East Sussex · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Blackboys
Air source heat pumps for Blackboys, from F-Gas certified engineers, with the manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
How it works
The visit has three parts, a bit like a doctor’s appointment: diagnose, treat and sign off. First we check the system or the space against the plan, then we do the work, and finally we test, record and explain. Most of the time goes on the middle part, and that 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. Visits to Blackboys are agreed with you in advance and planned so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
- You tell us about the home and what you want from a heat pump.
- A survey covers heat loss, radiators, hot water and where the outdoor unit could sit.
- You get our view on the right type for the house, and on whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme applies.
- The system is installed and connected to the controls.
- The job ends with commissioning, the MCS certificate and a walk through the controls.
How to prepare
- Move furniture away from the wall where we’ll be working
- Arrange for someone to be there to let us in
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the inside and outside of the property where the work is, plus the rating plate of any unit already there. Tell us the address and what you need, and simple jobs can often be priced without a visit.
Related advice
Air source heat pumps in Blackboys, done properly
A heat pump takes heat from the outside air and moves it into your home with electricity running the compressor and fans. It works on the same principle as air conditioning, run the other way and the Energy Saving Trust notes that air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes referred to as air conditioning. If you’re dealing with working out where a cylinder could go and deciding on the outdoor unit position, we can sort it out.
Homes around Blackboys usually have room outside for a heat pump, so the design comes down to heat loss, radiators and hot water.
We’re an F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved for electrical work, with MCS certification for heat pumps and Checkatrade membership. Refrigerant work is done by engineers who hold the F-gas qualifications the law requires.
- Place
- Blackboys (TN22)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Enquiries
- On the working day you ask
- Certified
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Quotes
- Fixed, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Blackboys
What else we do in Blackboys
FAQs for Blackboys
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Blackboys?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Blackboys, if they qualify. For an air-to-water heat pump the amount is £7,500; an air-to-air system can get £2,500 if it replaces the fossil-fuel heating outright, meets the home’s full heating demand and is not an add-on to a boiler. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Do you cover smaller places like Blackboys?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. Visits to smaller places are planned so the engineer arrives with what the job needs.
Is the equipment covered by a warranty?
The manufacturer’s warranty, on the manufacturer’s terms. Terms differ by brand, and we set them out on your quote.
What does F-Gas certified mean?
Companies working on equipment that contains F gas must be certified by an approved body, and the engineers need their own qualifications. It means the refrigerant in your system is handled legally.
Do you look at the job first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the job needs and how to do it and the fixed price is built on it.
How soon will you get back to me?
You will hear from us the same working day. For a breakdown that cannot wait, call our 24/7 emergency line.
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump?
Under the Planning Portal rules, a heat pump on a house can often be permitted development. Listed buildings and their curtilages are excluded, and listed building consent is a separate matter. We check what applies to you.
What the work involves, system by system
Air-to-water heat pumps
Flow temperatures are lower than with a typical boiler, so radiator sizes matter.
Outdoor unit position and planning
Flats and blocks of flats have different limits, and Article 4 directions can remove rights. Listed buildings also need separate consent, and we check the position for your property.
Why act early in Blackboys
If the emitters cannot give out enough heat, some rooms will not get warm enough. Checking and upsizing them as part of the installation avoids that. Planning ahead for a job in Blackboys means we can bring everything needed.
Typical ranges are on our prices page, but your price depends on the job in front of us. For a fixed-price quote, phone 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- One number for homes and businesses across London and the South East
- Emergency calls taken 24/7
- Listed on Checkatrade
- A site survey and a fixed-price quote
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different answer:
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
- Promising eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
If in doubt, give us a ring on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Radiator systems
- Underfloor heating
Air source heat pumps in Blackboys: the local picture
VOA council tax data put about 37% of homes in the Blackboys area before 1919, and about 86% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. In older homes, the heat loss calculation is especially important, as solid walls and draughts change the size of heat pump needed. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these. On the National Heritage List, around 9 entries fall within 0.5 miles of the middle of Blackboys; Old Mill House (grade II) is one. For a heat pump, permitted development does not apply within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit can’t go on a wall or roof facing a road, so we check with the local planning authority (normally Wealden council) where necessary.
Grant applications go through the MCS certified installer, so that part is handled for you. A heat loss calculation decides the size of heat pump your home needs.
Blackboys is about 3 miles east of Uckfield, in East Sussex. Homes and businesses alike in Blackboys, our engineers can help with air source heat pumps. You’ll hear back from us the same working day, and there’s a 24/7 emergency line. Count every place we list in East Sussex and you reach 289, with Blackboys on the list. Eastbourne is in our area too, around 13 miles away.
The closest recent job we can point to from Blackboys was on High Street, Uckfield (TN22), about 3 miles west: installing a Samsung multi-split system serving three bedrooms and the home office.
From High Street, Mount Pleasant and Gun Road to the smaller roads in between, nowhere is left out. Jobs in TN22 are looked at, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Nearby, we also cover air source heat pumps in Etchingwood (1 mile north-west), Framfield (1 mile west), Potter's Green (2 miles north-west), Buxted (2 miles north-west) and Hadlow Down (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (13 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Seaford (13 miles south) and Lewes (9 miles south-west).
What’s near Blackboys
Typical jobs here are in properties near Blackboys Inn and Passingworth Park and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Buxted station, about 2.3 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Uckfield Community Hospital (2.6 miles west) and Sussex Farm Museum (3.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Blackboys includes Selwyns Wood.
What a customer said
“Very professional from the initial survey through to installation. The engineer explained everything clearly and the quote was exactly what we paid. Would not hesitate to recommend AirCon Doctor.”
David W., Haywards Heath