Boiler service in Ealing

For a boiler service in Ealing, book a Gas Safe registered engineer once a year and mention if you have a hot water cylinder. Ealing's Edwardian family houses often run system boilers with unvented cylinders, while flats near the Broadway and in West Ealing are mostly combis. All are on hard Thames Water, so scale gets checked too.

PostcodesW5, W13, W7

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Homes in Ealing

Ealing grew as a commuter suburb and was nicknamed the Queen of the Suburbs. It is mostly Edwardian and late Victorian family houses, including the Brentham Garden Suburb conservation area in the north of W5, with mansion flats and newer blocks near Ealing Broadway and West Ealing. Hanwell in W7 has more terraces. The area is in Ealing Council and supplied by Thames Water.

Edwardian houses with stored hot water

Many Ealing family houses have had their heating updated to a system boiler and an unvented cylinder, which gives strong hot water to more than one bathroom. Others still have a regular boiler with tanks in the loft. A system boiler service covers the boiler plus the pump, motorised valves and cylinder controls.

Unvented cylinders hold water at mains pressure and have safety devices that makers ask to be checked regularly, usually yearly. The engineer checks the pressure relief valve, the temperature and pressure relief valve, the expansion vessel and the discharge pipe that runs to the outside.

In conservation areas like Brentham, outside changes such as moving a flue may need planning consent. A service does not change anything outside, but if the engineer finds a flue that needs moving, check with Ealing Council first.

Flats near the Broadway

Mansion flats and newer blocks around Ealing Broadway and West Ealing usually have combis. On Thames Water's hard supply, scale in the hot water side is the most common sign of wear: weak flow, swings in temperature and kettling noises. The service includes a hot water flow check and a look at any scale reducer.

In newer blocks, check whether the boiler flue runs through a ceiling void. If it does and there are no inspection hatches, the engineer will have to treat the boiler as at risk under HSE guidance. Speak to your managing agent first.

Landlords with Ealing lets can book the yearly gas safety check and a full service in one visit.

Booking in W5, W13 and W7

Ealing streets have controlled parking zones run by Ealing Council. A note about a permit, a driveway or a nearby bay helps the engineer keep to time. Tell us whether you have a combi, a system boiler with an unvented cylinder, or a regular boiler with loft tanks, as each takes a different amount of time.

If the boiler is in a loft or basement, make sure there is safe access and a light. Spring and summer are the easiest months to book.

Combis in older mansion flats sometimes replaced back boilers or wall heaters, so flue routes can be unusual. The engineer checks the full visible length.