When your boiler suddenly breaks down, your business may come to a sudden halt until you're able to find boiler repair services. Perhaps your own employees can fix your commercial boiler but need the right parts to do so. Or perhaps you'll need to hire a professional boiler repair service.

Essentially, you have three choices. Consider these questions when you're in need of a boiler repair service:

1. Do you need emergency boiler repair, with mobile, on-site services?

2. Can the repair wait a bit?

3. Can your employees fix the problem with the right boiler repair parts?

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Select the right company for emergency boiler repair

Sometimes there's no time to waste with a service provider who'll take days to complete your industrial boiler repair. If your business's boiler is completely broken down, it's costing you money every hour. You need a company specializing in emergency boiler repair--preferably one with mobile or in field services.

I recommend: C&I Boiler Repair offers 24-hour on-site, emergency services for waste-to-steam and anthracite and bituminous coal-to-steam facilities across the Eastern Seaboard. Nationwide Boiler offers emergency services in many parts of the United States. Potts Welding & Boiler Repair of Newark, Delaware, also offers on-site services, in addition to general maintenance and repair.

Choose the best company for non-emergency boiler servicing

When it comes to boiler maintenance or repairs that aren't urgent, choose a repair company that carries a large stock of parts and has personnel with years experience repairing boilers. They should also back up their commercial boiler repair work with some sort of guarantee.

I recommend: WARE offers such services as boiler repair, control upgrades and maintenance. Industrial Boiler and Mechanical of Tennessee has a strong department for oil-fired or gas boiler servicing. Southern California Boiler is experienced in fixing boilers and also offers boiler maintenance and installation.

Find the right boiler repair parts

If your own employees can conduct gas boiler maintenance and repair, look for a parts supplier carrying a large selection of manufacturer parts. Often, you may need to order parts and have them shipped to you; some supply houses will ship out your order the same day you place it.

I recommend: Cole Industrial has the largest boiler parts inventory in the Northwest, including parts for gas boiler repair. P.C. McKenzie Company keeps a good stock of common boiler maintenance and boiler repair parts, plus some parts that are more difficult to find. Boiler and Steam Parts carries a large stock of boiler parts, which they can ship the same day you order; click on the type of part you need for more information.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  As with almost all equipment, your boiler will last longer and end up costing your business less time and money if you give it regular maintenance. An important part of boiler maintenance is keeping a log of such details as water level, boiler operating pressure and temperature, condensate temperature and gas temperature. This log will be a great aid to those repairing and maintaining your boiler.