West Sussex · Heat pump installation
Slaugham air source heat pumps
MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the boiler upgrade scheme grant applied for, in Slaugham and nearby. Ask us for a fixed-price quote, and we will reply the same working day.
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
When something else is needed
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Planning decisions, which rest with the council
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
- Disconnecting or servicing a gas boiler
If you are not sure, just phone 07833 053749 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Slaugham
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Radiator systems
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-air heat pumps
How we handle air source heat pumps in Slaugham
Air-to-water heat pumps heat your hot water through a cylinder. If you have a combi boiler and no cylinder, the survey looks at where one could go. With air-to-air, hot water has to come from something else. Typical jobs include wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating and working out whether radiators need upsizing, across homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, air-to-water heat pumps and radiator systems.
For a home around Slaugham that is off mains gas and heated by oil or LPG, an extra £1,500 is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027, on top of the £7,500.
Some warranty terms depend on the system being serviced regularly by a qualified engineer. If that applies to your system, booking the service on time keeps the record straight and each visit is recorded.
- Where
- Slaugham (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Price
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Approvals
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and property managers
Portfolio owners often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so work at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Records are where property maintenance often slips. Each visit produces a dated record, plus the F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved, ready for a tenant, a buyer or an inspection.
Towns and villages near Slaugham
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Heat pumps in Slaugham: local notes
Central Slaugham is inside the Slaugham Conservation Area. Draw a one-mile circle round the middle of Slaugham and it takes in 2 conservation areas. Kent Cottage, listed at grade II, is one of roughly 18 protected buildings and structures in the half-mile around Slaugham’s centre. For a heat pump, permitted development doesn’t apply within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit cannot go on a wall or roof facing a road, so we check with the local planning authority (usually Mid Sussex council) where necessary. About 36% of homes across Slaugham and its surrounding area have been built since 2000, according to VOA council tax data, and about 74% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. Newer homes typically lose less heat, which tends to suit a heat pump well. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Tyes Place lies about 1.8 miles east. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions. If your home is one of the older properties near St Mary's Church, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
Slaugham is about 5 miles south of Crawley, in West Sussex. Properties in Slaugham get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we have finished. Count every place we list in West Sussex and you reach 371, with Slaugham on the list.
Not far from Slaugham, a recent job of ours was on Manor Royal Business District, Crawley (RH10), about 5 miles north: installing a Daikin VRV system serving six indoor cassette units across an open-plan office, two meeting rooms and a server room.
Every address in RH17 is covered. Places around Slaugham that are also on our list: Handcross (1 mile north), Plummers Plain (1 mile west), Lower Beeding (2 miles west), Colwood (3 miles south) and Crabtree (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (5 miles north), Horsham (5 miles west), Haywards Heath (6 miles south-east) and Burgess Hill (7 miles south-east).
Around Slaugham
In Slaugham, that means homes and buildings near Carpenter's Arms, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Balcombe station, roughly 3.3 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Cuckfield Museum (3.6 miles south-east) and Crawley Hospital (5.4 miles north). Not far away are Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow and Tilgate Lake.
What happens if it’s left?
Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air is easier with the facts. Air-to-water works with radiators and a cylinder, with a £7,500 grant for eligible homes, while air-to-air heats and cools rooms and has a £2,500 grant only in limited cases, and we explain which fits your home. Small faults tend to grow, so it’s worth dealing with them early.
Height, access and the distance between the indoor and outdoor units all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Covering London and the South East
- Leading brands including Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric and Fujitsu
- An F-Gas certified company, as the law requires
- Fixed-price quotes after a survey or photos
Take a look at what air conditioning costs and our accreditations and certificates.
How the visit works
Anything involving refrigerant is handled by F-Gas qualified engineers, as the law requires, while the electrical side is covered by our NICEIC approval. So on the day, you do not need a separate electrician for the electrical side. The work takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. A few photos help us make the most of a visit to Slaugham.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- We measure heat loss for every room.
- The design covers the heat pump, emitters, hot water and outdoor unit.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Clear access to the fuse board
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
Getting a price
Every quote shows the VAT clearly, and the rate that applies to your job is stated. VAT can differ between homes and businesses and between kinds of work, so we confirm it in writing rather than guess. To get one, ring us on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk.
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FAQs for Slaugham
Is the heat pump grant available in Slaugham?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Slaugham, if they qualify. The grant is £7,500 for an air source (air-to-water) heat pump and £2,500 for an air-to-air system that replaces the existing fossil-fuel heating. You don’t apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Do you cover smaller places like Slaugham?
Yes. Slaugham is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Send a few details and pictures, and we reply the same working day.
Are my radiators big enough for a heat pump?
It depends on each radiator and the room it heats. At the lower temperatures a heat pump uses, radiators need more surface so we check every radiator against the room’s heat loss.
Are you F-Gas certified?
F-Gas company certification, NICEIC approval for electrical work and MCS certification for heat pumps, and we are Checkatrade members. Engineers who handle refrigerant hold their own F-gas qualifications as well.
Will I get records for the system?
Yes. It’s the record a manufacturer or the next engineer will ask to see: a dated note of the work, with refrigerant details where they apply.
Do you work on all makes?
We install and work on the leading makes, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. Tell us the make and model and we will take it from there.
Is a heat pump permitted development?
In England, many air source heat pumps on houses can be permitted development provided the conditions are met. These include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³, compliance with MCS 020(a), not being used solely for cooling and not being within the curtilage of a listed building.
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