Kent · Heat pump installation
Knave's Ash air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps in Knave's Ash from an F-Gas certified company, with warranty terms explained brand by brand. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
- Comparing heat pump types
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from tools and test equipment to ladders and dust sheets. You only need to give us clear access to the units, or their planned positions, and to the fuse board. The visit takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. A few photos help us make the most of a visit to Knave's Ash.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- The design covers the heat pump, emitters, hot water and outdoor unit.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Give us access to the outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
- Keep pets out of the rooms we’re working in
Getting a quote
Want a quote for air source heat pumps? Please call 07833 053749 or drop us a line and tell us about the job. We’ll explain what we’d recommend and why, then send a fixed-price quote before you commit to anything.
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How we handle air source heat pumps in Knave's Ash
Many air source heat pumps can be installed as permitted development in England, without a planning application. Conditions include a maximum outdoor unit size of 1.5 m³, compliance with MCS 020(a), use for more than cooling alone and a site outside the curtilage of a listed building. We look at the planning position for your home during the survey. We are often asked to deal with an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life and checking eligibility for a heat pump grant, on underfloor heating, air-to-air heat pumps and air-to-water heat pumps.
Homes around Knave's Ash usually have room outside for a heat pump, so the design comes down to heat loss, radiators and hot water.
The records are your system’s health record: a dated account of the work and the readings we took. It makes the next visit quicker and any warranty question simpler and it’s worth keeping safe.
- Place
- Knave's Ash (CT3)
- Region
- Kent
- Price guide
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Quote
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Certified
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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FAQs for Knave's Ash
Do you cover smaller places like Knave's Ash?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Visits to smaller places are planned so the engineer arrives with what the job needs.
Can I fit a heat pump in Knave's Ash without planning permission?
It depends on the property. Central Knave's Ash sits inside the Hoath, Rushbourne and Tile Lodge Conservation Area. On a house, an air source heat pump can often go ahead under permitted development, with an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 cubic metres and an installation that meets MCS 020(a), which includes a noise check. Those rights don’t reach the grounds of a listed building, and conservation areas rule out walls or roofs facing a road. If that might affect you, we ask the planning department at Canterbury City council, typically the authority for Knave's Ash.
Do you offer emergency call-outs?
Yes, 24/7. Call the emergency line and tell us the make, the symptoms and any error code, and we will advise on what to do next.
Can I do any of the installation myself?
No, not the refrigerant side. The F-gas rules require certified companies and qualified engineers for it, and a new circuit is notifiable under Part P unless a registered electrician, such as a NICEIC approved contractor, does it.
Will you make a mess?
We put dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work first, and we tidy up as we go. At the end, we clear up and show you what we’ve done.
Which manufacturers do you install and repair?
Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi and others. For a new system, we suggest the make and model that suit the property and explain why.
What warranty do I get?
The manufacturer provides it, on its own terms. Some brands make regular servicing a condition so it’s worth keeping the service records.
What we are called out for in Knave's Ash
An ageing boiler is often the moment people start thinking about a heat pump. Planning the change before the boiler fails gives you time to survey, design and apply for any grant instead of making a rushed decision when the heating stops.
If any of these sounds familiar, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
If your home is one of the older properties near Church of the Holy Cross, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the quote is a fixed price
- Whether a new circuit is included and who certifies it
- What the manufacturer’s warranty covers and for how long
Managing agents and facilities teams in Knave's Ash
For anyone managing more than one building, we can plan visits across the portfolio and price them together. Each property gets its own records, so the files stay tidy.
Bigger systems bring extra duties: systems with an effective rated output over 12 kW need a TM44 inspection by an accredited energy assessor at least every 5 years. We arrange the inspection, get the system ready and put right anything it picks up.
Air source heat pumps around Knave's Ash
The coast is only about 3 miles from Knave's Ash. Near the coast, we choose the outdoor unit position with salt-laden wind in mind. About 78% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the last census (2021). Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Every heat pump design starts with a room-by-room heat loss calculation.
Knave's Ash is about 2 miles south of Herne Bay, in Kent. Across the CT3 area, we can help with air source heat pumps. Knave's Ash is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for homes and businesses. Bromley, roughly 49 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Our working area takes in CT3, every street of it. Hicks Forstal Road and Hoath Road and the roads off them are all inside our area. Places around Knave's Ash that are also on our list: Hoath (1 mile east), Maypole (1 mile north-east), Old Tree (1 mile north-east), Millbank (1 mile north-east) and Hicks Forstal (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (5 miles south-west), Margate (10 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east) and Ramsgate (11 miles east).
Near you in Knave's Ash
In Knave's Ash, that means homes and buildings near Curtis Wood and Spires Academy. The closest station to Knave's Ash is Herne Bay station, roughly 2.6 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include St Martins Hospital (4.4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Knave's Ash include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Why deal with it now?
A heat pump sized without a proper heat loss survey can struggle in cold weather or run inefficiently. Doing the survey properly from the start avoids that. Waiting rarely makes an air conditioning problem smaller.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we look at the job first, from pictures or on a survey, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Members of Checkatrade
- An F-Gas certified company, as the law requires
- One contact for properties across the South East and London
- Every job looked at before it’s priced
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
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