Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Eastry
Air source heat pumps for Eastry and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed-price quote, the work and written records. Ask us for a fixed-price quote.
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
Eastry questions
Do you cover smaller places like Eastry?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. We’re based in East Grinstead and plan each visit so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Eastry?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Eastry, if they qualify. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. You don’t apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Which manufacturers do you install and repair?
The main ones, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. For new systems, we recommend a brand and model to suit the job and explain why.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
Certification shows a business is approved to work on systems that hold F gas refrigerant. In Great Britain, that certification is a legal requirement, not an optional extra, and we hold it.
Can I fit air conditioning or a heat pump myself?
Not the refrigerant work. Under the F-gas rules, it must be done by qualified engineers from a certified company, and a new circuit is notifiable under Part P unless a registered electrician, such as a NICEIC approved contractor, does it.
Should I choose air-to-water or air-to-air?
It depends on your home, your heating and whether you want cooling. The grant is £7,500 for eligible air-to-water systems and £2,500 for air-to-air in limited cases, and we set out the options after the survey.
Do you protect the property while you work?
Floors and furniture near the work are covered with dust sheets before work begins, and we tidy up as we go. At the end, we clear up and show you what we have done.
Air source heat pumps in Eastry, done properly
Until 31 March 2027, a heat pump installed in residential accommodation carries 0% VAT, with 5% from 1 April 2027. This is HMRC’s energy-saving materials relief, which applies to homes rather than businesses, and for air-to-air systems we confirm the VAT on your quote. This is general information, not tax advice. The work covers air-to-water heat pumps, hot water cylinders and air-to-air heat pumps, and common reasons people get in touch are choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air and a boiler that’s getting old.
For a house near Eastry, space outside is rarely the problem, so the main questions are heat loss, radiators and the electrics.
Refrigerant work is written up in the F-Gas records: the work carried out, the refrigerant involved and the quantities. File them with the system’s paperwork, ready for the next service or a warranty query.
- Where
- Eastry (CT13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Typical price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
There’s very little for you to do on the day. Just let us in and point us to the units, or to where they’ll be fitted, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and we explain what we’ve done. We load the van from the survey notes so the work in Eastry can be done in one go where possible.
- It starts with a conversation about the home, the existing heating and your plans.
- The survey measures heat loss room by room and looks at radiators, hot water and the best spot for the outdoor unit.
- You get a fixed-price quote, with any grant you’re eligible for and the VAT explained.
- The outdoor unit, the indoor equipment and the controls are installed and connected.
- The system is commissioned and registered under MCS, and we show you how to use it.
Before we arrive
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Move furniture away from the wall where we will be working
Get a fixed-price quote
To get a fixed-price quote, call us on 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier and tell us about the property and what you need. Photos help a lot. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
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System by system
Outdoor unit position and planning
Where the outdoor unit goes depends on airflow, access and the route into the house. Noise is part of the MCS 020(a) check, so we consider nearby homes too.
Hot water cylinders
An older cylinder may not suit a heat pump and we tell you if it needs replacing.
Common problems we fix in Eastry
Homes off the gas grid, heated by oil or LPG, are often good candidates to look at. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme includes an extra £1,500, until March 2027, for air source or ground source heat pumps in homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas, subject to the scheme rules.
Any of these is worth a proper look:
- A boiler that is getting old
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
Live in one of the older houses around Church of St Mary the Virgin? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Comparing quotes
- Whether extra work needs your approval first
- If the quote is based on a survey, photos or a diagnosis
- Which brand and model they’re proposing, and why
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than sell you work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Any gas work on the existing boiler
- Grants for hybrid systems or replacements of low-carbon systems
- Improving the building’s insulation
If you are not sure, just call 07833 053749 and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Eastry
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
- Radiator systems
Air source heat pumps in Eastry: the local picture
Eastry’s centre falls inside a designated conservation area. About 46 listed entries lie within half a mile of central Eastry, Eastry Court (grade I) among them. Where a home is affected, the outdoor unit position is settled with the planning team at Dover council, which normally handles Eastry before the heat pump design is finished. About 66% 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.
With Goodnestone Park about 3.4 miles west, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump.
Eastry is about 4 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. From the centre of Eastry to the outskirts, our engineers cover air source heat pumps, from small jobs to large ones. Our list for Kent has 922 entries and Eastry is among them. The nearest of our city pages is Eastbourne, around 54 miles from Eastry.
All of CT13 is within our area. From High Street, Swaynes Way and Wheelwrights Way to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Places around Eastry that are also on our list: Buttsole (1 mile south), Statenborough (1 mile north-east), Ham (1 mile east), Woodnesborough (1 mile north) and Felderland (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (10 miles west), Margate (10 miles north), Dover (7 miles south) and Folkestone (13 miles south-west).
Around Eastry
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Ham Fen, The Bull Inn And Rear Courtyard and Sandwich Technology School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Sandwich station, roughly 2.3 miles north-east. A little further out are White Mill (2.5 miles north) and Sandown Castle (4.2 miles east). The countryside around Eastry includes Monk's Wall nature reserve.
What a customer said
“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