Off oil, onto a heat pump — without surprises.
Silver Ridge converts older Everett houses and buildings from oil furnaces to heat pumps, and repairs, replaces and maintains heating and cooling for homes and businesses across Snohomish County. Every step planned, every price in writing.
What happens, in what order, and who does it.
Converting from oil involves more than one trade. Here's every step of a typical house conversion — and who's responsible for each.
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Before
5 tasks- Walk-through & heat-loss check
Rooms, insulation, windows — the numbers that size the heat pump.
Us - Ducts checked
Size, leaks and condition, because a heat pump moves more air.
Us - Electrical panel checked
If it needs upgrading, a licensed electrician does it first.
Specialist - Plan for the oil tank
Removal or decommissioning is specialist work; we help with timing.
You - Written plan & price
Equipment, location, backup heat, and the price — in writing.
Us
- Walk-through & heat-loss check
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Install week
4 tasks- Oil furnace out
Disconnected and removed; the old flue is capped where it's no longer used.
Us - Air handler in
Set where the furnace was, connected to the existing ducts.
Us - Outdoor unit set
On a stand, clear of snow, away from bedroom windows.
Us - Start-up & handover
Tested, thermostat and backup heat set, and shown to you.
Us
- Oil furnace out
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After
3 tasks- Tank decommissioned or removed
Done by a tank specialist, on the schedule you agreed.
Specialist - Chimney checked
If anything else still vents into it, it needs a look once the furnace is gone.
Specialist - First-winter check
A visit in the first cold spell to confirm it's keeping up.
Us
- Tank decommissioned or removed
- Us Silver Ridge does it
- Specialist Another licensed trade
- You Your decision or arrangement
A typical house conversion; every house differs. The full conversion guide.
Older Everett houses.
North Everett, Lowell, Silver Lake and the older parts of Marysville and Snohomish: oil and gas furnaces, heat pumps, and houses adding cooling for the first time.
- Oil-to-heat-pump conversions, planned step by step.
- Furnace repair and replacement.
Offices, shops and restaurants.
Downtown Everett, Broadway, Evergreen Way and the waterfront: rooftop units and split systems, repairs and planned maintenance — and conversions away from oil in older commercial buildings that still have it.
- Written price per unit, approved separately.
- Work scheduled around opening hours.
The rest of the work.
Repair
Furnaces, heat pumps, rooftop units — measured, photographed and priced in writing first.
Replacement
Sized on a load calculation, with the ducts checked before new equipment goes on them.
Maintenance
Autumn heating and spring cooling visits; commercial sites on a schedule.
Cooling
Heat pumps and air conditioning for houses and businesses that never had it.
What isn't ours — said up front
Oil tank removal or decommissioning, electrical panel upgrades and chimney work are done by other licensed trades. We'll tell you which you'll need and help with the order, but we won't pretend they're included. No prices, savings figures or rebate amounts on this site either — you'll get real numbers for your house or building.
Everett and Snohomish County.
The office is on Broadway, north Everett.
- Everett
- Marysville
- Lake Stevens
- Snohomish
- Mukilteo
- Mill Creek
- Arlington
- Granite Falls
- Monroe
- Stanwood
Office
1902 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
Mon–Fri 7:30am–4:30pm
(425) 660-6487
Asked about leaving oil — and the rest.
Can we keep our existing ducts when we switch from oil to a heat pump?
Often, yes. The ducts that carried warm air from the oil furnace can usually carry air from a heat pump air handler. They need checking first, because a heat pump moves more air at a lower temperature and undersized or leaky ducts show up quickly.
Do you remove the oil tank?
No. Oil tank removal or decommissioning is specialist work. We will tell you so plainly, help you plan the timing around the conversion, and leave the tank to a specialist.
Will our electrical panel handle a heat pump?
Sometimes it will and sometimes it needs work. We check the panel and service during the assessment. If an upgrade is needed, that is done by a licensed electrician before the heat pump goes in.
Do you work on businesses too?
Yes, equally. Offices, shops, restaurants and older commercial buildings around Everett: rooftop units, split systems, and conversions away from oil where a building still has it.
What does "Surface Works" in your name mean?
It is part of the business name, not a second trade. Silver Ridge is a heating and cooling contractor and does not do painting, coatings or surface finishing.
Ready to leave oil behind?
An assessment for your house or building — one number.