Boiler repair visit
Minimum charge including attendance, diagnosis, travel within 25 miles of South Molton, and up to 60 minutes at the property. Parts, materials and further work are quoted separately.
Braunton, North Devon
Boiler Repairs in Braunton
Braunton is about 18 miles and half an hour from South Molton, and I'm through the village most weeks heading for the coast. When your boiler packs up, I'll look at where I already am that week and gi
Boiler repairs in Braunton
Braunton is about 18 miles and half an hour from South Molton, and I'm through the village most weeks heading for the coast. When your boiler packs up, I'll look at where I already am that week and give you an honest appointment and arrival window.
I'm George Lane, Gas Safe registered with over 25 years behind me. I quote the job and do the work myself — nobody else turns up in my place. I diagnose the fault properly, tell you what it'll cost, and if a part's needed I'll order it and come back to fit it.
Braunton is a proper mixed bag. Older village housing on the lanes off Caen Street, a good stretch of post-war semis and terraces, newer builds round the edges, and a serious holiday cottage and short-term let market out toward Croyde, Saunton and Braunton Burrows. I've worked on all of it.
Why homeowners in Braunton choose me
Gas Safe Registered
Legally required for all gas work. Reg: 515374. Verify at gassaferegister.co.uk.
25+ Years Experience
All major brands: Worcester Bosch, Vaillant, Baxi, Ideal, Glow-worm, Potterton.
Transparent Pricing
Fixed price after diagnosis before any work starts. No hidden fees.
Same-Day Where Possible
Serving Braunton and surrounding areas from South Molton.
Prices for Boiler repairs in Braunton
All prices include VAT. Travel within 25 miles of South Molton is included. Beyond that area, a £30 travel charge applies and is confirmed before booking.
My Boiler Repair Process
Call me with the basics.
Make and model, any fault code on the display, and what it's doing. That lets me come prepared, and often I can guess the cause before I arrive.
On-site diagnosis with a fixed price before work starts.
I diagnose with test equipment, explain it clearly, and give you a firm price. Nothing happens until you've agreed it.
Repair, or an honest assessment of whether it's worth it.
I fix it if fixing it makes sense. If the boiler's old and the numbers don't stack up, I'll say so. I won't patch a boiler I know will fail again in a few months.
Full test before I leave.
I run it through heating and hot water, check nothing's still sitting in the fault log, and make sure it's all working before I pack up.
Common Boiler Faults I Fix in Braunton EX33
Pressure loss: Worcester F22, Vaillant F22, Baxi E119, Ideal F1 Pressure that keeps dropping is one of my most common calls anywhere in North Devon. If yours needs topping up regularly there's a reason for it: a slow leak at a radiator valve, an expansion vessel on the way out, or a pressure relief valve (PRV) starting to discharge. I find the source rather than topping it up and driving away.
Ignition faults: Worcester F28/EA 227, Vaillant F28/F29, Baxi E133, Ideal F1 Ignition failures usually come down to the spark electrode, the flame sensor or the gas valve. I carry test kit to tell them apart, because an electrode costs a fraction of a gas valve and guessing wrong spends your money for nothing. On older Vaillant ecoTECs the F75 fault (pressure sensor or pump) is a regular caller in Braunton.
Diverter valve failure Hot water but no heating, or heating but no hot water, is nearly always the diverter valve. It sits inside the boiler deciding which circuit gets the heated water, and when the seals fail or the mechanism sticks, one side misses out. Replacement valves for the Worcester Bosch Greenstar and Baxi 800 series — the two brands I see most round here — are easy enough to get hold of.
PCB faults (printed circuit board) When the PCB goes, the boiler might refuse to light, lock out over and over, or throw fault codes that don't obviously match anything else. Diagnosing that properly takes test equipment, and I won't replace a PCB on a hunch.
Expansion vessel failure A waterlogged expansion vessel is behind most of the "pressure keeps climbing and the PRV's dripping" calls. The vessel loses its nitrogen charge over the years and can't absorb pressure changes any more. Re-pressurising or replacing it puts an end to it.
Noisy boiler, kettling and banging A steady rumble or kettling from the boiler usually means limescale or magnetite building up on the primary heat exchanger. It restricts the flow, makes the boiler work harder, and eventually the heat exchanger gives up. Catching it early with a power flush and inhibitor to BS 7593 costs a lot less than a new heat exchanger.
Condensate pipe freezing In a cold snap, the pipe carrying acidic condensate away from a condensing boiler can freeze and lock the boiler out. If yours died during a frost, that's the first thing I'd suspect. You can sometimes thaw it yourself with warm water poured over the pipe. If it keeps happening, the pipe run probably wants altering.
Flue fan faults The flue fan pulls the combustion gases out, and when it fails the boiler locks out to be safe. It usually announces itself as a noise: a grind, or an odd silence where you'd expect a fan when the boiler tries to start.
