Isle of Wight · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Chilton Green
Need air source heat pumps in Chilton Green? We look at the job first, give you a fixed-price quote and do the work at a time that suits you, then sign it off with written records.
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
- A boiler that is getting old
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
Chilton Green questions
Is the heat pump grant available in Chilton Green?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Chilton Green 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. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Will you come out to Chilton Green?
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.
How does the warranty work?
The manufacturer provides it, on its own terms. Some terms depend on regular servicing by a qualified engineer so it’s worth keeping the service records.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For simple jobs, pictures and a few details can be enough, while bigger systems and repairs that need testing get a visit.
When will I hear back?
The same working day. Then we agree a date that works for you, and you get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
F-Gas certification shows a company is approved to work on equipment containing fluorinated gases, such as the refrigerant in air conditioning and heat pumps. That is not optional: it’s required by law, and AirCon Doctor is certified.
Can you set up regular servicing?
Yes. We offer maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system and the manufacturer’s terms need. Each visit is written up, with F-Gas records where refrigerant work is involved.
Air source heat pumps in Chilton Green
We begin with a room-by-room heat loss survey. That tells us how much heat the home needs, room by room so the system is sized to match. Guesswork leads to systems that are too big or too small. The work covers radiator systems, underfloor heating and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, and people most often call us about planning and permitted development questions and replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump.
If your home in or near Chilton Green is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, an extra £1,500 is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027.
Warranty on the equipment is the manufacturer’s own, on the manufacturer’s terms, and we explain those terms on your quote. Terms differ from brand to brand, and we are happy to talk you through them.
- Where
- Chilton Green (PO30)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Costs
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Approvals
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Replies
- We reply the same working day
- Quote
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Chilton Green
Some homes heated by electric heaters or storage heaters consider a heat pump instead. A survey shows whether a heat pump suits the property and what would need to change along with whether any grant could apply.
Most people get in touch when they notice one of these:
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Working out where a cylinder could go
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
With Mottistone Manor about 0.9 miles north-west, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump.
What to look for in a quote
- Why the equipment they’re quoting suits the job
- Exactly what the price includes, from supply and fitting to commissioning
- How extra work would be agreed if they find something unexpected
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Looking after your system
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Clear leaves and debris from the outdoor unit
- Know the servicing conditions in your warranty
- Keep radiators clear
The warranty on the heat pump is the manufacturer’s, on its own terms. We explain the terms for your brand, including any servicing conditions.
A well-insulated home helps a heat pump because it reduces the heat the system needs to supply.
The process
Each visit follows the same order: check the plan with you, protect the area, carry out the job, check the system and explain it all to you. The visit itself takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. A few photos help us make the most of a visit to Chilton Green.
- First, a chat about the property and your goals for the heating.
- 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.
- The job ends with commissioning, the MCS certificate and a walk through the controls.
Before we arrive
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any parking restrictions near the property
Ask for 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. For a fixed-price quote, ring us on 07833 053749 or email us.
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Air source heat pumps around Chilton Green
The coast is only about 1 mile from Chilton Green. Coastal sites are worth mentioning at the survey, as salt air affects the outdoor unit and its fixings. Chilton Green’s centre falls inside a designated conservation area. 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 planning team at Isle of Wight council, which usually handles Chilton Green where necessary. The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures put about 35% of homes in the Chilton Green area before 1919, and about 87% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the last census (2021). Period properties can still suit a heat pump, but the design has to start from accurate heat loss figures. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Older homes near St Peter and St Paul's Church may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed.
Chilton Green is about 7 miles south-west of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Across the PO30 area, we cover air source heat pumps. 125 places in the Isle of Wight are on our list, large and small. For properties nearby, see our Worthing page, about 46 miles away.
Our working area takes in PO30 in full. Neighbouring places we cover include Marsh Green (1 mile south-east), Hulverstone (1 mile north-west), Brookgreen (1 mile west), Brook (2 miles north-west) and Dunsbury (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Newport (7 miles north-east), Ryde (12 miles north-east), Cowes (9 miles north-east) and Sandown (11 miles east). If your property is somewhere remote, a little more planning is needed, so let us know when you get in touch.
What’s near Chilton Green
In Chilton Green, that means homes and buildings near The Three Bishops pub. Well-known places in the area include Whitecroft Hospital (5.5 miles north-east) and Brighstone Village Museum (0.9 miles east). The countryside around Chilton Green includes Westover Down.
Different systems, different jobs
Outdoor unit position and planning
The outdoor unit needs a position with good airflow, a solid base and a sensible pipe route. We also consider neighbours and noise, as MCS 020(a) includes a noise check.
Radiators and underfloor heating
Underfloor heating suits a heat pump’s lower flow temperature, and we can connect to it where it’s already in.
From one of our customers
“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