Boiler Service

Boiler Servicein NottinghamFrom £75 + VAT

One annual visit that keeps your manufacturer warranty valid, catches the faults that cause January breakdowns, and takes about an hour of your day.

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Gas Safe No. 593241 · Domestic work only · Mon–Fri 8:00am–6:30pm · Sat 8:30am–12:00pm

Servicing from £75 + VAT

Gas Safe registered: No. 593241

Baxi approved and Vaillant registered installer

Keeps 5, 7 and 10-year warranties valid

23 years in the trade since 2003

Service Overview

What an annual boiler service actually checks

A boiler service is a safety and efficiency inspection, not a wipe-down. The appliance is opened up, the combustion is analysed, the gas rate and working pressure are checked against the manufacturer's figures, the flue is tested for correct discharge, seals and the case are checked for soundness, and the components most likely to fail, fan, ignition, condensate trap, expansion vessel charge, pressure relief, are inspected and cleaned as needed.

It exists for two reasons. First, safety: a gas appliance burning incorrectly or venting badly is a carbon monoxide risk, and it is not something you can see or smell. Second, money: almost every manufacturer requires an annual service, carried out on time, for the 5, 7 or 10-year warranty to remain valid. Missing one service can cost you cover worth hundreds of pounds on a repair you have already paid to insure against.

Servicing starts at £75 + VAT, and it is the cheapest appointment we offer. If we find a fault, you are told what it is and what the repair would cost before anything else happens, we never carry on into chargeable repair work without your agreement.

Landlords can combine the service with a CP12 gas safety certificate from £85 + VAT, which covers both the legal certificate and the appliance maintenance in a single visit and a single set of paperwork.

Who this is for

Anyone with a boiler under warranty

If you have 5, 7 or 10 years of manufacturer cover, an annual service on time is the condition that keeps it alive.

Households heading into winter

September and October are the right months. Nobody wants a diagnosis on the first genuinely cold morning of the year.

Landlords and letting agents

Service plus CP12 gas safety certificate in one visit, from £85 + VAT, with any remedial work estimated in writing first.

Older boilers being kept going

If replacement is a year or two away, servicing is how you get there without an emergency call-out in between.

Leave It and It Gets Worse

The real cost of skipping a service

Skipping a service does not break a boiler on the day. It removes the only opportunity anyone had to spot the fault while it was still small. A blocked condensate trap, a fan bearing on its way out, an expansion vessel that has lost its charge, a heat exchanger starting to fur up, every one of these gives warning signs that a service picks up and a homeowner does not.

The financial consequence is sharper. Manufacturer warranties are conditional on annual servicing. Lose the service history and a repair that would have been free becomes a repair you pay for, on top of the £80 + VAT diagnostic visit that a breakdown requires. Two skipped £75 + VAT services can easily cost several hundred pounds within a year.

There is also a safety cost that does not show up on a bill. Incomplete combustion produces carbon monoxide, which you cannot see, smell or taste. Flue seals degrade, cases get disturbed by other trades, and vents get blocked by insulation or building work. A service is the check that confirms none of that has happened in your home.

Common mistakes we are called out to

Assuming a boiler that is working is a boiler that is safe and efficient.
Letting the service date slip past the anniversary and quietly invalidating a 10-year warranty.
Booking a service in December, when engineers are dealing with breakdowns and availability is tightest.
Accepting a 'service' that was really a visual glance with no combustion analysis or gas rate check.
Ignoring small signs, kettling noises, dropping pressure, a boiler that needs resetting, between services.

Our Process

How the work runs, step by step

The same sequence every time, so you always know what happens next and what it costs before it happens.

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Step 1: Checks before opening up
Controls, system pressure, flue route, ventilation and the area around the appliance are checked, and you are asked how the boiler has behaved over the past year.
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Step 2: Inspection
The case comes off. Burner, heat exchanger, electrodes, fan, condensate trap, seals and expansion vessel are inspected, and the internals are cleaned where needed.
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Step 3: Gas and combustion testing
Gas rate and working pressure are measured against the manufacturer's data and combustion is analysed with a flue gas analyser to confirm the boiler is burning correctly.
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Step 4: Safety verification
Flue discharge, case seal integrity, safety devices and ventilation are all proven, and any gas soundness concern is investigated rather than noted and left.
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Step 5: Findings and pricing
You are told what was found. If a repair is needed, you get the cost and the options and you decide: nothing chargeable happens without your agreement.
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Step 6: Completion and record
Service record handed over for your warranty file, plus a CP12 certificate where the visit is for a rented property, and a 12-month workmanship guarantee on most work carried out.

The Benefits

What you actually get for the money

Fast and unintrusive

Around an hour in most homes, in and out with dust sheets down and the heating left running properly when we leave.

