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Heat Pumps, Heating & AC in Colchester, Vermont
Premier Heating and AC installs Daikin, Fujitsu and Mitsubishi cold-climate heat pumps and ductless mini-splits, cleans and services heat pumps, and repairs natural gas, oil and propane furnaces and hot-water boilers for homes in Colchester, from Malletts Bay to Fort Ethan Allen and the neighborhoods off Route 7 and Route 2A. Colchester is about 45 miles from our Berlin shop, roughly an hour via I-89, so we book installs and maintenance there on a regular schedule. Our 24/7 emergency line is open to everyone, and we'll give you an honest arrival time.
Call or text 802-522-0818.
From Summer Camp to Year-Round Home
Colchester's lakeshore along Malletts Bay grew up as a place of summer cottages and camps. Over the decades, many of those seasonal camps were converted into year-round homes, a pattern the town's own open-space planning calls out. Converted camps bring their own heating and cooling challenges:
- Limited or no ductwork, and often no room for it
- Additions built at different times, with rooms that heat unevenly
- Space heaters or small fuel-fired heaters doing more work than they should
- Lake-effect wind and humidity that make both winter heat and summer cooling matter
A ductless mini-split is often the simplest upgrade for a converted camp. One or two compact indoor units can heat the main living space efficiently through most of the winter and cool it in summer, without tearing into walls. See ductless mini-split installation.
Fort Ethan Allen and Saint Michael's
Colchester also includes historic Fort Ethan Allen, whose former military buildings have become Saint Michael's College space, offices and apartments, along with the college campus itself. Older masonry and institutional buildings often rely on hot-water boilers. Mini-splits can add cooling and supplemental heat with minimal disruption, while we keep the gas, oil or propane boiler tuned for the coldest weeks. We take commercial and multi-unit work too, from offices to apartment buildings.
Suburban Neighborhoods
Colchester's subdivisions off Route 2A, Route 7 and the roads around Malletts Bay include plenty of homes from the 1970s through today, many with ductwork and a furnace. For those homes, a ducted heat pump with furnace backup adds efficient heat and central air through the existing vents.
Why Colchester Calls Premier
- Daikin, Fujitsu and Mitsubishi heat pump and mini-split installs
- Efficiency Vermont contractor. Efficiency Vermont and utility rebates may apply, and we help with the paperwork.
- BBB Accredited
- 24/7 emergency service for everyone, no membership required
- Heat pump cleaning and maintenance plans from $19.99/mo
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can a mini-split heat a converted lake camp year-round?
In many cases, yes, especially once the camp has been insulated and air-sealed. We size the system to the building's heat loss and recommend backup heat if it's needed.
Do you serve Malletts Bay and Fort Ethan Allen?
Yes. We serve all of Colchester, including the Malletts Bay shoreline, Fort Ethan Allen and the neighborhoods along Route 7 and Route 2A.
How long does it take to reach Colchester from Berlin?
About an hour in normal conditions. We schedule work in Colchester regularly and answer emergency calls 24/7.
Are there rebates for heat pumps in Colchester?
Efficiency Vermont and utility rebates may apply. As an Efficiency Vermont contractor, we'll confirm current options at your estimate.
Colchester, call 802-522-0818 for a free mini-split or heat pump estimate.