Greater London · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Foots Cray
Our engineers work in Foots Cray on air source heat pumps. Diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we finish.
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
Foots Cray: your questions answered
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Foots Cray?
Foots Cray is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. 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. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Can you fit air conditioning in a London flat in Foots Cray?
Usually, yes, though leaseholders normally need the freeholder’s agreement. We look at where the outdoor unit could go, such as a balcony, flat roof or rear wall, and write it up for the freeholder or agent.
How do you keep the place clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: dust sheets over floors and anything close to the work. Any drilling is agreed with you first, and we clear up the dust and offcuts before we leave.
Do you work in Foots Cray?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Foots Cray included.
Are my radiators big enough for a heat pump?
We find out during the survey. Where a radiator is already large enough, it stays, and any that need upsizing are set out in the quote.
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 every 12 months from 5 tCO2e, and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e.
Do you work on all makes?
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.
How we handle air source heat pumps in Foots Cray
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated for VAT until 31 March 2027, then 5%. 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. Please treat this as general information rather than tax advice. If you’re dealing with working out whether radiators need upsizing and replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump, we can sort it out.
Homes in Foots Cray are often flats and terraces, where outside space is limited, which affects which heat pump suits. Air-to-water needs room for the outdoor unit and typically a cylinder, while air-to-air units take less room.
Whatever the visit, you get a written record: commissioning details and F-Gas records for a new system, a note of the fault and the fix for a repair, or a service record. Keep it with the system’s paperwork so it’s to hand next time.
- Place
- Foots Cray (DA14, BR5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Replies
- On the working day you ask
- Certified
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Places near Foots Cray
Other services in Foots Cray
Air source heat pumps around Foots Cray
Valuation Office Agency council tax records date about 51% of homes across Foots Cray and its surrounding area to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972. For homes of that age, the survey checks the insulation, the radiators and the hot water setup. In London, outside space and the rules for flats often decide which kind of heat pump suits.
If your home is one of the older properties near Parish Church of All Saints, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. If your home is listed, like Danson House about 2.8 miles north, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
Foots Cray is about 1 mile south-east of Sidcup, in Greater London. If you need air source heat pumps in Foots Cray, it’s easy to get a fixed-price quote: please phone us on 07833 053749 or send an email. We work across London and the South East, Foots Cray included. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Not far from Foots Cray, a recent job of ours was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 2 miles south: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main office area and a wall-mounted unit in the client meeting room.
Being close to the A223, Foots Cray is simple for us to get to. We cover homes and businesses on Cray Road, Evry Road and The Avenue and nearby roads. We also cover Ruxley (1 mile east), Albany Park (1 mile north-west), Upper Ruxley (1 mile east), Sidcup (1 mile north-west) and North Cray (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (11 miles north-west), City of Westminster (13 miles north-west), Marylebone (13 miles north-west) and Kensington (15 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Foots Cray
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Foots Cray Meadows, Kemnal Technology College and Walsingham School and the streets around them. The closest station to Foots Cray is Sidcup station, roughly 1.4 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Metropolitan Police Museum (1.3 miles north-west) and Queen Mary's Hospital (0.6 miles west). For a walk, there’s Summer Hill and The Warren.
Looking after it afterwards
How well a system lasts depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep radiators clear
- Keep to regular servicing
- Use the settings explained at handover
We show you how to use the controls and explain how a heat pump works differently from a boiler. Heat pumps tend to work best running steadily rather than in short bursts, and we’ll explain the settings for your home.
Have the system serviced regularly. Check the manufacturer’s terms, as they may include servicing conditions.
What affects the quote in Foots Cray
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Whether we need access equipment for high-level work
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How many units are involved
Whatever the property, the quote works the same way: the equipment, the access, the work involved and the time it takes. Call for a fixed-price quote and we will go through it with you.
Before you get in touch
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any previous service or F-Gas records
- The rating plate or label on any existing unit
- Photos showing the indoor unit and the space around it
To get a fixed-price quote, call us on 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. Photos help a lot. You’ll hear back from us the same working day.
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 pictures you sent. If something is different, we talk it through with you before carrying on. From there, the work 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. Parking bays, permits and roof or balcony access are the first things we ask about in Foots Cray.
- We talk through your home, your current heating and what you want from a heat pump.
- 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 are eligible for and the VAT explained.
- Fitting day: the outdoor unit is placed, the indoor side connected and the controls set up.
- The system is commissioned and registered under MCS, and we show you how to use it.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking restrictions near the property
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
- Keep pets out of the rooms we are working in
Get a fixed-price quote
Every quote shows the VAT clearly, with the rate that applies to your job. VAT can differ between homes and businesses and between kinds of work, so we confirm it on the quote. To get one, phone us on 07833 053749 or send an email.
Advice
What you can do yourself, and what needs us
Keep a note of anything odd: an error code, a new noise, a drip, a smell or a change in how well the system heats or cools. It helps us diagnose quickly, and a photo of the display helps even more.
On air conditioning, the filters in the indoor unit are usually the one part owners can clean where the manufacturer’s manual explains how. They come out, get a gentle clean and go back only when they’re dry. On a heat pump, the equivalent is keeping the outdoor unit clear and checking the controls.
What a customer said
“Excellent service from start to finish. Two wall-mounted units installed in our home. Clean, tidy work: they protected all the floors and left no mess. The systems work brilliantly. Would highly recommend.”
Sarah M., East Grinstead