West Sussex · Heat pump installation
Elsted air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps in Elsted from an F-Gas certified company, with warranty terms explained brand by brand. Enquiries answered the same working day.
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
- Working out where a cylinder could go
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
About our air source heat pumps in Elsted
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 as the installer we apply for it on your behalf. Not every home qualifies, so we check eligibility before you commit. If you’re dealing with comparing heat pump types and checking emitters for a heat pump, we can help.
In a place like Elsted, some homes are listed, and permitted development does not cover listed buildings, so we check consent first.
For a fault on a system that may still be under warranty, send us the make, model and installation date. We will tell you how the manufacturer’s warranty is likely to apply before anything chargeable is done.
- Where
- Elsted (GU29)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Response
- Same working day
- Price guide
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Certified
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How it 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 from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. If a lane or gateway near Elsted is tight for a van, let us know and we’ll plan for it.
- First, a chat about the property and your goals for the heating.
- We survey for heat loss and look at radiators, cylinder space and outdoor unit options.
- We explain which type of heat pump suits the home and whether a grant could apply.
- 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 units are on a roof, a high wall or in a locked area
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
Getting a quote
Every quote shows the VAT clearly, with the rate that applies to your job. Homes, businesses and different kinds of work can be treated differently for VAT, so we confirm it in writing rather than guess. To get one, ring 07833 053749.
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What else we do in Elsted
For landlords and property managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed-price quote.
Records are where property maintenance often slips. Each visit is written up, plus the F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved, ready for a tenant, a buyer or an inspection.
Common questions in Elsted
Will a heat pump in Elsted need planning permission?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. The centre of Elsted is in the Elsted Conservation Area. Heat pumps on houses are often permitted development, but listed buildings need consent and conservation areas restrict outdoor units facing a road. Where it’s needed, we check with Chichester council, which is typically the planning authority for Elsted.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Elsted?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Elsted, if they qualify. 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. You don’t apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
What’s the difference between air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps?
Air-to-water feeds your central heating and hot water, while air-to-air warms and cools rooms directly. With air-to-air, hot water needs another source, and we explain which suits your home.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
The F-gas rules share it between the equipment’s operator and the engineers who work on it. How often depends on the size of the refrigerant charge in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least yearly for 5 to under 50 tCO2e, and every 6 months for 50 to under 500 tCO2e.
Which manufacturers do you install and repair?
Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi and others. For new systems, we recommend a brand and model to suit the job and tell you why.
How soon will you get back to me?
We reply to enquiries the same working day. If it’s an emergency, ring the 24/7 line instead.
Do you work in Elsted?
Yes. Elsted is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East. Our base is in East Grinstead, West Sussex.
When to call us in Elsted
Homes with electric heating sometimes look at heat pumps as an alternative. A survey shows whether a heat pump suits the property and what would need to change, and we explain the grant position for your home.
What we’re most often called about:
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- No space for a hot water cylinder
Live in one of the older houses around The Parish Church of St Paul? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote shows VAT clearly
- Whether a new circuit is included and who certifies it
- If the quote is based on a survey, photos or a diagnosis
Different systems, different jobs
Air-to-air heat pumps
A £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant is available for air-to-air only if it replaces the fossil-fuel heating and meets the full heating demand. It must be installed by an MCS certified installer and be in a home.
Heat loss surveys
We look at walls, windows, floors, roofs and ventilation, and the size of each room.
Heat pumps in Elsted: local notes
About 41% of homes in and around Elsted were built before 1919, according to the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures, and the last census (2021) found about 82% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Period properties can still suit a heat pump, but the design has to start from accurate heat loss figures. Houses usually have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
If your home is listed, like Uppark about 2.7 miles south-west, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
Elsted is about 5 miles south-east of Petersfield, in West Sussex. Anywhere in GU29, we cover air source heat pumps. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. Worthing, roughly 22 miles off, has its own page on this site.
The closest recent job we can point to from Elsted was on East Street, Chichester (PO19), about 9 miles south: installing a Daikin wall-mounted unit in the dining area and a second unit serving the kitchen pass area.
We cover every part of the GU29 postcode area. Close to Elsted, our area also takes in East Harting (1 mile west), Elsted Marsh (1 mile north-east), Didling (1 mile south-east), Nyewood (2 miles north-west) and Dumpford (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Bognor Regis (14 miles south-east), Chichester (9 miles south), Emsworth (9 miles south-west) and Portfield (10 miles south).
Around Elsted
In Elsted, that means homes and buildings near The Three Horseshoes Public House and the streets around them. Nearby you’ll also find Midhurst Community Hospital (4.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Iping and Stedham Commons and Oakham Hill.
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