Annual servicing & repairs

Heat pump servicing in and around Edinburgh

An annual service keeps your manufacturer warranty valid and keeps the system running at the low flow temperature it was designed for. We service heat pumps across Edinburgh, Midlothian, the Lothians and the Borders — including systems we didn't install.


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Excellent Google reviews

Once a year

What we recommend

Any installer

Not just our own systems

MCS

Certified installer

Why customers choose XKY Energy

Serviced by people who know heat pumps

A heat pump isn't a boiler with a different badge. Servicing one properly means checking the heat pump and its plant room — not just the box outside.

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The heat pump and its plant room

We service the heat pump and the equipment in your plant room it connects to — not just the box outside. Radiators and underfloor heating aren’t part of a standard service.

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Whoever fitted it

You don't need to have bought your system from us. We service heat pumps installed by other companies regularly, and we'll tell you honestly what we find.

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Help finding the right settings

Every manufacturer’s controls work differently. We’ll help you work out the settings that best suit how you use your home.

Cover options

Three levels of service plan

Every plan includes the annual service and removes call-out charges. The difference between them is how much goes wrong before you're paying for it.

Essential

The annual service, with no call-out charges on the heat pump itself.

Annual service — heat pump, hot water cylinder, filters and, where used, antifreeze


No call-out charges on faults within the heat pump casing


Parts chargeable


Labour chargeable

Best for most homes

Premium

Extends cover to the whole central heating system, with parts and labour included.

Everything in Essential


Guaranteed 48-hour call-out


Unlimited call-outs


Breakdown parts & labour included


Covers pump, radiators, pipework, valves, thermostats, timers and programmers


Parts and labour free on heat pumps under 7 years old

Premium + Electric

Everything in Premium, plus your home's mains electrical system.

Everything in Premium


Fuse box, sockets, switches and light fittings


Immersion heater timer switch


Hardwired smoke alarms and doorbells


Extractor fans and outside lighting fixed to the home

All plans are subject to a health assessment of your system before sign-up, and exclusions apply — the full terms are on our service cover eligibility and general conditions page. Plan customers get 10% off any parts we supply.

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What actually goes wrong

An unserviced heat pump doesn't break. It just quietly costs you more.

This is what makes heat pumps different from boilers. When a boiler is neglected, it eventually stops and you call someone. When a heat pump is neglected, it usually keeps working — it simply does the same job less efficiently, every hour of every winter, and the cost turns up on an electricity bill nobody thinks to question.

Left to get on with it

No annual service

Nothing dramatic happens. Filters gradually restrict airflow, antifreeze levels drop in ground-source systems, and settings left at commissioning no longer match how the house is actually used.

The system compensates by running at a higher flow temperature


Higher flow temperature means higher running costs, permanently


Small faults stay hidden until the coldest week of the year


A missed service can invalidate the manufacturer warranty

How we'd do it

Serviced once a year

Filters cleaned, antifreeze checked where your system uses it, help with the settings that suit how you live in the house, plus basic electrical checks and the cylinder safety check.

The system keeps running at its designed flow temperature


Developing faults get caught while they're still small


Your manufacturer warranty stays valid


You get told what we found, in plain language

The point of the annual service isn't to stop a breakdown. It's to stop the slow, invisible drift away from the running costs your system was designed to deliver — the whole reason you fitted a heat pump in the first place.

What you actually get

What our heat pump service covers

Every annual service includes all of the following.

Operation of all heat pump components

A full check that every part of the system is doing what it should, with any fault logs reviewed.

Settings reviewed with you

We’ll go through your controls with you and help you find the settings that suit how you use the house.

Filters cleaned out

Restricted filters make the system work harder for the same heat. One of the most common causes of creeping running costs.

Antifreeze checked, where your system uses it

Checked and topped up where needed — it matters most in exactly the weather you can't afford a problem.

Unvented hot water cylinder safety check

A full safety check on the cylinder and its discharge arrangements, carried out as part of every service.

Basic electrical checks

A visual check of the electrical connections on the system’s components.

Remote monitoring too. Where your manufacturer provides an online monitoring portal, we can look at how your system is actually performing between visits — so a developing problem doesn't have to wait twelve months to be spotted.

