Isle of Wight · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Princelett
MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the boiler upgrade scheme grant applied for, for Princelett and the surrounding area. Ask us for a fixed-price quote, and we’ll reply the same working day.
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Working out where a cylinder could go
How we handle air source heat pumps in Princelett
As an MCS certified installer, we fit air source heat pumps for homes in Princelett and the rest of the Isle of Wight. Air-to-water systems feed your radiators or underfloor heating and hot water cylinder, while air-to-air systems heat rooms directly through indoor units and can cool them too. We will explain which type fits your home and why. If you are dealing with checking emitters for a heat pump and deciding on the outdoor unit position, we can help.
For a home around Princelett that’s off mains gas and heated by oil or LPG, an extra £1,500 is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027.
Equipment warranty comes from the manufacturer, on its own terms, and we explain those terms on your quote. Terms differ from brand to brand, so we go through them with you rather than leave you to find the small print.
- Location
- Princelett (PO36)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Quotes
- Fixed, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Air source heat pumps around Princelett
At about 2 miles from the coast, Princelett is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air is hard on outdoor units, so a heat pump near the sea needs a sensible position and regular checks, and some models offer corrosion protection for coastal sites. About 83% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the 2021 Census. Detached and semi-detached houses usually have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder. The middle of Princelett is part of a conservation area. Where a home is affected, the outdoor unit position is settled with the planning team at Isle of Wight council, which normally handles Princelett before the heat pump design is finished.
Every heat pump design starts with a room-by-room heat loss calculation. Haseley Manor lies about 1.8 miles north-west. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions.
Princelett is about 5 miles south-east of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Wherever you are in the PO36 postcode area, we cover air source heat pumps. Princelett is one of 125 places in the Isle of Wight where we work for homes and businesses. For properties nearby, see our Worthing page, about 38 miles away.
We cover every part of PO36 and the streets around it. We also cover Apse Heath (1 mile north-east), Branstone (1 mile north), Winford (1 mile north-east), Whiteley Bank (1 mile south-west) and Hale Common (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Newport (5 miles north-west), Ryde (6 miles north), Cowes (9 miles north-west) and Ventnor (3 miles south). Remote and island properties need a little more planning, so tell us where you are when you ask for a quote for air source heat pumps.
Around Princelett
For rail, the closest station is Shanklin station, about 1.4 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Wight Aviation Museum (1.3 miles north-east) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (1.4 miles south-east). The countryside around Princelett includes Alverstone Mead and Stenbury Down.
Let and managed properties
Under the GB F-gas rules, responsibility for leak checks is shared between whoever operates the equipment and the engineers who work on it. Where a building is let or managed, the lease or contract should make clear who looks after the system, and we can work for either side.
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.
How it works
Where something has to be switched off during the work, we agree it with you first so it does not catch you out. For businesses, we can usually work room by room or zone by zone. On site, it takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. Pictures of the space and where the outdoor unit could go let us plan the work in Princelett.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- A survey covers heat loss, radiators, hot water and where the outdoor unit could sit.
- We recommend air-to-water or air-to-air and check the grant position.
- We install the heat pump and connect it up.
- After commissioning, you get the MCS certificate and a handover.
Before we arrive
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Plan for pets to be kept clear during the visit
Get a fixed-price 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.
Advice
Princelett questions
Do you cover smaller places like Princelett?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. A few photos and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Princelett?
Princelett is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. For an air-to-water heat pump the amount is £7,500; an air-to-air system can get £2,500 if it replaces the fossil-fuel heating outright, meets the home’s full heating demand and isn’t an add-on to a boiler. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Will my radiators work with a heat pump?
It varies from room to room. We check them all during the survey and the quote shows what’s needed.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule with a fixed price. That can include the leak checks the F-gas rules require for larger systems.
Will you make a mess?
We start with protection: sheets over the floor and nearby furniture. Any drilling is agreed with you first, and we clear up the dust and offcuts when we finish.
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 tell you why.
Do you offer emergency call-outs?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns that can’t wait. Ring 07833 053749 any time and explain the problem.
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Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Use the settings explained at handover
- Leave indoor units unobstructed
- Clear leaves and debris from the outdoor unit
If you were eligible for a grant, we handle the application and keep you updated, as the installer applies for it.
Let the heat pump run steadily rather than switching it on and off, using the settings agreed at handover.
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Improving the building’s insulation
- Tax advice on your own circumstances
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
Not sure which it is? You can ring 07833 053749 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Radiator systems
- Hot water cylinders
What a customer said
“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