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Boiler Repair in Calgary.
A licensed journeyman, never an apprentice, handles your boiler repair in Calgary. We find out why your boiler stopped heating, show you your options and agree the price with you before any work starts. The person who quotes your repair is the person who does the work.
Book a Boiler Repair Visit
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Licensed Journeymen Only
Every repair is done by a licensed Red Seal journeyman. No apprentices in your home.
Price Agreed First
You see your options and agree the price before any work starts.
One Person, Start to Finish
The technician who quotes your repair is the one who does it.
Over 50 Years Combined
Our team brings over 50 years of combined experience to your home.
Tell Us What Is Happening
What Is Your Boiler Doing?
No heat or cold radiators
Air or low pressure
Radiators or baseboards that stay cold, or make noise, can have air in the system. Low pressure in the system can mean a leak in the boiler or its piping. Check that the boiler is switched on. If the heat stays off with the thermostat turned up, book a visit soon, because in cold weather frozen pipes can follow within hours.
Leaking
Look, then call
Look for water around the boiler’s piping, pump and pressure relief valve, without touching anything. Weil-McLain, a boiler maker, says a relief valve that often drips needs a qualified technician to check the boiler and system. Navien, another maker, says the valve must never be plugged or removed. The water it lets out can scald, so keep clear of it. Leaks shorten a boiler’s life and can cause serious water damage, so book a visit right away.
Gurgling or popping
Air or mineral build-up
Noise in radiators or baseboards can come from air in the system. A popping or percolating noise from the boiler itself can come from too little water flowing through it. It can also come from mineral deposits, left by the fresh water added to replace what a leak lets out. Book a visit to find which it is.
Looking to install a new one?
A new boiler instead
If your boiler has failed for good, or you would rather replace it than keep repairing it, see our page on boiler installation. Where a repair and a new boiler both make sense, you get a firm price for each before you decide.
Something else
Tell us what you see
If there’s a gas, burning or electrical smell, or your carbon monoxide alarm goes off, leave the house and call 911 from outside. For anything else not listed here, call us, or describe it in the booking form and we will call you back during our hours. A licensed journeyman comes to your home to find the cause before any work starts.
Boiler Repair in Calgary From a Licensed Journeyman
We do boiler repair and boiler service in Calgary for homeowners. A boiler heats your home with hot water. As Natural Resources Canada’s guide to heating with gas explains, a small pump circulates the water through pipes to your radiators, baseboards or in-floor heating and back to be reheated. A combi boiler heats your tap water too.
We also bleed and balance radiators, and we can add heating zones to your existing hot water heating system, with the controls they need. We can add an outdoor reset control as well: Natural Resources Canada explains that it sets the temperature of the water your boiler sends out by the temperature outside.
Our boiler calls pick up as soon as the weather turns cold. If you need emergency boiler repair, call us during our hours (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 5:00) to book a visit. We offer same-day service when the schedule and the job allow; some jobs are booked for a later day, depending on the work and when suits you.
If your home is heated by a furnace rather than a boiler, see our furnace repair page. Below is what a boiler repair visit includes and how its price is set.
What a Boiler Repair Visit Includes
A boiler repair means finding which part has failed and fixing it, with your price agreed before the work starts. Your visit includes:
A licensed journeyman at your home, never an apprentice.
Finding the fault: what has failed, and what it takes to fix it. We service circulator pumps, expansion tanks and zone valves too, and after assessing your system we recommend any repair or replacement it needs.
Your options, each with a firm price, before any work starts.
The repair itself, done by the person who quoted it, on the same visit whenever possible.
After the repair, several test cycles to make sure your boiler runs properly, and a check for any other issues that may need attention.
Once your heat is back, think about yearly boiler maintenance. Navien, a boiler maker, says a boiler should be inspected every year, preferably at the start of the heating season, by a qualified service technician.
Price Agreed First
How Your Boiler Repair Price Is Set
We don’t price a boiler repair over the phone, because the fault has to be found first. A licensed technician comes to you, looks at the problem and gives you your options with a firm price before any work starts. The visit is $69.99, waived if you go ahead. Because the price is agreed first, there are no invoice surprises.
Financing through Financeit is available for a larger job. Ask us about it when you get your price.
Why Choose Jack’d Up Plumbing for Boiler Repair in Calgary
Licensed Red Seal journeymen only, each holding a plumbing and a gasfitter certificate; never apprentices.
Your price presented and agreed before any work starts.
The person who quotes your repair does the work.
A small, local team with over 50 years of combined experience.
Home service is all we do.
Most installations and repairs carry a one-year workmanship warranty, and a whole-house repipe or a main shut-off replacement carries three years. Parts carry the manufacturer's warranty, usually one to six years depending on the brand. Maintenance, such as a tank flush, is not warranted. Ask us about the warranty on your job.
