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Boiler repair in Exeter
Describe the fault and we pass it to Gas Safe registered engineers who work in Exeter.
Three-quarters of Exeter homes rely on a gas boiler. When it breaks down, most fixes are a single part: a pump, a fan, a valve or a sensor. Having the make, model and fault code ready helps the engineer bring the right part first time.
Exeter at a glance
- Water hardness
- Mostly soft. South West Water says most of its supply comes from moorland rivers and reservoirs and is soft or moderately soft. East Devon, supplied from boreholes, is the one area it treats as hard, so homes on the city's eastern edge should check their postcode. Source
- Renting
- 24.9% of Exeter households rented privately in 2021 and 16.6% rented from the council or a housing association. Source
Gas emergency
If you smell gas, turn off the supply at the meter, open windows and doors, don't use switches or flames, and call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. If you suspect carbon monoxide, get everyone outside and seek medical help.
Things to try
If the pressure gauge reads below 1 bar, top up using the filling loop and reset. Our boiler pressure guide walks you through it. If the pressure keeps falling, you have a leak that needs an engineer.
A radiator that's warm at the bottom but cool at the top has trapped air, which you can release yourself using our guide to bleeding a radiator.
Common Exeter faults
With soft water across most of the city, scaled-up heat exchangers are less common than in hard water areas. Worn pumps, fans, diverter valves and circuit boards are more typical. Sludge from old steel radiators can block filters and narrow pipes in older terraces.
Boilers fitted in the 2000s are now reaching the age where parts get harder to find. Ask the engineer for an honest view on whether a repair is worthwhile.
Tenants
Landlords must keep heating and hot water working. Tell your landlord or letting agent about the fault by email so there's a dated record, and follow up if nothing happens. Council and housing association tenants should use their landlord's repairs line.
Exeter homes and what they need
Interwar and post-war semis
Regular boilers with a hot water cylinder have extra parts, such as motorised valves, that fail more often than the boiler itself.
Victorian and Georgian terraces
Long pipe runs and old radiators in these houses often leak slowly. If you top up pressure often, ask for a leak search.
New-build estates on the edge of the city
Newer boilers are usually still under warranty. Check the warranty terms before calling anyone, as the manufacturer may send its own engineer.
Areas covered
Engineers who cover Exeter work across areas including Heavitree, St Thomas, St Leonard's, Pennsylvania, Alphington, Whipton, Pinhoe, Exwick, Topsham and Cranbrook.
Questions people in Exeter ask
Is it worth fixing a 15-year-old boiler in Exeter?
If the part is available and the boiler has been serviced, often yes. If the main heat exchanger has gone, set the quote against our new boiler cost guide before deciding.
Can my landlord leave me without heating in an Exeter winter?
No. Landlords must repair heating and hot water within a reasonable time, and loss of all heating in cold weather should be treated as urgent. If a private landlord doesn't respond, contact Exeter City Council.
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