Dore, South Yorkshire · S17
Boiler service & repair in Dore
KodyGas offers boiler service and repair in Dore and Totley, keeping heating systems running in one of Sheffield's leafiest suburbs. Our Gas Safe engineers handle everything from annual servicing on Church Lane properties to emergency breakdowns on larger homes off Abbeydale Road South.
Dore features substantial detached and semi-detached homes, many built between the wars, with generous gardens and often older heating systems. The S17 postcode includes properties on sloping sites where boiler pressure and condensate routing need careful attention. We also cover adjacent Totley.
- Postcodes
- S17
- Drive time from base
- 30 to 40 minutes
- Distance
- about 11 miles by road
- Gas Safe
- Registered 625280
Why Dore properties need a local heating engineer
Substantial interwar detached and semi-detached houses on large plots, a core of older stone village property around Church Lane and the green, and later twentieth century development filling the land between.
Dore sits on a hill above the River Sheaf and only became part of Sheffield in 1934, so the village core is stone-built and parts of it fall within a conservation area. That restricts where a flue can terminate on a street-facing elevation, and it is worth establishing before you choose a boiler position rather than after.
We work the streets around Church Lane, Abbeydale Road South, Causeway Head Road and the area near Dore village green and Dore & Totley station. More about the area on Dore on Wikipedia.
Heating services in Dore
Everything below is available across S17. Full detail on each service page.
- boiler repairBoiler repair in Dore (S17) for no heat and fault codes. Dore sits on a hill above the River Sheaf and only became…. Around Church Lane, typically 30 to 40 minutes from base.
- boiler servicingAnnual Gas Safe boiler servicing in Dore across S17. Dore sits on a hill above the River Sheaf and only became…. Book around Church Lane.
- boiler installationBoiler installation in Dore (S17). Dore sits on a hill above the River Sheaf and only became…. Supply and fit near Church Lane, clear quote first.
- emergency boiler repair24/7 emergency boiler repair in Dore across S17. Typically 30 to 40 minutes to streets around Church Lane.
- power flushingPower flushing in Dore when radiators are cold at the bottom. S17, including near Church Lane. Dore sits on a hill above the River Sheaf and only became….
- gas safety checksLandlord gas safety checks and CP12 certificates in Dore (S17), including portfolios around Church Lane.
- central heatingCentral heating install and repair in Dore across S17. Dore sits on a hill above the River Sheaf and only became…. Near Church Lane.
- commercial gasCommercial gas in Dore (S17): appliances, pipework and safety records near Church Lane, around your hours.
- gas pipeworkGas pipe installation and leak detection in Dore (S17). Dore sits on a hill above the River Sheaf and only became…. Near Church Lane.
- heat pumpsAir source heat pump surveys and install in Dore across S17, including homes around Church Lane.
- air conditioningAir conditioning install and maintenance in Dore (S17) for homes and small sites near Church Lane.
How a callout in Dore works
- 01
Call and describe it
Tell us the make, any fault code on the display and what the pressure gauge reads. That often tells us what we are coming to before we set off.
- 02
We give you a price first
You get the cost before we leave the yard. No callout charge appears afterwards that you were not told about.
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We reach Dore
Typically 30 to 40 minutes from our Wickersley Road base, about 11 miles. Emergencies are prioritised, 24/7.
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Diagnose, then fix
We carry the parts that fail most often, so many repairs finish on the first visit. If something needs ordering you get the timescale up front.
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What customers say
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★★★★★Arrived within the hour! Boiler repaired within a hour of arriving! Fantastic work and very polite. Now have a warm house for these cold nights ahead of us! Cannot thank these men enough for their work. 5 star. THANK YOU
★★★★★Called out initially as an emergency on 27/12 as my mum's central heating boiler had stopped working. Arrived within the hour and tried to sort the problem. It needed a spare part which was ordered. Tried again to sort…
★★★★★Just called them out on Boxing Day and they were absolutely fantastic. Arrived within the hour to mend mum's boiler and engineer was efficient and very polite. Would highly recommend.
Areas near Dore
Sheffield (16)
We cover 14 more Sheffield areas alongside Dore. See all areas we cover.
Dore heating questions
Yes. Annual Gas Safe boiler servicing in Dore is one of our most common S17 jobs. We check safety, efficiency and flag anything needing attention before winter.
Dore is within our Sheffield coverage zone. For emergency boiler repair in Dore, call 07932 552087. We offer 24/7 callouts.
In the older part of the village, potentially yes. Parts of Dore fall within a conservation area, which can affect visible flue terminals on principal elevations. Separately from planning, the manufacturer and BS 5440 set minimum clearances from windows, doors, boundaries and eaves. We work both out at survey stage so the quote reflects the flue route your property can actually take.
It affects two things. Condensate has to fall to a drain, so on a sloping site the run is sometimes longer or needs a pump. And system pressure reads differently depending on where the boiler sits relative to the highest radiator, so the cold fill figure that is right for your house may not be the 1 to 1.5 bar quoted as standard. We set it to suit the actual system height.
About 11 miles, typically 30 to 40 minutes across the city. It is one of the further points of our Sheffield coverage, so for non-urgent work we book Dore jobs into a planned slot rather than promising a same-day arrival we cannot guarantee.
Since the 2022 revision of Part L, a replacement gas boiler in Dore has to be at least 92% ErP efficient. The system needs thermostatic radiator valves on every radiator except the one in the room holding the main thermostat, and an in-line filter has to be fitted. We also carry out a heat loss calculation so the boiler is not significantly oversized, and clean, flush and inhibit the system to BS 7593 before commissioning. The installation is notifiable, so you receive a Building Regulations compliance certificate.
Every 12 months, under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, and there is no grace period. A record that expired yesterday is a breach. You can book up to two months before expiry and keep your original renewal date, which is the simplest way to avoid a gap. The tenant must have a copy within 28 days, or before a new tenant moves in, and you need to keep records for two years.
Ask to see the ID card and check the number on the Gas Safe Register, online or by phone. The card also lists which types of work that engineer is qualified for, which is worth a glance, because gas, unvented hot water and LPG are separate qualifications. Our registration is 625280. We would far rather you checked than took our word for it.
Finding Dore from our base
We are at 93 Wickersley Road, Rotherham S60 3PU, about 11 miles by road from Dore and typically 30 to 40 minutes away.
Need a gas engineer in Dore?
Gas Safe registered 625280, fully insured, open 24/7 for emergencies. You get the price before we set off.