East Sussex · Heat pump installation
Etchingwood air source heat pumps
For air source heat pumps in Etchingwood, one call is all it takes, from the first look to sign-off. An F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, on Checkatrade.
- Working out where a cylinder could go
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
Common problems we fix in Etchingwood
People also ask about air-to-air heat pumps because they heat and cool. They warm rooms directly through indoor units and switch to cooling in warm weather. Whether a grant applies depends on the scheme conditions.
If any of these sounds familiar, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
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.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether you get F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved
- What the manufacturer’s warranty covers and for how long
- Whether the company is F-Gas certified, and whether you can check it
About our air source heat pumps in Etchingwood
Every installation starts with a heat loss survey. It shows how much heat each room needs on a cold day, so the heat pump and the radiators or indoor units can be sized properly. Sizing by rule of thumb isn’t good enough. The work covers air-to-water heat pumps, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and underfloor heating, and common reasons people get in touch are moving away from fossil-fuel heating and ageing boilers that will need replacing.
Homes around Etchingwood normally have room outside for a heat pump, so the design comes down to heat loss, radiators and hot water.
Warranty on the equipment is the manufacturer’s own, on the manufacturer’s terms, and we set them out on your quote. Terms differ from brand to brand, and we’re happy to talk you through them.
- Where
- Etchingwood (TN22)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Price
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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Questions from Etchingwood
Is Etchingwood within the area you cover?
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.
Will a heat pump in Etchingwood need planning permission?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. Historic England lists about 7 buildings and structures within half a mile of the centre of Etchingwood. On a house, an air source heat pump can often go ahead under permitted development, with an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 cubic metres and an installation that meets MCS 020(a), which includes a noise check. Those rights don’t reach the grounds of a listed building, and conservation areas rule out walls or roofs facing a road. If that might affect you, we ask the planning department at Wealden council, normally the authority for Etchingwood.
Why does F-Gas certification matter?
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 look at a system you didn’t fit?
Yes. Systems fitted by other companies are fine from all the leading brands. Tell us the make and model and send any paperwork you have.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We offer maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system and the manufacturer need. Each visit is written up and F-Gas records kept where they apply.
Do I get paperwork after the visit?
Yes. You get a written record of each visit, and any work on the refrigerant circuit goes in the F-Gas records. Keep them with the manual and the warranty documents.
How quickly will you reply?
The same working day. After that, we agree a survey, diagnosis or installation date that suits you, and you get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
What you can do yourself, and what needs us
Don’t move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Moving a unit involves the refrigerant circuit, so it needs an F-Gas qualified engineer, and the electrics need care too. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
Some faults have simple causes you can check first: 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 call us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form.
Air source heat pumps around Etchingwood
Valuation Office Agency council tax records put about 37% of homes in and around Etchingwood before 1919, and Census 2021 figures found about 86% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Older homes can lose heat faster, so a room-by-room heat loss calculation, and sometimes insulation or larger radiators, comes before sizing a heat pump. Houses normally have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
If you live near Buxted station, the survey compares air-to-water and air-to-air for your home before anything is quoted.
Etchingwood is about 2 miles north-east of Uckfield, in East Sussex. Across the TN22 area, our engineers can take on air source heat pumps. In East Sussex alone we list 289 places and Etchingwood is among them. Our East Grinstead page covers places nearby, about 12 miles away.
Not far from Etchingwood, a recent job of ours was on High Street, Uckfield (TN22), about 2 miles south-west: installing a Samsung multi-split system serving three bedrooms and the home office.
Every address in TN22 is covered, from busy streets to back roads. Other places close to Etchingwood include Potter's Green (1 mile north-west), Buxted (1 mile north-west), Framfield (1 mile south-west), Blackboys (1 mile south-east) and Hadlow Down (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (15 miles south-east), Seaford (14 miles south), Lewes (10 miles south-west) and Hailsham (9 miles south-east).
Around Etchingwood
Typical jobs here are in properties near The Buxted Inn, among other places. Etchingwood’s nearest station is Buxted station, about 0.9 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Uckfield Community Hospital (2.2 miles south-west) and Tickerage Castle (0.9 miles south). Not far away are Selwyns Wood.
What happens on the day
We keep the work area tidy as we go, with dust sheets down and offcuts and packaging cleared up. If we need to drill through a wall, we agree the spot with you first. On site, it takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. We plan the trip to Etchingwood around you.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- The design covers the heat pump, emitters, hot water and outdoor unit.
- You get a fixed price, with any grant and the VAT set out.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
- Tell us about any building rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the room or the existing unit, the outside wall or roof where the outdoor unit sits or would go, and the label on any existing unit. Add the address and what you’d like done, and simple jobs can often be priced without a visit.
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When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than sell you work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Promising eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Draught-proofing and insulation upgrades
- Disconnecting or servicing a gas boiler
Not sure which it is? You can call 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-water heat pumps
What a customer said
“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