Hampshire · Heat pump installation
Winchester air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps across Winchester and nearby, from a site survey or diagnosis to sign-off and a fixed price agreed before work begins.
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Winchester
Air source heat pumps collect heat from outdoor air and bring it inside with electricity running the compressor and fans. It works on the same principle as air conditioning, run the other way and the Energy Saving Trust notes that air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes referred to as air conditioning. If the problem is deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home and an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life, we can help.
Homes in Winchester range from older houses to new builds, and the age of a home matters a lot for a heat pump. Every design starts with a room-by-room heat loss calculation, so the system is sized for your home and not guessed.
Looking after a system is mostly common sense: keep the outdoor unit clear, follow the manufacturer’s guidance on cleaning and book a service at the interval they recommend. It also keeps you on the right side of any warranty terms that ask for servicing.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly:
- Store the MCS certificate and warranty documents together
- Avoid switching the heat pump on and off often
- Diary the next service
If you were eligible for a grant, we handle the application and keep you updated, as the installer applies for it.
A well-insulated home helps a heat pump because it reduces the heat the system needs to supply.
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What air source heat pumps can’t fix
We’d rather tell you now than sell you work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Tax advice on your own circumstances
- Planning decisions, which rest with the council
- Any gas work on the existing boiler
If you’re not sure, just ring us on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Radiator systems
- Underfloor heating
- Hot water cylinders
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-air heat pumps
How the job changes from property to property
Air-to-air heat pumps
Air-to-air heat pumps are now covered by permitted development rules in England, subject to conditions. Cooling-only units are not included, so check with the council.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
There’s one grant per property, and you can’t get a grant to replace a low-carbon system. Hybrids are excluded.
How the visit works
Where something has to be switched off during the work, we agree it with you first, so you can plan around it. In a business, work can often be done one area at a time. On site, it takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. Shops and offices in Winchester don’t normally need to close for the work.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- A survey covers heat loss, radiators, hot water and where the outdoor unit could sit.
- We explain which type of heat pump suits the home and whether a grant could apply.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- We commission it, complete the MCS certificate and show you how to use it.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
- Keep pets out of the rooms we are working in
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
Get a fixed-price quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the property is and what kind of building it is, a few pictures, the brand and model of anything already fitted and any symptoms, from error codes to drips. Once you have those, ring 07833 053749 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Air source heat pumps in Winchester: the local picture
About 61 miles out from central London, Winchester is part of the South East area we work across.
Live in one of the older houses around St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate Church? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status. Homeowners near Winchester station often ask whether a heat pump can take over from the boiler, and the heat loss survey answers that.
Winchester is in Hampshire. If you need air source heat pumps in Winchester, it’s easy to get a fixed-price quote: please phone 07833 053749 or send an email. We work across London and the South East, including Winchester. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Winchester among them. The nearest of our city pages is Guildford, around 35 miles from Winchester.
The Square, Market Street and Market Lane and the roads off them are all inside our area. The A31 and A32 pass through or close to Winchester, which keeps journeys to surveys and visits simple. If you’re just outside Winchester, we cover Bar End (1 mile south-east), Highcliffe (1 mile east), Hyde (1 mile north), St Cross (1 mile south) and Stanmore (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Eastleigh (6 miles south), Fareham (15 miles south), Andover (13 miles north-west) and Totton (13 miles south-west).
Near you in Winchester
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Peter Symonds College, The Green Man pub and Leigh House Hospital. For rail, the closest station is Winchester station, roughly 0.6 miles north. A little further out are Winchester City Museum (under half a mile north-east) and St John's Rooms And Chapel (under half a mile east). Open spaces near Winchester include Winnall Moors and Twyford Down.
Winchester: your questions answered
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Winchester?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. The centre of Winchester is in the Winchester Conservation Area. On a house, an air source heat pump can often go ahead under permitted development, with an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 cubic metres and an installation that meets MCS 020(a), which includes a noise check. Those rights don’t reach the grounds of a listed building, and conservation areas rule out walls or roofs facing a road. If that might affect you, we ask Winchester City council, which is typically the planning authority for Winchester.
Do you cover Winchester for air source heat pumps?
Yes, Winchester is within the area we cover. To start, phone 07833 053749 or use the quote form with a few pictures.
Is there VAT on a heat pump?
In residential accommodation, 0% until 31 March 2027 and 5% afterwards. Hotels and businesses pay the standard rate, and this isn’t tax advice.
How do you keep the place clean during the work?
Floors and furniture near the work are covered with dust sheets before we start, and we tidy up as we go. At the end, we clear up and show you what we have done.
Which brands do you work with?
The main ones, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. For new systems, we recommend a brand and model to suit the job and tell you why.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
Whoever operates the equipment, together with the technicians who service it. Systems below 5 tCO2e fall outside the set leak check intervals, while larger ones need checks at least every 12 months, or every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We can tell you which band your system falls into.
Which type of heat pump is right for my home?
The right choice depends on the property and what you need. The grant is £7,500 for eligible air-to-water systems and £2,500 for air-to-air in limited cases, and we set out the options after the survey.
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