West Sussex · Heat pump installation
Rustington air source heat pumps
One call covers MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for in Rustington, from the first look to sign-off. An F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, on Checkatrade.
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
What you can do yourself, and what needs us
For air conditioning, cleaning the indoor unit’s filters is the main job owners can do, if the manual says so. They come out, get a gentle clean and go back only when they’re dry. On a heat pump, the equivalent is keeping the outdoor unit clear and checking the controls.
Some faults have simple causes you can check first: is the system in the right mode, is the set temperature sensible, are the remote’s batteries working and has the breaker tripped. If the breaker trips a second time, leave it off and call 07833 053749 or send an email.
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Rustington
As an MCS certified installer, we fit air source heat pumps for homes in Rustington and the rest of West Sussex. There are two kinds: air-to-water, which heats radiators or underfloor heating and your hot water, and air-to-air, which warms rooms through indoor units and can also cool. We will explain which type fits your home and why. If you’re dealing with an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life and no space for a hot water cylinder, we can sort it out.
Cottages and older homes near Rustington can lose heat faster, so a proper heat loss calculation matters. Sometimes insulation first is the better investment.
The records are your system’s health record: a dated account of the work and the readings we took. If anything goes wrong later, it helps the next engineer and the manufacturer and it’s worth keeping safe.
- Location
- Rustington (BN16, BN17)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Approvals
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Each visit follows the same order: check the plan with you, put the dust sheets down, do the work, test what we have done and talk you through it. On site, the work takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. In a place like Rustington, parking is rarely an issue, but tell us about gates and access to the back of the property.
- It starts with a conversation about the home, the existing heating and your plans.
- The survey measures heat loss room by room and looks at radiators, hot water and the best spot for the outdoor unit.
- 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.
- Once it’s running correctly, the MCS certificate is issued and we show you the settings.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Let us know where we can park and unload
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
Get a fixed-price quote
For a fixed-price quote, call us on 07833 053749 or drop us a line with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. A few photos make it quicker. You’ll hear back from us the same working day.
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Rustington: your questions answered
Is a heat pump in Rustington permitted development?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. There’s a conservation area, the Rustington Conservation Area, close to central Rustington. Heat pumps on houses are often permitted development, but listed buildings need consent and conservation areas restrict outdoor units facing a road. Where it’s needed, we check with the planning department at Arun council, usually the authority for Rustington.
Is Rustington within the area you cover?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. Send a few details and photos, and we reply the same working day.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re 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.
Can landlords and managing agents book you?
Yes. From one rented home to commercial buildings, the approach is the same: survey or diagnosis, a fixed price and proper paperwork.
Will my home qualify for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme?
That depends on the scheme conditions, which we check for you. As the installer, we make the application where you qualify.
Why does F-Gas certification matter?
Anyone installing, repairing or servicing the refrigerant side must be qualified, and their company certified. It’s worth checking before you book and we’ll gladly show you ours.
Do you look at the job first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the job needs and how to do it, and the quote is based on that.
What a heat pump looks like in Rustington
At about 1 mile from the coast, Rustington is close enough for sea air to matter. For a heat pump near the sea, ask about any coastal protection option the manufacturer offers. VOA council tax data date about 40% of homes in the Rustington area to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972. For homes of that age, the survey checks the insulation, the radiators and the hot water setup.
Ecclesden Manor lies about 2 miles north-east. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions. If you live near Angmering station, the survey compares air-to-water and air-to-air for your home before anything is quoted.
Rustington is about 5 miles west of Worthing, in West Sussex. Wherever you are in the BN16 postcode area, we cover air source heat pumps. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, Rustington among them.
Our nearest recent job to Rustington was on Marine Parade, Worthing (BN11), about 5 miles east: installing a Samsung wall-mounted unit in the main living area.
If you need air source heat pumps at a property on Church Road, The Street and Station Road or anywhere close by, our engineers can take on the work. Rustington sits on or near the B2140, which makes travel easy. Places around Rustington that are also on our list: Littlehampton (1 mile west), Toddington (1 mile north-west), Poling (2 miles north), Wick (2 miles west) and Lyminster (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Worthing (5 miles east), Bognor Regis (8 miles west), Chichester (12 miles west) and Selsey (13 miles south-west).
Near you in Rustington
Typical jobs here are in properties near The Littlehampton Academy, Littlehampton College and Mewsbrook Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Rustington is Angmering station, about 0.9 miles east. Nearby you will also find Zachary Merton Hospital (less than half a mile south-east) and Lyminster Siege Castle (3 miles north-west). Not far away are WWT Arundel and Highdown Hill.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
- Promising eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Improving the building’s insulation
If you are not sure, just call us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Hot water cylinders
- Radiator systems
Why act early in Rustington
From 1 April 2027, VAT on heat pumps in homes rises from 0% to 5%. It’s a date to bear in mind when planning alongside your own plans for the property. Small faults tend to grow, so it’s worth dealing with them early.
What you pay depends on the system and the number of rooms or units, the access and the parts and time the job needs. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- Covering London and the South East
- A reply the same working day
- Diagnosis first, then a fixed price
- An F-Gas certified company, as the law requires
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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