Home air conditioning in Wells
Damp South West winters make the dehumidifying side of a heat pump almost as useful as its cooling. We cover Wells as part of Somerset, roughly 24 miles from Taunton. Homes in BA5 are all within our coverage.
Rooms and systems
For a renovation in Wells, the best time to plan ducted cooling is before the plasterers arrive. Where a room in Wells has deep cornicing or a picture rail, a console keeps the walls above it clear. If your home in Wells is Victorian, Edwardian or older, a console or concealed system often works better than a high wall unit. For a holiday home or annexe near Wells, Wi-Fi control lets you warm it up before anyone arrives.
If heating matters as much as cooling, an air-to-air heat pump sized for winter can replace old electric heaters room by room, and still cool in summer. Design-led units, slim floor consoles and concealed ducted systems are all options where a standard white wall unit would look out of place.
Guide prices in Wells
Guide prices here, including VAT, start with an air-to-air heat pump system at £2,950–£11,450 for 2–5 rooms; a deep clean is £145–£245 per indoor unit and a wall-mounted system £1,150–£2,950 per room. Installations are fixed in writing after a free survey; visits are priced before we come.
Planning and permissions
In England, most houses can have an outdoor unit under permitted development if it is no larger than 1.5 m³, meets the MCS 020(a) noise limit of 37 dB(A) at the nearest neighbour's window, and there are no more than two on a detached house or one on other houses. Listed buildings need consent. Flats need more care: get your freeholder's written consent first, and expect the planning rules for a block of flats in Wells to be stricter than for a house.
If your home in Wells is replacing fossil fuel or electric heating, and no gas, oil or LPG boiler stays in use, an MCS-certified air-to-air heat pump may qualify for the £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, which the MCS-certified installer claims and deducts from the price.
Nearby
Close to Wells, our coverage also includes Shepton Mallet (5 miles), Glastonbury (5 miles) and Street (7 miles). See all of Somerset.