Cricklade Boiler Servicing and Gas Work, Town Centre to Outlying Smallholdings

Cricklade is about 6 miles from my Highworth base, and both sit in the SN6 postcode district. Blunsdon, Purton and Haydon Wick are the nearest other places I cover, so Cricklade fits well alongside jobs in the north of the area.

Yes. Cricklade is one of the oldest fortified Saxon towns in England, and its historic core has older stone and brick properties. Thick walls and altered layouts can complicate pipe routes, so photos of the boiler and visible pipework help me prepare.

Yes. Properties near the North Meadow National Nature Reserve can be more remote, so send clear directions or a what3words location along with your postcode. Mention if the lane is narrow, gated or awkward for a van.

Not usually. Rural homes and smallholdings around Cricklade are within my area. Tell me whether the property is on mains gas, where the boiler sits and how to reach it, especially if it is in an outbuilding or utility room away from the main house.

It could be. Older stone homes can suffer general damp, which sometimes masks a slow leak from a joint or pipe. If a damp patch sits close to pipework, grows over time or feels wet rather than cold, it is worth asking me to look as a plumbing job.

Yes, if water is escaping. Turn the stopcock clockwise to shut off the supply, usually found under the kitchen sink in older homes, and switch off electrics near the leak if water is reaching them. Then call or send a message saying what you have done.

Yes. In older properties, heat loss, radiator sizes and the existing pipework all affect which boiler suits the building. That matters in Cricklade's older stone homes, where the heating may have been added in stages over the years.

Do not use light switches or naked flames. Open doors and windows, turn off the gas at the meter if you can do so safely, leave the property and call the National Gas Emergency number on 0800 111 999. Once it is made safe, get in touch about any repair.

Check that the pressure gauge reads roughly 1 to 1.5 bar, that the gas and electricity supplies are on and that the thermostat is calling for heat. Note any fault code on the display. If it still will not fire, call the number on this site with what you found.

Yes, plumbing covers leaking pipes, dripping taps, bathroom plumbing and pipework repairs. In older Cricklade cottages pipes may be run along the surface or hidden behind later boxing, so tell me what you can see and where any water is showing.