Boilers are an invaluable part of our home lives, but we often take them for granted until disaster strikes.
Boiler repairs and breakdowns are unexpected costs that you just don’t need at a time where costs are rising universally and if you are experiencing boiler problems you might be wondering just how much it will cost to fix the issues.
Unfortunately, no-one except a professional gas safe engineer from a company such as CHS Glasgow who has examined your boiler and identified the issue will be able to give you an exact quote for individual repairs, but this article will hopefully give you a better idea of what to expect.
How much are boiler repairs on average?
Well, as you might have guessed, this will depend on what it is that you need to be fixed, but in general boiler repairs cost anywhere from around £80 to a few hundred pounds.
In the UK the average cost of a boiler repair service is £210.
Any higher than that and you might start to think about boiler replacement rather than repair, especially for problems that your Gas Safe engineer advises you may reoccur in the future.
Bear in mind, however, that whilst these figures may be a bit of a shock, there is a good chance that your boiler may still be under warranty and the installation company that first put it in place will cover the repairs free of charge.
In order for this to be the case, your boiler will need to be relatively new, most warranties are somewhere in the region of 5-10 years in length, and you will probably be required to have a boiler service carried out on an annual basis.
If you are unsure of the exact terms of your warranty, get in touch with your boiler installation company as soon as possible. The last thing you need is to accidentally fail to meet a requirement of your warranty and end up having to pay hundreds of pounds as a result.
What impacts the cost of a boiler repair?
You might think that a complete boiler breakdown will be more expensive to repair than a boiler with a tiny leak, but this is not always the case. Often, however, this isn’t actually the case, and it will all depend on the cost of the boiler part responsible.
Other factors that can influence the cost of a boiler repair include: the type of the boiler that you have, the larger the boiler the more expensive it will be to repair; how old it is, older parts are hard to find; which boiler repair company you hire to carry out the work; where your home is in the country, some companies will charge larger call out fees for rural and remote locations.
Different types of boiler repair
When seeking a company to carry out a boiler repair on your behalf, only relevant for those whose boilers are not still under warranty, you will see that there are two different types of prices offered.
Boiler repair companies will tend to offer both fixed-price, and time related repair prices. Whenever possible, take the fixed price option. It will give you a much more accurate idea of whether or not you want to have the boiler repaired or simply replaced.
Why do I need to have my boiler repaired?
If your boiler hasn’t broken down, and is simply showing signs of repair being required, such as a drop in energy efficiency or a minor water leak, you might be tempted to simply ignore the issue in an attempt to save yourself some money.
This is not a good long-term strategy. Minor repairs can be relatively cheap, under £100 in many cases. On the other hand, the cost of an emergency gas safe engineer call-out in the middle of winter when that minor issue develops into a complete breakdown can be astronomical.
By far the most sensible option is to arrange for a boiler service to be carried out on an annual basis, even if you don’t have a warranty.
This will allow for even the smallest of issues to be identified at the earliest possible stage and for boiler repairs to be carried out.
Sure, you might end up having to pay a little more in the short term to arrange the service and subsequent repair, but it will certainly be a lot cheaper than if you have to have the whole boiler replaced. Even the most expensive of boiler repair tends to cost a few hundred pounds at most, not cheap, but a lot less than the many thousands of pounds that it costs to install a new combi boiler in your property.