Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Linkhill
Looking for air source heat pumps in Linkhill? We look at the job first, give you a fixed-price quote and do the work at a time that suits you, then sign it off with written records.
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
- No space for a hot water cylinder
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
Fixed-price quotes for air source heat pumps in Linkhill
Your quote is based on your property. We consider:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How far the pipework has to run, and where
- Which make and model is being fitted or worked on
A single unit or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and what it needs. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins, with VAT shown clearly.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- A photo of the consumer unit with the cover closed
- Photos showing the indoor unit and the space around it
- Where the outdoor unit is, or where you’d like it
Some jobs can be priced from pictures, while others need a survey. Multi-room systems, commercial buildings and anything with a long or hidden pipe route are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work is booked.
Air source heat pumps in Linkhill, done properly
Every installation starts with a heat loss survey. It shows how much heat each room needs on a cold day so the system is sized to match. Sizing by rule of thumb isn’t good enough. Common call-outs are for checking eligibility for a heat pump grant and checking emitters for a heat pump, on hot water cylinders, underfloor heating and air-to-air heat pumps.
Homes around Linkhill usually have room outside for a heat pump, so the design comes down to heat loss, radiators and hot water.
Refrigerant work is written up in the F-Gas records: what was done, the refrigerant type and any amount added or recovered. File them with the system’s paperwork, as a manufacturer or a future engineer may ask to see them.
- Location
- Linkhill (TN18)
- Region
- Kent
- Guide price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Credentials
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Pricing
- A fixed price before work begins
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Linkhill
What else we do in Linkhill
Homes in Linkhill and heat pumps
The middle of Linkhill is part of a conservation area. 3 conservation areas lie within a mile of central Linkhill. Linkhill House, listed at grade II, is one of roughly 17 protected buildings and structures in the half-mile around Linkhill’s centre. So the heat pump survey asks two extra questions here: is the home listed, and is it inside a conservation area? Valuation Office Agency council tax records put about 38% of homes across Linkhill and its surrounding area before 1919, and Census 2021 figures found about 72% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Period properties can still suit a heat pump, but the design has to start from accurate heat loss figures. Detached and semi-detached houses typically have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
Older homes near Mission Church may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed. Historic houses such as Great Dixter, about 1.8 miles south, are a reminder that listed homes need consent before a heat pump goes in.
Linkhill is about 11 miles north of Hastings, in Kent. We cover Linkhill for air source heat pumps and across the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Linkhill among them. For properties nearby, see our Eastbourne page (21 miles or so).
Not far from Linkhill, a recent job of ours was on Mermaid Street, Rye (TN31), about 8 miles south-east: installing three Fujitsu wall-mounted units in guest bedrooms, with the outdoor units positioned in the hotel’s walled rear garden.
If your postcode is in TN18, you’re inside the area we cover. Places around Linkhill that are also on our list: Sandhurst (1 mile west), Sandhurst Cross (2 miles west), Iden Green (2 miles north), Bodiam (2 miles south-west) and Four Throws (3 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (15 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (14 miles north-west), Tenterden (6 miles north-east) and Park Wood (15 miles north).
Local landmarks in Linkhill
A little further out are Benenden Hospital (4.6 miles north) and The C.M Booth Collection (2.8 miles north-east). The countryside around Linkhill includes Flatropers Wood.
Safe owner checks
On air conditioning, the filters in the indoor unit are usually the one part owners can clean where the manufacturer’s manual explains how. With the power off, they lift out, can be vacuumed or rinsed and must be fully dry before they go back. On a heat pump, the equivalent is keeping the outdoor unit clear and checking the controls.
There are a few things you can safely do yourself: keeping the outdoor unit clear, checking the mode and set temperature, and the routine cleaning in the manual. Opening up the units, the electrics and the refrigerant circuit are a job for us.
Linkhill questions
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Linkhill?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Linkhill, if they qualify. Air-to-water and ground source systems attract £7,500. Air-to-air gets £2,500, but only where it takes over from fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s heating demand. You don’t apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Do you cover smaller places like Linkhill?
Yes. Linkhill 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.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule and quote for it. That can include the leak checks the F-gas rules require for larger systems.
Will I get records for the system?
Yes. You get a written record of each visit, including F-Gas records for any refrigerant work. File them with the system’s paperwork.
Can you look at a system you didn’t fit?
Yes. We look at it first and tell you what we find, including any issues with how it was fitted. You get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
Do you look at the job first?
Yes. Every job is looked at first, on a survey, or from your photos and details where the job is simple. A fixed-price quote follows.
What’s the difference between air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps?
Air-to-water suits homes with radiators and a cylinder; air-to-air suits rooms that need heating and cooling, and we help you choose. We install both types.
Rented and managed buildings
Where a tenant occupies the property but the landlord owns the system, it’s worth checking the agreement for who looks after the system. We can quote either party and send the records to whoever needs them.
If you look after several properties, we can plan visits across the portfolio and price them together. Every address has its own paperwork, so each one has its own history.
What happens on the day
Refrigerant work is done by qualified engineers working for an F-Gas certified company, while the electrical side is covered by our NICEIC approval. So on the day, you don’t need a separate electrician for the electrical side. The work 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. We plan the trip to Linkhill around you.
- First we find out about the property, the heating you have now and what you are hoping for.
- On the visit we calculate what every room loses on a cold day, then check the radiators, room for a cylinder and outdoor unit options.
- We send a fixed-price quote that shows the equipment, the grant position and the VAT.
- The outdoor unit, the indoor equipment and the controls are installed and connected.
- Once it’s running correctly, the MCS certificate is issued and we show you the settings.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
How to get a quote
Quotes do not take long. Send a few details and pictures, 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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What a customer said
“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