DC Installation Services
- Installs heat pumps
- Ducted systems
- Multi-room systems
| Heat pump | Typical installed price |
|---|---|
| Small high-wall, about 2.5 kW (bedroom, small room) | $2,000 to $3,200 |
| Medium high-wall, about 5 kW (lounge) | $2,800 to $4,800 |
| Large high-wall, about 8 kW (open-plan living) | $3,500 to $5,500 |
| Ducted, whole house | $12,000 to $22,000 |
Installed prices, including GST, for a standard back-to-back install. Based on published price guides from eight NZ installers and retailers, updated Oct 2026. What changes the price
Enter the room size and how well it holds heat for a rough size. An installer confirms it when they measure up.
About 5 kW
A rule of thumb NZ installers use, for a room with a standard 2.4 m ceiling. High ceilings, big windows and open-plan spaces need more, so an installer should confirm it.
Sorted with heat pump specialists first, then electricians and other trades, each by Google rating and review count. Rolleston is in the Cold zone on the heat pump energy label, like the rest of New Zealand, so compare models on their Cold-zone stars. How to compare heat pump brands
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Get a quoteHow to work out the right size heat pump for a room in New Zealand, what the kW figures on the energy label mean, and why bigger isn't better.
Homeowner guideWhat changes the price of a heat pump in New Zealand, how to compare quotes, how to work out running costs from the energy label, and your rights.
Homeowner guideDucted or high-wall heat pump? How they compare on comfort, looks, ceiling space, zoning and the kind of NZ home each one suits.
Homeowner guideRolleston's heat pump installers look toward Christchurch as much as toward the plains. Twelve of them work from the town and the small places around it: West Melton, Lincoln, Leeston, Eyrewell Forest and Waddington. Selwyn District Council is the building consent authority. Many of the businesses also work in Christchurch and across Canterbury, so a Rolleston home is often served by a business that covers the city too.
DC Installation Services is a family-owned heat pump business, established in 2013 and managed by Wayne May, who bought it from the founders at the start of 2023. It installs high wall, floor console, cassette, ducted and multi room heat pumps along with air conditioning and Lossnay heat recovery ventilation, for homeowners, landlords and commercial customers. It holds 5.0 from 183 reviews. Warm Dry Homes, based in West Melton, concentrates on central heat pump systems: ducted units with zone control, heat transfer systems that move warmth from a log burner around the house, and home ventilation. It holds 5.0 from 87 reviews.
Electricians make up much of the rest. Jace Electrical Services was started in Rolleston by Jason and Paula in 2006, serves Rolleston, Christchurch and wider Canterbury, and attends emergencies from Ashburton to Rangiora. It is rated 5.0 from 78 reviews. GoFox Electrical Christchurch South, a licensed electrician in Lincoln, serves Lincoln, Rolleston, Prebbleton and the rest of south Christchurch, and installs high wall, floor console and ducted units. It is at 5.0 from 29 reviews. Hewton electrical, based at Eyrewell Forest near Rangiora, supplies and installs Gree heat pumps across Canterbury, including hot water heat pumps, and holds 4.8 from 16.
Rural Canterbury is a different kind of customer. Nairn Electrical has served rural Canterbury since 1975 with offices in Leeston and Rangiora, a team now of 45 including 7 apprentices, and a focus on dairy shed electrical, irrigation systems and lifestyle block installations. Heat pumps are part of the offer, and it is rated 4.6 from 10 reviews. Alston Electrical And Airconditioning Limited in Leeston can supply and install any of the major brands and service them, at 5.0 from 1 review. RH Electrical Services in Waddington serves the Selwyn district and installs heat pumps along with intruder alarms and CCTV. South Island Electrical is based in Lincoln and works from Kaikoura to Timaru.
Plumbers do the hot water side. Laser Plumbing Christchurch West is a Rolleston plumbing team serving Selwyn and Canterbury, with heat pump hot water upgrades next to cylinder replacements and solar hot water. It carries 4.9 from 203 reviews, the largest count in the town. Stewart & Holland Rolleston is an air conditioning contractor rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, and Acclimatise ltd in West Melton holds 4.0 from 1 review.
The Rangiora, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru and Hokitika pages cover installers on the other side of the district boundary. Someone in Lincoln or Leeston will find GoFox Electrical Christchurch South, Nairn Electrical, Alston Electrical And Airconditioning Limited and South Island Electrical closest to home, while someone in the newer Rolleston subdivisions can pick from the specialist businesses that travel in from Christchurch.
DC Installation Services, Warm Dry Homes, GoFox Electrical Christchurch South and Hewton electrical all install ducted systems. Warm Dry Homes in West Melton concentrates on ducted heat pumps with zone control, and also does heat transfer systems and home ventilation.
Nairn Electrical and Alston Electrical And Airconditioning Limited are both based in Leeston. Nairn Electrical focuses on rural and lifestyle properties. Alston Electrical And Airconditioning Limited supplies and installs the major brands of heat pumps and air conditioners and services them.
Laser Plumbing Christchurch West, a Rolleston plumbing team, does heat pump hot water upgrades. GoFox Electrical Christchurch South installs and services hot water heat pumps, and Hewton electrical supplies Gree hot water heat pumps.
Jace Electrical Services serves Rolleston, Christchurch and wider Canterbury. Warm Dry Homes works across the Christchurch area from West Melton. Alston Electrical And Airconditioning Limited serves Leeston, Christchurch and surrounding areas, and GoFox Electrical Christchurch South covers south Christchurch.
DC Installation Services, Warm Dry Homes and Hewton electrical all install heat pumps with Wi-Fi control, and DC Installation Services and Jace Electrical Services give free quotes. GoFox Electrical Christchurch South installs high wall, floor console and ducted units.
Typical installed prices in New Zealand run $2,000 to $3,200 for small high-wall, about 2.5 kW, $2,800 to $4,800 for medium high-wall, about 5 kW, $3,500 to $5,500 for large high-wall, about 8 kW, $12,000 to $22,000 for ducted, whole house. A Rolleston quote moves with the size, the brand, how far the pipes run and where the outdoor unit goes. Based on published price guides from eight NZ installers and retailers, updated Oct 2026.
As a rough guide, allow about 120 watts per square metre in a well-insulated room, 140 in an average one and 160 in an older, draughty one. A 30 m² lounge works out at about 4.2 kW with average insulation and 4.8 kW if it loses heat. Heat pumps come in set sizes, so both round up to a 5 kW unit. Use the calculator above for your room, then have an installer confirm it.
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