Boiler Installations Installations and Repairs

A boiler doesn't necessarily need replacing just because it's getting older. Many older boilers can continue to give reliable service if they're well maintained and parts remain available.

However, replacement may be worth considering if your boiler is becoming unreliable, regularly breaking down, expensive to repair, difficult to obtain parts for or no longer meeting your heating and hot water requirements.

At Diamond Heating and Plumbing Ltd, we'll give you straightforward advice. If repairing your existing boiler makes sense, we'll tell you. If replacement is the more economical long-term option, we can explain the alternatives and provide a quotation.

The cost of a new boiler installation depends on several factors, including the boiler make and model, the type of heating system, the boiler location and whether any alterations are required.

A straightforward like-for-like replacement will generally cost less than relocating a boiler or converting from a conventional system to a combination boiler.

Diamond Heating and Plumbing Ltd offers a free assessment visit so that we can properly assess your requirements before providing a comprehensive, fixed-price quotation with no hidden extras.

Yes. We can arrange a free assessment visit at a convenient time to discuss your requirements and inspect your existing heating and hot water system.

We'll explain the available options and, once we've established what's required, provide a clear, no-obligation quotation.

We install all major makes of gas boiler and aren't restricted to recommending one manufacturer.

This allows us to consider your property, heating and hot water requirements, budget and personal preferences before recommending suitable boilers.

Diamond Heating and Plumbing Ltd is also a Baxi Approved Partner and Vaillant Advance Installer.

Yes. Diamond Heating and Plumbing Ltd is a Baxi Approved Partner, and we install Baxi boilers throughout Medway and the wider ME postcode area.

We can assess your property and advise which Baxi models would be suitable for your heating and hot water requirements.

Yes. Diamond Heating and Plumbing Ltd is a Vaillant Advance Installer.

We can supply and install Vaillant boilers along with suitable heating controls and advise you on the most appropriate Vaillant system for your property.

There's no single boiler that's best for every home.

The right boiler depends on the size and heat loss of your property, number of bathrooms, hot water demand, available water pressure and flow rate, existing heating system and how you use your home.

Rather than simply recommending our favourite boiler, we'll assess your requirements and explain the options that we believe are most suitable.

Bigger isn't necessarily better when it comes to boilers.

Correct boiler sizing is important for efficient operation and should take account of your property's heating requirements and, where appropriate, your hot water demand.

We'll assess this when recommending a new boiler rather than automatically replacing your existing appliance with one of the same output.

Diamond Heating and Plumbing Ltd can offer up to 10 years' parts and labour warranty on all boilers that we supply and install, subject to the boiler and manufacturer's applicable warranty conditions.

We'll explain the warranty available with the boiler options included in your quotation, so you can consider both the purchase price and the long-term protection you're receiving.

Annual servicing is normally required to maintain a manufacturer's boiler warranty, and we can take care of this for you.

A straightforward boiler replacement can often be completed within a day, although more complicated installations can take longer.

Boiler relocations, system conversions, new pipework and larger heating-system alterations can all increase the amount of work required.

We'll explain the anticipated timescale before work begins.

In many properties, yes, but a combi boiler isn't automatically the best option for every home.

Before recommending a conversion, we'll consider factors such as your incoming water flow and pressure, number of bathrooms, hot water requirements and existing system.

If another type of system would better meet your needs, we'll explain why.

In many cases, yes.

Whether a boiler can be relocated depends on factors such as the proposed flue position, gas supply, condensate drainage and heating and hot water pipework.

We can assess possible locations and explain what's involved before providing a quotation.

Not necessarily.

If your existing radiators are in good condition and appropriately sized, they may be perfectly suitable for use with your new boiler.

We can assess your existing system and recommend replacing or resizing radiators where there would be a genuine benefit.

The condition of the existing heating system is an important consideration when fitting a new boiler.

Older systems can contain sludge, corrosion products and debris that shouldn't simply be allowed to circulate through a new appliance.

We'll assess the system and recommend the appropriate cleaning and protection required for the particular installation.

Yes.

Once the installation is complete, we'll explain how to operate your new boiler and heating controls and answer any questions you have.

We'll also leave you with the relevant paperwork for your new installation.

Yes. Where required, qualifying gas boiler installations are notified through the appropriate Gas Safe process so that the relevant Building Regulations compliance documentation can be issued.