Heat Pump Installation
Supply and fit of correctly sized, thermostat-controlled heat pumps for living rooms and bedrooms, installed to manufacturer and electrical standards.
Get your rental compliant with the Healthy Homes heating standard — and your whānau warm — with a correctly sized heat pump fitted by Auckland specialists.
The rules can read like fine print, so here is the short version in plain English. The standard is about keeping the main living room genuinely warm with heating that is fixed, controllable and big enough for the room.
To comply, the main living room needs one or more fixed heaters that can heat it directly. Each qualifying heater must be at least 1.5 kW, and together they must meet the required heating capacity calculated for that specific room. A thermostat is required so the temperature can be controlled.
Once a room's required capacity climbs above 2.4 kW, a plain electric heater can no longer be the main heater — which is exactly why a heat pump is the go-to answer for most Auckland living rooms.
Use the rule-of-thumb bands below to get a rough feel for the heat pump capacity a living room of your size might need. It is a starting point for the conversation — not a compliance determination.
| Living room floor area | Indicative heat pump band* | Typical situation |
|---|---|---|
| Up to ~24 m² | ~2.5 – 3.5 kW | Small lounge, well insulated |
| ~24 – 35 m² | ~3.5 – 5.0 kW | Standard living room |
| ~35 – 50 m² | ~5.0 – 6.5 kW | Large or open-plan living |
| 50 m² and over | 6.5 kW+ / multi-head | Open-plan with high ceilings |
Everything a landlord or homeowner needs to get warm, compliant and sorted — under one roof.
Supply and fit of correctly sized, thermostat-controlled heat pumps for living rooms and bedrooms, installed to manufacturer and electrical standards.
We calculate the required heating capacity for your main living room and tell you exactly what's needed to meet the standard — no guesswork.
Keep an existing heat pump running efficiently with cleaning, filter checks and performance tune-ups so it keeps delivering its rated output.
Whole-home comfort with multi-head or ducted systems when one living-room unit isn't enough for an open-plan or multi-level layout.
* Placeholder brand list for this staging build. The live site will show the installer's actual carried and approved brands.
We install and assess right across the Auckland region. A few of the areas we cover:
Sample testimonials shown for this staging demo — not real customer reviews.
"They told me straight that my old heater was undersized for the lounge, sized the right unit, and had it installed in a morning. My rental passed its Healthy Homes check without drama."
"Clear written quote, no surprises, and they explained the compliance side so I actually understood what I was paying for. Tidy work and lovely to deal with."
"I manage a few rentals and now use them for all of them. The compliance documentation they hand over makes my paperwork painless."
Not specifically a heat pump. The standard requires one or more fixed heaters that can directly heat the main living room and together meet that room's required heating capacity. Heat pumps are simply the most common way to satisfy it — once a room's required capacity rises above 2.4 kW a plain electric heater can no longer be the main heater. A correctly sized heat pump comfortably covers most Auckland living rooms.
There's no single answer — required capacity is calculated per room from floor area, ceiling height, exterior walls and windows, and climate zone. Auckland is a warmer zone than much of the country, but each living room is still assessed individually. Our on-site guide gives an indicative band only; the official figure comes from the Tenancy Services heating assessment tool or a professional assessment.
No. Portable or plug-in heaters do not qualify. The heater must be fixed in place and able to directly heat the main living room. This is one of the most common reasons rentals fail an assessment.
Yes. The standards phased in between 1 July 2021 and 1 July 2025. Since 1 July 2025 every private rental in New Zealand must comply with the Healthy Homes Standards, including the heating standard. The final deadline has passed, so compliance is no longer optional.
Cost depends on the unit's capacity, the wall and pipe run, and any electrical work, so we confirm it after the free assessment rather than quoting blind. A standard single-room install is usually done in a day, and you get a fixed written quote before any work starts.
Yes. We assess the required heating capacity for your living room, recommend a unit that meets or exceeds it, install to manufacturer and electrical standards, and give you documentation of the work for your Healthy Homes compliance records.
Tell us a little about the property and we'll get back to you to arrange a free assessment — we'll confirm what your living room needs to meet the heating standard and give you a fixed written quote.
One of our team will call you within one business day to arrange your free assessment. (Staging demo — no message was actually sent.)