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Universal Plumbing and Heating Limited

4.8

50 Reviews

Opening Hours
Today - 08:00–19:00
  • Monday 08:00–19:00
  • Tuesday 08:00–19:00
  • Wednesday 08:00–19:00
  • Thursday 08:00–19:00
  • Friday 08:00–19:00
  • Saturday 08:00–19:00
  • Sunday - Closed

About

We are a Boiler, Heating and Plumbing installation company.

Working in Essex, London and surrounding areas of Hertfordshire.

We carry out both domestic and commercial gas work.

Services include Landlord gas safety certificates, power flushing, installations and repairs of boiler, copper cylinders and unvented steel cylinders.
Hob and cooker installations.

We are a reliable, efficient and well priced company.

Give us a call to discuss your requirements.

What we do

  • Heating contractors

    • Central heating systems (installation and servicing)
  • Gas installers

  • Plumbers

    • Unvented cylinder installation and maintenance
    • Water softener installation and maintenance
  • Boiler, central heating and gas engineers

    • Boiler installation
    • Gas cooker installation
    • Gas emergencies
    • Gas safety testing and inspection
    • Radiators and central heating
    • Power flushing
    • Underfloor heating
  • More Services

    • gas safety certificates

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No response after emailing or calling
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He installed my combi boiler and I thought it would be nice to call him back as he might understand his own installation better. Last year 2022 I emailed and called him to check on a persistent leakage whenever it rained and he kept ignoring me. This year I emailed and called him again and all he does is to say he will contact me back. At some point, he said he wouldn't fix the leakage I still have and didn't explain to me why. And then I asked if I could at least have the annual service. He said he would contact me back. No reply or call back. The boiler installation was ok but he kind of left my wall crumbling after inserting the flue. I have been trying to repair it ever since and no builders want to do it unless I remove the whole boiler to give space for them to work. Lastly, he ignored my boiler option and brought whatever he felt like installing at the time with no much explanation. I was too tired at that point to complain further...
Customer in Greater London Posted on 19/04/2024 , work completed 21/10/2019
Friendly and polite with prompt service, completing the job as quoted
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I contacted universal as I had an issue with the fan on my boiler which stopped the boiler from working. I was kept me up to date with time frames for ordering the part and they fixed the issue within 2 days! Jan and his colleague were polite, friendly and efficient. They also completed a service as well. I was very happy with the work and price.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 06/03/2024 , work completed 06/03/2024
Electric boiler installation
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I selected Universal to replace an old gas combi-boiler with a new electric system. Communication was good before the job took place and work to remove the old system and install the new one took place within the timeframe described. Jan and team were very friendly and helpful. Would happily recommend this company.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 04/03/2024 , work completed 28/02/2024
very disappointing service
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They visited my property on 20/02/24 for the annual boiler service, their service was very disturbing and disappointing. During the service, they requested a container to drain out water from the boiler and a footstool, which I found unusual. I have never had this experience before with any previous boiler services. When asking for the invoice and service report, the technician informed me that he would do them when reaching his office. However, after nine hours, he did not contact me. I sent another text message, which was unanswered. I gave him another 12 hours to respond, but after 12 hours, when I called, he did not answer the call. I sent text messages, which were rudely answered. From this incident, I have learned a valuable lesson and have experienced firsthand the unprofessional behavior of this particular small business. From now on, I will be calling British Gas or Worcester Bosch directly instead of relying on this unreliable company for my boiler and plumbing needs. I also want other people to be aware of the potential issues with universal boilers and plumbing. It is essential to conduct thorough research and due diligence before hiring any company for these services. By sharing my experience, I hope to warn others and help prevent similar situations from occurring in the future.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 23/02/2024 , work completed 20/02/2024
A Which? Trusted Traders staff member replied on behalf of the trader (on 27/02/2024)
We have been a member of Which Trusted Traders for many years with great reviews from many customers. In response to your comments, I would like to say that firstly the engineer was polite & professional. Your boiler is located in a small, compact cloakroom above a toilet, & our engineer requested a footstool because his ladder would not fit in the confined space and wanted to avoid standing on your toilet and potentially damaging your property, hence why requesting the container. We take every step to protect our customers' property. Lastly, we invoice after the job is completed and information has been passed to the office to prepare the invoice. You were told each time you contacted us that you would receive the invoice in due course, and it was issued within 24 hours, as all our invoices are. I am surprised that invoicing speed was such an issue, as we have never experienced this concern before.
Boiler installation
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Jan is very friendly , knowledgeable and efficient. Very pleased with every step of the installation.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 15/02/2024 , work completed 30/01/2024
New boiler fitted
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After multiple quotes with a wide range of costs we decided to go ahead with Jan from Universal. Very clear on assessment of job and quote. We were fitted in quickly as no heating or hot water. Work was done in a day, to a very high standard and very clean. I would highly recommend and will be using for any future plumbing work.
Customer in Thurrock Posted on 22/11/2023 , work completed 17/11/2023
Leak investigation
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Jan was really easy to work with. Communicated what he was doing really clearly and efficiently did the job. He did both the investigation and the repair within the scope of the original quote.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 27/07/2023 , work completed 17/07/2023
Boiler service and light repair
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Jan and team do my annual boiler service. They are always professional and courteous and price wise excellent. I also had a light fixture changed by them and that was done well and neat and I’m super happy. They were very good to consult me about length and how I wanted it which I really appreciated. They are always very communicative and respectful of my property which I also really appreciate. I would definitely recommend this business anytime! Cheers Jan and team.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 18/07/2023 , work completed 17/07/2023
Recommended
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Our boiler needed replacing and the scope of works we had were all over the place. Jan was clear and easy to understand, the job was well priced and well executed. New boiler working perfectly. Recommend.
Customer in Greater London Posted on 12/04/2023 , work completed 01/04/2023
Very good and reliable
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This is the second occasion I have needed assistance with broken central heating, very impressed. This time it was the pump that needed replacement. Jan is great, very polite and despite being fully booked up he made time to visit and diagnose the issue. Then scheduled me in at the first opportunity to fix it. Very good comunication throughout, kept me well informed, turned up on schedule and managed to source and install replacement pump resolving all issues quickly. Great service!
Customer in Greater London Posted on 27/01/2023 , work completed 26/01/2023