whatthefix?

Something’s broken.
Find out what before you pay anyone.

Describe it or photo it: the likely fault, safe fix-it-yourself steps or a fair price, and up to 3 local quotes. Free.

free · ~20 sec

A photo of the display, the leak or the damage helps a lot. No signup, and your details stay private unless you ask for quotes.

  • No signup, no fee
  • We tell you when to keep your money
  • Gas work: Gas Safe engineers, always

The fault code library

Boiler flashing a code at you?

Those cryptic letters mean something specific, and half the time the fix is free. Tap the code you can see.

How it works

Twenty seconds to a straight answer

01

Tell us, or show us

Type what is happening in your own words, snap the error code or the leak, add your postcode. Twenty seconds, no signup.

02

Get the straight answer

The likely fault in plain English, whether you can safely fix it yourself (with steps), and what a pro should charge around you.

03

Your call, always

Fix it free with our steps, or ask for up to 3 local quotes. Trades see your diagnosis and photos, so the quotes land right first time.

Already got a quote?

“Am I being ripped off?”

Paste the quote you were given and we will tell you if it looks fair for the job, what the typical UK range is, and exactly what to ask before you say yes. Takes a minute, settles the argument.

Check my quote free

You paste:

“New diverter valve on the combi. £680 cash.”

We answer:

Looks highTypical range is £180 to £350 including the part. Ask for an itemised quote and the old part back.

Why trust the answer

We earn when you need a pro. Not by pretending you always do.

  • The diagnosis is free either way. When the fix is a £0 pressure top-up or a bleed key, we say so and show you how. That is the deal.

  • No manufactured urgency. No countdown timers, no "3 engineers viewing this job". If it can wait until Tuesday, we tell you it can wait until Tuesday.

  • Safety is not negotiable. Gas work is for Gas Safe registered engineers and fixed wiring is for qualified electricians. The diagnosis will never coach you past that line.

  • Wide, honest price ranges. Real jobs vary, so we give you the fair band and what moves it, not a fake-precise number designed to look clever.

For tradespeople

Leads that arrive already diagnosed

Every job comes with the symptoms, photos, urgency and a realistic price expectation attached. You quote knowing what you are walking into, and the customer already knows roughly what fair costs. Founding trades get their first month free.

Find out what it really needs.

Twenty seconds, no signup, and the diagnosis is free whatever you decide.