Heat pump installation in Gladstone
Gladstone, home to Southland Boys’ High since 1926, is mostly owner-occupied, and plenty of its homes still keep a wood burner going beside the heat pump. Mahdi and our heat pump installer put in heat pumps that let the burner rest, and replace the older units.
- Registered
- Electrician, E 102335
- Heat pumps
- New installs and replacements
- Google reviews
- 35, every one five stars
- Area
- Invercargill, Bluff and Otatara
“The job was done quickly and everything works perfectly.”
Out with the old
Out: Old wood burnerIn: a heat pump sized to the room
In the Invercargill airshed, wood burners put in before September 2005 can’t be used any more, and non-compliant ones from 2005 to 2010 must stop by 1 January 2030.
- Where
- North Invercargill
- Burner rules
- Inside the Invercargill airshed
Handy for Mahdi’s quote
- A photo of the wall where the heat pump will go
- The old heat pump or heater, and the label on an old unit
- Which room, and roughly how big it is
- Your suburb or town
You deal with Mahdi
- Registered electrician, E 102335
- In the electrical trade since 2020
- Rockdale, Invercargill
- 35 five-star Google reviews
Mahdi and our heat pump installer do every job together: the unit, the pipe run and the wiring. At the quote visit, Mahdi looks at the room, where the outdoor unit can go and your switchboard’s capacity, then quotes.
About Mahdi and the teamWhat we do in Gladstone
A second heat pump in the room the burner heats, or a bigger unit in place of an older one, does what the burner did without the firewood. Mahdi sizes it on the room, the windows and how open it is to the hallway.
For a whole house, a multi-room system runs several indoor units off one outdoor unit. We also service and repair the units that still have life in them.
A Gladstone home that runs a burner in the evening and a heat pump in the morning is halfway there. A bigger heat pump in the living room, or a second unit for the hallway end, lets the burner rest for good.
Gladstone homes, burners and frost
Smoke from home chimneys is the major cause of winter air pollution in Invercargill, and Gladstone sits inside the Invercargill airshed, where the burner dates apply. A home that still lights the burner every evening is the one that gains most from a heat pump.
Gladstone is low-lying, and frost forms most readily on flat ground where cold air can’t drain away on a still night. Invercargill averages 19 ground frosts in July: a heat pump on a timer has the house warm before anyone’s up.
With most homes here owner-occupied, the jobs are long-term ones: a heat pump chosen to last its 15 years, sized for the room, and placed where it heats the whole space.
How a job runs in Gladstone
Send a photo, or call
Use the form with a photo of the wall and the old unit or heater, or call 0800 164 106.
Mahdi comes out and quotes
He looks at the room, where the outdoor unit can go and your switchboard’s capacity for the new circuit, then quotes the heat pump and the wiring together.
Install day
Mahdi and our heat pump installer take the old unit down if there is one, put the new indoor unit up, set the outdoor unit and run the pipes, and Mahdi wires it in from the switchboard.
Warm and handed over
We run it on heat, set the timer with you and show you the filter: a clean once a month through winter keeps it working well.
Mahdi is an excellent electrician. He's fast and efficient and really knows what he's doing. I have no hesitation in highly recommending him .... you won't be disappointed.
Mahdi did an excellent job. Friendly, fast, and efficient. Thanks so much. Highly recommended.
Very polite works well high standard neat job punctual
Tips for Gladstone homes
- If the burner does the evening heating and the heat pump the mornings, a bigger heat pump can do both.
- Send a photo of the old heat pump’s label if you have one: it tells Mahdi its age.
- Ask about a timer setting for the frosty months: warm before you’re up.
- If a room is cold even with the heat pump on, tell Mahdi: the unit may be undersized, not faulty.
Gladstone questions
Can a heat pump replace my burner completely?
Sized for the room, yes. If the burner also warmed the hallway and bedrooms, a multi-room system takes that on too.
Do the airshed rules apply in Gladstone?
Yes, Gladstone is inside the Invercargill airshed. A burner put in before September 2005 can’t be used any more.
Do you service heat pumps as well?
Yes. A clean and check before winter, and fault-finding when a unit plays up.
We also put heat pumps in nearby in Windsor, Grasmere and Waikiwi. All areas
Get a heat pump quote in Gladstone
Say what heats the room now and which room needs the heat. A photo of the wall and the old unit or heater lets Mahdi see the job before he comes out.
Handy for Mahdi’s quote
- A photo of the wall where the heat pump will go
- The old heat pump or heater, and the label on an old unit
- Which room, and roughly how big it is
- Your suburb or town
After you send it, Mahdi rings or emails to go over the heating you have now and book a visit to measure up and quote. Rather ring? 0800 164 106.
Sent: thank you.
Mahdi has your heating details. He’ll ring or email to book a time to look at the room and quote.