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Palmerston North Heat Pumps was founded in 2026 by Jagdeep, a qualified electrician and air conditioning specialist. After earning both his electrical and air conditioning tickets and years of installing for established firms, he started the business on one simple idea: make heating and cooling simple, reliable and affordable, without the upselling or the guesswork.
We supply, install and service high wall heat pumps, whole-home ducted systems, home ventilation and commercial HVAC across Palmerston North and the wider Manawatū, the dedicated heat pump arm of trusted local trade team Budget Electrical.
Palmerston North Heat Pumps VanA great heat pump fitted badly is a bad heat pump. We size the unit for your actual room, run the pipework clean, and commission it properly on the day.Every job is done by qualified installers and signed off by our own in-house electricians, with a Certificate of Compliance for the electrical work. Up to 10 years’ manufacturer warranty on selected units.
Every heat pump we install is also a full air conditioner. One wall-mounted unit heats your home through frosty Manawatū winter mornings, cools it through humid February afternoons, and dehumidifies in between. We supply and install Daikin, Carrier, Mitsubishi Electric, Panasonic and Fujitsu high wall heat pumps across Palmerston North – from compact bedroom units to large living-area systems.
Sizing is where most installs go wrong. A unit that’s too small runs flat-out on -2° mornings and never gets the room warm; one that’s too big short-cycles and wastes power. We measure your room, check insulation and window area, and recommend the capacity your home actually needs – not whatever is on the van.
Your installed price includes the wall bracket, insulated pipework with tidy capping, electrical connection by our own registered electricians with a Certificate of Compliance, full commissioning, Wi-Fi setup where included, and removal of all packaging. A standard back-to-back installation takes three to four hours.
Pay it off over 12 months interest free with Q Card or Gem Visa, with product warranties of 5 years on Daikin and 10 years on Carrier, and a electrician team that’s still here to service what we install.
Heat pump installation · Palmerston NorthA ducted heat pump sits out of sight in your ceiling space and delivers quiet, even heating and cooling to every room through discreet vents, no wall units, no cold hallways, no fighting over the one warm lounge. The whole house holds 21° while a single controller (and phone app) runs everything.
We design each system around a room-by-room heat load calculation, not floor area alone. Our Daikin high static ducted systems start at $6,500 installed for 6.0 kW, with a 12.5 kW whole-home system from $9,500, and optional 4-zone control for $1,500, so bedrooms and living areas can run on their own schedules.
Ducted heat pumps suits new builds and most existing Palmerston North homes with accessible ceiling space. A typical installation takes one to two days, and every system carries a 5-year product and installation warranty. Not sure whether ducted, a multi-split or two high wall units is the smarter spend for your home? That’s exactly what the free site assessment answers.
Ducted heat pump · Whole-home comfortIf you’re waking up to streaming windows, musty wardrobes or mould creeping across south-facing walls, your home has a moisture problem a heater alone won’t fix. A home ventilation system continuously replaces damp, stale air with drier, filtered air – so the moisture leaves before it condenses.
We install both positive-pressure systems and balanced heat-recovery systems for airtight modern homes. We assess your house first, moisture sources, roof space, insulation, and recommend only what it actually needs. Already have an HRV or DVS? We service existing systems and replace filters too.
Ventilation and a heat pump work best as a pair: drier air is cheaper and faster to heat, so the same unit does more with less power. For landlords, a properly ventilated, heat-pump-equipped home is also the simplest way to stay ahead of Healthy Homes heating standards and tenant damp complaints.
Home ventilation · Palmerston NorthInstalling a heat pump is not a job for a generalist. The wrong installer will sell you whatever’s in the van, undersize the unit so it strains on frosty mornings, or leave sloppy pipework that leaks refrigerant, hikes your power bill and voids your warranty. Here’s how we make sure that never happens.
Founder Jagdeep holds both electrical and air conditioning qualifications, and every install is completed by qualified installers with the electrical connection done by our own registered electricians. Certificate of Compliance issued on every job. No third-party sparkie, no waiting, no grey areas on who’s responsible.
Free assessment, right-sizing, supply, installation, electrical, commissioning, and the servicing for years afterwards. One team, one point of contact. No subcontractor handovers and no finger-pointing if something ever needs to be put right. As the heat pump arm of Budget Electrical, we’re built on Manawatū referrals, not one-off jobs.
