Heat pumps in Wakari, up the hill
Wakari is home ground: Riley is based here. He replaces old heat pumps and fits new ones across the suburb, sized for a hill-suburb winter and wired by him.
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.
The job
Your home
The old unit
Job card
- Pick your suburb
- Pick the job
- Tell Riley about the home
- Height
- 207 m
- Heat pumps, 2023
- 78% of households
- Postcode
- 9010
Who you deal with
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 Wakari
About 78% of Wakari households heated with a heat pump in 2023, up from 68% in 2018, so there’s a mix of work here: first heat pumps, second units for the bedrooms, and swaps for ones that have done their years.
About 22% of households reported a damp home in 2023. Steady heat helps, but one unit in the lounge won’t carry far down a cold hallway. A second heat pump or a multi-room system puts the heat where the damp is.
Frost and snow on the Wakari side
Wakari sits on the western side of the ridge, above the upper Kaikorai Valley, with Taieri Road along its southern edge and Flagstaff rising to the north-west. At 207 m it’s one of the inland hill suburbs where snow settles more often than in the rest of the city.
That shapes the install. The outdoor unit goes up on a bracket or a raised stand, clear of snow and ice, and the heat pump is chosen on its output below freezing, not the mild-weather rating. Dunedin heaters are sized for −4°C outside, and up here that figure earns its keep.
Tips for Wakari homes
- Have the outdoor unit raised on a bracket or stand so snow and ice can’t block it.
- Damp bedrooms? A unit in the lounge with the door open won’t reach them; ask about a second unit or a multi-room system.
- Landlords: when a pre-2019 heat pump wears out, its replacement has to meet the full Healthy Homes heating requirement. Riley sizes it to that.
How a job runs in Wakari
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.
Riley rings you back
He talks the job through and sets a time to see the room and where the outdoor unit can go.
Your free quote
Clear pricing: the heat pump, the install, the electrical work and taking the old unit away.
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.
Wakari questions
Another question? Call 0800 166 024, or ask it in the quote form.
Are you local to Wakari?
Yes. Riley is based in Wakari and works right across Dunedin from here.
Will a heat pump cope with snow up here?
A heat pump chosen for its output below freezing, with the outdoor unit raised clear of snow, copes well. Riley sizes and sites it for that.
Can you put a heat pump in a rental?
Yes. Riley sizes it to the Healthy Homes calculation for the living room, so the rental meets the standard.
Can you add a heat pump for the bedrooms?
Yes. A second heat pump sized for the bedrooms, or a multi-room system on one outdoor unit, takes the heat down the hallway where the lounge unit can’t reach.
Nearby: Halfway Bush, Roslyn and Maori Hill. All suburbs
Get a free quote in Wakari
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.
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.
Thanks, Riley has your details.
He’ll ring you to talk it through and set up your free quote.