Your HVAC company in Camas, WA.
Pacific Peak Mechanical is a licensed and bonded HVAC company for Camas, WA, installing and repairing heat pumps, furnaces, AC and ductless mini-splits from the older homes near downtown to Prune Hill and Lacamas, out of our Vancouver shop about 8 miles away.
About our Camas work.
Camas is two different HVAC markets in one town. The older homes near downtown, many built when the paper mill was the town’s main employer, often have no ductwork at all and still heat with electric baseboard or wall heaters. Prune Hill, Lacamas Heights and the newer subdivisions have ducted gas furnaces and heat pumps from the 1990s and 2000s build-out, and much of that equipment is reaching the end of its first life.
Neighborhoods we work in.
- Downtown and the older streets around it. Often no existing ducts; ductless mini-splits are the efficient answer for these homes.
- Prune Hill. Ducted furnace, AC and heat pump systems from the 1990s and 2000s; replacement season.
- Lacamas Heights and the north shore. Newer construction, often with oversized systems; tune-ups and right-sizing at replacement are common.
- Grass Valley and the Washougal River corridor. Larger lots and mixed heating sources, where heat pump conversions come up often.
What older Camas homes need.
A house with baseboard heat and no ducts is the best case for a ductless heat pump. Wall or floor heads go into the rooms you actually use, the line-set runs outside the house, and nobody opens a ceiling to fit ductwork. Ductless runs $4,800–$19,300 installed: one zone for the main living area, multi-zone for the rest of the house.
These homes are also the ones that qualify for Clark PUD’s flat $900 ductless rebate, because they heat with electricity today. Before we quote, we look at the electrical panel: a 100-amp panel in an older house sometimes needs a closer look before a heat pump goes on it, and we would rather tell you on the site walk than on install day. If you want a number first, the estimator shows realistic installed ranges in about a minute.
East wind and heat pumps in Camas.
Camas sits at the mouth of the Columbia River Gorge. When high pressure builds east of the Cascades, cold air pours west through the Gorge, and Camas and Washougal get the strong east wind, with winter storms bringing gusts over 50 mph. Wind doesn’t hurt a heat pump, but it raises how much heat your house loses, which is why we size from a room-by-room load calculation instead of the old unit’s tonnage.
Cold-climate inverter heat pumps such as Mitsubishi Hyper-Heat deliver 100% of their heating capacity at 5°F, so a Camas cold snap is well inside their range. Placement matters more than people expect: the outdoor unit belongs on a raised stand, out of the direct wind where we can, so drifting snow and freezing rain don’t pack the coil.
Permits in Camas.
Camas runs its own building department. Inside city limits, a mechanical permit for a furnace, heat pump, AC or mini-split comes from the City of Camas Building Division, not Clark County, and that holds for a like-for-like replacement too. We pull the permit on every install and schedule the inspection with the city, so you are not left chasing it.
Furnace, AC, and heat pump repair in Camas.
We repair as well as install. Our crew diagnoses and repairs most major brands of gas furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps and ductless mini-splits across Camas. Every repair visit starts with a proper diagnostic (pressures, electrical, airflow) so the fix we quote is the fix you need. There’s a flat trip charge for diagnostic calls on existing equipment, disclosed upfront, and it usually rolls into the job if you go ahead with the repair.
The full rundown lives on our furnace repair and heat pump repair pages, with the broader list on the HVAC repair page. For no-heat or no-cool emergencies we prioritize same-day service when our schedule allows, and Peak Care members get first priority in the dispatch queue.
Rebates and incentives in Camas.
Camas is in Clark PUD territory. The $1,250 ducted rebate is restricted to the utility's Contractor Network, which we have not joined, so the Clark PUD money we can actually file here is the flat $900 ductless rebate on a home that heats with electricity today. Homes on gas get nothing from Clark PUD for a heat pump, and the federal 25C credit expired December 31, 2025. The Clark PUD rebate guide has the current amounts and rules.
Why homeowners in Camas pick Pacific Peak.
The person who answers the phone is the person who runs the estimate. Pacific Peak is family-owned, our installers are direct hires (no subcontractors), we pull permits on every install, and we’re licensed and bonded in Washington (Lic# PACIFPM742JC). The 60+ five-star Google reviews at the top of this page come from homeowners across Clark County, and everything we recommend goes in writing before any work starts.
Services available in Camas.
- Heat pump installation, Mitsubishi Diamond Contractor, American Standard Authorized Dealer
- Furnace replacement, 95% AFUE gas furnaces from American Standard, our certified dealer brand
- Air conditioning, single-speed, multi-speed and variable-speed systems
- Furnace and AC repair, diagnostic-first service on most major brands
- Ductless mini-splits, single-zone to 6-zone Mitsubishi systems
- Light commercial HVAC, RTU install and service, VRF systems, scheduled PM agreements
- Peak Care maintenance, seasonal tune-ups, priority dispatch, rate protection
- Priority emergency dispatch for Peak Care members, same-day during business hours
Find us near Camas.
Camas sits about 8 miles from our Vancouver HQ, about 15 minutes by car.