How to Choose an HVAC and Heating Service in Amsterdam

· July 21, 2026

Almost every home in Amsterdam is heated by a gas boiler that also makes the hot water, which is why a boiler failure takes the shower with it.

Six firms working in the city are below, followed by the practical part: what the annual service is for, what an owners’ association will and will not allow, and what to settle on the phone before anyone drives over.

HVAC and heating services to start with

Heating and cooling get sold as one trade here, and the six split cleanly by what they are actually for: a boiler that has stopped, an air conditioner that has to go in without a unit on the facade, or a heat pump replacing the gas altogether.

Every name below rates between 4.8 and a flat five, so read the hours and the specialism instead of the average.

Warmland

Keienbergweg in Zuidoost is a plain office address and the record says little more, but 533 reviews at 4.8 is the largest count any heating contractor in the city has gathered.

Nine to five on weekdays and closed at weekends, which makes this a firm for planned work rather than the night the boiler dies.

HR Installatietechniek

Weekends are covered here without falling back on an emergency line, ten to six on both Saturday and Sunday on top of eight until nine every weekday.

HR fits branded air conditioning and takes heating work too, from Processorstraat in Noord, and 176 reviews sit at a flat five.

Air-Innovations

Air-Innovations is an air-conditioning and climate-technology contractor and nothing besides, where most of this trade also advertises itself as a plumber.

The week ends early, half past three on Friday and nothing at weekends, and 264 reviews put its Spaklerweg base in Overamstel at 4.9.

Meer dan warmte

Heat pumps are the whole point of Meer dan warmte, air-to-water systems in particular, for a household coming off gas rather than patching what is already there.

Its Asterweg address in Noord runs eight to five on weekdays, and 36 reviews at 4.9 are a short record, so weigh the stated certification more heavily than the average.

Invisible Airco Nederland

Air conditioning with no outdoor unit is the whole proposition at Invisible Airco, and nobody else in this trade lists it.

It supplies as well as installs, from Nieuwpoortkade in the west on weekday hours of nine to five, with 32 reviews at 4.8.

RioVent

Boiler replacement and boiler servicing lead RioVent’s list, with mechanical ventilation, chimney work and drainage behind them – the broadest single number here for an old flat with several things wrong at once.

The line is answered at any hour from Daalwijkdreef in Zuidoost, and its 93 reviews are at a flat five.

How Amsterdam homes are heated

The standard setup is a cv-ketel, a gas-fired combination boiler feeding the radiators and heating water on demand.

Renting the boiler from an energy company rather than owning it is common here, and it changes who you ring: a rental contract normally covers breakdowns, so the rental company sends the engineer.

In a rented flat the boiler is the landlord’s responsibility, so report the fault to the landlord or the agent before you pay anyone yourself.

The annual service

A yearly service is worth booking because a badly burning gas appliance produces carbon monoxide, and older buildings with shared flues are where that risk concentrates.

Most firms sell a maintenance contract bundling the annual visit with priority call-out, and the thing to check is whether parts and labour are included or only the visit.

Manufacturer warranties on boilers generally depend on the annual service having been done, so keep the paperwork.

Air conditioning and the VvE

Cooling has gone from rare to ordinary in Amsterdam, and the usual answer is a split system with a compressor unit mounted outside.

In an apartment that outdoor unit hangs on shared structure, which means the owners’ association (VvE) has to approve it, so ask before you commission a quote rather than after.

Ventilation matters as much as cooling in well-sealed flats, where trapped moisture ends up as damp on the coldest wall in the room.

Coming off gas

New-build homes in the Netherlands have not been connected to the gas network by default since July 2018, and existing housing is being converted neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

Heat pumps are the main replacement, and the national ISDE subsidy contributes to the cost of one.

The ISDE amounts are set annually, so ask an installer what is payable this year rather than trusting a figure from an older brochure.

What to settle before the visit

Agree the call-out charge and the hourly rate on the phone, and ask whether the first hour is billed in full however short the job turns out to be.

For a new boiler or heat pump, get two written quotes covering the same scope, and check the installer services the brand it is selling you.

The full list of Amsterdam HVAC and heating firms carries addresses, opening hours and phone numbers.