Midea Heat Pumps in the UK

Midea's UK air source heat pump products are the H-Pack indoor hybrid heat pump, the M Thermal R32 and the M Thermal R290, and City Plumbing lists the 4kW M Thermal R32 at £2,270.40 including VAT and the 8kW at £2,536.80. The three ranges reach different hot water temperatures, Midea's headline warranty of up to 10 years extends annually only when the original Mi Pro installer registers maintenance, and Midea does not sell to homeowners at all. So the questions to ask are which of the three units is on your quote, and who is going to service it every year.

Three Midea ranges, three hot water temperatures

The M Thermal R32 delivers hot water up to 65°C, the M Thermal R290 up to 75°C, and the H-Pack up to 70°C. Check which of the three is on your quote before anything else, because the flow temperature a unit can reach is what your radiators have to live with.

• M Thermal R32. Midea describes it as an all-in-one solution for space heating and domestic hot water, suitable as a standalone system or alongside traditional boilers. It delivers hot water up to 65°C and supports underfloor heating, with reliable performance down to -20°C. Available in single phase capacities of 4 kW to 16 kW, or three phase capacities of 12 kW to 16 kW, with commercial capacities of 18 kW to 30 kW.
• M Thermal R290. Heating and hot water up to 75°C on natural R290 refrigerant. Midea publishes it as A+++ at 35°C water temperature and A++ at 55°C water temperature, and the same 4 kW to 16 kW single phase and 12 kW to 16 kW three phase spread.
• H-Pack. An all-indoor hybrid heat pump for homes where an outdoor unit cannot be installed, giving domestic hot water up to 70°C on R290 refrigerant, with A+++ energy efficiency. Midea lists it as available as heat pump only, hybrid fossil boiler or all electric.

The R290 figure is the one worth pressing on if your home keeps its existing radiators, because a higher flow temperature is what lets untouched radiators put out enough heat. Our guide to radiators and heat pumps sets out what changing them involves and what it costs when it cannot be avoided. Either way, ask for the design flow temperature on your heat loss calculation in writing, not the brochure maximum.

What a Midea heat pump costs, and what the job costs

City Plumbing lists the Midea 4kW M Thermal R32 Monobloc, part number MHC-V4W/D2N8-B, at £2,270.40 each including VAT, and the 8kW MHC-V8W/D2N8-B at £2,536.80. Its specification for the 4kW lists Capacity as No Cylinder, so the cylinder is a separate line on your quote.

Set those against the whole job. The Energy Saving Trust puts the typical cost of installing an air source heat pump at around £12,000, and says the cost varies with the size of heat pump, the size of your property, whether it is a newbuild or an existing property, and whether you need to upgrade your radiators. We break that figure into its parts in our guide to heat pump costs in the UK.

The Energy Saving Trust is also blunt about hot water: a standard air source heat pump does not provide hot water on demand like a combi boiler, so you need a way of storing hot water for when you need it. Add the cylinder, the controls, the electrical work and any radiator changes as separate lines, and the gap between two quotes for the same Midea unit usually explains itself.

VAT belongs in that sum too. HMRC's notice says a zero rate applies to the installation of certain specified energy-saving materials from 1 May 2023 to 31 March 2027, and that from 1 April 2027 onwards these revert to the reduced rate of VAT of 5%. Only air source heat pumps that are permanently fixed and are not portable or moveable qualify. The zero rate sits on the installation work, so a trade counter price on its own is not the cheaper route it looks like.

The up to 10 year warranty is tied to your installer

Midea's product pages say the warranty is up to 10 years, and that the warranty extends annually when the original Mi Pro installer registers maintenance. That makes the length of your cover depend on a visit someone else has to book every year.

Midea says its Mi Pro Partnership rewards certified installers for the installation and ongoing maintenance of systems, and that partners benefit from exclusive support, incentives and access to extended warranties.

So ask three questions before you sign. Is the firm quoting you a Mi Pro partner? What does the annual maintenance visit cost in pounds? And what happens to your cover if that firm stops trading or you move to another engineer? Our pages on Vaillant heat pumps and Ideal heat pumps set out how those two brands word the same conditions, which is a useful comparison when a Midea quote is sitting next to one of theirs.