Boiler Brands I Repair in Braunton
Worcester Bosch Greenstar. The most common premium boiler in Braunton and across North Devon. The Greenstar 2000, 4000 and 8000 series are everywhere. Well built with good parts availability, and the usual faults are the diverter valve, the expansion vessel and the PCB.
Vaillant ecoTEC Plus and Pro. Fitted widely in EX33 through the 2010s. F75 and F22 account for most of my Vaillant calls in Braunton.
Baxi 800 series and Duo-tec. Popular in rentals and holiday lets. E133 ignition faults are what I'm called out to most on these.
Ideal Logic and Vogue. Reliable mid-market boilers. Older Logics have a known thermistor problem that throws an F1, and it's usually a simple, affordable repair.
Glow-worm Betacom and Flexicom. More common in older post-war Braunton housing. Some Flexicom parts are getting harder to find, so I check availability before I commit to anything.
Potterton Performa and Profile. Still going in some of the older Braunton properties. Good boilers in their day, but the parts supply is thinning out.
I also work on Alpha CD25C, Ariston, Ferroli, Main Combi Eco and Viessmann Vitodens. The make and model are on the data plate on the front panel if you want to check.
Properties in Braunton I Cover, EX33
EX33 takes in Braunton village, Wrafton, Velator, Saunton and the area around, Croyde and Georgeham included.
The old village core around Caen Street, South Street and the lanes off them is a mix of older terraced cottages, pre-war housing and Victorian stock. The boilers there tend to be older, or systems updated once or twice along the way. I work on the lot.
Wrafton, just east on the road toward Barnstaple, is mostly post-war residential with boilers of every age and brand. Velator, at the north edge of the village by Braunton Marsh, is quieter residential.
The holiday cottage belt around Croyde and Saunton is a big part of the EX33 market. Those properties work hard all summer and then sit cold from October to March. A boiler that was perfectly happy when the last guests left can refuse to wake up in the spring. I get those calls every year without fail. If you've a holiday cottage out that way and want a pre-season check, ring me before you start taking bookings.
Braunton Burrows — the UNESCO Biosphere reserve and one of the largest dune systems in Europe — runs along the western edge of EX33. It's a decent reminder that this is a genuinely coastal spot, and that external boiler components here have a harder life than they would inland.
Repair or Replace?
Under 8 years old. Nearly always worth repairing. A boiler that's been looked after should manage 12–15 years without anything major.
8–12 years old — depends on the brand and the fault. A Worcester Bosch Greenstar at ten with a failed expansion vessel is an easy yes. A budget brand from the early 2000s with a failed heat exchanger is a much harder call.
Over 15 years. Time for a proper conversation. Parts availability varies a lot by brand at that age. And for Braunton holiday lets in particular: if a boiler is 15+ years old and starts the season looking borderline, replacing it before the guests arrive usually beats gambling on a breakdown in August.
I'll give you a clear picture of the options once I've seen it. I don't push replacement unless the numbers genuinely back it.
When You Book Me
You'll get an answer. Ring or message during the working day and you'll hear back the same day; evenings and weekends, it'll be the next working day. And if it isn't a job for me, I'll tell you that and point you at someone who can help, rather than going quiet on you.
When you book, I'll confirm it and give you a two-hour window rather than a whole day sat at home waiting. On the morning you get a text with a tracking link, so you can see where I've got to instead of wondering. Traffic and the job before yours are real, so it's a window rather than a promise to the minute, but if it slips you'll hear it from me first.
Book a Boiler Repair in Braunton
Call me on 01271 444410 or email info@tarkaboilersbarnstaple.co.uk. I cover Braunton EX33 and around it, including Wrafton, Croyde, Georgeham and Saunton.
Areas Near Braunton I Also Cover
- Croyde. Within the Braunton service area
- Georgeham. Within the Braunton service area
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FAQs: Boiler repairs in Braunton
How quickly can you get to Braunton?
I'm in Braunton regularly. What I can offer depends on my route and the jobs already booked, so I'll give you an honest availability and arrival window when you call.
Do you cover Croyde and Saunton?
Yes, both are in my EX33 area. They're around 10–15 minutes past Braunton, depending on the traffic.
Do you repair holiday let boilers in season?
Yes. I know what a breakdown means when there are guests in the property. Call me and I'll be as quick as I reasonably can.
My combi boiler keeps losing pressure, what causes that?
Either a leak somewhere — a radiator valve, a pipework joint, or under the boiler itself — a faulty expansion vessel, or a pressure relief valve starting to discharge. I find the actual cause rather than just topping it up.
What should I tell you when I call?
Make and model, any fault code showing, and what it's doing. If it's a holiday let, tell me whether there are guests in it. That changes how I prioritise.
What does the repair minimum include?
The £105 including-VAT minimum covers attendance and diagnosis, travel within 25 miles of South Molton, and up to 60 minutes at the property. The full minimum applies to shorter visits. Parts and materials are extra, and any further work is fixed-price quoted before it proceeds.