Kent · Heat pump installation
Frittenden air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps for Frittenden, from F-Gas certified engineers, with warranty terms explained brand by brand. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: sheets over the floor and any furniture nearby, and we ask before moving anything. Then the electrics are made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system, and we clear up before we go. Pictures of the space and where the outdoor unit could go let us plan the work in Frittenden.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
- Move furniture away from the wall where we’ll be working
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
Get a fixed-price quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your pictures and details. After that, we send a fixed price before any work starts.
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Air source heat pumps in Frittenden, done properly
Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures than most boilers which means some radiators may need upsizing. We check each radiator against the room’s heat loss and anything that needs changing is in the quote. If the problem is checking whether planning permission is needed and working out whether radiators need upsizing, we can sort it out.
Space for an outdoor unit is rarely an issue near Frittenden, so the design comes down to heat loss, radiators and hot water.
Warranty periods vary by brand and by product. 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. For any other brand, we explain the manufacturer’s terms on your quote.
- Place
- Frittenden (TN17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Costs
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Replies
- Answered the same working day
- Pricing
- Fixed after a survey or pictures
- Certified
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Frittenden
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Frittenden?
Frittenden 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. You do not apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Do you cover smaller places like Frittenden?
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.
How soon will you get back to me?
On the same working day you contact us. After that, we agree a survey, diagnosis or installation date that suits you, and you get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
Do I get paperwork after the visit?
Yes. Every visit is written up, and any work on the refrigerant circuit goes in the F-Gas records. File them with the system’s paperwork.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a system failing in a server room or water leaking from a unit, ring our 24/7 line and we’ll tell you what to do first.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule with a fixed price. Leak checks required by the F-gas rules can be built in for larger systems.
Why does F-Gas certification matter?
For refrigerant work, both the engineer and the company need the right F-gas credentials. Ask to see proof before you book anyone, and we are happy to show ours.
Air source heat pumps around Frittenden
Frittenden’s centre falls inside a designated conservation area. Historic England lists about 30 buildings and structures within half a mile of the centre of Frittenden, including Church of St Mary (grade II*). That affects heat pumps: listed buildings need consent, and conservation areas limit where the outdoor unit can go under permitted development. Where needed, we check with Tunbridge Wells council, usually the planning authority here. Valuation Office Agency council tax records show about 31% of homes in and around Frittenden were built in 2000 or later, and Census 2021 figures found about 74% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Better insulated, newer homes are often a good match for a heat pump. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Period properties close to Church of St Mary can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Frittenden is about 9 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Homes and businesses alike in Frittenden, our engineers can help with air source heat pumps. You will hear back from us the same working day, and there’s a 24/7 emergency line. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Frittenden is one of them. East Grinstead, roughly 26 miles off, has its own page on this site.
The closest recent job we can point to from Frittenden was on Mermaid Street, Rye (TN31), about 14 miles south-east: installing three Fujitsu wall-mounted units in guest bedrooms, with the outdoor units positioned in the hotel’s walled rear garden.
Work in TN17 follows the same survey, fixed-price quote and written records as everywhere else we cover. The Street, Inglis Close and Parish Avenue and the roads off them are all inside our area. Places around Frittenden that are also on our list: Sinkhurst Green (1 mile north), Knox Bridge (1 mile west), Cranbrook Common (2 miles south-west), Sissinghurst (2 miles south-west) and Staplehurst (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (9 miles north), Ashford (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east) and Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles west).
Near you in Frittenden
Typical jobs here are in properties near Bell And Jorrocks Public House, among other places. The closest station to Frittenden is Headcorn station, about 2.5 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Sissinghurst Castle (1.7 miles south) and Benenden Hospital (3.8 miles south).
Common problems we fix in Frittenden
Air-to-air systems interest people who want cooling in summer as well as heating. They warm rooms directly through indoor units, and can cool them when it’s hot. Whether a grant applies depends on the scheme conditions.
It’s time to call us if you’re dealing with:
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Comparing heat pump types
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
Every heat pump design starts with a room-by-room heat loss calculation.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the figure could change on the day
- What records you get at the end
- The make and model of any parts or equipment being quoted
Fixed-price quotes for air source heat pumps in Frittenden
Our prices page gives typical ranges, and your quote is built on your job. What we look at:
- How many units are involved
- What kind of system it is
- What electrical work the job needs
One room or a whole building, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and what it needs. You will have a fixed price before any work starts, with VAT shown clearly.
Before you get in touch
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The rating plate or label on any existing unit
- Photos showing the indoor unit and the space around it
- The outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits or would go
To help us quote: the address and the type of property, a few pictures, the brand and model of anything already fitted and anything you’ve noticed, such as an error code or a noise. Then ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Safe owner checks
Refrigerant is off limits for anyone without the right qualifications. The law requires anyone working on equipment containing F gas to hold the right qualifications, and the company to be certified, and escaping refrigerant can cause cold burns. A suspected leak is our job, not yours.
There are a few things you can safely do yourself: keep the outdoor unit clear of leaves, plants and clutter, check the settings and the remote, and follow the cleaning the manual describes. Anything inside the units, the electrics and the refrigerant is engineer’s work.
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A customer’s words
“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