If the H-Pack hybrid is on your quote, check the grant first

Gov.uk is explicit that you cannot get a Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant for a hybrid heat pump system, for example a combination of gas boiler and air source heat pump. Midea lists the H-Pack as available as heat pump only, hybrid fossil boiler or all electric.

Those two facts need putting side by side before anyone orders equipment. Ask your installer, in writing, which H-Pack configuration is being quoted and whether they are applying for the grant on it. The all-indoor design solves a real problem: Midea says the H-Pack suits apartments, terraced homes, lofts, garages and properties with planning or noise restrictions. The grant question turns on the configuration you order, not on the fact that the unit sits indoors.

Noise: what Midea publishes, and what planning actually uses

Midea publishes a sound pressure level of 44dB at 1 metre for the M Thermal R290. That is a useful number for standing next to the unit, and it is not the number England's permitted development right runs on.

Article 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2025 amended the definition of "MCS Planning Standards" in paragraph P of Part 14, substituting "MCS 020 a) - Air Source Heat Pump Sound Calculation (For Permitted Development Installations)" for the earlier reference to MCS 007. That Order is an England instrument amending the England Order, so check the rules for the nation your own home is in.

Ask your installer for the MCS 020 a) sound calculation in writing, for the exact unit and the exact position against your wall, especially if the unit is going anywhere near a boundary or a neighbour's window. The Energy Saving Trust notes that most heat pump installations are considered permitted developments, but that there are exceptions and it is best to check with your local planning department, which matters most in a listed building or a conservation area.

Does a Midea heat pump get the £7,500 grant?

Yes in England and Wales, where the work is done by an MCS certified installer, and City Plumbing's specification for the 4kW M Thermal R32 lists Certifications Met as MCS. The grant is applied for by your installer rather than by you.

Gov.uk sets out £7,500 towards an air source heat pump, one grant per property, with an additional £1,500 available until March 2027 if the property is heated by oil or LPG and has no mains gas connection. The conditions that catch people out are these:

• You must own the property, and you must be replacing an existing heating system that gov.uk lists as oil, gas, electric or LPG.
• Your installer must commission and install the heat pump within 120 days of applying for the grant, or it will not be eligible.
• Most new build properties and social housing cannot get a grant, and nor can a property that has already been given government funding or support for a heat pump or biomass boiler.
• A hybrid heat pump system pairing a gas boiler with an air source heat pump is not eligible.

The scheme is open to people in England and Wales. Gov.uk says people in Scotland may instead be able to get an interest-free loan or grant through Home Energy Scotland. The Energy Saving Trust says that in Northern Ireland there is not a specific grant currently available, though you can still get heat pump ready and apply for funding for insulation. Our comparison of heat pumps and gas boilers runs the running-cost side of the same decision.

You cannot buy a Midea heat pump direct

Midea says its HVAC products are available throughout the UK through its network of approved distribution partners, and that its products are not available to end users, so that products are correctly specified, professionally installed and supported by a suitably qualified installer. Eligible installation companies may also apply for a direct Midea trade account, subject to Midea's account criteria.

That is why a Midea quote arrives through an installer and why the merchant price above is a trade counter price rather than something you can order yourself. On manufacturing, Midea says its products are designed and manufactured through a global network, with more than 30 R&D centres and two global innovation hubs, and that manufacturing takes place across 12 countries, including major facilities in China as well as production sites in Japan, Germany and Italy.

The Energy Saving Trust's advice on buying is to get quotes from certified installers accredited through the Microgeneration Certification Scheme, and it recommends getting quotes from at least three different installers. Compare those three on the unit and output, the cylinder size, the radiator work, the design flow temperature and who registers the warranty. If you are pricing solar in the same year, the same 31 March 2027 VAT deadline applies to it, and solar panel costs in the UK is the place to start. For a brand comparison on the heat pump side, our Daikin heat pumps page runs the same checks on the Altherma range.

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