Medway · Heat pump installation
Halling air source heat pumps
Expert air source heat pumps for Halling: a survey or diagnosis, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed-price quote.
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Halling
A heat pump takes heat from the outside air and moves it into your home, using electricity to drive the process. It works on the same principle as air conditioning, run the other way and the Energy Saving Trust notes that air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes referred to as air conditioning. Common call-outs are for moving away from fossil-fuel heating and an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life, across underfloor heating, air-to-water heat pumps and hot water cylinders.
If your home in or near Halling is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, an extra £1,500 is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027.
Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of their warranty. Where yours does, a regular service with us keeps that side in order and each visit is recorded.
- Where
- Halling (ME2)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Costs
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
System by system
VAT on heat pumps
Please treat this as general guidance rather than tax advice.
Outdoor unit position and planning
Flats and blocks of flats have different limits, and Article 4 directions can remove rights. Listed buildings also need separate consent, and we check the position for your property.
When to call us in Halling
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme has made people ask whether their home could qualify. Eligibility depends on the property, the system and the scheme rules, so we check before you commit.
These are the situations we see most often:
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
If your home is near Halling station and heated by a gas boiler, an air-to-water heat pump can replace it where the survey shows it suits.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the manufacturer’s warranty depends on regular servicing
- Which brand and model they’re proposing, and why
- How VAT is shown, and which rate applies
What air conditioning won’t do
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Grants for hybrid systems or replacements of low-carbon systems
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 07833 053749 and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Halling
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Underfloor heating
The process
Our engineers bring the tools, gauges and access equipment the job needs. All we ask is clear access to the units, or to where they’ll go, and to the consumer unit. The visit 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. Photos of the existing unit help with repairs and servicing in Halling.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- The survey checks heat loss, emitters, hot water and the outdoor unit position.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking restrictions near the property
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
Getting a quote
For a fixed-price quote, ring us on 07833 053749 or send an email with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. A few pictures make it quicker. You will hear back from us the same working day.
Related advice
Towns and villages near Halling
Other services in Halling
What a heat pump looks like in Halling
Census 2021 figures found about 68% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Houses usually have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Period properties close to Church of St John the Baptist can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Halling is about 3 miles south-west of Rochester, in Medway. We cover Halling for air source heat pumps and across the rest of Medway. Count every place we list in Medway and you reach 68, with Halling on the list. The nearest of our city pages is Bromley, around 19 miles from Halling.
The closest recent job we can point to from Halling was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 15 miles west: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main office area and a wall-mounted unit in the client meeting room.
Postcode districts we cover here: ME2. From High Street, Kent Road and Essex Road to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. If you’re just outside Halling, we cover Wouldham (1 mile east), Upper Halling (1 mile south-west), North Halling (1 mile north), Holborough (1 mile south) and Peters Village (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (6 miles east), Chatham (4 miles east), Rochester (3 miles north-east) and Rainham (7 miles east).
What’s near Halling
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Holborough Marshes, The Homeward Bound pub and The Holmesdale School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Halling itself: Halling station. Well-known places in the area include St. Catherine's Hospital (3.4 miles north-east) and Rochester Castle (3.5 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Blue Bell Hill and Ranscombe Farm.
Halling questions
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Halling?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. There’s a conservation area, the Halling Conservation Area, close to central Halling. A heat pump on a house can be permitted development if it meets the conditions, including the MCS noise check, but not within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit cannot face a road. Where needed, we check with the local planning authority (for Halling, typically Medway council).
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Halling?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Halling is in England, where it applies. The grant is £7,500 for an air source (air-to-water) heat pump and £2,500 for an air-to-air system that replaces the existing fossil-fuel heating. The installer applies, and we are MCS certified.
Do you work on systems someone else installed?
Yes. Systems fitted by other companies are fine, on all the main brands. Tell us the make and model and send any paperwork you have.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Maintenance contracts are part of what we do, set at the interval the system and the manufacturer’s terms need. Each visit is recorded, with F-Gas records where refrigerant work is involved.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always look before we price, either on a site survey or from photos and details for simple jobs. A fixed-price quote follows.
Can I do any of the installation myself?
Not the refrigerant work. Under the F-gas rules, it must be done by qualified engineers from a certified company, and a new electrical circuit is notifiable building work unless a registered competent person does it.
How long will it take to install a heat pump?
It takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. How much of the heating changes decides most of the time, and we confirm the timing with your quote.
From one of our customers
“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