Hampshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Tapnage
MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the boiler upgrade scheme grant applied for, for Tapnage and the surrounding area. Ask us for a fixed-price quote; we reply the same working day.
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
Air source heat pumps in Tapnage, done properly
In England, an air source heat pump on a house can often go in under permitted development rights. The conditions include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³ and compliance with MCS 020(a), and the unit can’t be used solely for cooling or sit within the curtilage of a listed building. We check the rules for your property as part of the survey. The work covers underfloor heating, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and hot water cylinders, and people most often call us about wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating and replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump.
Older and listed homes in villages like Tapnage need extra care, because permitted development does not apply within the grounds of a listed building, so we check consent first.
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 anything chargeable is done.
- Location
- Tapnage (PO17)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guide price
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Price
- Fixed, in writing
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, system by system
Air-to-air heat pumps
Since 2025, air-to-air heat pumps can also be permitted development in England, subject to the conditions. Cooling-only units are not included and need a check with the council.
Air-to-water heat pumps
Air-to-water systems work at lower temperatures than boilers, so radiator sizes matter.
What a heat pump looks like in Tapnage
About 53% of homes across Tapnage and its surrounding area have been built since 2000, according to VOA council tax data, and about 61% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the 2021 Census. Newer homes normally 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. Tapnage is about 64 miles from central London, well within the area we cover from our base in East Grinstead.
Every heat pump design starts with a room-by-room heat loss calculation.
Tapnage is about 3 miles north of Fareham, in Hampshire. We cover Tapnage for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Hampshire. Tapnage is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. Worthing, roughly 36 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Postcode districts we cover here: PO17. Places around Tapnage that are also on our list: Knowle (1 mile south-east), Funtley (1 mile south), Whiteley (2 miles west), Burridge (2 miles west) and Segensworth (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Winchester (12 miles north), Gosport (7 miles south-east), Havant (10 miles east) and Eastleigh (8 miles north-west).
Near you in Tapnage
For rail, the closest station is Swanwick station, about 2.4 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Knowle Hospital (0.9 miles south-east) and Fareham Shopping Centre (3.1 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Swanwick Lakes.
Questions from Tapnage
Can you do air source heat pumps in Tapnage?
Yes, Tapnage is within the area we cover. Tell us a little about the job and we’ll take it from there.
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Tapnage?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Tapnage is in England, where it applies. 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 is not an add-on to a boiler. The installer applies, and we’re MCS certified.
Will skipping a service affect the warranty?
It can, for some brands. Send us the make and model and we’ll tell you what the manufacturer expects and stick to the interval they set.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is looked at first, either on a site survey or from pictures and details for simple jobs. A fixed-price quote follows.
How soon will you get back to me?
On the same working day you contact us. Then we agree a date that works for you, with a fixed price before work starts.
Which brands do you work with?
We install and work on the leading makes, from Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin and Fujitsu to Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. Send us the make and model if you have it.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for problems that cannot wait for a planned visit. Ring 07833 053749 any time and explain the problem.
The process
We keep the work area tidy as we go, with dust sheets down and offcuts and packaging cleared up. Any holes, fixings or cable routes are agreed with you before we drill. On site, it takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. For a village like Tapnage, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- It starts with a conversation about the home, the existing heating and your plans.
- On the visit we calculate what every room loses on a cold day, then check the radiators, room for a cylinder and outdoor unit options.
- A fixed-price quote follows, setting out the system, any grant that applies and the VAT.
- We fit the outdoor unit and connect it to the heating, hot water and controls.
- The system is commissioned and registered under MCS, and we show you how to use it.
Before we arrive
- Arrange for someone to be there to let us in
- Tell us about parking and loading
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs; others need a visit first. Multi-room systems, commercial buildings and anything with a long or hidden pipe route are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work is booked.
Advice
Rented and managed buildings
Bigger systems bring extra duties: a TM44 inspection by an accredited energy assessor is required at least every 5 years for systems over 12 kW. We can arrange it, prepare the system for it and fix what it finds.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and public buildings book us too in Tapnage and across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, zone or building around the people who use them.
Do you need air source heat pumps in Tapnage?
Many enquiries start with a question about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. Whether you can get the grant depends on your home and the scheme conditions and we confirm it before you go ahead.
It’s time to call us if you are dealing with:
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
The installer applies for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, and we’re MCS certified.
What to look for in a quote
- Which VAT rate the quote uses, and why
- Whether you get F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved
- Why the equipment they’re quoting suits the job
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What a customer said
“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