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Heat pumps in Marratxí,
from Pòrtol to Pont d'Inca.
We are Joaquín and Juan. Marratxí isn't one village but nineteen, with houses from every decade, and plenty of them still run on an oil tank or a row of electric heaters. We replace that with a heat pump sized for the cold nights of the central plain, which also gives you hot water and summer cooling. We are a RITE-registered heating installer.
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A scattered municipality
Nineteen villages, three kinds of house
Spain's statistics office (INE, 2025 gazetteer) puts Marratxí at roughly 40,400 residents spread over nineteen separate settlements. From Benestar-sa Cabana, the biggest, to Marratxinet, home to about fifty people, the housing varies a lot, and so does the way a heat pump fits in.
Pòrtol and sa Cabaneta: stone walls and radiators
These are the old village cores, home to the island's potters and the Fira del Fang clay fair. Terraced houses, thick walls that hold heat and, very often, an oil boiler feeding cast-iron radiators. The first questions are where the outdoor unit can go — courtyard, terrace or roof — and whether the existing radiators can cope with cooler water.
The estates: sa Cabana, es Pla de na Tesa, es Figueral, Sant Marçal
Detached villas and semis built over recent decades, with gardens and often a pool. This is where most of the buried or garage oil tanks are. Space for the unit is rarely an issue; the real decision is whether to keep the existing pipework or redo it during a renovation.
Es Pont d'Inca and es Pont d'Inca Nou: flats and townhouses
Right next to Palma along the Ma-13, with stops on the Inca train line, this is the most urban part of the municipality. The outdoor unit goes through the owners' association, and noise matters as much as output.
Many people in Marratxí commute to Palma, so the house sits empty all day. A heat pump on a timer warms up before you get home instead of heating empty rooms — savings that start before efficiency figures even come into it.
The climate, in numbers
No sea breeze in Marratxí: size it for the cold night
The European Commission's PVGIS typical year for Marratxí shows February, the coldest month, averaging 8.6 °C, and 10.1 °C on average from December to February. With air like that, the heat pump spends the winter working well within its limits.
A typical year does smooth out the nights, though. AEMET's Palma Airport station, on the same inland plain, records a mean January low of 3.8 °C and 15 frost days a year (1981-2010 normals). That is why we don't size on averages: we calculate the house's heat load as the RITE requires, using the design outdoor conditions, and pick a unit that still delivers in the small hours. A heat pump such as the Daitsu Multi-Hybrid, for example, runs down to -15 °C according to its catalogue — far below anything Marratxí sees.
Where the savings come from
- A heat pump moves heat out of the air rather than burning fuel: each kWh of electricity delivers several kWh of heat, and more on a mild night.
- The thermostat matters: according to IDAE, every extra degree of heating adds around 7 % to consumption. IDAE recommends 21 °C by day, says 19-21 °C is enough for most people and suggests 15-17 °C in bedrooms at night.
- In summer the PVGIS typical year gives August an average of 26.8 °C, and the same unit provides the cooling — no second appliance needed.
Sources: PVGIS-TMY, European Commission (JRC), Marratxí coordinates, accessed 4 Oct 2026 · AEMET climate normals 1981-2010, Palma Airport · IDAE household energy-saving advice · official Daitsu catalogue 2024-25.
Replacing the boiler
The oil-heated villa: what stays and what goes
Taking out the boiler doesn't mean tearing the house apart. What drives the job is the heat emitters you already have, and we work that out from manufacturer data, not guesswork.
If you have radiators
A heat pump is more efficient the cooler the water it sends out. If the calculated loads show your radiators can deliver at a lower temperature, they stay; if not, the undersized ones are swapped or we look at a high-temperature heat pump, knowing it is less efficient. We compare both on paper before you decide.
If you are renovating
That is the moment for underfloor heating, which heats with lukewarm water and gets the best out of the unit. Underfloor is for heating only: summer cooling comes from fan coils, ducts or splits connected to the same heat pump.
Hot water
The hot-water cylinder runs off the heat pump. Datasheets rate domestic hot water separately (EN 16147): the Daitsu Multi-Hybrid, for example, is quoted at a COP of 2.74 in a warm climate. Marratxí's mains water is very hard, and that scale ends up on the cylinder coil, so a water softener belongs in the same plan.
What leaves with the boiler: the tank, the oil deliveries and the burner service. Switching from a combustion boiler to a heat pump also has its own sheet (RES060) in the Spanish ministry's Energy Savings Certificates catalogue.
Townhouses and flats
The outdoor unit on a Marratxí townhouse
On the townhouse estates and in the blocks of es Pont d'Inca, the outdoor unit raises the most questions. Three things to keep in mind:
- The owners' association. Spain's Horizontal Property Act (art. 7.1) requires notice before works affecting common elements or the façade. Check your statutes; we give you the description and proposed location to take to the meeting.
