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Heat pumps in Roslyn, on the ridge

Up on the ridge above the Town Belt, most Roslyn homes already have a heat pump, and plenty are due a swap. Riley replaces tired units and fits new ones, and does the wiring himself.

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Free quotes, clear pricing and tidy work. Riley quotes every job himself.

The work
Replacements, new installs, ducted and multi-room
The wiring
Riley’s a registered electrician: one booking covers it
Where
Dunedin city, the hill suburbs and Mosgiel
Brands
Mainly Daikin, plus Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Haier and Toshiba

Where’s your place on the hill?

Dunedin climbs from 3 m at St Kilda to 287 m at Brockville, and the hill suburbs feel every metre of it. Tell Riley where you are and what you need.

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The job

Your home

The old unit

Job card

  1. Pick your suburb
  2. Pick the job
  3. Tell Riley about the home

Height
112 m
Heat pumps, 2023
84% of households
Postcode
9010

Who you deal with

RJ Electrical logo

RileyRJ Electrical, Dunedin

Heat Pumps Dunedin is Riley and RJ Electrical. Riley quotes the job, fits the heat pump and does the electrical side himself, so you deal with him directly from the first call to the remote in your hand.

He’s based in Wakari, on the hill, and works right across Dunedin and over the hill in Mosgiel.

About Riley
  • Registered electricianE 269203: the circuit and wiring in the same job
  • Heat pumpsReplaced, installed, ducted and serviced
  • Mainly DaikinThrough a Daikin accredited account
  • Free quotesClear pricing and tidy work

What we do in Roslyn

In 2023, about 84% of Roslyn households heated with a heat pump, up from 78% in 2018. So the job here is mostly a replacement: a unit that’s been on the wall a long time, getting louder or slower to warm the lounge. Riley checks what’s sound (the spot, the bracket, the pipe run, the circuit), replaces what isn’t, and sizes the new unit for the room as it is now.

Where a home still has a cold end, a second heat pump for the bedrooms or a multi-room system does the job the lounge unit can’t. And if the old wood burner is past it, a heat pump can take its place.

Heat pumps on the Roslyn ridge

Roslyn sits on the ridge that curves round the western side of the city, with Highgate running through to Maori Hill one way and Mornington the other, and the village shops by the Roslyn Overbridge. At 112 m up, a cold southerly morning here is a different thing from one on the flat.

That’s why the size matters. Dunedin heaters are sized for −4°C outside, and a heat pump that only just copes at the brochure’s 7°C will be short on a frosty Highgate morning. Riley checks the room, the windows and the old unit’s label before he recommends a size.

Tips for Roslyn homes

  1. Before Riley comes, take a photo of the outdoor unit’s label (model, gas and capacity) and of where the pipes run. It lets him size and price the swap in one visit.
  2. On the energy label, look at the heating output at 2°C as well as at 7°C. On the ridge, the 2°C figure is the one you’ll feel.
  3. Retiring the wood burner? A new one in Roslyn has to meet clean-air limits; a heat pump doesn’t, and the same wall can often take the indoor unit.

How a job runs in Roslyn

  1. Call or send the form

    Ring 0800 166 024, or send the form with a photo of the old unit and its label, or the room.

  2. Riley rings you back

    He talks the job through and sets a time to see the room and where the outdoor unit can go.

  3. Your free quote

    Clear pricing: the heat pump, the install, the electrical work and taking the old unit away.

  4. Install day

    The old unit comes off, the new one goes up, the wiring is checked or run new, and Riley tests it and shows you the remote before he leaves.

Roslyn questions

Another question? Call 0800 166 024, or ask it in the quote form.

Do you cover Roslyn?

Yes. Roslyn and the streets around it, from Highgate down to the Kaikorai Valley side, are right next to Riley’s Wakari base.

My heat pump is old but still works. Should I replace it now?

If it’s struggling on cold mornings, getting louder or showing errors, it’s worth pricing a replacement before winter rather than after it gives up. Riley gives you a straight answer either way.

Can the new heat pump go in the same spot?

Often. Where the spot, the bracket, the pipe run and the circuit are sound, they can be used again; Riley checks each one when he quotes.

How do I know what size heat pump I need?

Riley works it out from the room: its size, the windows, the insulation and which way it faces, for −4°C outside. A photo of the room and the old unit’s label gives him a head start.

Nearby: Maori Hill, Belleknowes, Mornington and Wakari. All suburbs

Get a free quote in Roslyn

Tell Riley about the room and the house, and send a photo of the old unit if you’re replacing one. He’ll ring to talk it through.

Call 0800 166 024

What to send Riley

  • A photo of the old heat pump, inside and out, and its label if you can see it
  • Which room or rooms, and roughly how big
  • What heats them now
  • Where an outdoor unit could sit

What happens next: Riley rings you to talk it through and set up your free quote.

What do you need?
Your home (optional)

    A photo of the old unit and its label (the model and age are on it), or of the room and the outside wall, helps Riley quote it right.

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