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Providing premium boiler services for homeowners in Cardiff and The Vale, we specialize in installations, repairs, and care plans.

Keeping your home warm, safe, and efficient is our priority.

28/10/2026

Diolch yn fawr.

BoilerCraft now has 100+ five-star reviews. Every one of them came from someone who let me into their home and then took the time to write about it.

If I've looked after your heating this year, thank you. And if you're looking for someone to look after yours, the reviews are a good place to start. You'll find them here:
https://boilercraft.co.uk/
(link in my bio too)

Tom

22/10/2026

The clocks go back this Sunday, 25 October.

Your phone will sort itself out. Your heating timer might not.

Some programmers change themselves and plenty of older ones don't. If yours doesn't, from Sunday your heating comes on an hour earlier than you want and goes off an hour early too.

It takes a minute to check. Look at the time on the display on Sunday morning and put it right if it's an hour out. Smart thermostats should update on their own.

Stuck with yours? Send me a message.

Diolch,
Tom

20/10/2026

Landlords in Wales, a quick one.

Every gas appliance in a rental property needs a safety check by a Gas Safe registered engineer once every 12 months. That is UK law. In Wales you are also registered with Rent Smart Wales, and the gas safety record is one of the documents your contract-holders can expect to see.

A few things that catch people out:
- The check can be done up to two months early and you keep the same renewal date
- Tenants need a copy within 28 days, and new tenants before they move in
- You have to keep the records for two years

I have put all of it on one page, with a free one-page checklist you can download and keep for every property you own. Every appliance tested in one visit, the certificate emailed the same day, and a reminder from me before the next one is due.

https://boilercraft.co.uk/landlord-gas-safety-certificates/
(link in my bio too)

Diolch, Tom

18/10/2026

Do you actually know what you paid for on your last boiler service?

Photo one is a heat exchanger on a service this week, before and after, about ten minutes apart. Photo two is a magnetic filter I pulled out of another system this week.

A lot of job reports never show you any of this. A line or two, you take the engineer's word for it, and the boiler looks exactly the same once the case goes back on.

So on every service I photograph what I find, and the photos go on your service record with a plain English note on what they mean. If something needs sorting, you can see why. If it is all fine, you can see that too.

I have written up what actually happens on one of my services, step by step, with more photos, here:
https://boilercraft.co.uk/portfolio/boiler-service-cardiff-what-happens/

If your boiler is due a service before the cold really sets in, you can book online here:
https://boilercraft.co.uk/boiler-servicing-booking/
(link in my bio too)

Diolch, Tom

15/10/2026

What happens if your heating packs in this winter?

If you're on my Essentials plan, you get in touch and I come out. Unlimited call-outs, no call-out fees. If it needs a repair, you get 10% off parts and labour.

Your annual boiler service is included as well, after your first 12 monthly payments.

It's rolling monthly, you can cancel anytime, and there's no health check needed to join. It's my most popular plan.

All the details:
https://boilercraft.co.uk/our-care-plans/
(link in my bio too)

Diolch,
Tom

12/10/2026

Your home, treated like my own.

Three things you'll see on every job, whether it's a quick service or a new boiler going in:

1. Shoe covers on at the door.
2. Dust sheets down before the tools come out.
3. A wipe down before I leave.

None of it fixes a boiler. But it's your home, and the only sign I've been should be heating that works properly.

Diolch,
Tom

boilercraft.co.uk (link in bio)

10/10/2026

A fair question came up this week: "You're a one-man band. What happens if I'm on your care plan and you're away, or can't get to me straight away?"

Here's my honest answer. If your boiler broke down tomorrow and you weren't on a plan, would you ring me and wait for me anyway?

If the answer's yes, the plan doesn't change the wait. It changes what happens when I get there. On Essentials there's no call-out fee, however many times you need me, and you get 10% off parts and labour if it needs a repair.

A few other things worth knowing:

1. No heating or hot water? You go to the front of my list.
2. It's always me. The engineer who serviced your boiler is the one who turns up.
3. Essentials is rolling monthly. If I ever let you down, you can cancel.

And your annual service is included after 12 monthly payments, which gives your boiler the best chance of getting through winter without needing me at all.

All the details:
https://boilercraft.co.uk/our-care-plans/
(link in my bio too)

Diolch,
Tom

01/09/2026

Most boilers in Cardiff are running hotter than they need to.

There are two temperature dials on a combi. One is the hot water at your tap. The other, usually marked with a little radiator symbol, is the flow temperature, and most boilers are still sitting where they left the factory at 75 to 80 degrees.

Your boiler is a condensing boiler. It only hits the efficiency it was sold on when the water coming back from the radiators is cool enough for the flue gases to condense. At 80 degrees that never really happens.

Turn that radiator dial down to 60. Research puts it at around 9% off your gas use, and it costs you nothing.

Two honest caveats. The house will warm up a bit more slowly, so bring your timer forward half an hour. And if you have a hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard rather than a combi, leave it alone and ask me first, because that needs to run hotter to stay safe.

More of these, including the ones that don’t work, on the blog: https://boilercraft.co.uk/portfolio/cut-heating-bill-cardiff/

28/08/2026

Another kind review in from Mark after his boiler service. Thanks Mark, much appreciated.

If yours hasn’t been serviced in the last 12 months, now’s a good time to sort it. Book online at boilercraft.co.uk or drop me a message.

Serving Pontyclun, Cardiff, Cowbridge, Penarth and surrounding areas.

29/07/2026

Just picked up the keys to a new home? One thing most people never check: the boiler.

Look for a service sticker or paperwork from the previous owner. No record of it ever being serviced? That’s worth sorting before winter. And if it’s a new build, most manufacturers require an annual service to keep the warranty valid.

Just moved to Cardiff or the Vale? Send me a message and I’ll take a look for you.

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Pontyclun
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