Medway · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Burham, Medway
We cover Burham for air source heat pumps. Diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we finish.
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
FAQs for Burham
Will you come out to Burham?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. Visits to smaller places are planned so the engineer arrives with what the job needs.
Is the heat pump grant available in Burham?
Burham is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. It gives £7,500 towards an air-to-water or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 towards an air-to-air heat pump that replaces the fossil-fuel heating and meets the whole home’s heating need. You do not apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
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.
Will you make a mess?
We start with protection: dust sheets over floors and anything close to the work. Holes and fixings are agreed with you, and we clean up afterwards before we leave.
Which manufacturers do you install and repair?
We install and work on the leading makes, 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.
How much does an air source heat pump cost?
For air-to-water, it’s £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) before any Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant. Air-to-air prices are set after a survey, and we confirm the VAT on the quote.
Is a heat pump permitted development?
Many installations on houses in England fall under permitted development, subject to the rules. Listed buildings are excluded, and listed building consent is separate, so we check for your property.
Air source heat pumps in Burham, done properly
Air source heat pumps collect heat from outdoor air and bring it inside, using electricity to drive the process. 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. We are often asked to deal with questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and questions about listed buildings or conservation areas, on radiator systems, underfloor heating and hot water cylinders.
Homes around Burham usually have room outside for a heat pump, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
Think of the paperwork as the system’s health record: a dated account of the work and the readings we took. It makes the next visit quicker and any warranty question simpler, so keep it safe.
- Place
- Burham (ME1)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Quote
- Fixed after a survey or photos
- Enquiries
- Same working day
- Prices
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Certified
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Homes in Burham and heat pumps
About 27 miles out from central London, Burham is part of the South East area we work across. Valuation Office Agency council tax records show about 30% of homes in Burham and the neighbourhoods around it were built in 2000 or later, and about 63% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. Newer homes usually lose less heat, which tends to suit a heat pump well. Detached and semi-detached houses normally have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
If your home is one of the older properties near St Mary's Church, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. Starkey Castle lies about 2.4 miles north. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions.
Burham is about 3 miles south-west of Chatham, in Medway. Wherever you are in the ME1 postcode area, we cover air source heat pumps. Count every place we list in Medway and you reach 68, with Burham on the list. You can also see our page for Bromley, roughly 21 miles from Burham.
Whether you are on New Road, St Mary's Walk and Brisley's Row or anywhere close by, we can help. Work in ME1 follows the same survey, fixed-price quote and written records as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around Burham: Scarborough (1 mile north-west), Eccles (1 mile south), Peters Village (1 mile north-west), Holborough (2 miles west) and Wouldham (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (5 miles north-east), Chatham (3 miles north-east), Rochester (4 miles north) and Rainham (6 miles east).
Local landmarks in Burham
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to The Windmill pub, The Holmesdale School and Burham Marsh. The closest station to Burham is Snodland station, about 1.3 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include St. Catherine's Hospital (3.8 miles north) and Medway megaliths (1.3 miles south-east). Not far away are Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
Looking after your system
Simple habits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Check eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme early
- Store the MCS certificate and warranty documents together
- Look at insulation alongside the heat pump
Handover includes the controls and how to get the best from a heat pump. Steady running suits a heat pump better than switching on and off so we set the controls up with you.
Keep radiators and indoor units unobstructed so the heat can get into the room.
Owner checks or an engineer?
Good habits make our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and a clear outdoor unit help the system run as it should, but the inside of the units, the refrigerant and the electrics still need a qualified engineer.
Leave the units and pipework where they are. Moving a unit involves the refrigerant circuit, so it needs an F-Gas qualified engineer, and the electrics need care too. If you need something moved, we can quote for it.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A grant for a home that doesn’t meet the scheme rules
- Any gas work on the existing boiler
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
Towns and villages near Burham
Other services in Burham
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from tools and test equipment to ladders and dust sheets. All we ask is clear access to the units, or to where they’ll go, and to the consumer unit. On site, the work takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. Photos of the existing unit help with repairs and servicing in Burham.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- A survey covers heat loss, radiators, hot water and where the outdoor unit could sit.
- We recommend air-to-water or air-to-air and check the grant position.
- The system is installed and connected to the controls.
- After commissioning, you get the MCS certificate and a handover.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for pets to be kept clear during the visit
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
- Let us know if the units are on a roof, a high wall or in a locked area
How to get a quote
VAT is set out clearly on every quote, with the rate that applies to your job. VAT can differ between homes and businesses and between kinds of work, so we confirm it on the quote. To get one, call 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk.
Advice
From one of our customers
“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