Direct and indirect fired MUA repair, replacement and balancing for restaurants and parking garages.
- Direct vs indirect fired MUA service
- Exhaust hood interlock verification
- Airflow and pressure balancing
- Written per-site quote within 24 hours
Serving The Queensway, Islington-City Centre West, Mimico
Commercial Rooftop Units in Etobicoke for Plazas, Kitchens and Industry
The Queensway's retail plazas and Etobicoke's commissaries and restaurants pair RTUs with make-up air units that must balance against kitchen exhaust. We service both on one visit and verify hood interlocks.
- 2-4 hr on-roof (GTA core)
- Dispatch via 427 / Gardiner / QEW
- 24-hr written quote
- 24-Hour Written Quote (not a sales pitch)
- 24/7 Emergency RTU Dispatch (2-4 hr on-roof GTA core)
- Red Seal HVAC-R + TSSA + ESA + CRE Chiller
- $5M Liability + WSIB + COI in 24 Hours
- Save on Energy Rebate Filed on Your Behalf
1,800+
GTA installs
97%
Uptime
2-4 hr
On-roof, GTA core
48
Sites under contract
Risk Disclosure
Kitchen and Rooftop Unit Problems in Etobicoke
The local pattern
Podium restaurants at Humber Bay Shores fighting the tower for air
What you see: Hood exhaust pulls hard, the podium entrance door whistles and the dining room smells like the kitchen.
Why it happens here: Humber Bay Shores went from a motel strip to towers of up to 49 storeys on retail podiums, and a restaurant in a podium unit shares pressure with the tower's lobbies and corridors.
What we do: We service the restaurant's RTU and make-up air unit together, measure exhaust and supply, verify the hood interlock and rebalance so the kitchen stops borrowing air from the building.
01
Wrong diagnosis
A residential tech misreads a commercial economizer and replaces parts that did not need it. We megger windings and test controls before anyone quotes a compressor.
02
Wrong equipment match
A contractor quotes a 5-ton split when the roof needs a 10-ton packaged unit. Manual J/S sizing and a curb check come before the quote, not after the crane.
03
Wrong rebate math
Nobody files Save on Energy and the PM leaves $8K-$30K on the table. We lock the pre-approval before equipment is ordered and net it on the invoice.
Most requested here
RTU, Make-Up Air and Repair for Plazas and Kitchens
The services these buildings call us for most. All 24 services are available, with the same published pricing as the rest of the GTA.
5-ton RTUs for restaurants and small offices, sized for kitchen and occupancy loads.
- Installed $9,500-$16K
- 3-5 day timeline
- Restaurant load + MUA interaction notes
- Model options across 5 brands
Red Seal diagnostics for packaged RTUs: compressors, refrigerant, economizers, controls. Written tally before work starts.
- Diagnostic $275-$425 business hours, written tally pre-work
- Compressor repair / replace $2,400-$5,600
- Refrigerant leak search + recharge $850-$2,800 (R-410A $85/lb)
- Economizer + controls diagnostic $450-$900
Need something else? See all 24 commercial services or published pricing.
How it works
How We Work Around Kitchen Service
Five steps, the same on every job, from a single compressor to a multi-unit program.
- 01
Site assessment
A Red Seal lead walks the roof, reads nameplates, checks curbs, access and electrical, and logs every symptom.
- 02
24-hr written quote
Parts, labour, crane, permit and HST on one line, plus the repair-vs-replace math when the unit is old.
- 03
Rebate pre-approval
We file Save on Energy or Enbridge paperwork before equipment is ordered, so the rebate is locked in.
- 04
Install / repair
WSIB crews, crane day and street-occupancy permits handled. Tenants get a schedule, not a surprise.
- 05
Commissioning sign-off
Startup readings, controls check and a commissioning report you can file. Final 25% only after sign-off.
Standard 5-10 ton RTU: 3-5 business days from quote to startup.
Hoods Backdrafting? Book an Etobicoke Airflow Visit
Written quote within 24 hours, final 25% only after commissioning sign-off. Call (437) TBD.
Local proof
Why Operators on The Queensway Call Us
- RTU and make-up air serviced together on one visit
- Airflow and building pressure balancing for kitchens
- Exhaust hood interlock verification
- 5-ton RTUs sized for kitchen heat and MUA interaction
- 2-4 hr on-roof emergency response inside the GTA core
- Visits scheduled around kitchen service times
Client Records
What Local Clients Say
"Our King West retail plaza had three RTUs down over a long weekend. First unit cooling by Saturday noon, all three up before Monday open. Written diagnostic same day."
"Three contractors quoted our 14-RTU Mississauga industrial park. Rooftop Units Toronto Pros was the only one who filed Save on Energy. Rebate captured $87K. Install 11 days, park running."
"Our 42-storey Bay Street tower chiller rebuild needed CRE-ticketed techs + crane permits. Ran end-to-end including condo board comms. $148K retube, 9-day window, back on primary as promised."
