Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Sheldwich Lees
Expert air source heat pumps for Sheldwich Lees: a survey or diagnosis, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed-price quote.
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
Looking after your system
Looking after the system is mostly common sense. A few tips:
- Clear leaves and debris from the outdoor unit
- Leave indoor units unobstructed
- Use the settings explained at handover
After commissioning, the installation is registered under MCS and you receive the certificate. Keep it with the manufacturer’s paperwork for future reference.
A well-insulated home helps a heat pump, as lower heat loss means the system has less to do.
Air source heat pumps in Sheldwich Lees
In England, an air source heat pump on a house can often go in under permitted development rights. Conditions include a maximum outdoor unit size of 1.5 m³, compliance with MCS 020(a), use for more than cooling alone and a site outside the curtilage of a listed building. We look at the planning position for your home during the survey. The work covers hot water cylinders, radiator systems and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, and people most often call us about no space for a hot water cylinder and an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life.
Older and listed homes in villages like Sheldwich Lees need extra care, and permitted development does not cover listed buildings, so we check consent first.
Think of the paperwork as the 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.
- Place
- Sheldwich Lees (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Quote
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Certified
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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Questions from Sheldwich Lees
Will you come out to Sheldwich Lees?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A few pictures and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Is the heat pump grant available in Sheldwich Lees?
Sheldwich Lees is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. Air-to-water and ground source systems attract £7,500. Air-to-air gets £2,500, but only where it takes over from fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s heating demand. You don’t apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Will skipping a service affect the warranty?
That depends on the brand. If servicing is in the terms, missing one could affect a claim and we’ll tell you what your brand asks for.
Can you look at a system you didn’t fit?
Yes. Systems fitted by other companies are fine from all the leading brands. Tell us the make and model and send any paperwork you have.
Will you make a mess?
We put dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work first, and the area is kept tidy throughout. Before we leave, we clear up and run through the work with you.
Do you work on commercial properties?
Yes. We work for homeowners, landlords, letting and managing agents, and businesses of every size across London and the South East. Tell us who should receive the paperwork.
Will I get records for the system?
Yes. You get a written record of each visit, including F-Gas records for any refrigerant work. Keep them with the manual and the warranty documents.
Why deal with it now?
Planning rules have specific conditions. We look at the planning position early, so there are no surprises, including conservation areas, listed buildings and Article 4 directions. Getting the date in early helps for a place like Sheldwich Lees.
Our prices page shows typical ranges, but each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why people in Sheldwich Lees choose us
- Manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote
- Leading brands including Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric and Fujitsu
- NICEIC approved for electrical work
- MCS certified heat pump installers
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
What owners can safely do
On air conditioning, the filters in the indoor unit are normally the one part owners can clean where the manufacturer’s manual explains how. 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.
Don’t move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrical side needs a competent person. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
How the visit works
If the system has to be off for part of the visit, we tell you before work begins, so you can plan around it. For businesses, we can usually work room by room or zone by zone. On site, it takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. Photos of the room and the outside of the property help us plan a visit to Sheldwich Lees.
- 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.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- Then it’s fitted, commissioned and registered with MCS.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
- Plan for pets to be kept clear during the visit
- Let us know where we can park and unload
Get a fixed-price quote
Quotes don’t take long. Send a few details and photos, 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.
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Heat pumps in Sheldwich Lees: local notes
The middle of Sheldwich Lees is part of the Sheldwich Conservation Area. About 23 listed entries lie within half a mile of central Sheldwich Lees, Lees Court (grade I) among them. Where a home is affected, the outdoor unit position is settled with the planning team at Swale council, which typically handles Sheldwich Lees before the heat pump design is finished. About 39% of homes in and around Sheldwich Lees were built before 1919, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax records, and the last census (2021) found about 46% of households in terraced houses. Period properties can still suit a heat pump, but the design has to start from accurate heat loss figures. Shared walls keep a terrace’s heat loss down, while gardens next door make the noise check on the outdoor unit important.
With Belmont House and Gardens about 1.7 miles west, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump. Period properties close to Church of St James can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Sheldwich Lees is about 3 miles south of Faversham, in Kent. Properties in Sheldwich Lees get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we have finished. In Kent alone we list 922 places and Sheldwich Lees is among them. We also work in Bromley, around 39 miles away.
All of ME13 is within our area, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Close by, we work in Sheldwich (1 mile north-west), Badlesmere (1 mile south), North Street (1 mile north), Throwley (1 mile west) and Throwley Forstal (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (8 miles east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-west) and Whitstable (8 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Sheldwich Lees
For rail, the closest station is Selling station, about 2.4 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.7 miles south-east).
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