Kilfenora, Co. Clare
Heat pump installation in Kilfenora, Co. Clare
County Clare: 38.9% of households here are in dwellings built before 1981.
Whether this needs a licence in Ireland
Licence required
Registered Electrical Contractor (Safe Electric)
Registered Electrical Contractor (Safe Electric), issued or supervised by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities. Ask for the registration number before the work starts and check it on the public register. Check the register: www.safeelectric.ie
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Heat pump installation: what the job involves
Replacing an oil or gas boiler, storage heaters or a solid-fuel system with an air-to-water heat pump that heats radiators or underfloor pipes and the hot water, or fitting air-to-air units for space heating. The house usually needs to be well insulated first, and the system is sized from its heat loss.
How long it takes: Usually three to five days on site after the assessment and grant approval; longer where radiators change throughout or underfloor heating goes in.
The full guide to heat pump installation — the steps, what is included, the Irish rules, paperwork and questions to ask.
What heat pump installation in Kilfenora costs, and why
What jobs on Talqero came to
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What affects the price
- Heat loss of the house, which sets the heat pump size
- How many radiators must be upsized or whether underfloor heating is added
- Air-to-water or air-to-air, and the make and output
- Cylinder location and pipe runs from the outdoor unit
- Removing the old boiler, oil tank or storage heaters
- Electrical supply upgrades and the fuse board
- VAT: building work on a home is charged at the reduced rate of 13.5% by a VAT-registered business — unless the materials come to more than two-thirds of the price, when Revenue’s two-thirds rule applies the goods rate to the whole job. Ask whether a quote includes VAT.
County Clare: what the figures say
38.9% of households in County Clare live in homes built before 1981 — below the national figure of 40.7%, and the 11th highest share of the 26 counties.
Homes of that age were built before modern insulation standards and usually gain most from attic and wall insulation — and SEAI’s attic and wall grants cover homes built and occupied before 2011.
Central Statistics Office, 2022
Rules and grants for heat pump installation
The rules in Ireland
Grant-aided insulation must be done by a contractor on SEAI’s register, after grant approval, with a BER afterwards.
- Use a contractor on SEAI’s register and get grant approval before any work starts — work begun before approval is not grant-aided.
- The grant must be drawn down within eight months of the offer, and a BER by a registered assessor after the works is required (SEAI contributes €50 towards it).
- Since 27 July 2026, external wall insulation of up to 15 cm is exempt from planning permission.
What to ask before you choose
- Are you on SEAI’s contractor register for this measure?
- Have I got grant approval in place before you start?
- What ventilation will the house need afterwards?
- Who arranges the BER after the works?
- Is VAT included?
What the work usually involves
- Internal dry-lining of external walls
- Attic and cavity insulation
- Draught-proofing
- Work towards a better BER
What to put in your task
- The type and rough age of the house
- Which rooms or walls
- Your current BER, if you have one
- Whether you are applying for a grant
County Clare in figures
Construction as a whole. The CSO does not publish enterprise counts per trade at county level, so this figure is not a count of any one trade.
Heat pump installation · Kilfenora
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