Gas heater service Unley.
Licensed gas fitter servicing Unley 5061 and surrounds. Same-day bookings, CO safety test on every job, upfront pricing from $149.
Gas heater service Unley — 60-90 minute response
We cover all of 5061 — from King William Road cafes through the Village on Unley Road, across Parkside, Malvern and the quieter leafy pockets around Unley Oval. Most Unley callouts we make same-day.
Licensed gas fitters, licence on request. Fixed quotes before any work starts. Compliance certificate left on the kitchen bench when we go.
Why Unley homes have specific heating issues
Unley is character-home country. Bluestone villas, sandstone cottages, symmetrical Victorian terraces with return verandahs. Most of these homes had ducted gas installed 20-30 years ago, often by the same handful of installers, and often with compromises. Ceiling cavities in Unley villas are shallow. Subfloors are tight. Ducted systems had to go somewhere, so they went in anyway — and now, decades later, we're dealing with the consequences.
The most common story we hear in Unley: "It's never really heated the back rooms properly." That's usually undersized return air or crushed duct runs from when the system went in, not a fault — and a proper diagnosis saves homeowners from replacing a heater that doesn't actually need replacing.
The other common issue is age. Plenty of Unley ducted units are 20-25 years old. Bonaire, Brivis, older Braemar units from the late 90s and early 2000s. They can still be serviced, parts are usually still available, and a lot of them have another 5+ winters in them if they're maintained.
Gas heating problems we see most in Unley
- Cold back rooms — undersized or crushed duct runs in tight roof cavities
- Heat exchanger cracks — on 20+ year old units, we test for CO and flue pressure every time
- Collapsed flex duct in the roof — common in 30+ year old Unley character homes
- Original wall controllers failing — usually the thermistor, sometimes the whole board
- Pilot flame blow-out in heritage chimneys — original masonry chimneys affecting draught on flued units
- Return air grille blocked by furniture — we see this weekly — easy fix, not a fault
Brands we service in Unley
We service Braemar, Brivis, Bonaire, Vulcan, Rinnai, Pyrox, Cannon and Regency. Unley is heavy on older Bonaire and Brivis ducted units — we carry common parts for those on the van and can source most legacy parts within 48 hours.
Areas we cover near Unley
What Unley customers say
"Our 1910 villa on Porter Street has a 22-year-old Brivis ducted. Three heating mobs said replace. These guys serviced it, replaced the fan motor, running sweet."
— Unley villa, May service
"Cold back bedrooms for years. Turned out the return air was half the size it should've been. Fixed without replacing the heater."
— Unley, Malvern end
"Sandstone cottage on Unley Road. They worked around original cornices, no mess, compliance cert on the bench."
— Unley, July diagnostic
Gas heater service Unley — prices
- Standard service (wall/space heater): from $149
- Ducted system service: from $189
- Diagnostic callout: $89 (credited to repair)
- Emergency after-hours: from $249
See our gas heater service Adelaide page for full pricing.
FAQs — Unley gas heating
Can you service a 25-year-old ducted system in my Unley villa?
Yes. Most of our Unley work is older ducted — if the heat exchanger is sound, we keep them running.
My back rooms have always been cold — is that a heater fault?
Usually not. Usually a return air or duct sizing issue. Proper diagnosis saves you replacing a working heater.
Do you work around heritage features?
Yes. No cowboy cuts, no mess.
Will my old unit pass a gas safety check?
We test CO, flue integrity and negative pressure. If it fails, we tell you straight and give options.
Do you handle ducted gas heating replacements?
Yes, including re-ducting and re-sizing where character constraints allow.
Book a Unley gas heater service
Same-day. Upfront. Licensed. From $149.