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
Gas Safe registered engineers based in Patchway, planning each installation around the way Bristol homes are built. For the full range of boiler types, see our gas boilers page.
Tell us your postcode, the type of home and where your boiler is now, and we’ll arrange a survey.
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Gas boilers in Bristol homes
Almost every street in Bristol is on the mains gas network, so a gas boiler is still the way most households in the city heat their homes. What changes from one home to the next is the building around it: a narrow Victorian terrace in Bedminster, a converted Georgian flat in Clifton and a 1990s semi in Bradley Stoke each bring their own questions about where the boiler sits, where the flue goes and how the hot water is delivered.
That’s what our survey is for. Our Gas Safe registered engineers look at the flue route, the gas supply, the condensate run and the water pressure before recommending anything, so the boiler we fit suits your home rather than just replacing like for like. If you want to compare combi, system and regular boilers first, our main gas boilers page explains each type.
Gas boilers, Bristol
Most of the work in a city installation happens before the boiler comes off the van. These are the things we look at most often in Bristol properties.
In flats and maisonettes the flue often can’t go straight out of the nearest wall. We plan a compliant route, which might mean a vertical flue, a plume kit to steer vapour away from windows, or moving the boiler. Flues running through ceiling voids need access for inspection, and we check for that too.
Terraces in areas like Southville, Totterdown and Bishopston often have the boiler at the back of the kitchen or tucked into a loft. We look at whether it’s worth moving, and how pipework can run without lifting half the floorboards.
A combi saves space in a flat or small terrace, but it depends on good mains water flow, which can be weak on older supply pipes. For a bigger house with two bathrooms, a system boiler and hot water cylinder often works better. We test your flow rate before we recommend one.
Plenty of Bristol homes still have a regular boiler, a cylinder and a cold water tank in the loft. Switching to a combi can free up that space, which is handy if you’re planning a loft conversion.
Modern gas boilers produce condensate that has to drain away. Where the pipe runs outside, we route and size it to reduce the risk of it freezing in a cold snap.
With so many rented homes and shared houses around the universities and the city centre, we fit boilers for landlords too, and can take care of the annual gas safety check afterwards.
Planning ahead? Read our guide to boilers and installation in Bristol, or see our pick of the best boilers.
Old gas boiler?
If your boiler has stopped working and you’re weighing up a replacement, call us. We’ll tell you honestly whether it’s worth repairing, and if it isn’t, we’ll arrange a survey and get a quote to you.
If it can be fixed, our engineers handle boiler repairs across Bristol too.
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.
Your installation
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Use our online boiler quote or call the team. A few details about your home and current boiler are enough to get started.
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An engineer visits to check the flue route, gas supply, water flow and where the boiler should go, then we send you a clear quote.
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We fit, commission and test the new boiler, register it with Gas Safe and show you how to use the controls before we leave.
Why AMW
We’re based in Patchway on the north edge of the city, so Bristol homes are our everyday work.
A Bristol business, so the people who fit your boiler are the same people you call about it later.
We’ll say if a cheaper combi suits you better than a bigger system boiler, or if your current one still has life in it.
Flats, cupboards and narrow terraces don’t leave much room, so we protect floors and keep the work area tidy.
Annual boiler servicing in Bristol and repairs from the same team.
Our main gas boilers page covers combi, system and regular boilers, sizing and controls in more detail, and explains the guarantees available on selected Worcester Bosch models.
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.
Yes. Flats are some of the jobs we plan most carefully, because the flue has to reach outside safely and meet the rules on clearances from windows, doors and neighbouring properties. At the survey we check the options, which can include a vertical flue through the roof, a plume kit or a new boiler position. If you live in a leasehold flat, it’s worth checking whether you need the freeholder’s permission for a new flue.
Often, yes, especially if you have one bathroom and want to free up space from an old cylinder and loft tank. The one thing to check is your mains water flow, because a combi can only deliver as much hot water as the supply allows, and some older Bristol streets have narrow supply pipes. We measure it at the survey before recommending anything.
Usually. Common moves in Bristol homes are into a loft, a utility room or a cupboard, and sometimes the other way, out of a loft that’s being converted. Moving a boiler means new gas, water and condensate pipework and a new flue position, so it adds time and cost, and we include all of it in your quote.
Yes. Several parts of Bristol, including much of Clifton and Montpelier, are conservation areas, and some homes are listed. A like-for-like boiler swap is rarely an issue, but a new flue on a front elevation or a listed building may need extra thought or consent, so we’ll flag anything like that at the survey and suggest discreet routes where we can.
All of it, from the city centre and Harbourside out to Filton, Bradley Stoke, Kingswood and Hengrove, plus the surrounding towns. We’re based in Patchway, BS34. If your home isn’t on mains gas, we also fit oil and LPG boilers around Bristol.
A straight swap in the same position is usually done in a day. Moving the boiler, changing from a regular system to a combi or rerouting a flue in a flat can add another day, and we’ll tell you before your installation date.
Yes. We replace boilers in rented homes and HMOs across the city and can carry out the annual gas safety check and CP12 afterwards. See boiler servicing for landlords.
Related services
Combi, system and regular gas boilers explained, with sizing and controls.
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Compact boilers that heat water on demand, a popular choice for Bristol flats.
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An annual service to keep your new boiler safe and its guarantee valid.
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If your current boiler is worth keeping, an honest repair from the same team.
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Gas boilers across Bristol
Our base in Patchway puts the whole city within easy reach, from the northern suburbs to south Bristol.
Bristol’s housing is a patchwork. Clifton and Kingsdown have Georgian and Regency houses, many now split into flats. Southville, Bedminster, Totterdown, Easton and Bishopston are lined with Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Further out, places like Filton, Horfield and Fishponds have interwar semis, and the north fringe around Bradley Stoke is mostly newer estates. Each has its own typical boiler position and flue problem.
Newer flats around the Harbourside and Temple Quarter bring different questions again, such as communal flues, limited outside walls and tight cupboards. Whatever the building, we check what’s possible at the survey and quote for it clearly.
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Postcodes: BS1–BS16 and BS34
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