Heating & plumbing specialists across Bristol and the South West
Urgent heating or plumbing problem? 0117 990 2735
Heating & plumbing specialists across Bristol and the South West
Urgent heating or plumbing problem? 0117 990 2735
An annual service checks that your boiler is operating safely and tunes it to burn fuel as cleanly as it should. Gas Safe and OFTEC registered engineers servicing gas, oil and LPG boilers across Portishead.
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Annual boiler servicing, Portishead
Annual boiler servicing is an essential way to keep your boiler in peak condition and avoid long-term, serious breakdowns. Our fully qualified Gas Safe and OFTEC registered engineers complete a range of tests and checks so your boiler is working as efficiently as possible, not just switching on.
Boilers rarely fail overnight. More often they drift: deposits build up on the heat exchanger, the burner falls out of adjustment and sludge collects in the system, so the boiler burns more fuel to deliver the same warmth. A yearly service finds and corrects that drift before you notice it on your bills, and it’s often a condition of your boiler’s warranty too.
We service gas, oil and LPG boilers throughout Portishead and the surrounding areas, and as Worcester Bosch accredited partners we know those boilers inside out.
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Where efficiency is lost
A boiler that still works can still be wasting fuel. These are the places our engineers look during a boiler service in Portishead, and what we do about each one.
We measure what’s coming out of the flue with an analyser. If the burner isn’t mixing fuel and air correctly, the boiler burns more than it needs to and can soot up, so we investigate and correct it.
Deposits on the heat exchanger act like a layer of insulation between the flame and your heating water. Cleaning it, with new seals where needed, helps the heat go into your home rather than up the flue.
Magnetite sludge settles in radiators and the boiler, leaving cold spots and making the boiler work harder. We clean the filter, test the water’s pH and re-inhibit it if required.
Modern boilers are at their best when they condense. We clean the condensate trap and can talk you through settings that help, or see our tips on energy-efficient boilers.
An expansion vessel that has lost its charge leads to pressure swings and nuisance lockouts. We check it, and the gas and fan pressures, while we’re there. Learn to re-pressurise your boiler.
A thermostat in the wrong place or a timer that no longer suits your routine wastes energy. If you ask, we’ll check the wider heating system and suggest improvements, including smart thermostats.
Wondering what a service costs? Read our guide to boiler service prices in Bristol, or our energy-saving tips for the rest of the year.
Running costs creeping up?
If your heating takes longer to warm the house, or you’re turning the thermostat up to feel comfortable, your boiler may be overdue a service. Book one in and our engineer will find out why.
Smell gas? Don’t use electrical switches or naked flames. Open windows, turn off the gas at the meter if you can, leave the property and call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999.
How it works
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Tell us whether your boiler runs on gas, oil or LPG and pick a time that suits. Clear the space around the boiler before we arrive.
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Our engineer checks how the boiler is performing before touching anything, so there’s a clear picture of what needs attention.
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We clean the heat exchanger, condensate trap and filter, check pressures and ignition, and set the boiler up to run as it should.
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We fire it up, check the readings again and explain what we found. If a part needs replacing, we’ll quote before any work is done.
Why book a boiler service?
A local team based in Patchway, servicing gas, oil and LPG boilers around Portishead. Here’s what a yearly service does for you.
A clean, correctly adjusted boiler turns more of its fuel into heat, which helps keep your energy bills in check.
Most boiler warranties and guarantees ask for an annual service to stay valid.
Our trained engineers check for potentially dangerous issues, including signs of carbon monoxide.
Many home insurance policies expect an annual boiler service to keep your cover valid.
Servicing keeps a good boiler efficient, but it can’t turn an old, non-condensing boiler into a modern one. If yours is getting on and the repairs keep coming, we’ll tell you honestly whether a replacement makes more sense.
Qualified. Accredited. Accountable.
Gas work must only be carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer, and oil systems by an OFTEC registered technician. Our accreditations mean the work in your home is done to recognised standards, properly certified and registered where it needs to be.
Up to 12-year boiler guarantees available on selected Worcester Bosch models and installations. Terms apply.
Our engineers are registered to work safely and legally on gas appliances.
Gas Safe registration no. 576406
Qualified to install, commission and service oil-fired boilers and tanks.
OFTEC registration no. C501845
Trained on Worcester Bosch boilers, with extended guarantees on selected models.
Registered to design and install Nu-Heat underfloor heating systems.
Qualified to install and service unvented hot water cylinders.
Questions
Can’t see your question here? Call the team on 0117 990 2735 or browse all our FAQs.
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Yes. We service boilers throughout the BS20 area, from the town centre and Port Marine to Redcliffe Bay and North Weston, and in the nearby villages including Portbury, Pill and Easton-in-Gordano. If you’re not sure whether we cover your address, just ask.
Yes. Plenty of Portishead’s newer flats and houses have a combi boiler tucked into a cupboard or kitchen unit. As long as the engineer can remove the casing and reach the pipework underneath, we can service it. Clear out anything stored around it before we arrive.
It can stop it becoming less efficient. Over a year, deposits, sludge and small adjustments all chip away at how well a boiler burns its fuel. Cleaning the key parts and checking combustion puts it back to running as its manufacturer intended. A service won’t make an old boiler perform like a new one, though, and we’ll tell you if that’s the real issue.
Yes. Some homes in the villages around Portishead aren’t on mains gas and heat with oil or LPG. Our engineers are OFTEC registered for oil and Gas Safe registered for LPG. See oil boiler servicing and LPG boiler servicing.
Once a year. Annual servicing keeps your system in good working order, helps extend the life of the boiler and is often a requirement for keeping its warranty valid.
Our engineer will show you what they’ve found, explain your options and give you a quote before carrying out any repair. Find out more about boiler repairs.
Yes. We’re Worcester Bosch accredited partners and service Worcester boilers regularly, alongside other common makes.
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Local to you
Portishead has grown quickly, and many of its boilers were fitted at the same time as the homes around them. That makes regular servicing worth keeping up.
Large parts of Portishead, including Port Marine and the Village Quarter, have been built since the early 2000s. Many of the boilers fitted in those homes are now well into their second decade, which is exactly the age when wear starts to show in efficiency before it shows as a breakdown. An annual service is the simplest way to keep an ageing boiler performing well for longer.
Homes along the seafront and up towards Redcliffe Bay face the weather coming in off the Severn Estuary, so our engineers pay attention to flue terminals and condensate pipes on exposed walls. Further out, in the villages between Portishead and Pill, you’ll find everything from mains gas combis to oil-fired boilers, and we service them all.
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Postcodes: BS20
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