontario home is heated, cooled and supplied with hot water. A drawing, not a photo of a specific job.

Show a system

Showing all systems.

  1. Heating

    • Tag 1: Furnace
    • Tag 2: Supply and return ducts
    • Tag 3: Thermostat

    The furnace in the basement heats air and a blower pushes it through supply ducts to each room. Return ducts bring cooler air back to the furnace. The thermostat tells it when to run.

    Furnace repair, maintenance and replacement

  2. Cooling

    • Tag 4: Outdoor condenser or heat pump
    • Tag 5: Refrigerant line set
    • Tag 6: Indoor coil above the furnace

    The outdoor condenser and the indoor coil on top of the furnace are joined by a refrigerant line set. The furnace blower moves the cooled air through the same ducts. A heat pump uses the same layout to heat as well as cool.

    Air conditioning installation and repair

    Heat pumps for heating and cooling

  3. Hot water

    • Tag 7: Water heater
    • Tag 8: Hot-water lines to kitchen and bathroom

    The water heater keeps hot water ready, or heats it on demand if it is a tankless unit. Hot-water lines carry it up to the kitchen sink and the bathroom.

    Water heater installation and repair

Find the right help

What’s happening?

Pick the problem that sounds closest. Each one leads to what usually causes it and what Don can do about it.

  1. No heat or not enough heat: Furnace repair
  2. Furnace turns on and off often (short cycling): Furnace repair
  3. AC running but rooms stay warm: Air conditioning repair
  4. Weak airflow from vents: Airflow and ducts
  5. No hot water or it runs out fast: Water heater repair
  6. Water heater leaking: Water heater repair
  7. Planning a replacement or upgrade: Replacing equipment
  8. Commercial building equipment: Commercial HVAC
  9. I’m not sure: Describe it in a request

Completed projects

Work Don has done

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  • Large fan-equipped air-conditioning unit on a commercial rooftop at sunset
    • Oshawa
    • Commercial
    • Air conditioning

    Rooftop air conditioning unit for an Oshawa building

    Don’s HVAC Services completed rooftop air-conditioning work for a commercial building in Oshawa. Rooftop units serve the building from above, so the work involves roof access and coordinating with the people who manage the property.

    • Heat pump equipment with ductwork and copper lines in an unfinished framed space
      • Brampton
      • Residential
      • Heat pump

      Heat pump installation in a Brampton home

      A heat pump was installed in a Brampton home. A heat pump moves heat into the house in cold weather and out of it in warm weather, so one system covers both heating and cooling.

    • Wall-mounted tankless water heater with copper and gas piping underneath
      • Etobicoke
      • Residential
      • Water heater

      Tankless water heater in an Etobicoke home

      A tankless water heater was installed in an Etobicoke home. Tankless units heat water as it is used instead of keeping a full tank hot, and they mount on the wall.

  1. High-efficiency gas furnace connected to ductwork in a basement

    Furnaces

    Gas and electric furnace repair, maintenance and replacement for homes and businesses.

    Gas furnaces · Electric furnaces · High-efficiency furnaces

    Furnaces: repair, maintenance and replacement
  2. Central air conditioner condenser outside a brick house

    Air conditioning

    Central and ductless air conditioning installation, repair and seasonal maintenance.

    Central air conditioners · Ductless mini-splits · Rooftop units (commercial)

    Air conditioning: repair, maintenance and replacement
  3. Tank water heater in a basement utility area

    Water heaters

    Tank, tankless and heat-pump water heater installation, repair and maintenance.

    Tank water heaters · Tankless water heaters · Heat-pump water heaters

    Water heaters: repair, maintenance and replacement
  4. Air-source heat pump outdoor unit on a raised stand in winter

    Heat pumps

    Air-source heat pumps for home heating and cooling, including pairing with an existing furnace.

    Air-source heat pumps · Heat pumps paired with a furnace

    Heat pumps: repair, maintenance and replacement

All heating, cooling and hot-water services

Commercial

For building managers and commercial properties

Don works on commercial buildings as well as homes. If you look after an office, a retail unit or a multi-unit building, describe the equipment and how to reach it, and Don will follow up to arrange a visit.

  1. Equipment

    Rooftop air-conditioning units, gas lines, furnaces and water heaters serving offices and other commercial buildings.

  2. Access

    Rooftop and mechanical-room work means planning roof access and entry with whoever manages the property.

  3. Scheduling

    Visits are arranged with the property contact, and Don confirms each appointment directly.

Founder

Meet Don Dematagoda

Don founded Don’s HVAC Services and has over 20 years of experience with heating, cooling and hot-water equipment. He installs, repairs and maintains furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps and water heaters, and helps owners make their systems more efficient.

His work covers both family homes and commercial buildings. If something isn’t working, or you are thinking about new equipment, call and talk it through with Don.

Questions

Practical questions

My furnace isn’t heating. What can I safely check before I call?

A few checks are safe for anyone to do:

  • The thermostat is set to heat, set above room temperature, and its batteries (if it has them) are not dead.
  • The furnace power switch, usually on or near the furnace, is on, and its breaker in the electrical panel has not tripped.
  • The furnace filter is not clogged. A very dirty filter can restrict airflow.

Don’t open the furnace or work on gas or electrical parts. If those checks don’t help, call Don. If you smell gas or a carbon monoxide alarm sounds, leave the building first and call your gas utility’s emergency line or 911 from outside.

What should I have ready when I ask for an estimate?

It helps to know roughly how old the current equipment is and what type it is (for example a gas furnace, central air conditioner or tank water heater), a clear photo of the model plate or sticker, and the approximate size of the home or space. Then request an estimate or call.

Does Don work on commercial properties?

Yes. Documented commercial work includes a rooftop air-conditioning unit for a building in Oshawa and a gas line for an office in Hamilton. See commercial HVAC services.

Which areas does Don work in?

Completed projects are documented in Bradford, Brampton, Etobicoke, Hamilton, Mississauga, North York, Oshawa, Richmond Hill and Waterloo, all in Southern Ontario. Current service areas are not listed yet, so ask whether Don serves your area when you call or send a request. More on the service area page.

How does a request work?

Call 647-719-7319, or send a request with the online form. A form request is not an automatic booking: Don reads it, follows up with you, and confirms an appointment time with you directly.

Contact

Talk to Don about your heating, cooling or hot water

Call to describe what’s happening, or send a request and Don will follow up to confirm the details.

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