Hertfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Braughing, Hertfordshire
F-Gas certified and NICEIC approved, we cover Braughing for air source heat pumps. Fixed-price quotes and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
Leave it or put it right?
Getting the sizing wrong causes problems that are hard to fix later. Doing the survey properly from the start avoids that. Booking before summer means the work in Braughing is done before the hot weather.
Typical ranges are on our prices page, but your price depends on the job in front of us. For a fixed-price quote, ring us on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why us?
- Members of Checkatrade
- An F-Gas certified company, as the law requires
- A site survey and a fixed-price quote
- Manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote
How we handle air source heat pumps in Braughing
For an air-to-water heat pump, the price is £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme can provide £7,500 towards an eligible air-to-water system in England and Wales and the installer makes the application. Eligibility depends on the property, so we confirm it before anything is agreed. The work covers radiator systems, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and air-to-air heat pumps, and people most often call us about working out where a cylinder could go and choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air.
Homes around Braughing usually have room outside for a heat pump, so the design comes down to heat loss, radiators and hot water.
AirCon Doctor is an F-Gas certified company and NICEIC approved for electrical work, MCS certified for heat pumps and a Checkatrade member. Our engineers hold the F-gas qualifications needed to work on refrigerant.
- Place
- Braughing (SG11)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Pricing
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Response
- We reply the same working day
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Accreditations
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Braughing
What else we do in Braughing
Common questions in Braughing
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Braughing?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Braughing is in England, where it applies. 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. You do not apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Will a heat pump in Braughing need planning permission?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. The Braughing Conservation Area takes in the middle of Braughing. A heat pump on a house can be permitted development if it meets the conditions, including the MCS noise check, but not within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit cannot face a road. Where necessary, we check with East Hertfordshire council, which is usually the planning authority for Braughing.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes. From a single let flat to offices, shops and public buildings, we work the same way: a look first, a fixed-price quote and written records.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, usually whoever owns or controls the equipment, and the service technicians. How often depends on the size of the refrigerant charge in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e, and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule with a fixed price. That can include the leak checks the F-gas rules require for larger systems.
How quickly will you reply?
The same working day. After that, we agree a survey, diagnosis or installation date that suits you, and you get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
Will you make a mess?
We put dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work first, and the area is kept tidy throughout. Before we leave, we clear up and run through the work with you.
When it’s something else
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what air source heat pumps will not do:
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
- A grant for a home that doesn’t meet the scheme rules
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
If you’re not sure, just call 07833 053749 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
The process
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 everything is tested, recorded and explained. Most of the time goes on the middle part, which takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. We plan the trip to Braughing around you.
- Step one is understanding the house, how it’s heated today and what you’d like to change.
- We survey the home room by room for heat loss, and check the emitters, hot water and outdoor unit position.
- 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.
- We commission the heat pump, complete the MCS paperwork and talk you through the controls.
How to prepare
- Dig out any previous service or F-Gas records
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
Ask for a quote
VAT is set out clearly on every quote, with the rate that applies to your job. Homes, businesses and different kinds of work can be treated differently for VAT, so we confirm it in writing rather than guess. To get one, call 07833 053749.
Related advice
For landlords and property managers
Under the GB F-gas rules, responsibility for leak checks is shared between whoever operates the equipment and the engineers who work on it. Where a building is let or managed, the lease or contract should make clear who looks after the system and we’re happy to deal with whoever it is.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the property, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed-price quote.
What a heat pump looks like in Braughing
About 67% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Much Hadham Palace, roughly 4 miles south-east, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings. Older homes near Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed.
Braughing is about 6 miles north-west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. Whether you are in the middle of Braughing or further out, we cover air source heat pumps, from a single room to a whole building. Count every place we list in Hertfordshire and you reach 381, with Braughing on the list. We also work in London, about 29 miles from Braughing.
Local streets include The Street, Pentlows and Northfield, and we cover them all. If your postcode is in SG11, the property is within reach. If you’re just outside Braughing, we cover Hay Street (1 mile north-west), Westmill (2 miles north-west), Albury (2 miles east), Gravesend (3 miles east) and Furneux Pelham (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Stevenage (9 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (6 miles south-east), Welwyn Garden City (12 miles south-west) and Hitchin (13 miles west).
Around Braughing
Typical jobs here are in properties near The Axe And Compasses Public House, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Moated mound (3.7 miles east).
What a customer said
“Office air con broke down in the July heatwave. Called at 8am, engineer was here by noon and fixed within 2 hours. Brilliant emergency response. They now hold the service contract for the whole building.”
James T., Crawley, office manager