Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Cold Harbour, Kent
Need air source heat pumps in Cold Harbour? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around you, finishing with proper records.
- A boiler that’s getting old
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Working out where a cylinder could go
Safe owner checks
Don’t move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrics need care too. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
Before you call us about a fault, a few checks can save a visit: is the system in the right mode, is the set temperature sensible, are the remote’s batteries working and has the breaker tripped. If a breaker trips again after you reset it, leave it off and give us a ring on 07833 053749.
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Cold Harbour
An air-to-water heat pump costs £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. Not every home qualifies, so we check eligibility before you commit. The work covers underfloor heating, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and radiator systems, and common reasons people get in touch are not knowing whether a grant applies and radiators that may be too small for a heat pump.
Older and listed homes in villages like Cold Harbour need extra care, because permitted development does not apply within the grounds of a listed building, so we check consent first.
Think of the paperwork as the system’s health record: a dated account of the work and the readings we took. If anything goes wrong later, it helps the next engineer and the manufacturer and it’s worth keeping safe.
- Location
- Cold Harbour (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Enquiries
- Same working day
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Certified
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Cold Harbour
The extra £1,500 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas is available until March 2027. For homes that qualify, that is a reason to look into it now. For a village like Cold Harbour, booking ahead lets us plan the trip properly.
Height, access and the distance between the indoor and outdoor units all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why us?
- Every job looked at before it’s priced
- Members of Checkatrade
- Warranty terms set out brand by brand
- MCS certified heat pump installers
Read how installs are priced and our accreditations.
What happens on the day
The visit goes in the diary at a time that works for you, and we keep you posted if anything changes. When we arrive, we check the job against the survey or the photos you sent. If something is different, we talk it through with you before carrying on. From there, the work takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. Visits to Cold Harbour are agreed with you in advance and planned so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
- 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.
- 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
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Arrange for someone to be there to let us in
- Let us know where we can park and unload
Getting a price
If you need air source heat pumps in Cold Harbour, ring us on 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier. Tell us what kind of property it is and what you’d like done, and send a few pictures if you can. We reply the same working day.
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Rented and managed buildings
Portfolio owners often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of properties can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and public buildings book us too in Cold Harbour and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, zone or building around the people who use them.
FAQs for Cold Harbour
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Cold Harbour?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Cold Harbour 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. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Will a heat pump in Cold Harbour need planning permission?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. Around 3 listed entries sit within 0.5 miles of central Cold Harbour. The permitted development rules for heat pumps leave out listed buildings and stop outdoor units going on road-facing walls or roofs in conservation areas. Anything outside the rules needs an application, and we raise it with the planning department at Maidstone council, typically the authority for Cold Harbour first.
Do I need new radiators for a heat pump?
Some radiators may be fine as they are, and some may need to be larger. At the lower temperatures a heat pump uses, radiators need more surface so we check every radiator against the room’s heat loss.
Does servicing affect my warranty?
Check the manufacturer’s terms. Some warranty terms require the system to be serviced regularly by a qualified engineer, so it’s worth checking. Either way, keep a record of every service.
Will I get records for the system?
Yes. It’s the record a manufacturer or the next engineer will ask to see: the date, the work, and any refrigerant added or recovered.
Can you set up regular servicing?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule with a fixed price. Leak checks required by the F-gas rules can be built in for larger systems.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns that cannot wait. Call 07833 053749 and tell us what’s happened.
Towns and villages near Cold Harbour
Other services in Cold Harbour
Air source heat pumps in Cold Harbour: the local picture
About 78% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the last census (2021). Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Older homes near Church of St Lawrence may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed. Belmont House and Gardens lies about 3.8 miles north-east. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions.
Cold Harbour is about 7 miles south-west of Faversham, in Kent. Wherever you are in the ME17 postcode area, we can help with air source heat pumps. Our list for Kent has 922 entries and Cold Harbour is among them. You can also see our page for Bromley, about 35 miles away.
Jobs in ME17 are looked at, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you are just outside Cold Harbour, we cover Warren Street (1 mile north-west), Payden Street (1 mile north-west), Lenham Heath (2 miles south-west), Charing Heath (2 miles south) and Lenham Forstal (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (8 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east) and Sittingbourne (7 miles north).
What’s near Cold Harbour
Typical jobs here are in properties near The Harrow pub and Spuckles and Kennelling Woods, among other places. The nearest railway station is Charing station, roughly 2.3 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Newnham Castle (3.4 miles north).
A customer’s words
“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