Kent · Heat pump installation
Davington air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps in and around Davington, from the first look to the final check and a fixed price agreed before we start.
- Planning and permitted development questions
- A boiler that is getting old
- Working out where a cylinder could go
About our air source heat pumps in Davington
Air-to-water heat pumps heat your hot water through a cylinder. If you have a combi boiler and no cylinder, the survey looks at where one could go. Air-to-air systems do not heat hot water, so you’ll need another way to do that. The work covers homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, air-to-water heat pumps and hot water cylinders, and common reasons people get in touch are ageing boilers that will need replacing and plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump.
Homes around Davington normally have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder, so the main questions are heat loss, radiators and the electrics.
Each manufacturer sets its own warranty period. For example, Daikin’s standard warranty on split air conditioning is 2 years, and its longer extensions apply to its air-to-water units only. Whatever the brand, the manufacturer’s terms are explained on your quote.
- Where
- Davington (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Approvals
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Price
- Fixed, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Davington
Do you cover smaller places like Davington?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. A few photos and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Is the heat pump grant available in Davington?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Davington, if they qualify. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. The installer applies, and we are MCS certified.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
The F-gas rules share it between the equipment’s operator and the engineers who work on it. The interval depends on the refrigerant charge, measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e, and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e.
What does an air-to-water 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 systems are priced after a survey, with the VAT confirmed on your quote.
Is the equipment covered by a warranty?
The manufacturer provides it, on its own terms. Some brands make regular servicing a condition so it’s worth keeping the service records.
When will I hear back?
We reply to enquiries the same working day. If it’s an emergency, ring the 24/7 line instead.
Should I choose air-to-water or air-to-air?
Air-to-water replaces the boiler for heating and hot water, while air-to-air heats and cools rooms, and we help you choose. Both are part of what we install.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help:
- Don’t block radiators or indoor units with furniture
- Seal draughts where you can
- Check what your manufacturer’s warranty asks of you
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.
Book a service every year. Check the manufacturer’s terms, as they may include servicing conditions.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Planning approval where permitted development does not apply
- A grant for a home that doesn’t meet the scheme rules
- Improving the building’s insulation
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Hot water cylinders
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
How it works
Protection comes first: dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work, and we ask before moving anything. After that, anything electrical is made safe and we start. The work on site 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, and we tidy up before we leave. We load the van from the survey notes so the work in Davington can be done in one go where possible.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- The design covers the heat pump, emitters, hot water and outdoor unit.
- A fixed-price quote explains the cost, the grant position and the VAT.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about parking and loading
- Clear access to the fuse board
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
Get a fixed-price quote
To help us quote: the address and the type of property, a few photos, the brand and model of anything already fitted and any symptoms, from error codes to drips. Then phone 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form.
Related advice
What we’re called out for in Davington
People also ask about air-to-air heat pumps because they heat and cool. They warm rooms directly through indoor units, and can cool them when it’s hot. The grant only applies in some cases, so we check first.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
- Comparing heat pump types
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
Historic houses such as Belmont House and Gardens, about 3.7 miles south-west, are a reminder that listed homes need consent before a heat pump goes in.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the quote shows VAT clearly
- What records you get at the end
- Whether the electrical work is done by a registered contractor, such as NICEIC approved
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Air source heat pumps around Davington
At about 3 miles from the coast, Davington is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air is hard on outdoor units, so a heat pump near the sea needs a sensible position and regular checks, and some models offer corrosion protection for coastal sites. The last census (2021) found about 40% of households in terraced houses. Shared walls keep a terrace’s heat loss down, while gardens next door make the noise check on the outdoor unit important. The middle of Davington is part of the Faversham Conservation Area. Draw a one-mile circle round the middle of Davington and it takes in 3 conservation areas. About 228 listed entries lie within half a mile of central Davington, Church of St Mary Magdalene (grade I) among them. So the heat pump survey asks two extra questions here: is the home listed, and is it inside a conservation area?
If your home is near Faversham station and heated by a gas boiler, an air-to-water heat pump can replace it where the survey shows it suits.
Davington is about 7 miles east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Homes and businesses alike in Davington, our engineers can help with air source heat pumps. You will hear back from us the same working day and our emergency line runs 24/7. Count every place we list in Kent and you reach 922, with Davington on the list. We also work in Bromley, about 38 miles from Davington.
Here we cover the ME13 postcode area. From Ham Road, Back Lane and Quay Lane to the smaller roads in between, nowhere is left out. Places around Davington that are also on our list: Faversham (1 mile south-east), The Brents (1 mile east), Preston (1 mile south-east), Ospringe (1 mile south-west) and Oare (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles west) and Whitstable (7 miles east).
Near you in Davington
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to The Bull Inn, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School and Oare Meadow and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Faversham station, about 0.6 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Newnham Castle (4.2 miles south-west).
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