Radiators cold, hot water fine, or nothing at all? We attend same day across every EH postcode when you book before 2pm, with free loan heaters if the boiler cannot be brought back the same visit.
No heating in Edinburgh — same-day boiler repair?
No heating in an Edinburgh home usually traces to a stuck diverter valve, a seized pump, a failed motorised valve, a room thermostat that has lost pairing or battery, or a boiler lockout from low pressure. A £95 fixed diagnostic identifies which, and most are repaired on the first visit.
Key points
System pressure below 0.8 bar and the boiler has locked out
Pump seized after summer standstill — very common on the first cold week
Motorised (3-port or 2-port) valve failed on a system boiler
Wireless room thermostat unpaired or batteries flat
Most likely causes
System pressure below 0.8 bar and the boiler has locked out
Pump seized after summer standstill — very common on the first cold week
Motorised (3-port or 2-port) valve failed on a system boiler
Wireless room thermostat unpaired or batteries flat
Diverter valve stuck on hot water
Frozen condensate pipe on an external run — the classic Edinburgh January call
Check these before you call
Read the pressure gauge — under 1.0 bar cold needs re-pressurising
Check the room thermostat has power and is calling for heat
Feel whether the pipe out of the boiler heats up at all
Look for a white plastic condensate pipe outside and check it for ice
How the visit works
Fixed £95 diagnostic, booked to a two-hour window
Fault traced to the component — no speculative part-swapping
Written quote before any repair begins
Common Worcester, Vaillant, Ideal, Baxi and Glow-worm parts on the van
My boiler is on but the radiators stay cold — why?
The heat is being made but not moved. That points to a seized pump, a failed motorised valve or a diverter valve stuck on hot water. All three are routine same-day repairs.
It's freezing and I have no heat — will you prioritise me?
Yes. No-heat calls in sub-zero weather, households with children under five, and anyone over 70 or medically vulnerable go to the front of the same-day queue, and we leave free loan electric heaters if the repair has to run over.
How much does a boiler repair cost in Edinburgh?
Heatscape charges a fixed £95 diagnostic across every EH postcode, deducted in full from any repair carried out on the same visit. Out of hours (after 6pm and weekends) is £140. Most common repairs land between £120 and £420 all-in including parts and labour. If a repair would cost more than about £600 on a boiler over 10 years old, we quote a like-for-like replacement at £2,295 instead.
Are boiler repairs guaranteed?
Every repair carries a 12-month workmanship guarantee, and manufacturer part warranties are passed through in full. If the same fault returns inside 12 months there is no second diagnostic fee.