Boiler servicing in Falmouth
We service gas, oil and LPG boilers across Falmouth, and issue landlord gas safety certificates. A proper service takes time — if someone has been in and out of your house in fifteen minutes, you have not had one.
- TR11 · TR10 and surrounding villages
- Fixed price agreed before we start
Why boiler servicing in Falmouth is its own job
Falmouth runs down a series of steep hills to one of the deepest natural harbours in the world, and the town has two quite separate plumbing economies going on at once. There is the resident and marine trade around the docks and Penryn, and there is the enormous student and holiday rental market that the university has built up over the past twenty years.
The property here
Victorian and Edwardian terraces make up much of the town, a very large share of them now converted to shared houses and flats. Many are three and four storeys, built into the hillside, with the bathroom at the top and the boiler somewhere improbable. Out towards Mylor, Flushing and Maenporth you get detached and coastal property with a different set of problems again.
What catches people out in Falmouth
Two things define Falmouth work. First, the shared houses: a combi sized for a family simply cannot supply six students who all want a shower between eight and nine, and we spend a lot of time correcting undersized systems and issuing landlord gas safety certificates to deadline. Second, the salt. Properties facing the water lose flue terminals, external condensate runs and exposed copper years earlier than an inland equivalent, and it is worth siting new work with that in mind rather than discovering it in five years.
Boiler servicing in Falmouth — what actually matters
Landlord certificates to deadline
We handle multiple-property landlord portfolios and we understand that the certificate date is a legal deadline, not a suggestion. We can work to a schedule and deal with tenant access directly so you are not chasing it.
What we check on an exposed site
On a coastal property the flue terminal, external condensate run and any exposed pipework get particular attention at service, because that is where the salt does its work and where the failure will start.
What we find in terraced houses
Long flue runs and boilers tucked behind kitchen units make a proper service slower here, and that is exactly why the quick version misses things. If someone has serviced yours in fifteen minutes, they did not see the parts that matter.
Damp and corrosion checks
In damp harbourside buildings we pay particular attention to casing corrosion, electrical connections and the condensate trap. Catching that early is the difference between a service and a replacement.
What we cover
- Full annual boiler service, gas, oil or LPG
- Landlord gas safety certificates (CP12)
- Combustion analysis and flue gas readings
- Gas tightness and working pressure checks
- Seals, electrodes and condensate trap inspection
- Heat exchanger and burner cleaning
- System pressure and expansion vessel check
- Written report with the readings on it
Signs you need us
It has been over twelve months
Almost every manufacturer warranty requires annual servicing documented by a registered engineer. Miss a year and you may have quietly lost the cover you paid for.
You are a landlord
A gas safety check on every gas appliance is a legal requirement every twelve months, and you must give the tenant a copy. This one is not optional.
You have just bought the house
You have no idea what the previous owner did or did not do. A service and a set of readings gives you a baseline and occasionally saves you from an expensive surprise.
It is going into a winter of hard use
Servicing in late summer or early autumn is both cheaper and easier to book than discovering the problem during the first cold snap along with everyone else.
How it works
- 1
Visual and safety inspection
Appliance, flue, ventilation and pipework, including the parts that are awkward to see.
- 2
Strip and clean
Burner, heat exchanger and condensate trap cleaned properly rather than wiped.
- 3
Combustion analysis
Actual flue gas readings taken with a calibrated analyser and recorded. If someone did not put a probe in your flue, they did not service your boiler.
- 4
Written report
You get the readings, the condition, and anything worth watching — not just a sticker.
What it costs
Servicing is a fixed price, confirmed when you book. Where there is more than one appliance at the same property on the same visit we price that sensibly rather than charging twice over.
Mains gas in Falmouth
Falmouth and Penryn have good mains gas coverage; the outlying villages towards Constantine and Mawnan Smith are more variable.
Where we work around Falmouth
TR11, TR10 and the villages around them. These are the places we are in most weeks — if yours is not listed, it does not mean we do not cover it.
Near Pendennis Castle, Falmouth Docks, National Maritime Museum Cornwall? That is well within our normal patch.
Everything else we do in Falmouth
Plumbers in Falmouth
Leaks, taps, toilets, tanks, pipework and everything else that carries water around a house.
Read moreEmergency plumbing in Falmouth
Burst pipes, major leaks, no water and no heat — answered out of hours, every day of the year.
Read moreBoiler repair in Falmouth
Fault-finding and repair on gas, oil and LPG boilers — diagnosis first, parts second.
Read moreBoiler installation in Falmouth
New boilers and full replacements, sized properly to the house rather than to the old one.
Read moreBathrooms in Falmouth
Complete bathroom installations, managed start to finish by the people doing the plumbing.
Read moreCentral heating in Falmouth
Radiators, pipework, power flushing, controls and full system installations.
Read moreBoiler servicing in Falmouth — your questions
If yours is not here, send us the form and ask. We would rather spend five minutes answering a question than have you book something you did not need.
How long should a boiler service take?
Around an hour for a thorough job on a typical appliance. A fifteen-minute visit with no analyser is not a service, whatever the invoice says.
What is a CP12?
The landlord gas safety record. It covers every gas appliance in the property, is required annually by law, and must be given to the tenant within 28 days.
Do oil boilers need servicing too?
More than gas ones, in practice. Oil appliances accumulate soot and their nozzles and filters need annual replacement — skipping it is the main cause of oil breakdowns.
Can you service a boiler you did not install?
Yes, any make and any installer. We will tell you honestly what condition we find it in.
Do you cover the villages around Falmouth as well as the town?
Yes — Penryn, Flushing, Mylor Bridge, Budock Water, Swanpool, Maenporth, Constantine and Mabe Burnthouse are all part of our normal Falmouth patch, along with the smaller places between them. If you are not sure whether we reach you, send the form and ask.
How quickly can you get to Falmouth?
A straightforward run down from Truro on the A39. Parking in the town centre is the constraint, not the distance.
We also cover, close to Falmouth
Need boiler servicing in Falmouth?
Send us the details and someone who knows Falmouth will ring you back. We will tell you honestly whether you need us, what it is likely to involve, and what it will cost.