Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Kearsney
Air source heat pumps across Kearsney and nearby, from a site survey or diagnosis to sign-off with the price fixed before work begins.
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
Air source heat pumps in Kearsney, done properly
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated for VAT until 31 March 2027, then 5%. That follows HMRC Notice 708/6, and it does not apply to businesses. For air-to-air systems, we confirm the VAT on your quote. This is general information, not tax advice. The work covers radiator systems, air-to-water heat pumps and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, and the jobs we see most are finding a place for the outdoor unit and an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life.
Older homes around Kearsney can be draughty or have solid walls, which a heat loss calculation will show. Sometimes insulation first is the better investment.
Equipment warranty comes from the manufacturer, on its own terms, and we explain those terms on your quote. Terms differ from brand to brand, and we’re happy to talk you through them.
- Place
- Kearsney (CT16, CT17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Price
- Fixed, in writing
- Replies
- On the working day you ask
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Kearsney
Do you cover smaller places like Kearsney?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. Visits to smaller places are planned so the engineer arrives with what the job needs.
Can I fit a heat pump in Kearsney without planning permission?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. A conservation area takes in the middle of Kearsney. The permitted development rules for heat pumps leave out listed buildings and stop outdoor units going on road-facing walls or roofs in conservation areas. Anything outside the rules needs an application, and we raise it with the local planning authority (for Kearsney, normally Dover council) first.
How much time does a heat pump install need?
It 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. The cylinder, the radiators and the pipework make the biggest difference and the timing is set out with your quote.
Can I do any of the installation myself?
The refrigerant side has to be done by a qualified engineer working for an F-Gas certified company. That is the law, not just our preference, and manufacturers expect it for their warranty too. We can quote for the whole job, from supply to commissioning.
What’s the price of a heat pump installation?
Air-to-water installations cost £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. Air-to-air prices are set after a survey, and we confirm the VAT on the quote.
What’s the difference between air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps?
Air-to-water heats radiators or underfloor heating and hot water; air-to-air heats rooms through indoor units and can cool them. With air-to-air, hot water needs another source and the survey helps decide.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Maintenance contracts are part of what we do, set at the interval the system and the manufacturer’s terms need. Each visit is written up, with F-Gas records where refrigerant work is involved.
Let and managed properties
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed-price quote.
The F-gas rules share responsibility for leak checking between the equipment’s operator and the service technicians. Where a building is let or managed, the lease or contract should make clear who looks after the system and we are happy to deal with whoever it is.
Keeping the system healthy
Every system needs looking after, and most of it is easy. A few tips:
- Read the manufacturer’s warranty terms for your brand
- Keep the outdoor unit clear all year
- Keep radiators clear
Equipment warranties come from the manufacturer. We go through the conditions with you, including any servicing they ask for.
Have the system serviced regularly. Check the manufacturer’s terms, as they may include servicing conditions.
Also in Kearsney
Air source heat pumps in Kearsney: the local picture
The coast is only about 3 miles from Kearsney. Near the coast, we choose the outdoor unit position with salt-laden wind in mind. About 76% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Period properties close to Church of St Peter and St Paul can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first. Homeowners near Kearsney station often ask whether a heat pump can take over from the boiler, and the heat loss survey answers that.
Kearsney is about 1 mile north-west of Dover, in Kent. Whether you are in the middle of Kearsney or further out, we cover air source heat pumps, from small jobs to large ones. Kearsney is one of 922 places in Kent where we work. You can also see our page for Eastbourne, about 50 miles away.
Our working area takes in CT16 and CT17, every street of it. Park Road, Lower Road and The Avenue and the roads off them are all inside our area. We also cover the places around Kearsney: Temple Ewell (1 mile north), River (1 mile south-east), Whitfield (1 mile north-east), Wolverton (1 mile west) and Dover (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (6 miles south-west), Ramsgate (15 miles north-east) and Deal (7 miles north-east).
What’s near Kearsney
In Kearsney, that means homes and buildings near Royal Oak Cottage The Royal Oak Public House, Old Park Hill and Dover Christ Church Academy and the streets around them. Kearsney has its own railway station: Kearsney station. Nearby you’ll also find Crabble Corn Mill (0.7 miles south-east) and Dover Castle (2.7 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Dover Western Heights.
What air source heat pumps can’t fix
We’d rather tell you now than sell you work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Insulation work, such as loft or cavity wall insulation
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
- Planning approval where permitted development doesn’t apply
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 07833 053749 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
How it works
If the system has to be off for part of the visit, we tell you before we start so it does not catch you out. For businesses, we can usually work room by room or zone by zone. The work takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. Let us know how to reach the outside wall or outdoor unit at your property near Kearsney.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- 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.
- You get a fixed price, with any grant and the VAT set out.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
Get a fixed-price quote
Quotes don’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we reply the same working day. If we need to see the property first, we book a survey at a time that works for you.
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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