Essential Electrical and Refrigeration
- Installs heat pumps
- Servicing and cleaning
- Repairs
| 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. Whitianga 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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Homeowner guideHeat pump installers in Whitianga work on the eastern side of the Coromandel Peninsula, and the 9 businesses based here cover the peninsula rather than just the town. PC Electrical Ltd serves the Coromandel from Tairua to Whangapoa, K.J Flynn Electrical serves the whole peninsula, and A And E Electrical works for Whitianga, Tairua, Cooks Beach and Hahei. Coromandel is the place the local websites name most often.
Plumbers make up a good share of the heat pump trade here, and what they install is hot water heat pumps. Matt Hobbs Plumbing & Drainlaying Ltd, based in Coromandel, supplies and installs hot water heat pumps as an authorised Rinnai installer and has 4.9 from 95 reviews. Coromandel Plumbing (1986) Ltd replaces old cylinders with gas califonts or heat pump cylinders. JTP Gas & Plumbing Services, based in Cooks Beach and also trading as Johno the Plumber, covers heat pump hot water alongside gas systems, and Laser Plumbing Whitianga rounds out the plumbing side.
For space heating, the electricians and refrigeration people carry the work. PC Electrical Ltd lists heat pump installation with ventilation under heating, and has 5.0 from 53 reviews. Essential Electrical and Refrigeration is a locally owned Whitianga business where heat pumps and air conditioning are a main service, covering supply, installation, maintenance and repairs. It also does commercial and domestic refrigeration. K.J Flynn Electrical installs heat pumps among its services and has 5.0 from 18 reviews.
Perfect Air Coromandel has a Campbell Street address in Whitianga and serves Coromandel Town, and it presents itself mainly as an Auckland and Waikato company. It installs high walls, floor consoles, ceiling cassettes, ducted and multi-room systems, so the range is wide, but confirm the service area before booking. It has 4.4 from 7 reviews.
Thames-Coromandel District Council is the building consent authority for the town. Hot water systems are a different product from a space heater, so check with the council on a cylinder swap.
Warranty comes up often in this town. Matt Hobbs Plumbing & Drainlaying Ltd, PC Electrical Ltd, JTP Gas & Plumbing Services, Coromandel Plumbing (1986) Ltd, Perfect Air Coromandel and Laser Plumbing Whitianga each offer one. If you live in Cooks Beach, Tairua or further up the peninsula, ask each firm whether your address falls inside the area it covers before you book.
Thames, Whangamatā and Katikati have their own pages if the peninsula is not where you live.
Matt Hobbs Plumbing & Drainlaying Ltd, Coromandel Plumbing (1986) Ltd and JTP Gas & Plumbing Services all supply heat pump hot water. Matt Hobbs is an authorised Rinnai installer with 4.9 from 95 reviews. Coromandel Plumbing replaces old cylinders with gas califonts or heat pump cylinders.
PC Electrical Ltd, K.J Flynn Electrical and Essential Electrical and Refrigeration all install heat pumps. PC Electrical has 5.0 from 53 reviews and K.J Flynn Electrical has 5.0 from 18. Essential Electrical and Refrigeration has 4.9 from 10 and also repairs and services units.
Essential Electrical and Refrigeration offers maintenance and repairs, and Perfect Air Coromandel services and repairs units too. Coromandel Plumbing (1986) Ltd services and maintains existing hot water systems.
PC Electrical Ltd serves the Coromandel from Tairua to Whangapoa, and A And E Electrical works for Whitianga, Tairua, Cooks Beach and Hahei. JTP Gas & Plumbing Services is based in Cooks Beach and Whitianga.
Perfect Air Coromandel installs ducted and multi-room systems along with high walls, floor consoles and ceiling cassettes. It serves Coromandel Town from a Campbell Street address in Whitianga, and it has 4.4 from 7 reviews. Confirm its service area before booking.
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 Whitianga 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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Pricing for heat pump installers