Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Hucking, Kent
Air source heat pumps in Hucking from an F-Gas certified company, with the manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote. Enquiries answered the same working day.
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
About our air source heat pumps in Hucking
Air-to-air heat pumps can qualify for a £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, but only in some cases. It has to replace the fossil-fuel heating, cover the whole heating demand, be fitted by an MCS certified installer and be in a home, so an add-on next to a boiler is not eligible. Typical jobs include deciding on the outdoor unit position and choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air, on underfloor heating, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and hot water cylinders.
If your home in or near Hucking is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme adds an extra £1,500 until March 2027 for an air source or ground source heat pump, on top of the £7,500.
Warranty on the equipment is the manufacturer’s own, on the manufacturer’s terms, and we explain those terms on your quote. Each brand sets its own conditions, so we go through them with you rather than leave you to find the small print.
- Location
- Hucking (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Quotes
- Fixed, in writing
- Certified
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Prices
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of air source heat pumps
Typical ranges are on our prices page, but every job is priced on its own. What we look at:
- The electrical supply and whether a new circuit is needed
- What state the existing equipment is in
- How many units are involved
The pipe route, the height of the units and how we reach them all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Photos showing the indoor unit and the space around it
- The postcode and whether it’s a home, flat or business
- Any error code or flashing light on the display
For air source heat pumps in Hucking, ring us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form. Let us know the type of property and what you need, plus some pictures if they’re to hand. Enquiries get a reply the same working day.
Why deal with it now?
A heat pump sized without a proper heat loss survey can struggle in cold weather or run inefficiently. A room-by-room survey gets it right first time. For a village like Hucking, booking ahead lets us plan the trip properly.
No two properties are the same, so we price each one individually. The equipment, how we reach it, the route between units and the work needed all play a part.
What you get with us
- We work on all the leading brands
- Emergency calls taken 24/7
- Enquiries answered the same working day
- Clear warranty information from the manufacturer
See how installs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
When it’s something else
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A grant for a home that doesn’t meet the scheme rules
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Improving the building’s insulation
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Radiator systems
- Underfloor heating
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Hot water cylinders
Towns and villages near Hucking
Also in Hucking
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Hucking
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Hucking?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Hucking is in England, where it applies. The amount depends on the type of heat pump, and the survey confirms which applies. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Do you cover smaller places like Hucking?
Yes. Hucking is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Visits to smaller places are planned so the engineer arrives with what the job needs.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
The F-gas rules share it between the equipment’s operator and the engineers who work on it. The interval depends on the refrigerant charge, measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least yearly for 5 to under 50 tCO2e, and every 6 months for 50 to under 500 tCO2e.
Do you work on commercial properties?
Yes. We work for homeowners, landlords, letting and managing agents, and businesses of every size across London and the South East. Tell us who should receive the paperwork.
Do I need new radiators for a heat pump?
The heat loss survey answers that, room by room. Where a radiator is already large enough, it stays, and any that need upsizing are set out in the quote.
How long does a heat pump installation take?
As a guide, it takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. The programme is planned to keep time without heating short, and we explain it in advance.
What warranty do I get?
It’s the manufacturer’s warranty, which varies by brand. Daikin, for instance, gives a standard 2 years on split air conditioning and we explain the terms for your brand on the quote.
How the visit works
Wherever the system can be run before we leave, we run it and check it in operation. Then we explain what was done and answer your questions, and anything that needs attention later is pointed out. All told, the work takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. We agree a date with you and plan the visit to Hucking so we arrive with what’s needed.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- We design the system, check the radiators and cylinder and look at the outdoor unit position.
- A fixed-price quote explains the cost, the grant position and the VAT.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange for someone to be there to let us in
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
- Tell us about parking and loading
Getting a quote
Every quote starts with a look at the job, 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.
Related advice
Air source heat pumps around Hucking
Listed buildings are part of the picture here: about 6 within half a mile of the centre, such as Church of St Margaret (grade II). For a heat pump, permitted development does not apply within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit can’t go on a wall or roof facing a road, so we check with the local planning authority (normally Maidstone council) where necessary. About 43% of homes in Hucking and the neighbourhoods around it date from 1945 to 1972, according to the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures, and Census 2021 figures found about 78% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Whether the walls and loft have been insulated makes a real difference to the heat pump size for homes of that period. Houses usually have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Leeds Castle lies about 3.2 miles south. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions. If your home is one of the older properties near Church of St Margaret, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
Hucking is about 5 miles south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. If you need air source heat pumps in Hucking, please give us a ring on 07833 053749 or email us for a fixed-price quote. We work across London and the South East, Hucking included. Count every place we list in Kent and you reach 922, with Hucking on the list. The nearest of our city pages is Bromley, around 28 miles from Hucking.
We work across ME17 for air source heat pumps and the roads nearby. Close to Hucking, our area also takes in Bicknor (1 mile east), Broad Street (1 mile south-west), Hollingbourne (2 miles south), Wormshill (2 miles east) and Eyhorne Street (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (5 miles west), Ashford (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (5 miles north-east) and Gravesend (15 miles north-west).
Around Hucking
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Stockbury Hill Wood and Hook and Hatchet pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Hollingbourne station, roughly 2.1 miles south of the centre. A little further out are KIMS hospital (3.8 miles west) and Leeds Castle (3.2 miles south). Not far away are Detling Hill.
From one of our customers
“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