What Customers Say.
- Kerry Graham-Perry★★★★★
Don was very professional and efficiently explained the options to our exterior hot/cold water faucet problem. He was able to replace the faucet during his first visit and double checked everything before he completed the job. Thanks.
Read the full review - Dana Lee★★★★★
Don was amazing to work with. We called Jack'd Up Plumbing because our sump pump broke. Don was extremely patient explaining all the different options on whether to repair or replace the pump. He went over the cost and longevity of each option. I would highly recommend Don for any plumbing or boiler needs you have!
Read the full review - lucio riccio★★★★★
Had maintenance completed on my boiler system. Don did a great job. Throughout the process Jacked Up was in constant communication regarding the appointment, arrival and costs. Pricing was reasonable. Work and service is outstanding!
Read the full review - Yael Schulz★★★★★
Within an hour of requesting help with a leak in our shower, Don arrived and completed necessary repairs. Quick, knowledgeable and friendly service. No surprises with respect to cost!
Read the full review - Brian Foley★★★★★
Alex came to check our furnace humidifier. Excellent service, really friendly guy and explained everything he had to do to set things right. Highly recommend Jack'D up.
Read the full review - Melanie Westman★★★★★
Alex was phenomenal and helped me so quickly and efficiently with my clogged drain. Would absolutely recommend this company for any plumbing needs!!
- Shannon Chalupiak★★★★★
Don was prompt, professional and accurate in his diagnosis and quote. We highly appreciated his honesty and ability to communicate the whole process along with the possibility of some additional work that may have come up depending on what they found once they started. This was helpful in easing our concerns as this was not a planned repair. We were also pleasantly surprised when this additional work was not needed. This was such a great experience that we are now looking forward to working with Don again in the next year to complete some planned work.
Read the full review - Eric Sun★★★★★
Jack’d Up Plumbing did a wonderful job. My installer, Alex, was professional, friendly, and got the work done properly. He explained things clearly and made sure everything was working before finishing. I really appreciate the quality of the work and would definitely recommend Jack’d Up Plumbing to others.
Read the full review - Guilherme Rizzo★★★★★
Don was very professional, honest, and friendly. He did a great job and took the time to explain everything clearly. He also gave me helpful maintenance tips and, after his inspection, he honestly said that no repairs were needed — only regular maintenance. I really appreciated that he didn’t try to upsell or push unnecessary services. It’s hard to find someone this trustworthy nowadays. Highly recommend!
Read the full review - Thomas StOnge★★★★★
Alex was super helpful with working through a quote for a boiler system upgrade. He walked me through some different options and considerations and was very knowledgeable.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Boiler Repair in Calgary
(403) 800-0050We don’t give a price over the phone, because the cost depends on which part has failed and the work it takes to reach and fix it. A licensed technician comes to you, looks at the problem and gives you your options with a firm price before any work starts. The visit is $69.99, waived if you go ahead. Nothing is done until you have agreed the price.
Navien, a boiler maker, says in its combi boiler manual that for minor problems, resetting the boiler may resolve the issue. A reset clears the message, not the cause: Navien says to clear the message and resolve the problem. If resetting and the manual’s own remedies don’t resolve it, its direction is to contact an authorized technician or a licensed professional. Write down the code and your boiler’s make and model, and call us.
The Calgary Fire Department’s advice after heavy snow is to keep vents clear: snow and ice can block air intakes and exhaust vents and let carbon monoxide build up. If your carbon monoxide alarm goes off or anyone in the house has symptoms, leave, call 911 from outside and stay out until the Fire Department says it is safe. Weil-McLain, a boiler maker, says its boiler shuts down when its air or vent is blocked, and its manual says to remove a blockage you can easily reach. Weil-McLain’s ECO Tec boiler should then try to restart on its own; if the blockage isn’t obvious or you can’t remove it, book a visit.
A combi boiler heats both your home and your tap water. Navien’s manual for its combi boiler explains that while it heats tap water, its heating side does not work, so the radiators or baseboards can cool until it finishes.
“Came downstairs found my mechanical room to be full of water”
Navien, a boiler maker, says not to use its boiler if any part of it has been under water. Its direction is to call a qualified service technician immediately to inspect the boiler and replace any control parts that were under water, including those that control the gas. Call us during our hours to book that visit.
We repair all makes and models of boilers, including Navien and Rinnai combi boilers, and we continue to repair and service existing mid-efficiency boilers. When you call, have your boiler’s make and model number ready: the model number is on its rating label.
Ours do. In Alberta, Gasfitter (Class B) is a compulsory certification trade, and Alberta’s Gasfitter Class B trade profile says the work covers gas equipment from home furnaces to boilers. Every one of our technicians is a licensed Red Seal journeyman holding both a plumbing certificate and that Class B gasfitter certificate.
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