Up to 10 years’ manufacturer warranty on selected Carrier units and 5 years’ product and installation warranty on Daikin systems, we come back and fix it.
Every commercial space is quoted from a free site visit — but you deserve ballparks before anyone walks through the door. These are real installed figures, including GST.
| Space | Typical System | Installed Price |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting room, studio, small office | High wall heat pump, 2.5–3.3 kW | From $1,750 |
| Larger office or front-of-house | High wall / under-ceiling, 5.0–6.0 kW | $2,250 – $2,500 |
| Cafe, restaurant or retail floor | Ceiling cassette or multi-room system | Quote after site visit |
| Open-plan floor or multi-room premises | Ducted or multi-room system | From $6,500 · quote per design |
| Server or comms room | Dedicated continuous-duty unit | Quote after site visit |
| Planned maintenance contract | Scheduled visits + documentation | Quote per premises |
By phone or on-site. We look at your rooms, insulation, wall type and switchboard, and listen to how you actually use the space.
A proper heat-load calculation, then a fixed installed price. No hidden extras, no "while we're here" surprises.
Most installs are booked within the week. We confirm the day before and turn up when we say we will.
Drop sheets down, unit level, pipework capped and tidy, wall penetrations sealed. We leave the room cleaner than we found it.
Our own registered electricians wire the connection and issue your Certificate of Compliance - no third-party sparkie needed.
Pressure test, vacuum, refrigerant charge verified, then heating and cooling tested and confirmed before we pack up.
Remote and phone app set up, filter-cleaning demo, and our honest tips for the cheapest way to run it through winter.
Warranty registered for you, servicing reminders when they're due, and a local team one call away if anything's ever off.
Our installed prices start at $1,750 including GST for a bedroom-sized high wall unit (back-to-back installation), $2,250 – $2,500 for larger living-area units, and $6,500 – $9,500 for whole-home ducted systems. The price moves if the install isn’t standard. Long pipe runs, two-storey homes or internal walls are quoted after a free site assessment. Every price we give is the full installed figure: unit, installation, electrical work and GST. See our current specials for exact models and prices.
As a rough guide: 2.5 – 3.3 kW heats a standard bedroom, 5 – 6 kW a typical Palmerston North lounge, and 8 kW+ a large open-plan living area. But ceiling height, insulation, window area and which way the room faces all shift the answer, and Manawatū frosts punish an undersized unit. We do a proper heat-load check as part of every free quote, so you get the capacity your room needs rather than a guess.
There’s no single winner – there’s a right unit for your room and budget. Daikin and Mitsubishi Electric lead on quietness and cold-morning performance. Carrier offers outstanding value with a 10-year warranty while Panasonic and Fujitsu are dependable mid-range picks. What matters more than the badge is correct sizing and a quality installation – a well-installed mid-range unit will outperform a poorly installed premium one every winter.
Heat pumps are the cheapest form of electric heating in New Zealand. A typical 6 kW living-area unit draws around 1.5 kW of electricity to produce that heat, which works out to roughly 40 – 50 cents per hour at average power prices. Run it smart – steady temperature around 20 – 21°, doors closed, filters clean, and a whole winter of warmth usually costs less than people expect.
If you mainly live in one or two spaces, high wall units are the best value – one for the lounge, one for the main bedroom. If you want the whole house evenly warm with nothing on the walls, ducted is the answer, provided you have ceiling space. A multi-split (several indoor units running off one outdoor unit) sits in between. The free site assessment tells you which option gives you the most comfort per dollar for your actual home.
Partly. Heat pumps dry the air as they heat, and dry mode helps in shoulder seasons, but if your windows stream every winter morning, the real fix is a home ventilation system that continuously swaps damp indoor air for drier, filtered air. The two together are the healthiest (and cheapest-to-run) combination for a typical Palmerston North home.
Give the filters a quick clean every few months yourself, and book a professional service once a year, ideally before winter. An unserviced heat pump slowly loses efficiency, costs more to run, and can have warranty claims declined. We service all heat pump makes and models, including units we didn’t install, plus pool heat pumps and HRV/DVS ventilation filters.
Yes – we cover the whole region: Feilding, Ashhurst, Levin, Marton, Bulls, Foxton, Shannon, Woodville, Pahiatua and the surrounding Manawatū, Horowhenua, Rangitīkei and Tararua districts. Same installed prices, same team.