Ideal Heating Reviews 73,378

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Review summary

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Looking at 15,558 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their helpfulness, professionalism, and positive attitude, making interactions pleasant and productive. The service provided is often described as excellent, with consumers noting the efficiency and ease of their overall experience, from initial contact to problem resolution. Reviewers are particularly impressed with the quick response times and the smooth user experience, with engineers frequently arriving on time and keeping customers informed. However, some people mentioned dissatisfaction with customer service, citing issues with receiving paperwork and slow responses, which impacted their overall satisfaction. A few other people also felt that the service plan was poor and that the company was not responsive to their needs, particularly for older customers.

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Staff

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Service

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Customer service

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Customer communications

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Response time

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I contacted Ideal on Thursday 4th June, told them the heating wasn't working and that my husband had just come out of hospital after an operation. They told us they would send an engineer as soon as p... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our system boiler is 8 years into it's 10 year guarantee and whilst it didn't fail, it began to make a loud noise when igniting. I called the helpline and the staff member I dealt with was very frien... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Ideal boiler I picked has been running smoothly for 4 years now. The boiler has been entirely reliable and, one grommet aside, required no spare parts. Despite the high popularity of this bo... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

On the day of the service I was contacted by the Boiler Engineer, giving me a two hour slot for arrival. This was very important, as I could inform my Agent who would then contact my tenants. He later... See more

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Company details

  1. Boiler Manufacturer
  2. Boiler Supplier
  3. Boiler and Heating Service

About Ideal Heating

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Providing central heating you can rely on for over 100 years, Ideal Heating has been bringing warmth and comfort to domestic and commercial markets since 1906.

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4.8

Excellent

TrustScore 5 out of 5

73K reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service! Engineer arrived on time respected our property 🤗

June 19, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Mrs Gibbons,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Engineer Liam was very professional…

The Engineer Liam was very professional and yet very friendly. Put the issue right and explained what he had done.

June 19, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning David,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

everything was done in a professional…

everything was done in a professional way. very pleased with the review.

June 16, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning John,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

My recent experience

The communication from head office was excellent.
The communication with the engineer was less so. He was very pleasant, I do not know about his quality of work.

June 18, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Mark,

We appreciate your positive feedback regarding our head office communication. We are addressing your concerns about the engineer's communication.

Kind Regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Always helpful, efficient and on time

June 19, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Emma,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Yomi,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The engineer was polite and kept in…

The engineer was polite and kept in touch on what was he was doing informing my self on what needed to be done.

June 18, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Karen,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great communication

Great communication
Engineer very knowledgeable / on time
Fault repaired
No mess
Great customer experience

June 19, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning David,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Brian,

Thank you for taking the time to leave Ideal Heating a 4-star review, it is greatly appreciated.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely guy

Lovely guy. Explained things very well. Prompt and polite.

June 19, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Lynn,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient

Member of staff at Head Office was very personable. Engineer called in advance and arrived on time - he was friendly, knowledgeable, & efficient, quickly and correctly diagnosed the fault and fixed it.

June 19, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Peter,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning David,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Appointment suited me

Appointment suited me. Engineer was prompt and thorough.

June 19, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Maurice,

We appreciate your 4-star rating and feedback. We're glad the appointment suited you and our engineer was prompt and thorough.

Kind Regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

On time

On time, friendly and very professional. Thank you 😊

June 19, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Lorraine,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The engineer was friendly and on time.

The engineer was friendly and on time.
Explained what had been done and cleaned up after himself.

June 19, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They came out just to do a firmware…

They came out just to do a firmware update and tweak config to clear some error codes, even though all was working fine. Above and beyond!

June 19, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Shalini,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very professional service

Very professional service, as usual. Lovely polite man, no problems at all. Well done Ideal Heating.

June 18, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Roslyn,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful and fixed problem and gave…

Very helpful and fixed problem and gave advice when the boiler is due service

June 1, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Colin,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent communication quick efficent…

Excellent communication quick efficent service and engineer polite ,friendly and explains things well

June 19, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Irene,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The engineer was obviously very…

The engineer was obviously very knowledgeable. He was helpful when asked questions and cheerful in his demeanor.

June 19, 2026
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Reply from Ideal Heating

Good morning Jamie,

Thank you for taking the time to provide Ideal Heating with your feedback and a 5-star rating, it is greatly appreciated.

We are delighted to hear you are happy with the service you received.

Kind regards
Niamh
Ideal Heating

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