Safety confirmed each year

Combustion analysed and flue proven by a Gas Safe registered engineer, number 593241: the only reliable check against carbon monoxide risk.

Warranty protection

An on-time annual service is what keeps 5, 7 and 10-year manufacturer warranties valid. £75 + VAT protects cover worth far more.

Lower gas bills

A boiler set to the correct gas rate with a clean heat exchanger and properly set controls uses less fuel to heat the same house.

Fewer winter breakdowns

Most breakdowns give warnings months in advance. A service is the appointment where those warnings get found.

Straight answers

If something needs doing you get the price first; if nothing needs doing you get told that too, which is why customers have stayed with us for 25 years.

In Detail

Servicing detail: appliances, timings and landlord obligations

What a service covers changes with the appliance and the property. Here is how we approach each situation.

Combi, system and regular boilers

Combi boilers carry extra components that a service checks specifically: the diverter valve that switches between heating and hot water, plate heat exchanger condition where scale builds up in hard water, and hot water flow and temperature stability at the tap.

System and regular boilers are serviced alongside their cylinder and controls. That means checking the motorised valve, the cylinder thermostat, the immersion where fitted and, on unvented cylinders, the expansion vessel charge and safety valves, work that legally requires a G3 qualification, which we hold.

Manufacturer requirements and service intervals

Manufacturers specify annual servicing, measured from the installation anniversary rather than loosely 'once a year'. Drift a few months and cover can be challenged. We recommend booking the same month each year, ideally late summer or early autumn.

As a Baxi approved installer and Vaillant registered installer we service those brands to manufacturer specification, and we service other domestic gas boilers to the same standard using their published data.

Landlord servicing and CP12 certificates

Landlords have a legal duty to have gas appliances checked annually by a Gas Safe registered engineer and to provide the tenant with a record. We issue CP12 gas safety certificates from £85 + VAT alongside a service, which keeps the compliance and the maintenance in one visit.

Where the check finds a defect, the remedial work is estimated in writing before it goes ahead, so agents and landlords can approve costs properly rather than being presented with a bill after the fact.

What a service does not cover

A service is an inspection. It includes cleaning and adjustment, but not replacement parts or repair labour beyond the visit, those are quoted separately and only carried out with your agreement.

Where the fault found is a system problem rather than an appliance problem, such as sludge in radiators restricting flow, we will explain the options: a chemical clean, power flushing, or fitting a magnetic filter to stop it recurring.

Gas Safe Registered

Baxi Approved Installer

APHC Licensed Member

Questions

Boiler Service, your questions answered

Anything not covered here, call 07792 651029 and ask Chris directly.

How much is a boiler service in Nottingham?

Annual servicing starts at £75 + VAT. If the property is rented and you also need a CP12 gas safety certificate, that is from £85 + VAT with a service.

How long does a boiler service take?

Around an hour for most domestic boilers. Older appliances, or ones that have not been serviced for a while and need more cleaning, can take longer.

Do I have to service my boiler every year?

For a manufacturer warranty to stay valid, yes, annual servicing on time is almost always a condition. Landlords have a legal duty to have gas appliances checked annually. For an out-of-warranty owner-occupied boiler it is not a legal requirement, but it is the cheapest way to avoid a breakdown and it confirms the appliance is safe.

What happens if you find a fault?

We explain what has been found, what it means and what the repair would cost. Nothing chargeable goes ahead without your agreement, and if the boiler is genuinely unsafe we will tell you plainly what has to happen.

Will servicing keep my 10-year warranty valid?

It is the main condition. Have the boiler serviced annually, on time, keep the records, and the manufacturer cover of 5, 7 or 10 years stays in place.

When is the best time to book?

Late summer or early autumn. Availability is better than in midwinter and any fault found can be sorted before the heating is under real load.

Can you service a boiler you did not install?

Yes. We service domestic gas boilers of other makes to manufacturer specification, not only the Baxi and Vaillant appliances we install.

Do you service commercial boilers?

No, we are domestic only. That covers houses, flats, landlords and letting agents across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Is a boiler service the same as a gas safety certificate?

No. A service is maintenance of the appliance; a CP12 is the legal safety record a landlord must provide to a tenant. We commonly do both in one visit, from £85 + VAT.

Related Services

Other work we cover

Where We Work

Boiler Service across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

Based in Underwood, close to the M1, which keeps travel times short and a same or next-day response realistic. See our heating engineer services in Nottingham or get in touch.

Next Step

Book your boiler service before the cold arrives

From £75 + VAT, about an hour, and it keeps your manufacturer warranty valid. Tell us your boiler make and the month it was installed and we will do the rest.

Call 07792 651029

Gas Safe registered: No. 593241
£2m public liability cover
12-month workmanship guarantee on most work