West Sussex · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Sharpthorne, West Sussex
Air source heat pumps across Sharpthorne and nearby, from a site survey or diagnosis to sign-off and a fixed price agreed before any work starts.
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Sharpthorne
A heat pump takes heat from the outside air and moves it into your home with electricity running the compressor and fans. It works on the same principle as air conditioning, run the other way, and air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes simply called air conditioning. The work covers hot water cylinders, underfloor heating and air-to-water heat pumps, and people most often call us about planning and permitted development questions and checking eligibility for a heat pump grant.
In a place like Sharpthorne, some homes are listed, and permitted development does not cover listed buildings, so we check consent first.
Refrigerant work is written up in the F-Gas records: what was done, the refrigerant type and any amount added or recovered. Keep the records with the manual and the warranty documents, as a manufacturer or a future engineer may ask to see them.
- Location
- Sharpthorne (RH19)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Pricing
- Fixed after a survey or photos
- Replies
- On the working day you ask
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Approvals
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Sharpthorne questions
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Sharpthorne?
Sharpthorne 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. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Will you come out to Sharpthorne?
Yes. Sharpthorne is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A few pictures and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Which type of heat pump is right for my home?
Air-to-water replaces the boiler for heating and hot water, while air-to-air heats and cools rooms, and we help you choose. Both are part of what we install.
Do you work on all makes?
Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi and others. For new systems, we recommend a brand and model to suit the job and tell you why.
How quickly will you reply?
You will hear from us the same working day. If it’s an emergency, ring the 24/7 line instead.
Can I fit air conditioning or a heat pump myself?
No, not the refrigerant side. The F-gas rules require certified companies and qualified engineers for it, and a new circuit is notifiable under Part P unless a registered electrician, such as a NICEIC approved contractor, does it.
Whose job is it to check the system for leaks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, typically whoever owns or controls the equipment, and the service technicians. The interval depends on the refrigerant charge, measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least yearly for 5 to under 50 tCO2e, and every 6 months for 50 to under 500 tCO2e.
What owners can safely do
Owner care supports servicing; it does not replace it. Clean filters and a clear outdoor unit help the system run as it should, but the refrigerant circuit, the electrics and the parts you cannot see still need an engineer at the interval the manufacturer recommends.
Before you call us about a fault, a few checks can save a visit: check the mode, the set temperature, the remote’s batteries and the breaker. If the breaker trips a second time, leave it off and ring us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form.
Aftercare tips
A little care keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Store the MCS certificate and warranty documents together
- Keep the outdoor unit clear all year
- Keep to regular servicing
In cold, damp weather the outdoor unit runs a defrost cycle from time to time. You might see steam or hear the unit change note and it’s part of how the system works.
Have the system serviced regularly. Your manufacturer’s warranty terms may say something about servicing.
What a heat pump looks like in Sharpthorne
The Parish Church of St Margaret, listed at grade I, is one of roughly 21 protected buildings and structures in the half-mile around Sharpthorne’s centre. That affects heat pumps: listed buildings need consent, and conservation areas limit where the outdoor unit can go under permitted development. Where necessary, we check with Mid Sussex council, typically the planning authority here. The 2021 Census found about 79% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
If your home is one of the older properties near St Margaret's Church, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. If your home is listed, like Priest House about 0.5 miles west, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
Sharpthorne is about 4 miles south of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Properties in Sharpthorne get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we have finished. Sharpthorne is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for homes and businesses.
The closest recent job we can point to from Sharpthorne was on Hartfield Road, Forest Row (RH18), about 4 miles east: installing a Mitsubishi Electric multi-split system serving four bedrooms and a study.
If your postcode is in RH19, you’re inside the area we cover. Station Road, Marlpit Road and Bayhams Field and the roads off them are all inside our area. Places around Sharpthorne that are also on our list: West Hoathly (1 mile west), Highbrook (2 miles south), Selsfield Common (2 miles north-west), Little London (2 miles south-west) and Birchgrove (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (7 miles west), Horsham (12 miles west), Haywards Heath (6 miles south-west) and Burgess Hill (9 miles south-west).
What’s near Sharpthorne
In Sharpthorne, that means homes and buildings near The Fox pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is East Grinstead station, roughly 3.6 miles north. A little further out are Waterbury Castle (2.6 miles south) and East Grinstead Museum (3.7 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Hedgecourt Lake.
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What air conditioning will not do
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
- A grant for a home that doesn’t meet the scheme rules
- Planning approval where permitted development does not apply
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 07833 053749 or send an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
- Radiator systems
- Hot water cylinders
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-air heat pumps
How the visit works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: check the plan with you, protect the area, carry out the job, check the system and talk you through it. The visit itself takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. If a lane or gateway near Sharpthorne is tight for a van, let us know and we will plan for it.
- Step one is understanding the house, how it’s heated today and what you’d like to change.
- We survey the home room by room for heat loss, and check the emitters, hot water and outdoor unit position.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear access to the fuse board
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
Ask for a quote
Need a price for air source heat pumps? Please phone us on 07833 053749 or email us and tell us about the job. We’ll talk you through the options and give you a fixed-price quote before anything is booked.
Advice
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