Ducted Heat Pumps in Napier
One quiet system heating and cooling the whole house, with just discreet grilles in the ceiling. Great for the newer builds out around Ahuriri, Bay View and Poraiti.
A ducted heat pump hides the unit in your roof space and pushes warm or cool air through insulated ducts to grilles in each room. You get even, quiet, whole-home comfort from one system. It suits Napier's newer homes with the roof height to run the ductwork.
How ducted heating works in a Napier home
The indoor unit sits up in your roof space, out of sight. From there, insulated ducts run to slim grilles in each room's ceiling. You set the temperature and the whole house tracks to it, no box on the wall in every room.
This works because our newer coastal and hill subdivisions tend to have the roof height and space to run ducting properly. Older bungalows closer to town often don't, and that's where a high wall or other type of heat pump makes more sense. If a full ducted run won't fit, ceiling cassette heat pumps are a tidy middle ground for open-plan spaces.
Napier swings hard from hot summers to cold, damp winters, and one ducted system handles both. It's heating in July and air conditioning in February from the same gear.
Zoning so you're not heating empty rooms
Good ducted systems are zoned. That means you can split the house into areas, say bedrooms and living, and only run the zone you're using. It keeps running costs sensible instead of blasting the whole house all day.
We size and zone the system around how you actually live in the house. A four-bedroom place in Poraiti where the kids' rooms sit empty till evening gets set up differently to an open-plan Ahuriri build.
Best fit for newer builds and renovations
Ducted is easiest when we can get in before the linings go up, so a new build in Bay View or a big renovation is the ideal time. We work in with the builder on where the unit and ducts run.
It can go in an existing house too, as long as there's roof access and enough clearance. We'll climb up and check before we quote. For the full rundown on getting a system fitted, see our notes on heat pump installation in Napier, and if you want a well-regarded ducted brand, the Daikin ducted systems are a solid pick.
Have a look at our heat pump installation cost for more.
Thinking about ducted for your place?
We'll come out, check your roof space and tell you straight whether ducted stacks up. Call 06 242 4129.
Ducted heat pump questions
How much does a ducted heat pump cost?
A ducted system is a bigger job than a single high wall, so expect it to cost more, often several times more depending on house size and how many zones you want. The number of rooms, the ductwork run and whether it's a new build or retrofit all move the price. We'll give you a firm figure after we've measured up, and you can read more about what drives heat pump installation cost on our cost page.
Is ducted heating better than a high wall heat pump?
It depends on the house. Ducted heats the whole home evenly from one quiet system with nothing on the walls, which suits larger and open-plan builds. A high wall is cheaper and quicker to fit, and it's the better call for a single room or an older home without roof space. For most Napier bedrooms and small places, a high wall does the job for less.
Can you put ducted heating in an existing house?
Often, yes, if there's roof access and enough clearance to run the ducts. The catch is getting ductwork into an already-lined house, which is more work than a new build where we go in before the linings. We'll come up and check your roof space before quoting so there are no surprises.
Get a ducted heat pump quote
We fit and look after ducted systems across Ahuriri, Bay View, Poraiti, Havelock North and St Leonards. Tell us about your home and we'll sort a quote. If you're weighing up options, our page on the types of heat pump and our heat pump installation cost guide are good next stops.