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Concept by PapsLab. Maine Valley Heating is a fictional business.Fictional business.

What changed
  • An amber line at the top of every screen leads straight to what to try when the heating stops.
  • Six things a boiler does, each with what to try first, when to call, and what the call-out costs.
  • Heat pumps get their own door: free home visit, fixed written price, the grant paperwork, then fitting, with the usual price range on the page.
  • It says plainly that some houses need insulation before a heat pump, before anyone spends money.
  • The phone number is a real tap-to-call button on every screen, and the gas and carbon monoxide steps come first in the repairs section.
  • Built for a phone first, and it still works with JavaScript off.
Heating not working? See what to try first, and what a call-out costs.
Maine Valley Heating

From oil boiler
to heat pump.

We keep Kerry’s oil and gas boilers going, and fit the heat pump that replaces one when the house is ready for it.

Book a free home visit Call 066 000 0000

A whitewashed farmhouse on a frosty morning, low sun on its walls, with a grey heat pump unit standing by the gable end.

Is the house ready for a heat pump?

Some are ready as they are. Others need the attic or the walls done first. We tell you which, in writing, before you spend anything.

  1. A free home visit

    An hour in the house: rooms, radiators, windows, attic and last winter’s oil bills.

  2. Ready or not, and one price

    In writing within a week, with the grant taken off. No extras after.

  3. The grant forms

    We fill in the SEAI paperwork with you.

  4. Fitted in two or three days

    We show you the controls, and come back after the first cold week.

Our white van, with the red warm-front stripe along its side, in a farmhouse yard on a frosty morning, hills behind.

€7,500 to €14,000

What most of our heat pump jobs come to, fitted, before the grant. Yours is a fixed written price after the visit.

Book a free home visit

What’s the heating doing?

Smell gas? Leave the boiler alone, open the windows, don’t touch switches, and call Gas Networks Ireland on 1800 20 50 50, day or night.

Carbon monoxide alarm going off? Get everyone out and call 112.

Try this, then callNo heating and no hot water

Try this first

Check the boiler has power: the switch or fused spur beside it, and the display. Oil: look at the tank gauge. Gas: check the hob lights. Then press reset once.

Call us if

It still won’t light, or it locks out again.

What it costs

Call-out €95, which covers the first half hour. Most of these are fixed inside it.

Call nowThere’s water leaking

Try this first

Switch the boiler off, close the valves under it if you can reach them, and put towels and a bowl down. If it’s a lot, turn the water off at the stopcock.

Call us if

Now. Leaks go first on the day’s list.

What it costs

Call-out €95.

Try this, then callIt stopped on a frosty morning

Try this first

The white plastic pipe from the boiler to the outside drain may be frozen. Pour warm water (not boiling) along it outside, then press reset once.

Call us if

It stops again on the next cold night. We’ll lag or reroute the pipe.

What it costs

Call-out €95. Lagging the pipe is usually done inside it.

Can wait for a visitHot water, but the radiators are cold

Try this first

Check the timer is on a heating period and the room thermostat is turned up above the room temperature.

Call us if

The boiler fires for hot water but the radiators stay cold. It’s usually the pump or a valve.

What it costs

Call-out €95. A new pump, fitted, is usually €250 to €350.

Can wait for a visitThe pressure gauge is below 1

Try this first

Top it up to 1.5 with the filling loop under the boiler: open the two taps slowly, watch the gauge, close them at 1.5.

Call us if

It drops again within a week. There’s a leak somewhere, or the expansion vessel needs air.

What it costs

Call-out €95 to find it.

Can wait for a visitThe heat pump runs, but the house is cold

Try this first

Check the controller hasn’t been switched to holiday or hot-water-only, and that no radiator valves were turned down for the summer.

Call us if

The rooms stay cold for a day with everything on. It usually needs the settings, not a part.

What it costs

Call-out €95. Heat pumps we fitted: free in the first year.

Not on the list? Call 066 000 0000. Phones are answered 8am to 8pm, seven days, October to April.

The heating year

  1. October

    Get the boiler serviced before the first cold snap.

  2. November

    Bleed the radiators upstairs, then top the pressure back to 1.5.

  3. December

    Check the oil gauge early. Suppliers get busy before Christmas.

  4. January

    Frost stopped the boiler? Warm water on the outside pipe, then reset.

  5. February

    Book a heat pump visit now to have it fitted before next winter.

  6. March

    Leave the heat pump running steady. It works best that way, even on mild days.

What it costs

Call-out, first half hour included, weekdays 8 to 6
€95
Call-out, evenings and weekends
€140
Each extra half hour
€40
Oil boiler service, nozzle and filter included
€130
Gas boiler service
€110
Heat pump service
€160
Heat pump home visit
Free

All prices include VAT. Parts are extra, and you get the price before we fit them.

Ask for a visit

What do you need?

Free. We’ll ring to pick a day.