Boiler service in Portadown from £79

Portadown, Lurgan and the Craigavon new town between them are on the firmus energy Ten Towns gas network, with Tandragee also connected. Gas is available across much of the urban area.

Head out into the orchard country towards Loughgall and Richhill, or down towards Gilford and Scarva, and oil is far more common. Many older town houses also kept their oil boilers rather than switch. We service both, so the fuel question is just the first box on the booking form.

Portadown town. Victorian and early twentieth century terraces near the centre and along the Bann, with larger houses on the roads leading out. Boilers here are often in kitchens or small rear returns.

Craigavon. Built from the late 1960s as a planned new town, with estates in Brownlow and Mandeville. Many of these homes have had their heating replaced at least once. We often see newer boilers on older pipework, so we check system pressure and look for signs of sludge.

Rural homes. Farmhouses and bungalows across the apple-growing country north of the town, usually on oil, sometimes with an external boiler that needs its casing, flue and seals checked every year.

Every Blueprint service follows the boiler manufacturer’s own checklist. Gas services include safety device tests, gas pressure and flue checks and recorded combustion readings. Oil services include nozzle and filter work, cleaning the combustion chamber, setting the burner and an OFTEC CD/11 record. The full list is on our boiler service page.

With gas available across much of Portadown and Craigavon, some oil households weigh up converting. It is a bigger job than a service: a new boiler, a gas connection and often changes to the flue. Our guide to oil to gas conversion in NI explains what is involved. Until then, a yearly oil service keeps the burner efficient and less likely to fail in a cold snap.

Rented homes are common in Craigavon’s estates and in Portadown’s terraces. Gas appliances in a rented home need a gas safety check every 12 months. We do the check and the boiler service in one visit for £119, and email the certificate. More on the landlord page.

• BT62 and BT63: Portadown, Tandragee, Gilford, Scarva, Loughgall
• BT64 and BT65: central Craigavon, including Brownlow and Mandeville
• BT61: Richhill and the roads towards Armagh

For Lurgan, Waringstown and Aghalee, see boiler service in Lurgan. Towards Lisburn, see Lisburn.

To confirm: local review from a Portadown or Craigavon customer

Choose gas or oil, enter your postcode and pick a slot. You see the price before you confirm. Our engineer services to spec and emails your record the same day. The Blueprint Service Plan books your annual gas service for £72 a year paid up front, compared with £79 one-off. Repairs are charged at member rates. Oil is £82 a year, compared with £89 one-off.