Why Choose a Rinnai Direct Vent Wall Furnace
for your Parksville or Nanaimo HomeRinnai direct vent wall furnaces offer self-adjusting heat that keeps your room temperature consistent from floor to ceiling. Here’s what else you get:
- Simple, versatile installation, saving you time and money
- Cost-effective heating, set and control the temperature in each room
- Fewer cold spots, a variable-speed blower circulates warm air evenly throughout the room
- Low maintenance, built with a durable stainless steel heat exchanger
- Onboard diagnostics that keep your unit running at peak performance and make troubleshooting easier if service is ever needed
- Auto restart, if the power or gas goes out, your furnace automatically resumes normal operation once it’s back
- Cool-touch cabinet, stays safe to touch even while heating your space
- Control panel lock, prevents unintended operation, especially helpful with kids in the home
Starting at $12 a week!
easy to get started
Flexible venting placement means your furnace can go on almost any exterior wall. Your installer helps you choose the best spot, and most installs are complete the same day.
0% Interest, 18 Months
A furnace only saves you money when it's sized right. We calculate your home's actual heating load before recommending equipment. No oversized systems driving up energy bills. No undersized ones straining to keep up. Get it right the first time and finance it interest free for a year and a half.
Customized Comfort
Set supplemental or zone heating around how you actually use your home. Heat the rooms you're in, skip the ones you're not, for maximum comfort with minimum waste.
The Details That Make the Difference
- Fast installation: No ductwork required, so your furnace gets installed faster with less disruption to your home.
- Customized comfort: Set the exact temperature you want, room by room, so you’re only heating the spaces you’re actually using.
- Set it and forget it: Program your Rinnai EnergySaver Direct Vent Wall Furnace once, and let it handle the rest automatically
- Automatic temperature control: The built-in programmable thermostat adjusts your home’s temperature on its own, dropping to a lower setting while you’re away and warming back up before you’re home.
- Fast, straightforward installation: Simple one-hole venting means less mess and less time. Every part your installer needs comes in the box, and most installs are done in four hours or less.
Who a Direct vent wall furnace is for
Who This Is For:
- Homeowners heating a specific room, addition, or zone without running new ductwork
- Anyone renovating or finishing a space (basement, sunroom, garage conversion) that needs standalone heat
- Homeowners looking to supplement an existing system instead of replacing it
- Anyone in Nanaimo or Parksville wanting reliable, no-ductwork heat with flexible installation
Who This Isn’t For:
- Homeowners wanting to heat their entire home with one central system, in that case, a furnace or heat pump upgrade is a better fit than zone heating
- Anyone without an exterior wall available for venting, since these units require direct outdoor access
- Homes without a natural gas or propane line available, since these units run on gas, not electricity
Frequently Asked Questions for Wall Furnaces
How much does a wall furnace cost to install?
Installation starts at around $12 a week with financing through Coastal Energy. We offer flexible payment plans, including 0% interest for 18 months, so you can get the heat running now and spread the cost out instead of paying it all upfront. Pricing depends on the unit size you need, how much venting or gas line work is involved, and whether this is a replacement or a first-time install. Straightforward swaps where the gas line and venting are already in place land on the lower end. Jobs that need new gas runs or venting through an exterior wall cost more. Our team gives you an exact number after a free on-site estimate, not a guess over the phone.
Is a wall furnace more efficient than a whole home system?
It depends what you’re comparing it to. A ducted whole home system, whether that’s a furnace or a heat pump, is generally more efficient for heating an entire house because the heat gets distributed evenly through every room from a central source. A wall furnace heats the room it’s in directly, with no ductwork and no distribution losses, which makes it one of the most efficient and easiest to install options when you don’t have ductwork or only need to heat one space. The tradeoff is that because combustion is happening in the same room you’re standing in, it runs a bit louder than a central system, and you lose the air filtration and humidity control that ducted systems provide. For whole home heating with existing ductwork, we’ll usually point you toward a furnace or heat pump. For a space that isn’t on your ductwork, like an addition, a converted attic, a detached shop, or a garage suite, a wall furnace is often the better call and runs right off your existing home’s natural gas line.
How does this compare to a heat pump?
A heat pump heats and cools your whole home through ductwork or a ductless mini split, and it’s the more efficient option when you’re conditioning an entire house since it moves heat rather than generating it from combustion. A wall furnace isn’t trying to compete with that. It’s built for spaces a whole home system doesn’t reach, or homes that don’t have ductwork at all. If you’re renovating a basement suite, finishing an attic, heating a workshop, or adding a room that isn’t tied into your existing ducts, a wall furnace gets you consistent, direct heat without the cost of extending ductwork or running a full mini split line set. Both have a place. It comes down to whether you’re heating one space or the whole house.
Who is a wall furnace actually great for?
Homeowners without ductwork at all, since it skips the need to install any. Additions and converted spaces that fall outside the reach of an existing system. Outbuildings, workshops, and detached garages that need reliable heat without a separate furnace setup. Basement suites and rental units where independent, direct heat control matters. And anyone replacing old electric baseboard heaters looking for something faster to warm the room and cheaper to run.
Are they expensive to run?
No. They’re built for high efficiency and low gas consumption, and because the heat goes directly into the room instead of traveling through ductwork, there’s no distribution loss. Most homeowners replacing electric baseboard heat see their bills drop noticeably. Compared to a ducted whole home system heating the same square footage, a single wall furnace heating one room will usually cost less to run simply because it’s heating less space, not because the technology itself is more efficient than a whole home system.
How long does installation take?
Most installs are done in a single day. A straightforward swap with the gas line and venting already in place can take just a few hours. Jobs that involve running new gas line or cutting venting through an exterior wall take longer, and we’ll walk you through the timeline during your estimate.
What size unit do I need?
Output is measured in BTUs, and the right size depends on the square footage and layout of the room you’re heating, not the size of your whole house. Our team measures the space before recommending anything, so you’re not overpaying for capacity you don’t need or stuck with a unit that can’t keep the room warm on a cold night.
Does it need ductwork?
No. These are direct vent units, so there’s no ductwork involved at all. That’s exactly why they work so well for additions, attic spaces, outbuildings, and any room that was never tied into your home’s central system.
What financing does Coastal Energy offer?
We offer 0% interest for 18 months on qualifying installs, so you can get set up now and pay over time at no added cost. Ask our team about current promotions when you book your free estimate.
Are there rebates available?
That depends on your current heating setup and what’s active at the time of install. Coastal Energy stays current on FortisBC and provincial rebate programs and can tell you exactly what you qualify for during your free estimate.