Boiler Repair for Hampton Homes
When the radiators stay cold, the gauge keeps dropping or water shows up under the boiler, we find the part that failed and quote the whole repair before any work starts.
The estimate is free and commits you to nothing.
Hot water and steam
- Every Boiler TypeHomes and businesses
- Free EstimatesNo obligation
- Whole Job QuotedNo surprise charges after
- Mon to Sat7 am to 6 pm
What it covers
Boiler Repair in Hampton
Boiler repair in Hampton covers residential and commercial boilers, hot water and steam alike, and gets them putting even heat back into every room.
Both kinds start with a burner heating water. What differs is what leaves the boiler, and that decides where a fault tends to hide.
- "Hot water boiler"
- Heats water that a pump pushes through the radiators or baseboard and back again, in a closed loop held under pressure.
- "Steam boiler"
- Boils the water, and the steam rises through the pipes to the radiators on its own, then runs back down as water to be heated again.
Tell us on the call which kind you have and what it is doing, and we take it from there.
When to call
Signs Your Boiler Needs Repair
A boiler that will not fire, leaks, loses pressure, bangs or leaves the radiators cold needs a repair, and these are the signs that tell you so.
- Cold radiatorsThe boiler runs but some radiators or baseboards stay cold, which often means water has stopped moving or air is trapped in the loop.
- No heat at allThe thermostat calls and the boiler will not fire, which points to the burner, the ignition or a safety control that has shut it down.
- Water under the boilerA puddle or a steady drip from a fitting, a valve or the boiler itself is a leak, and a leak only grows.
- Pressure dropping on the gaugeA hot water boiler that keeps losing pressure is losing water somewhere, and topping it up hides the cause.
- Banging or kettling noisesA rumble like a kettle about to boil is "kettling", usually scale built up inside the boiler; banging in the pipes means water or steam is not moving the way it should.
- A dripping relief valveWater from the "pressure relief valve" means the pressure is climbing too high, and a waterlogged "expansion tank" is a common reason.
If water keeps spreading across the floor, switch the boiler off at its service switch and call us.
From the call to done
How a Boiler Repair Runs
The technician checks the burner, the ignition, the "circulator pump", the pressure relief valve and the expansion tank, then repairs the part that failed.
- You callWe answer or call back the same working day. After hours, leave a message and we return it the next working morning.
- We find the faultWe arrive when we said we would and work through the boiler part by part until the failure is found, not guessed at.
- You approve the whole priceWe quote the whole job before we start, and nothing is added after.
- We repair, fire it and clean upThe failed part is repaired or replaced, the boiler runs a heat cycle with the pressure watched, and the work area is left clean.
What the technician checks
- BurnerWhere the fuel burns. A dirty or failing burner gives weak heat or none.
- IgnitionLights the burner on each call for heat. When it fails, the boiler will not fire.
- Circulator pumpMoves hot water around the loop. A dead pump leaves the boiler hot and the radiators cold.
- Pressure relief valveLets water out when pressure climbs too high. A valve that drips needs attention.
- Expansion tankTakes up the water's growth as it heats. Once waterlogged, the pressure swings and the relief valve opens.
Past repair
Boiler Installation
Boiler installation sets a new hot water or steam boiler, sized to the home, when the old one is past repair.
Sized means matched to the heat the house actually loses, not copied off the old boiler's label. A boiler leaking from its own body rather than a fitting, or one that fails again and again, is where that conversation usually starts.
We have it with you before any work begins, never after, and the new boiler is quoted as a whole job just like a repair.
What it costs
What Sets the Price
The price of a boiler repair comes down to the part that failed and the time the work takes, so the exact figure comes from the call and the diagnosis.
- The part that failed and what it costs to replace
- Hot water or steam, and how the piping runs
- Whether the system has to be drained and refilled
- How easy the boiler is to reach
Also on our list
Related Heating and Cooling Work
These related jobs each have their own page, with furnace repair at the center of what we do.
Boiler acting up? Get it quoted today.
We pick up Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 6 pm. Outside those hours, leave a message and we call back the next working morning.
- We show up when we say we will
- We clean up when the work is done