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Central heating repairs in Woolacombe

I'm George Lane, a Gas Safe engineer based in North Devon. I find and fix cold radiators, noisy pipes, failed pumps and pressure that won't hold in Woolacombe, and I do every job myself.

  • £220 including VAT for all the labour to get it working again, however long it takes
  • Parts priced before they're fitted. Decide not to go ahead, and you only pay £105
  • Travel to Woolacombe included

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George Lane, the engineer

George Lane, Gas Safe No. 515374. Fully insured, 25+ years on boilers. I do every job myself, from the first visit to the finished work.

If you smell gas, leave the property and call the National Gas Emergency number, 0800 111 999, before anything else. Once the supply has been made safe, I can come and deal with the appliance.

What my customers say

5.0 from 103 Google reviews for Thames Boilers, my previous business in Kent

Tarka Boilers is new to North Devon, so it has no reviews of its own yet. Every review here is from a customer of Thames Boilers, the heating business I ran in Kent before I moved here.

Read all 124 reviews
  • I've been using the services of George at Thames Boilers to service my Boiler and Central Heating for many years now. Always reliable, friendly and efficient.

    Paul C.Google review, October 2025Customer of Thames Boilers, Kent
  • Always a pleasure doing business with Thames Boilers. Very friendly and alway provides the best and fastest service. Great job at replacing and upgrading our heaters and performing our boiler services.

    Spyridon M.Google review, September 2024Customer of Thames Boilers, Kent
  • We had a problem with our boiler and our heating system not working right as some radiators where cold and some hot and bleeding the radiators didn't do anything. George was very helpful, fruendly, proffesional, explained how things work and left only after all was working well.

    Zlata A.Google review, November 2017Customer of Thames Boilers, Kent
  • Really impressed with the work carried out by Thames Boilers, George replaced the pump and carried out a service, along with collecting keys from a different location as I could not be at the property for him to gain access. I would recommend them to anyone looking for an honest, professional and efficient company

    Chris H.Google review, January 2020Customer of Thames Boilers, Kent
  • George did a great job servicing our 30 year old boiler and replacing a faulty 3-port valve. Turned up at agreed time and was very polite and kept me informed of what he was doing. Would recommend.

    Checkatrade reviewerCheckatrade review, July 2018Customer of Thames Boilers, Kent
  • Gas Safe No. 515374Check it on the Gas Safe Register
  • 25+ yearson boilers and heating
  • G3 qualifiedfor unvented hot-water cylinders
  • Fully insuredGeorge Lane trading as Tarka Boilers

I work on Worcester Bosch, Vaillant, Baxi, Ideal, Glow-worm, Potterton and Viessmann. Mains-gas boilers only: I don't work on oil or LPG, and I don't fit new boilers.

Prices for central heating repairs in Woolacombe

Every price includes VAT and travel.

  • Fixed-price central heating repair, labour

    £220including VAT

    All the labour to get your central heating working again, however long it takes, including travel and any return visit to fit a part. Parts are priced before they're fitted.

  • Central heating repair, diagnosis only

    £105including VAT

    If you decide not to go ahead, or it can't sensibly be repaired, you only pay this for the visit, travel and finding the fault.

Travel to Woolacombe is included in every price.

Every price includes VAT. Repairs are £220 for all the labour, however long it takes, and parts are priced before they're fitted. Decide not to go ahead, and you only pay £105 for the visit.

Central heating repairs in Woolacombe

I repair central heating in Woolacombe and Mortehoe where the system runs from a mains-gas boiler: cold radiators, pumps, zone valves, controls and systems that lose pressure. I'm George Lane of Tarka Boilers, a Gas Safe engineer (No. 515374) based in North Devon.

Fixed-price heating repair: £220 including VAT for all the labour to get your heating working again, however long it takes. Parts are priced before they're fitted. Decide not to go ahead, and you only pay £105 for the visit. Travel to Woolacombe is included, so there's no travel charge. Book online or call 01271 444410.

  1. You book

    Book online and your time is confirmed straight away. I work Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and I'm not an emergency service. If it isn't a job for me, I'll say so and point you to someone who can help, rather than going quiet on you.

  2. You'll know when I'm coming

    You choose a start time when you book, not a morning or an afternoon. It is an estimate, because the job before yours can finish early or run on. When I set off to you, you get a text with a link that shows where I am, so you can see when I'll be at the door.

Properties in Woolacombe: apartments and houses

Apartments often have compact combis and simple radiator circuits, where pressure and valve faults are the usual calls. Larger houses may have a system boiler with a cylinder and more than one heating zone, where zone valves and controls cause more of the trouble.

If pipework runs through shared areas of an apartment block, tell me when you book so access is arranged.

Heating in holiday lets and second homes often sits unused for months. When it's turned back on, the faults are predictable:

  • A seized pump. The boiler fires, but the heat doesn't move.
  • A stuck zone valve. Heating or hot water works, but not both.
  • Air in the radiators. Cold tops and gurgling pipes.
  • Low pressure. A sealed system that has lost water slowly while nobody was there to top it up.

Running the heating for a day or two before guests arrive gives time to spot any of these.

FAQs: central heating repairs in Woolacombe

What if a part has to be ordered?

The £220 labour price covers finishing the job, including coming back to fit the part. There's no travel charge for the return visit.

Can you replace radiators in a holiday let?

Yes. The radiator and the fitting are priced and agreed before I start.

Do you repair heating on oil or LPG?

No. Heating fed by a mains-gas boiler is all I work on here.

Central heating repairs in Woolacombe?

Every price includes VAT. Repairs are £220 for all the labour, however long it takes, and parts are priced before they're fitted. Decide not to go ahead, and you only pay £105 for the visit. Travel to Woolacombe is included in every price.

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