Medway · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Rainham, Medway
Air source heat pumps for Rainham and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed-price quote, the work and written records. Call for a fixed-price quote.
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- A boiler that is getting old
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
Air source heat pumps around Rainham
Rainham lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Coastal sites are worth mentioning at the survey, as salt air affects the outdoor unit and its fixings. About 38% of households live in terraced houses, according to the 2021 Census. Terraced houses share walls with neighbours, which helps, but the outdoor unit position needs care with noise next door.
With Restoration House about 4.8 miles north-west, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump. Live in one of the older houses around Church of St Margaret? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Rainham is about 2 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Medway. If you need air source heat pumps in Rainham, please ring 07833 053749 or drop us a line for a fixed-price quote. We work across London and the South East, including Rainham. Rainham is one of 68 towns, villages and districts in Medway where we work. Bromley, roughly 26 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Rainham is among the bigger places we cover in Medway for air source heat pumps. Our engineers work on Durham Road, London Road and Bloors Lane and the roads around them. Close to Rainham, our area also takes in Meresborough (1 mile south), Moor Street (1 mile east), Lower Rainham (1 mile north), Hartlip (2 miles south-east) and Lower Hartlip (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Chatham (3 miles west), Rochester (5 miles north-west), Strood (6 miles west) and Luton (3 miles west).
Around Rainham
In Rainham, that means homes and buildings near Howard School, The Railway pub and Howard School. For rail, the closest station is Rainham (Kent) station, about 0.5 miles north. A little further out are Medway Maritime Hospital (3.2 miles north-west) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.9 miles north-west). Not far away are Detling Hill and Bishop Saltings.
Air source heat pumps in Rainham, done properly
Air source heat pumps collect heat from outdoor air and bring it inside, using electricity to drive the process. It works on the same principle as air conditioning, run the other way and the Energy Saving Trust notes that air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes referred to as air conditioning. If you are dealing with wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating and ageing boilers that will need replacing, we can sort it out.
In a town like Rainham, most heat pump enquiries are for houses heated by a gas boiler. A survey looks at heat loss, radiators, the hot water cylinder and where the outdoor unit can go, then design and quote.
If a fault appears while the equipment is under the manufacturer’s warranty, tell us the make, model and installation date. We will tell you how the manufacturer’s warranty is likely to apply before any chargeable work goes ahead.
- Where
- Rainham (ME8, ME9)
- Region
- Medway
- Quote
- Fixed, in writing
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Enquiries
- On the working day you ask
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Rainham
Will a heat pump in Rainham need planning permission?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. The Rainham Conservation Area is close to the centre of Rainham. 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 do not 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 Medway council, which is usually the planning authority for Rainham.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Rainham?
Rainham is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. The amount depends on the type of heat pump, and the survey confirms which applies. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re 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.
Do you cover Rainham?
Yes. Rainham is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover. Our base is in East Grinstead, West Sussex.
What warranty do I get?
It’s the manufacturer’s, and the terms are theirs. Some terms depend on regular servicing by a qualified engineer, so keep your service records.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
Companies working on equipment that contains F gas must be certified by an approved body, and each engineer needs the right qualifications too. It’s how you know the refrigerant is being handled legally and safely.
Do you work on systems someone else installed?
Yes. We look at it first and tell you what we find, including any issues with how it was fitted. Any work is priced before it goes ahead.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is straightforward, and it helps at the next service:
- Keep the outdoor unit clear all year
- Store the MCS certificate and warranty documents together
- Keep up with insulation and draught-proofing
Equipment warranties come from the manufacturer. We explain the terms for your brand, including any servicing conditions.
A well-insulated home helps a heat pump because it reduces the heat the system needs to supply.
What happens on the day
If the system has to be off for part of the visit, we tell you before work begins, so you can plan around it. In a business, work can often be done one area at a time. 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. Photos of the room and the outside wall help us plan a job in Rainham.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- The design covers the heat pump, emitters, hot water and outdoor unit.
- A fixed-price quote explains the cost, the grant position and the VAT.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know if the units are on a roof, a high wall or in a locked area
- Move furniture away from the wall where we’ll be working
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
Ask for a quote
For air source heat pumps in Rainham, ring us on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk. Tell us what kind of property it is and what you’d like done, and send a few pictures if you can. Enquiries get a reply the same working day.
Advice
Let and managed properties
Running several properties is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of properties can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease or tenancy agreement normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the records to whoever needs them.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by air source heat pumps, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It will not put right:
- Draught-proofing and insulation upgrades
- A grant for a home that doesn’t meet the scheme rules
- Disconnecting or servicing a gas boiler
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 07833 053749 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Radiator systems
- Hot water cylinders
Towns and villages near Rainham
Also in Rainham
From one of our customers
“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