Air Conditioning Repair in Vancouver, BC

By the CANRO Heating & Cooling technical team · Licensed HVAC & gas-fitting contractor, Metro Vancouver · Last updated May 2026

Air Conditioning Repair for Vancouver homes

When the AC quits during a heat wave you need it back fast. CANRO repairs central air conditioners and heat-pump cooling across the region, with certified refrigerant handling and no shortcuts. Vancouver's housing runs from century-old character homes in Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Grandview to 1960s-70s Vancouver Specials across the East Side and glass condo towers downtown.

Many older Vancouver homes still run hot-water boilers and cast-iron radiators, while new builds face the City's restrictions on gas heating. Vancouver has a mild, wet coastal winter that rarely stays below freezing for long, and we factor that into every recommendation. The City of Vancouver now limits gas heating in new and substantially-renovated homes, which makes a heat pump the default choice for many Vancouver projects.

Signs your AC needs repair

• The AC runs but the house won't cool down
• Warm air coming from the vents
• The outdoor unit won't start, or keeps tripping the breaker
• Ice on the refrigerant lines or the indoor coil
• Water pooling around the indoor unit
• Loud or grinding noises from the condenser
• Weak airflow or constant short cycling

How we repair your air conditioner

• A full diagnostic - refrigerant charge, compressor, capacitor, contactor, coils, condensate and controls
• Upfront pricing before any repair
• Proper, certified refrigerant handling - no venting, no shortcuts
• A performance check so it actually cools to spec
• Honest repair-versus-replace advice for older units

Brands we work with

We install and service Carrier, Bryant, Lennox, Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric, Goodman and American Standard - and we will work on whatever you already have. Our recommendations are based on what fits your Vancouver home and budget, never on what we are pushing this month.

Serving every Vancouver neighbourhood

We serve every Vancouver neighbourhood - including Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Kerrisdale, Dunbar, Point Grey, East Vancouver, Riley Park and Renfrew - and the nearby communities of Burnaby, North Vancouver, Richmond. Vancouver's housing runs from century-old character homes in Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant and Grandview to 1960s-70s Vancouver Specials across the East Side and glass condo towers downtown.