Almar Energy Group

I initially got in contact with Vittorio because Enbridge was relocating my gas meter and I needed someone to reconnect it. Vittorio was the most responsive and most informed of all gas fitters I spoke to. He was even willing to adjust his schedule to accommodate my situation when we (parents and two little kids) could be without gas for heating, cooking or hot water over night. Eventually we had to reschedule and Vittorio was very understanding.

Vittorio continued to help me over the phone as I dealt with Enbridge. While working on another project near my house, he even stopped over to have a look. During this time, he also took the time to find an ideal place for the meter and took all measurements so that he can design the gas a new gas intake for our +100 years old house.

During the visit, Vittorio noticed that there was a lot of air leaks from air vents. He explained to me how it should work and how he could fix it for me. He also noted that there was an airtake that seemed blocked. All this to say, my heating and cooling system were wasteful at the expense of my pocket book and the environment.

Two days later Vittorio sent me three quotes with three options: just the gas work, gas work + sealing the vents, and gas work + seal vents + insulate the vents. I appreciate that he was timely on this. I also think it's above and beyond that he gave me three options.

We agreed on the option and dates. Before he could start, I also needed more help discussing plans with Enbridge and Vittorio jumped on the call right away. He helped work out questions to ask and even stepped in to talk to Enbridge crew so that they could align. During that time, the path forward for the gas meter became clear to my relief. This was above and beyond.

When Vittorio came to work at my house, he arrived on time and has been communicative beforehand. He was super prepared and pre-empted all the constraints of my century old house. Everything was done with the specified time even though there were some contingencies like pipe needing to go around a post.

Vittorio is generous man committed to hard work and quality work. He found way more holes/gaps in the vents than originally thought and diligently repaired all of them. In the end he used more material than he had thought, but was never deterred. He even diagnosed the broken humidifier and heat exchanges that came with the house.

During his time at my house, Vittorio taught me so much about our heating system. He even suggested some projects I can do myself to improve energy efficiency of my home and showed me how I can do it myself. This comparable to teaching a person to fish rather than sell them fish. I am thankful to Vittorio for this.

My family is grateful to have Vittorio in our lives and would recommend him to anyone. I am most grateful because his work has resulted in our heating and cooling system being more efficient and safer. Our air intake now works as it was designed to, which means there is greater air circulation of air and all air is filtered. And all of this while saving money and the use of energy...for our future.

I already have a few more projects lined up with Vittorio!

Vittorio was excellent to work with, the best sub trade hire Ive made in a long time. Came to estimate the cost in person, was priced reasonably, and came when he said he would. He took extra care in running the lines in more difficult locations to make my drywall work easier down the road - hard to find this type of workmanship.

Vittorio was great at helping us out, friendly, knowledgeable, experienced, understanding, and accommodating.

We had a furnace issue and he easily figured out the issue, figured out a repair and also suggest cost effective alternatives. Also a very good communicator over the phone/texts and on site.

I would recommend.

I had clicking noise coming from my air vents. The source of the noise was quickly located and eliminated. Now the system is quiet. Thank you for the efficient service! Your help is much appreciated! A+

Furnace was making a noise and he came in and found the solutions and fix it .

Exceptional service! The HVAC contractor (Vittorio) showed up on time and swiftly repaired my furnace's exhaust pipe with precision. The professionalism and expertise exhibited were impressive. Now, my heating system operates flawlessly, thanks to his top-notch skills.
Highly recommended!

I called Victor and scheduled him to do a health check on my rental property furnace and also on the 20 year old furnace in my Bungalow. For the rental furnace he thoroughly checked and cleaned everything including the flame detector, and measured the amps on the motor to let me know approximately how much life is left in the motor. He provided me and my tenant advice on how to run the system properly in the winter and summer as well.

For my bungalow furnace he did the same, but he verified that the condenser on top is building up too much heat and will schedule a follow up appointment to remove it and clean it out. The previous services that I had never checked on this issue before, and the last technician that I brought to check on this overheating issue, just advised me to just change the filters more often (every month or 2 vs 3 months to prevent it from overheating. Victor checked and found that it had already been overridden from the default 180 max temp to 250 so it really needs to be cleaned, as that would explain why it cycles off and on so quickly as it overheats.

Victor is polite, kind and knowledgeable and knows all that there is to know about HVAC repair and service. He is highly recommended.

My AC broke down in the last heat wave, and I called an HVAC company for service. The service technician told me that my AC fan was seized, and that all of the coolant had drained out through a leak. He also inspected my furnace, told me the heat exchangers were cracked, and red-tagged the furnace, giving me 45 days to replace it before the gas to my home would be cut off. The company subsequently quoted me $13,000 - $20,000 to replace both my AC and furnace ($20,000 - $28,000 to rent over a 15 year period).

Almar was one of the companies I contacted to get a quote on the replacement of my AC and furnace. Vittorio, the owner, let me know that my AC needed a simple replacement part, as did my furnace. My AC fan was not seized, there was no leak in the coolant line, and there was no crack in my furnace's heat exchanger. In short: the other company's technician had not been honest.

Vittorio replaced the necessary parts, serviced and cleaned my AC and furnace, and cleared the red tag so that my gas will remain on. The total charge was $700. I'm furious with the other company, and grateful that Almar saved me a minimum of $12,000.

I've referred Almar to friends, and wouldn't hesitate to refer them to others. Above all, I appreciate Vittorio's honesty and attention to detail.

Thanks!

I hired Victor to do gas line for stove and bbq. He is very knowledgeable and skilled professional. He explained the job very well and while pulling lines made sure to not impede future basement renovations.
He also provided his suggestions how hvac utilities can be relocated to make room in my basement as I am going to renovate and finish.
I will definitely recommend Almar Energy and would hire again for future hvac jobs.

The air conditioner hose was blocked and Vitoria cleared the blockage and it works again. He was polite, on time and it cost what he said it would.