Slough · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Langley, Slough
Air source heat pumps in Langley from an F-Gas certified company, with warranty terms explained brand by brand. Enquiries answered the same working day.
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Comparing heat pump types
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Avoid switching the heat pump on and off often
- Leave indoor units unobstructed
- Look at insulation alongside the heat pump
Now and then in cold weather, the outdoor unit defrosts itself. It may give off steam or sound different for a few minutes and it’s part of how the system works.
Don’t cover radiators with furniture or heavy curtains so the heat can get into the room.
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Langley
In England, an air source heat pump on a house can often go in under permitted development rights. 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. Typical jobs include no space for a hot water cylinder and questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, on radiator systems, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and underfloor heating.
Whether a home near Langley has mains gas makes a difference to the grant. Until March 2027, homes on oil or LPG without mains gas can get an extra £1,500 through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, for an air source or ground source heat pump.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: commissioning details and F-Gas records for a new system, a note of the fault and the fix for a repair, or a service record. Keep it with the system’s paperwork, because it helps with any later warranty question.
- Location
- Langley (SL3)
- Region
- Slough
- Costs
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Quotes
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Langley
Will you come out to Langley?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. We are based in East Grinstead and plan each visit so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
Is a heat pump in Langley permitted development?
It depends on the property. The St Mary's Church, Langley Conservation Area is close to the centre of Langley. 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 Buckinghamshire council, which is typically the planning authority for Langley.
How much VAT is charged on a heat pump in a home?
For homes, 0% until 31 March 2027, under HMRC Notice 708/6 and 5% after that. With air-to-air, HMRC’s view depends on the product, so we confirm the VAT on the quote.
Am I eligible for a heat pump grant?
Not every home qualifies, so we check. There’s one grant per property, you cannot get one to replace a low-carbon system, and hybrids are excluded, among other rules.
What does F-Gas certified mean?
Anyone installing, repairing or servicing the refrigerant side must be qualified, and their company certified. It’s worth checking before booking, and we are happy to show ours.
Do I need to service the system to keep the warranty?
Each manufacturer decides. If servicing is in the terms, missing one could affect a claim, so we explain the terms on your quote.
How much time does a heat pump install need?
As a guide, 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 programme is planned to keep time without heating short, and we explain it in advance.
What you can do yourself, and what needs us
Owner care supports servicing; it doesn’t replace it. Simple care keeps the air moving through the system, but the refrigerant circuit, the electrics and the parts you can’t see still need an engineer at the interval the manufacturer recommends.
Some faults have simple causes you can check first: check the mode, the set temperature, the remote’s batteries and the breaker. If the breaker trips a second time, leave it off and phone 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work and nothing is moved without asking you. After that, anything electrical is made safe and we start. It takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved, and we clear up before we go. Visits to a place like Langley are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the job needs.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- We measure heat loss for every 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.
Before we arrive
- Move furniture away from the wall where we’ll be working
- Unlock any gate, garage or side passage we need
- Let us know if the units are on a roof, a high wall or in a locked area
Get a fixed-price quote
Photos are enough for some jobs; others need a visit first. Multi-room systems, commercial buildings and anything with a long or hidden pipe route are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before anything goes ahead.
Related advice
Places near Langley
Other services in Langley
Let and managed properties
From a single flat to a whole estate, the approach is the same: a look at the job first, a fixed-price quote, work booked with the occupier and written records afterwards.
Under the GB F-gas rules, responsibility for leak checks is shared between whoever operates the equipment and the engineers who work on it. In a let or managed building, it’s worth agreeing who that operator is, and we can work for either side.
Homes in Langley and heat pumps
About 54% of homes in Langley and the neighbourhoods around it date from 1945 to 1972, according to the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures. Homes of that age often have cavity walls that may or may not be insulated, which the survey checks.
For a home near Langley station, the survey looks at whether an air-to-water or air-to-air heat pump suits better. Period properties close to St Mary the Virgin Church can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Langley is about 2 miles east of Slough, in Slough. Langley gets the same approach as every job we take on: a look at the job first, a fixed-price quote and written records at the end. Langley is one of 31 places in Slough we cover. Our Guildford page covers places nearby (18 miles or so).
Not far from Langley, a recent job of ours was on Church Street, Staines-upon-Thames (TW18), about 6 miles south: installing two LG wall-mounted units in the main office area and a single unit in the client meeting room.
From Fox Road, New Road and Ives Road to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Here we cover the SL3 postcode area. Other places close to Langley include Middlegreen (1 mile north-west), George Green (1 mile north), Shreding Green (1 mile north-east), Upton (2 miles west) and Richings Park (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Cippenham (4 miles west), Britwell (4 miles north-west), Burnham (5 miles west) and Stoke Poges (3 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Langley
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Upton Court Grammar School, The Red Lion Public House and Langley Academy and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Langley station, roughly 0.5 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Windsor Castle (2.7 miles south-west) and Upton Hospital (1.7 miles west). For a walk, there’s Staines Reservoirs and Uxbridge Moor.
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