When to book

Once a year — around your installation anniversary

Why once a year

That's what we recommend for heat pumps, and it's normally what your manufacturer requires to keep the warranty valid. Equipment wears; regular maintenance extends its life and catches problems that are developing, so you aren't left without heating in the middle of winter.

Why your anniversary

It’s an easy date to remember, it keeps the service on a steady yearly rhythm, and booking it then means we can always fit you in, rather than queueing with everyone else when the heating season starts.

You don't have to be an existing customer

We service heat pumps other companies installed

A lot of the systems we look after weren't fitted by us. Some owners have simply moved house. Others were left without support after their installer moved on.

What we'll do

Service the system properly, check it against how it should have been designed, and tell you straight what we find — including if the answer is that everything is fine.

- No requirement to have bought from us
- The heat pump and plant room checked, not just the branded components
- An honest assessment of anything the original install got wrong

If we installed it

After an installation we automatically offer a yearly servicing plan you can sign up for, so the annual service is simply booked in rather than something you have to remember.

- Service scheduled rather than forgotten
- We already know exactly how your system was designed
- 10% off any parts we supply, as a plan customer

Based in Loanhead

Areas we cover

Across Edinburgh

Morningside · Stockbridge · Marchmont · Merchiston · Murrayfield · Corstorphine · Bruntsfield · Colinton · Barnton · Cramond

Midlothian, the Lothians & Borders

Loanhead · Penicuik · Dalkeith · Bonnyrigg · Musselburgh · Livingston · Haddington · Peebles · West Linton · Galashiels

Not listed? Ask us — we cover most of central and southern Scotland.

Rated 4.8 across 100+ Google reviews

Knowledgeable, reliable, and they don't leave until it's sorted

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The team installed a heatpump and underfloor heating. They have done an excellent job with good communication throughout and quickly fixed a minor issue when commissioning. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone.
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XKY installed our heat puimp and underfloor heating system . Very professional and would highly reccommend them .
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This is an excellent company who are very knowledgeable and reliable and keep both our heating and hot water systems in tip top condition. Their emergency call out service is excellent.
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Tim Trafford
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XKY have been looking after my Ground Source HP and Solar Thermal system for 4 years. As ever good service with very knowledgeable team. Arrived on time and didnt leave till everything was sorted.
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Had a new boiler fitted by Ryan. Very clean and tidy worker. Covered my carpet as had to go up and down stairs. Was very happy with the work and my new boiler. Tidied up well after himself. Would highly recommend.
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XKYEnergy have serviced our gas boiler several times and conducted a heat loss survey. On all occasions the scheduling by Hanan and service provided by Tibor have been great. Recommended!
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Air source heat pump service service carried out professionally.

Questions answered

Heat pump servicing FAQs

How often should a heat pump be serviced?

Once a year. That’s what we recommend for heat pumps, and it’s normally what manufacturers require to keep their warranty valid. Around the anniversary of your installation is ideal.

Can you service a heat pump another company installed?

Yes, and we do it regularly. You don’t need to have bought your system from us. We service the heat pump and its plant room rather than only the manufacturer’s own components, which is often where problems with a rushed installation first show up.

Does servicing keep my manufacturer warranty valid?

In most cases yes. Manufacturers generally require evidence of an annual service for the warranty to remain valid, so a missed year can matter later. Check your own warranty terms — and we’ll tell you what your particular manufacturer asks for.

What does a heat pump service include?

We check the operation of all heat pump components, help you work out the best settings for how you use it, clean the filters, check antifreeze levels where the system uses it, carry out a safety check on the unvented hot water cylinder, and carry out basic visual checks of the electrical connections.

Do you offer heat pump service plans?

Yes — three levels: Essential, Premium, and Premium + Electric. All include the annual service and remove call-out charges, with the higher tiers adding a guaranteed 48-hour call-out, unlimited call-outs and cover for parts and labour. Plan customers also get 10% off any parts we supply. All plans are subject to a health assessment before sign-up.

Do you cover more than one heat pump on the same site?

Yes. Get in touch and we’ll quote for your site.

We're thinking about a heat pump rather than servicing one

Then the heat pump installation page is the better place to start. It covers the survey, the design, the Home Energy Scotland grant of up to £7,500, and the radiator question that decides your running costs.

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Whoever installed it. Across Edinburgh, Midlothian, the Lothians and the Borders.

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