Greater London · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Pitshanger, Greater London
Air source heat pumps in Pitshanger from an F-Gas certified company, with warranty terms explained brand by brand. Enquiries answered the same working day.
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- Planning and permitted development questions
Air source heat pumps in Pitshanger, done properly
Air-to-water heat pumps heat your hot water through a cylinder. If you have a combi boiler and no cylinder, the survey looks at where one could go. Air-to-air systems don’t heat hot water, so you will need another way to do that. We’re often asked to deal with replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump and questions about where the outdoor unit can go, on underfloor heating, air-to-water heat pumps and air-to-air heat pumps.
In a London area like Pitshanger, many homes are flats or terraces with little outside space, which affects which heat pump suits. An air-to-water system needs space outside and usually a hot water cylinder inside, while air-to-air units take less room.
Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of their warranty. If that applies to your system, booking the service on time keeps the record straight and each visit is recorded.
- Place
- Pitshanger (W5, W13, UB6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Certified
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Quotes
- Fixed, in writing
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Pitshanger
From 1 April 2027, VAT on heat pumps in homes rises from 0% to 5%. If you are thinking about a heat pump, that date is worth knowing alongside your own plans for the property. Booking in spring means a home or office in Pitshanger is ready before the first hot week.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Faults and wear in a system tend to grow, and a system working harder than it should costs more to run. If you are not sure what’s needed, call us on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk for straight advice and a fixed price.
Why people in Pitshanger choose us
- Warranty terms set out brand by brand
- MCS certified heat pump installers
- NICEIC approved electrical contractors
- Listed on Checkatrade
Take a look at how installs are priced and our accreditations.
What a heat pump looks like in Pitshanger
The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures put about 43% of homes in the Pitshanger area before 1919, and about 54% of households live in flats, according to Census 2021 figures. In older homes, the heat loss calculation is especially important, as solid walls and draughts change the size of heat pump needed. For flats, the first questions are where an outdoor unit could go, whether a cylinder fits and what the lease allows. London homes can be short of space for an outdoor unit and cylinder, which affects the choice of heat pump.
If your home is near Castle Bar Park station and heated by a gas boiler, an air-to-water heat pump can replace it where the survey shows it suits.
Pitshanger is about 1 mile north of Ealing, in Greater London. Our engineers cover Pitshanger for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Greater London. Pitshanger is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work. We also work in London, around 10 miles away.
Not far from Pitshanger, a recent job of ours was on Richmond Hill, Richmond (TW10), about 5 miles south: installing a Mitsubishi Electric Zubadan multi-split system serving four bedrooms, the study and the living room: six indoor units in total.
From Selby Road, Argyle Road and Kent Avenue to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Our working area takes in W5, W13 and UB6 in full. If you’re just outside Pitshanger, we cover Brentham Garden Suburb (1 mile east), Perivale (1 mile north), Ealing (1 mile south), Hanwell (2 miles south-west) and West Ealing (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover London (10 miles east), City of Westminster (7 miles east), Marylebone (7 miles east) and Kensington (5 miles east).
What’s near Pitshanger
In Pitshanger, that means homes and buildings near Brentham Clubhouse pub, St Benedict's School and Ealing Independent College, among other places. Pitshanger’s nearest station is Castle Bar Park station, about 0.8 miles west. Nearby you will also find Ealing Hospital (1.9 miles south-west) and London Designer Outlet (2.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Pitshanger include Middle Lake and Fox Wood.
Nearby places to Pitshanger
What else we do in Pitshanger
Owner checks or an engineer?
Before you call us about a fault, a few checks can save a visit: is the system in the right mode, is the set temperature sensible, are the remote’s batteries working and has the breaker tripped. If a breaker trips again after you reset it, leave it off and phone 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form.
Owners can handle the everyday basics: keeping the outdoor unit clear, checking the mode and set temperature, and the routine cleaning in the manual. Anything inside the units, the electrics and the refrigerant is engineer’s work.
Pitshanger: your questions answered
Can you fit air conditioning in a London flat in Pitshanger?
Often, yes, but the lease and the freeholder normally have a say. We look at where the outdoor unit could go, such as a balcony, flat roof or rear wall, and write it up for the freeholder or agent.
Is a heat pump in Pitshanger permitted development?
It comes down to the building and the spot chosen for the outdoor unit. Central Pitshanger is a short walk from the Brentham Garden Estate 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 local planning authority (for Pitshanger, normally Ealing council).
Is Pitshanger in your area?
Yes. We work in Pitshanger and the rest of Greater London, as part of our area across London and the South East. For a fixed-price quote, phone us on 07833 053749 or send an email.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
Companies working on equipment that contains F gas must be certified by an approved body, and the engineers need their own qualifications. It’s how you know the refrigerant is being handled legally and safely.
Do you provide F-Gas records?
Yes. Every visit is written up, including F-Gas records for any refrigerant work. File them with the system’s paperwork.
Will skipping a service affect the warranty?
It depends on the manufacturer’s terms. Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of the warranty, so check the terms or ask us. Either way, keep a record of every service.
Do you work on all makes?
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 tell you why.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheets over the floor and any furniture nearby and nothing is moved without asking you. Then the electrics are made safe and the work begins. The work on site 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, and we tidy up before we leave. Let us know who controls access to the building in Pitshanger, as that saves time on the day.
- We talk through your home, your current heating and what you want from a heat pump.
- A heat loss survey works out how much heat each room needs, and we look at the radiators, the cylinder space and where the outdoor unit could go.
- A fixed-price quote follows, setting out the system, any grant that applies and the VAT.
- Fitting day: the outdoor unit is placed, the indoor side connected and the controls set up.
- We commission the heat pump, complete the MCS paperwork and talk you through the controls.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Arrange for someone to be there to let us in
How to get a quote
Photos are the fastest route to a quote: the room or the existing unit, the outside wall or roof where the outdoor unit sits or would go, and the label on any existing unit. Tell us the address and what you need, and many jobs can be priced from that.
Advice
What we are called out for in Pitshanger
Air-to-air systems interest people who want cooling in summer as well as heating. They heat rooms through wall, floor or ceiling units, and can cool them when it’s hot. The grant only applies in some cases, so we check first.
Reasons to give us a call include:
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
With Pitzhanger Manor about 1.1 miles south, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump.
Comparing quotes
- If the figure could change on the day
- What the manufacturer’s warranty covers and for how long
- How VAT is shown, and which rate applies
A customer’s words
“Very professional from the initial survey through to installation. The engineer explained everything clearly and the quote was exactly what we paid. Would not hesitate to recommend AirCon Doctor.”
David W., Haywards Heath