Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Wilmington, Kent
Air source heat pumps for Wilmington, from F-Gas certified engineers, with the manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote. Enquiries answered the same working day.
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Comparing heat pump types
- Planning and permitted development questions
About our air source heat pumps in Wilmington
A £2,500 grant is available for some air-to-air heat pumps, with conditions. It has to replace the fossil-fuel heating, cover the whole heating demand, be fitted by an MCS certified installer and be in a home, so an add-on next to a boiler is not eligible. We are often asked to deal with wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating and choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air, on homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, air-to-air heat pumps and hot water cylinders.
If your home in or near Wilmington is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, an extra £1,500 is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027, on top of the £7,500.
For a fault on a system that may still be under warranty, send us the make, model and installation date. We will explain how the manufacturer’s terms are likely to apply before any chargeable work goes ahead.
- Where
- Wilmington (DA2, DA5, DA1)
- Region
- Kent
- Accreditations
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Quote
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, from tools and test equipment to ladders and dust sheets. All we ask is clear access to the units, or to where they’ll go, and to the consumer unit. The visit takes anything from a couple of days for air-to-air to the best part of a week for air-to-water with radiator changes. If a lane or gateway near Wilmington is tight for a van, let us know and we will plan for it.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- We measure heat loss for every room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
How to prepare
- Give us access to the outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
Getting a price
Want a quote for air source heat pumps? Please give us a ring on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form with a few details about the property. We will talk you through the options and give you a fixed-price quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Fixed-price quotes for air source heat pumps in Wilmington
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The size of the job
- The condition of any existing system
- Which make and model is being fitted or worked on
Every job is different, so each one gets its own fixed-price quote. The system, the access, the pipe routes and the parts involved all make a difference.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- A close-up of the unit’s label showing the model number
- The remote or wall controller showing any error
- The postcode and whether it’s a home, flat or business
To get a fixed-price quote, ring us on 07833 053749 or drop us a line with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. Photos help a lot. You will hear back from us the same working day.
Wilmington questions
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Wilmington?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Wilmington, if they qualify. 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. You don’t apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Can you do air source heat pumps in Wilmington?
Yes. Wilmington is one of the places we cover. Get in touch with the details and we reply the same working day.
Does servicing affect my warranty?
Check the manufacturer’s terms. Some warranty terms require the system to be serviced regularly by a qualified engineer, so check the terms or ask us. Either way, keep a record of every service.
Is the equipment covered by a warranty?
It’s the manufacturer’s warranty, which varies by brand. For example, Daikin’s standard warranty on split air conditioning is 2 years, and we explain the terms for whichever brand you choose.
How long will it take to install a heat pump?
It takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. How much of the heating changes decides most of the time, and we confirm the timing with your quote.
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
£8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) for air-to-water, before the grant. The final price depends on the heat loss survey, the radiators and the cylinder, and you get a fixed-price quote.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
F-Gas certification shows a company is approved to work on equipment containing fluorinated gases, such as the refrigerant in air conditioning and heat pumps. That is not optional: it’s required by law, and we hold it.
What a heat pump looks like in Wilmington
Wilmington is about 13 miles from central London, well within the area we cover from our base in East Grinstead. About 54% of homes in Wilmington and the neighbourhoods around it date from 1945 to 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax records, and the last census (2021) found about 73% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Whether the walls and loft have been insulated makes a real difference to the heat pump size for homes of that period. Houses usually have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Hall Place and Gardens, roughly 1.7 miles north-west, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings. Period properties close to St Barnabas can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Wilmington is about 2 miles south-west of Dartford, in Kent. Wilmington gets the same approach as every job we take on: a look at the job first, a fixed-price quote and written records at the end. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. The nearest of our city pages is Bromley, around 8 miles from Wilmington.
The closest recent job we can point to from Wilmington was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 5 miles south-west: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main office area and a wall-mounted unit in the client meeting room.
Main roads around Wilmington include the A2, which makes travel easy. Postcode districts we cover here: DA2, DA5 and DA1. Nearby, we also cover air source heat pumps in Bowmans (1 mile north), Joyden's Wood (1 mile west), Puddledock (1 mile south-west), Coldblow (1 mile north-west) and Crayford (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Sevenoaks (10 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles east), Northfleet (7 miles east) and Kings Hill (14 miles south-east).
Around Wilmington
In Wilmington, that means homes and buildings near Dartford Heath, The Plough pub and Wilmington Primary School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Crayford station, about 1.3 miles north. A little further out are Stone Castle (4 miles east) and West Hill Hospital (1.4 miles north-east). Not far away are Wansunt Pit.
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Why act early in Wilmington
Replacing a boiler in a hurry when it breaks leaves little time to consider a heat pump. Surveying and designing in advance means the system is sized right and any grant is applied for while the old heating still works. For a village like Wilmington, booking ahead lets us plan the trip properly.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Faults and wear in a system tend to grow, and a system working harder than it should costs more to run. If you’re not sure what’s needed, ring 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk for straight advice and a fixed price.
What you get with us
- F-Gas company certification
- NICEIC approved for electrical work
- We diagnose before we treat
- A fixed price before any work starts
See how installs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What you can do yourself, and what needs us
Good habits make our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and a clear outdoor unit help the system run as it should, but the refrigerant circuit, the electrics and the parts you can’t see still need an engineer at the interval the manufacturer recommends.
Refrigerant is off limits for anyone without the right qualifications. The law requires anyone working on equipment containing F gas to hold the right qualifications, and the company to be certified, and refrigerant lines can cause cold burns. If you suspect a leak, switch the system off and call us.
From one of our customers
“Office air con broke down in the July heatwave. Called at 8am, engineer was here by noon and fixed within 2 hours. Brilliant emergency response. They now hold the service contract for the whole building.”
James T., Crawley, office manager