Neighbourhoods + landmarks
Where We Work in Etobicoke
City of Toronto (Etobicoke district)
- The Queensway
- Etobicoke industrial area
- Islington-City Centre West
- Mimico
- Rexdale
- Humber Bay Shores
- The Queensway
- Sherway Gardens
- Highway 427
Postal codes (FSA) we cover: M8Y, M8Z, M8V, M9W, M9B, M9A
Local logistics
Routes Across the West End
The district is inside our 2-4 hour GTA core response. Crews reach The Queensway and Sherway Gardens from the Gardiner and 427, the Etobicoke industrial area and Rexdale from the 427 and 401, Islington-City Centre West from Bloor and the 427, and Mimico from Lake Shore Blvd.
The 427 / Gardiner / QEW interchange is busy at rush hour, so scheduled work is booked outside peak times. Restaurant and commissary jobs are scheduled between services so kitchens are not shut down during prep or dinner. Etobicoke is in the City of Toronto, so cranes on municipal roads need ROW permits, which we file.
Building familiarity
Plazas, Commissaries and Podiums
- Queensway retail plazas: several 5-10 ton RTUs per roof, restaurants and quick-service food tenants with hood exhaust.
- Commissary kitchens and food production in the Etobicoke industrial area and Rexdale: large exhaust hoods, direct or indirect fired make-up air and RTUs over packing and office areas.
- Islington-City Centre West: mid-rise offices and condo podiums.
- Mimico: street-front retail and restaurants with smaller RTUs.
Kitchens are where rooftop units and make-up air fight each other. An MUA that is down or unbalanced leaves the building negative: heavy doors, backdrafting hoods, cold kitchens in January and dining room odours. We service the RTU and the MUA on one visit, balance airflow and building pressure and verify hood interlocks so the exhaust and supply run together. No Etobicoke project is published on this site yet.
Seasons on these roofs
Seasonal Notes for Kitchen Roofs
Winter is make-up air season: MUAs heating outdoor air for busy kitchens fail on burner lockouts and modulating gas valves on the coldest days, so fall burner checks matter. Summer brings kitchen heat load on top of outdoor heat, and 5-ton restaurant RTUs that are slightly undersized start losing the dining room at dinner service. Spring coil cleaning on restaurant roofs is non-negotiable because grease-laden exhaust coats nearby condenser coils.
Published GTA pricing
- RTU diagnostic (business hr)$275-$425
- 3-5 ton RTU installed$9,500-$16K
- 10 ton packaged installed$18K-$34K
- Annual RTU maintenance$295-$450/unit
Local questions
Etobicoke Commercial RTU FAQs
How fast can you respond in Etobicoke?
Calls from The Queensway, Mimico, Islington-City Centre West and Rexdale get a 30-minute dispatch window and a tech on the roof in 2-4 hours, 24/7, via the 427 and the Gardiner.
Do you service restaurants in Humber Bay Shores condo podiums?
Yes. The former motel strip is now towers of up to 49 storeys on retail podiums, and a podium kitchen shares pressure with the tower's lobbies. We service the RTU and make-up air together and rebalance so the kitchen stops pulling air from the building.
Our restaurant doors are hard to open and the hood backdrafts. What is wrong?
Those are classic signs of a failed or unbalanced make-up air unit leaving the building negative. We check the MUA burner and fan, measure exhaust and supply airflow and building pressure, then rebalance and verify the hood interlock.
Can you service the RTU and the make-up air unit in one visit?
Yes. Restaurant and commissary calls usually involve both, and we handle them together. Our published example is a Liberty Village RTU + MUA repair for $1,840 on one visit.
Do you work around kitchen service hours?
Yes. We schedule between services or after close so prep and dinner service are not interrupted, except in true emergencies.
What size RTU does a Queensway restaurant need?
Many small restaurants land around 5 tons once kitchen heat and make-up air are counted. We size with Manual J/S on site. 3-5 ton units run $9,500-$16K installed.
Do you service commissary kitchens in Rexdale and the industrial area?
Yes. Large hoods, direct and indirect fired make-up air and RTUs over packing and office areas are all covered by our TSSA G1 and G2 techs.
Do you need a permit for a crane lift on a Queensway plaza?
If the crane sits on a City of Toronto road, a ROW and street occupancy permit is required, and we file it. Plaza parking lot lifts usually only need the property owner's approval.
Nearby coverage
Areas Near Etobicoke
Mississauga
Mississauga's logistics and office parks near Pearson run rows of 10-25 ton packaged units on flat roofs. Our Airport Rd 14-RTU program replaced every unit in 11 days and captured an $87K Save on Energy rebate.
2-4 hr on-roof (GTA core)
Downtown TorontoDowntown buildings put RTUs, chillers and cooling towers on tight roofs above busy streets. We handle the crane permits, condo board paperwork and tenant scheduling that come with working in the core.
2-4 hr on-roof (GTA core)
OakvilleOakville's retail plazas and QEW-corridor offices suit annual RTU maintenance contracts with locked per-unit pricing. West-GTA dispatch covers emergency calls.
Same-day scheduled; emergency dispatch from GTA core
24/7 dispatch | 2-4 hr on-roof GTA core
Get Your Etobicoke Kitchen and Roof Quote
Site assessment, then a written quote within 24 hours. Response: 2-4 hr on-roof (GTA core).
- 24-hour written quote
- Save on Energy filed for you
- Red Seal + TSSA + ESA + CRE
- $5M liability + WSIB