Central heating in Cornwall
A heating system is more than its boiler. Most of the complaints we hear — cold rooms, cold ends of radiators, noise, high bills — come from the parts of the system nobody looks at.
- All 12 main Cornish towns and everywhere between
- Fixed price agreed before we start
What we cover
- Full central heating installation
- Radiator replacement, additions and relocation
- Power flushing and chemical cleaning
- Magnetic filter installation
- Pipework upgrades and microbore replacement
- Smart and zoned heating controls
- Thermostatic radiator valves
- Underfloor heating
- System balancing — the free improvement almost nobody does
Signs you need us
Radiators cold at the bottom
Sludge. Cold at the top is air and you can bleed it yourself; cold at the bottom is magnetite settling out, and it needs flushing before it takes the boiler with it.
Some rooms never get warm
Usually a balancing problem rather than a boiler problem. The radiators nearest the pump take the flow and the far ones starve. Balancing costs labour, not parts.
The system is noisy
Banging, gurgling and kettling are all telling you something — air, sludge or circulation. None of them improve if ignored.
Black water when you bleed a radiator
That is magnetite in suspension, which is the system corroding from the inside. It is abrasive, it wrecks pumps and it blocks heat exchangers.
How it works
- 1
Assess the whole system
Water quality, flow temperatures, radiator sizing and balance — not just the appliance at the end of it.
- 2
Explain what is actually wrong
Often the answer is cheaper than people expect. Balancing and a flush frequently fix what was assumed to be a dying boiler.
- 3
Quote the work
Fixed price, agreed before we start.
- 4
Install, flush, balance, protect
New systems get flushed, dosed with inhibitor and balanced properly. It is the difference between a system that lasts and one that does not.
What it costs
Heating work is quoted after we have seen the system. Power flushing in particular is priced by the number of radiators and the state of the water, so an accurate figure needs a look rather than a guess over the phone.
Everything else we do
Plumbing
Leaks, taps, toilets, tanks, pipework and everything else that carries water around a house.
Read moreEmergency plumbing
Burst pipes, major leaks, no water and no heat — answered out of hours, every day of the year.
Read moreBoiler repair
Fault-finding and repair on gas, oil and LPG boilers — diagnosis first, parts second.
Read moreBoiler installation
New boilers and full replacements, sized properly to the house rather than to the old one.
Read moreBoiler servicing
Annual servicing and landlord gas safety certificates — the full check, not a five-minute glance.
Read moreBathrooms
Complete bathroom installations, managed start to finish by the people doing the plumbing.
Read moreCentral heating — 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.
Do I really need a power flush?
If the water runs black and radiators are cold at the bottom, yes. If the system is clean, no — and we will tell you that rather than selling you one. It is a commonly oversold service.
What is balancing and why does it matter?
Setting the flow through each radiator so they all heat evenly rather than the nearest ones hogging everything. It is mostly labour, it is frequently skipped, and it fixes a surprising number of "cold room" complaints.
Are smart controls worth it?
Zoning genuinely saves money in a house where rooms are used at different times. A smart thermostat on a single-zone system is more convenience than saving, and we will be straight with you about which you are buying.
Can you add a radiator to an existing system?
Usually. The question is whether the boiler and pipework have the capacity for it, which we check rather than assume.
Towns we cover
Need central heating in Cornwall?
Send us the details and someone who knows Cornwall will ring you back. We will tell you honestly whether you need us, what it is likely to involve, and what it will cost.