Heat pump installation in Otatara
Between the estuary and the Ōreti River, Otatara heats with wood more than most of the city, and almost every home is lived in by its owners. Mahdi and our heat pump installer put in heat pumps that warm the house without the wood stack.
- Registered
- Electrician, E 102335
- Heat pumps
- New installs and replacements
- Google reviews
- 35, every one five stars
- Area
- Invercargill, Bluff and Otatara
“Thank you Mahdi for doing such a great job at installing our bathroom heater.”
Out with the old
Out: Old wood burnerIn: a heat pump sized to the room
Otatara sits outside the Invercargill airshed, so the burner dates don’t reach Dunns Road: the reason to switch is warmth at the press of a button, with no firewood.
- Where
- West of the city, by the estuary
- 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 Otatara
Plenty of Otatara homes still run on a wood burner. A heat pump takes over the everyday heating: on a timer before you’re up, on at the press of a button when you get home, and with no firewood to buy, split, stack and carry in.
For bigger homes and long floor plans, a multi-room or ducted system brings the bedrooms and the far end of the house up to the same warmth as the room with the burner. Mahdi measures up and lays it out.
Where the section allows, Mahdi sets the outdoor unit out of the wind, clear of garden beds, and within easy reach of the room it serves. He runs the circuit from the switchboard himself, so a long run across the house is part of the same job.
Wood, warmth and the airshed line
Otatara sits outside the Invercargill airshed, so the dates that apply to burners in town don’t reach it. That leaves the choice to you, and the case for a heat pump is the warmth and the work it saves, not a deadline.
Homes here sit between the estuary, the Ōreti River and the airport, and get the full run of a Southland winter. Mahdi picks a spot for the outdoor unit sheltered from the worst of the wind, and sizes the heat pump to carry the room through a July frost.
With almost every home owner-occupied, an Otatara heat pump is a long-term choice. The one that replaces the burner is sized for the same room and the same frosts.
How a job runs in Otatara
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.
We used the services of Power Surge Ltd recently and we were very satisfied with their timeliness and professionalism. The electrician got the job done quick and his pricing was fair.
Great service, professional, friendly and he was able to get the job done really quickly with short notice. Really appreciated and I wouldn't hesitate to use this company again of refer to others. Thank you very much.
Power Surge Ltd has done an excellent job at our house. They went above and beyond to deliver the work on time and the quality is very high. Not only was he work well done, the communication and response time was great. Would definitely recommend 😃
Tips for Otatara homes
- Send a photo of the burner and the wall around it: the heat pump goes high on an outside wall, so it doesn’t need the burner’s spot.
- If the house has a long hallway or a wing of bedrooms, ask about multi-room or ducted.
- Keep the burner for the odd wild night if you like: the heat pump does the everyday heating.
- Tell us how far the switchboard is from the room the heat pump will heat.
Otatara questions
Do the burner rules apply in Otatara?
No. Otatara is outside the Invercargill airshed, so the town’s burner dates don’t apply there.
Will a heat pump keep up in an Otatara winter?
Sized for the room, yes. Mahdi measures up at your place and sizes it to carry the room through a July frost.
Do you come out to Otatara to quote?
Yes. Mahdi comes out to every job to measure up and quote.
We also put heat pumps in nearby in Grasmere, Strathern and Bluff. All areas
Get a heat pump quote in Otatara
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.