Heat Exchanger Replacement Cost — Furnace & Boiler (Ireland, 2026)
Estimated €650–€3,200 for a heat exchanger replacement in Ireland, depending on the HVAC system and the exact fault. Built from 4 sourced repair jobs across 3 HVAC types — each row keeps its own sources. Reviewed July 2026.
What a heat exchanger replacement costs, by HVAC and fault Estimated
Each row is a real sourced repair job whose description matched this part. Parts and total are that job's own national range — follow the problem link to localize it to your area.
| HVAC | Problem | Repair | Parts | Total | DIY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas Furnace | Cracked heat exchanger replacement | Cracked heat exchanger repair (before replacement becomes the better option) | €400–€750 | €650–€1,150 | Pro recommended |
| Gas Furnace | Cracked heat exchanger replacement | Whole-boiler replacement (the standard Irish outcome once a heat exchanger fails) | €1,900–€2,900 | €2,150–€3,200 | Pro recommended |
| Boiler | Leaking water | Heat exchanger replacement (cracked/corroded — high-ticket) | €350–€700 | €700–€1,400 | Pro recommended |
| Oil Furnace | Cracked heat exchanger / combustion chamber | Heat exchanger / boiler shell section replacement where the part is still available for the model | €350–€1,200 | €900–€2,200 | Pro recommended |
Base: 1 published national repair-cost guide (full source registry on the methodology page), published rates from 13 Irish repair companies · National base ranges — localize any figure on its linked problem page · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
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Estimated national ranges aggregated from the linked problem pages — no per-page localization is applied here. See the methodology for the localization method and named sources.
Reviewed by a Red Seal–certified appliance technician who also holds a Technical Safety BC gas ticket (Gas-C) and an ODS/halocarbon refrigerant ticket (CFC/HCFC/HFC).