Heat pump installation in Makarewa, West Plains and Lorneville
North of the city, Makarewa and West Plains are almost all lifestyle properties, and more homes here heat with a wood burner than with a heat pump. Mahdi and our heat pump installer put in heat pumps and whole-house systems that take over from the burner.
- Registered
- Electrician, E 102335
- Heat pumps
- New installs and replacements
- Google reviews
- 35, every one five stars
- Area
- Invercargill, Bluff and Otatara
“Appreciated going the extra mile to complete the job on a saturday as well”
Out with the old
Out: Old wood burnerIn: a heat pump sized to the room
Makarewa, West Plains and Lorneville sit outside the Invercargill airshed: no burner dates here, just the firewood a heat pump does away with.
- Where
- North of the city, on the rural edge
- Burner rules
- Outside 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 Makarewa
A lifestyle home often has a burner in the living room and cold rooms at the other end. A heat pump sized for the living area takes over the everyday heating, and a multi-room or ducted system warms the bedrooms off one outdoor unit.
Out here the switchboard can be a long way from the room, and Mahdi handles that too: he’s a registered electrician, so the circuit and the heat pump are one job.
If the switchboard is in the garage or a shed, or a long way from the living room, Mahdi plans the circuit run along with the heat pump, so the whole job is quoted and done by one team.
Lifestyle homes and wood heat
Makarewa, West Plains and Lorneville sit outside the Invercargill airshed, so the town’s burner dates don’t apply. The reason to switch is the firewood: no more buying, splitting, drying and carrying it in through a Southland winter.
Lorneville sits where State Highways 6, 98 and 99 meet, and the Ōreti and Makarewa rivers run through West Plains. Open country catches the wind, so Mahdi sets the outdoor unit on the sheltered side of the house.
Out in open country the outdoor unit’s spot matters as much as its size, so Mahdi picks both on the quote visit.
How a job runs in Makarewa
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.
Very happy with Mahdi’s work. He was professional, reliable, and easy to communicate with. 5 stars service. Highly recommend.
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.
Great service, very professional and reliable. The job was done quickly and everything works perfectly. Highly recommend.
Tips for Makarewa homes
- Tell Mahdi how far the switchboard is from the room: it shapes the circuit run.
- For a long house, ask about a multi-room system off one outdoor unit.
- Send a photo of the sheltered side of the house for the outdoor unit.
- Send photos of the outside walls on two sides of the house, so Mahdi can see which is sheltered.
Makarewa questions
Do you come out to Makarewa and West Plains?
Yes. They’re just outside the city, and Mahdi comes out to every job to measure up and quote.
Can a heat pump heat a big lifestyle home?
A multi-room or ducted system can, sized room by room. Mahdi lays it out on the quote visit.
Do the airshed burner rules apply here?
No. Makarewa, West Plains and Lorneville are outside the Invercargill airshed.
We also put heat pumps in nearby in Waikiwi, Grasmere and Otatara. All areas
Get a heat pump quote in Makarewa
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.