Kent · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Barnes Cray
MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the boiler upgrade scheme grant applied for, in Barnes Cray and nearby. Ask us for a fixed-price quote; we reply the same working day.
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you and check the plan with you first. Dust sheets go down over floors and anything close to the work, and the electrics are made safe before any panel comes off. On site, it takes anything from a couple of days for air-to-air to the best part of a week for air-to-water with radiator changes. Everything the job in Barnes Cray needs is worked out beforehand.
- It starts with a conversation about the home, the existing heating and your plans.
- On the visit we calculate what every room loses on a cold day, then check the radiators, room for a cylinder and outdoor unit options.
- A fixed-price quote follows, setting out the system, any grant that applies and the VAT.
- Installation covers the outdoor unit, the indoor connections and the controls.
- Once it’s running correctly, the MCS certificate is issued and we show you the settings.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about parking and loading
- Arrange for someone to be there to let us in
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
Getting a quote
VAT is set out clearly on every quote, and the rate that applies to your job is stated. VAT can differ between homes and businesses and between kinds of work, so we confirm it in writing rather than guess. For a fixed-price quote, call us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form.
Advice
Air source heat pumps in Barnes Cray, done properly
Many air source heat pumps can be installed as permitted development in England, without a planning application. Conditions include a maximum outdoor unit size of 1.5 m³, compliance with MCS 020(a), use for more than cooling alone and a site outside the curtilage of a listed building. We check the rules for your property as part of the survey. Common call-outs are for not knowing whether a grant applies and replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump, on air-to-air heat pumps, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and air-to-water heat pumps.
Older homes around Barnes Cray can be draughty or have solid walls, which a heat loss calculation will show. Sometimes insulating first makes more sense.
Any work on the refrigerant circuit is recorded: what was done, the refrigerant type and any amount added or recovered. File them with the system’s paperwork, ready for the next service or a warranty query.
- Where
- Barnes Cray (DA1, DA8)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Quotes
- Fixed after a survey or pictures
- Enquiries
- Same working day
- Typical price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Air source heat pumps in Barnes Cray: the local picture
Barnes Cray is about 13 miles from central London, well within the area we cover from our base in East Grinstead.
Hall Place and Gardens, roughly 1.7 miles south-west, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development does not cover listed buildings.
Barnes Cray is about 2 miles north-west of Dartford, in Kent. From the centre of Barnes Cray to the outskirts, our engineers cover air source heat pumps, from a single room to a whole building. Count every place we list in Kent and you reach 922, with Barnes Cray on the list. Bromley, roughly 9 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Not far from Barnes Cray, a recent job of ours was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 6 miles south-west: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main office area and a wall-mounted unit in the client meeting room.
From Stour Road, Wilmot Road and Maiden Lane to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. All of DA1 and DA8 is covered. If you are just outside Barnes Cray, we cover Slade Green (1 mile north), North End (1 mile north), Crayford (1 mile south-west), Barnehurst (1 mile west) and Bexley Riverside (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Sevenoaks (12 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles east), Northfleet (7 miles east) and Swanley (4 miles south).
What’s near Barnes Cray
Typical jobs here are in properties near Braeburn Park, Bird in Hand pub and Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School. For rail, the closest station is Slade Green station, roughly 0.7 miles north. A little further out are West Hill Hospital (1 mile south-east) and Dartford Library (1.4 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Wansunt Pit.
Common questions in Barnes Cray
Can you do air source heat pumps in Barnes Cray?
Yes. Barnes Cray is one of the places we cover. Get in touch with the details and we reply the same working day.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Barnes Cray?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Barnes Cray is in England, where it applies. Air-to-water and ground source systems attract £7,500. Air-to-air gets £2,500, but only where it takes over from fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s heating demand. The installer applies, and we’re MCS certified.
How does the warranty work?
It’s the manufacturer’s, and the terms are theirs. Some brands make regular servicing a condition, so keep your service records.
Which brands do you work with?
We work with the leading brands, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. Tell us the make and model and we will take it from there.
Can I do the refrigerant work myself?
No, not the refrigerant side. The F-gas rules require certified companies and qualified engineers for it, and a new circuit is notifiable under Part P unless a registered electrician, such as a NICEIC approved contractor, does it.
Whose job is it to check the system for leaks?
The operator of the equipment, working with qualified engineers. Systems below 5 tCO2e fall outside the set leak check intervals, while larger ones need checks at least every 12 months, or every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We will work out which band applies to yours.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We offer maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system and the manufacturer need. Every visit is recorded, with F-Gas records where refrigerant work is involved.
Common problems we fix in Barnes Cray
Air-to-air systems interest people who want cooling in summer as well as heating. They warm rooms directly through indoor units, and can cool them when it’s hot. Whether a grant applies depends on the scheme conditions.
Look out for these signs:
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
Live in one of the older houses around Christ Church? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Comparing quotes
- What the manufacturer’s warranty covers and for how long
- Which brand and model they’re proposing, and why
- Whether extra work needs your approval first
Looking after it afterwards
A little care keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Clear leaves and debris from the outdoor unit
- Look at insulation alongside the heat pump
- Ask about the grant before you commit
Once commissioned, we register the installation with MCS and give you the certificate. File it with the warranty documents for future reference.
Have the system serviced regularly. Your manufacturer’s warranty terms may say something about servicing.
Honest limits
Air source heat pumps can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Planning approval where permitted development does not apply
- Promising eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Not sure which it is? You can ring 07833 053749 or send an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
- Hot water cylinders
What a customer said
“Excellent service from start to finish. Two wall-mounted units installed in our home. Clean, tidy work: they protected all the floors and left no mess. The systems work brilliantly. Would highly recommend.”
Sarah M., East Grinstead