Residential Oil Heating & Boiler Services

Yes. Oil-fired appliances fall outside Gas Safe registration and are instead covered by OFTEC, the recognised body for the oil heating industry. Installation, servicing and repair of a domestic oil boiler and its tank should always be carried out by an OFTEC-registered engineer.

Annually, in line with manufacturer guidance, to keep combustion efficient, reduce soot and residue build-up, and catch developing faults — a worn nozzle or dirty photocell, for example — before they cause a breakdown in cold weather.

It depends on the fault, the boiler's age and how it has performed previously. A single component failure on a boiler that has otherwise served well is usually worth repairing. Frequent breakdowns, an obsolete part, or a boiler that is clearly at the end of its working life point towards replacement. We give that assessment honestly at the point of diagnosis.

Tanks need to be sited with appropriate separation from boundaries, buildings, openings and watercourses, and modern replacement tanks are typically bunded to provide secondary containment if the inner tank fails. We check an existing tank's siting and condition against current requirements whenever we work on the system, and advise on renewal where it falls short.

Yes — this is precisely what oil heating is for. It is a well-established, reliable technology for properties without a realistic mains gas connection, common across the villages and outlying properties around Farnham, Guildford, Godalming, Farnborough, Fleet and Camberley.

Our residential oil service covers single domestic dwellings and residential lettings. Larger, light commercial or multi-occupancy oil plant is covered separately.

It depends on the property's insulation, existing radiators or underfloor circuits, and how the household uses heating and hot water. It's a genuine option worth assessing rather than assuming.