Reactive · Greater Manchester
Boiler repair and gas engineers in Manchester
Gas Safe registered engineers for the most common emergency in a let property - loss of heating or hot water - plus servicing, replacements and the communal and district heating systems common in city centre blocks.
Gas & Heating across Greater Manchester
What to know before you book
Loss of heating or hot water is consistently one of the most common urgent calls a Manchester landlord or agent gets, and the response needed depends heavily on the time of year - a cold snap in January is a different level of urgency to a mild spell in September. Whatever the season, any fault on a gas appliance must be diagnosed and fixed by a Gas Safe registered engineer, never a general handyman.
Before the engineer arrives, note down any error codes shown on the boiler display and roughly when the fault started, since this speeds up diagnosis considerably. If the property is in a city centre block on a communal or district heating system rather than its own boiler, say so when you enquire, because the diagnosis and the point of responsibility can sit with the building's system rather than the individual flat.
Expect the engineer to explain the fault in plain terms, quote any repair before starting, and, where relevant, issue an updated CP12 if the visit forms part of an annual gas safety check. The engineer is Gas Safe registered and, for larger installations, G3 qualified for unvented cylinders. They invoice you directly under their own registration. FlatFix365 prioritises no-heating and no-hot-water calls and matches the job to an engineer experienced with your boiler type, including communal systems.
What is included
Scope we regularly arrange
Every job is quoted to your property, so this is the range rather than a fixed package. Tell us what you actually need and the quote reflects only that.
- No heating and no hot water emergency callouts
- Boiler fault diagnosis, repair and annual servicing
- Combi, system and unvented cylinder replacement
- Frozen and blocked condensate clearing
- Radiator, TRV and thermostatic control repairs
- Powerflushing, magnetic filters and system balancing
- Electric heating, storage heaters and immersion elements
- Communal and district heating faults in apartment blocks
Why it matters. Heating breakdown is the most common urgent callout reported by UK landlords at around 39 per cent of incidents, with loss of hot water close behind at 28 per cent. Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 requires space heating and water heating to be kept in repair and proper working order, and Manchester treats no heating or hot water between 1 October and 31 March as an emergency repair. Any work on a gas appliance must be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer.
No-heating and no-hot-water calls prioritised, with a target attendance of 2 - 4 hours in Greater Manchester.
We introduce you to an independent, vetted specialist for this work. They confirm the scope, price and timing with you in writing, invoice you directly, and carry their own insurance. Our referral fee is paid by them and never added to your price.
The process
How this job would run
Tell us what you need
Use the enquiry form or the on-site assistant. Send photos if it helps. It takes about ninety seconds and there is no obligation.
We match a vetted trade
We select from our Manchester network based on the trade required, the certification needed and current availability - not on who pays us most.
You get a fixed quote
The trade confirms scope, price and timing in writing before anything is booked. You compare it and decide. Nothing is chargeable until you accept.
Work is done and documented
The job is completed to schedule and you receive the certificates, photo reports and waste transfer notes that prove it, stored against your property.
Often booked together
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Straight answers
Gas & Heating - common questions
Cost depends on the fault diagnosed - a common part such as a diverter valve or a pressure sensor is far cheaper than a major component failure on an older boiler. The engineer diagnoses the fault first and gives you a fixed price before ordering parts or starting repair work.
No-heating and no-hot-water calls are prioritised, with a target attendance of two to four hours across Greater Manchester. This depends on engineer availability at the time of the call, and we tell you honestly if that window cannot be met so you can plan around it.
Yes. Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 requires landlords to keep space heating and water heating installations in repair and proper working order, and loss of either is generally treated as an emergency repair rather than something that can wait for a routine appointment.
Yes, communal and district heating faults are diagnosed alongside individual boiler faults, though who is responsible for the repair - the freeholder, the managing agent or the individual leaseholder - depends on the block's own service arrangements, which is worth checking before work is booked.
Gas & Heating - areas we cover