- Noise. Governed by the Balearic noise law (Ley 1/2007) and the local by-law. We place the unit away from bedroom windows, on anti-vibration mounts, and compare the sound pressure figures on the datasheets.
- Servicing. Whatever the RITE sets for your system or, if the manufacturer asks for more, what the manufacturer says. Any work on the refrigerant circuit is done with F-gas certification.
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The 2026 grant
FACTOR 2026 in a nutshell
The Balearic Government opened the FACTOR 2026 scheme (BOIB no. 83, 2 July 2026, notice 6663). For heat pumps, the key points:
- Heat pumps with an SPF above 2.5 qualify; in homes, air-to-air splits do not.
- Open to private individuals domiciled in the Balearic Islands.
- Works started from 1 January 2026 count.
- Applications until 28 February 2027, first come first served while funds last — earlier is better.
We prepare the paperwork and, with your authorisation, file and justify the grant; you sign the application and the grant is paid into your bank account. The authorities decide whether it is awarded. More on our 2026 renewable grants page and in the Mallorca heat pump guide.
Beyond heat pumps
Other services in Marratxí
Right next to Palma, among villages and residential estates, in Marratxí we handle the other installations too.
Air conditioning in Marratxí
In a flat in Marratxí we check where the outdoor unit can go and what the owners' association requires.
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Older houses in Marratxí: board, circuits and certificate brought up to date, as the REBT requires.
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Pipework, hot water and water softening for your home in Marratxí.
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For houses on the edge of Marratxí with no mains sewer: a new plant and its documents.
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Even warmth right through your home in Marratxí in winter, at low temperature with a heat pump.
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Fresh air in your home in Marratxí without opening windows, reusing the heat of the outgoing air.
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Questions from Marratxí
What people in Marratxí ask us about heat pumps
I have radiators and an oil boiler in sa Cabana — do I have to replace everything?
Not necessarily. We calculate each room's heat load as the RITE requires and check the radiator datasheet for its output with cooler water. If it is enough, the radiator stays; if not, the undersized ones are replaced or we compare with a high-temperature heat pump. It is the most common question on the Marratxí estates when people give up oil.
Is Marratxí too cold for a heat pump?
No. In the European Commission's PVGIS typical year, February, the coldest month, averages 8.6 °C in Marratxí, and AEMET's Palma Airport normals (1981-2010) show a 3.8 °C mean January low and 15 frost days a year. A heat pump such as the Daitsu Multi-Hybrid, for example, runs down to -15 °C according to its catalogue. What we do is size for the cold night, not the average.
I live in a townhouse in es Pont d'Inca — do I need the owners' association's approval?
It depends on your statutes: the Horizontal Property Act (art. 7.1) requires notice for works affecting common elements or the façade. Noise is governed by the Balearic Ley 1/2007 and Marratxí's by-law. We give you the datasheet with the sound pressure and the proposed position to present at the meeting.
Can underfloor heating cool the house in summer?
Underfloor is for heating. Cooling through the floor exists, but we don’t offer it in Mallorca: with the humidity here, a cold floor condenses. In summer the same heat pump feeds fan coils, ducts or water-based splits. With August averaging 26.8 °C in Marratxí according to PVGIS, that cooling gets used — and it comes from the same unit.
Does my Marratxí home qualify for the FACTOR 2026 grant?
If you are a private individual domiciled in the Balearics and the heat pump has an SPF above 2.5, it can (BOIB no. 83, 2 July 2026). Works started from 1 January 2026 count, and applications run until 28 February 2027, first come first served while funds last. Air-to-air splits in homes do not qualify, and the system has to be installed and registered by a RITE-registered heating installer.
How much do I save by turning the thermostat down?
According to IDAE, around 7 % of heating consumption per degree. It recommends 21 °C by day, says 19-21 °C suits most people and suggests 15-17 °C in bedrooms at night. In a Marratxí house that is empty while you work in Palma, timing the unit to start before you get back adds a further saving.
How often does a heat pump need servicing?
Whatever the RITE sets for your system or, if the manufacturer asks for more, what its manual says — the stricter of the two applies. On a Marratxí roof terrace it is also worth checking the coil fins after dusty days. Opening the refrigerant circuit is done by an F-gas certified company.
Which parts of Marratxí do you cover?
All nineteen: Pòrtol, sa Cabaneta, Marratxinet, es Pla de na Tesa, es Pont d'Inca and es Pont d'Inca Nou, Benestar-sa Cabana, Son Macià-Nova Cabana, es Figueral, Sant Marçal, Son Ramonell, Cas Capità, es Caülls, ses Cases Noves, Can Carbonell, Cas Miot, es Garrovers, Son Daviu and Son Ametler. Send us photos and details and we reply within 24-48 hours on working days.
Quality
The brands we fit in Marratxí
Where we're busiest is with DAITSU heat pumps —including their multi-hybrid (climate + hot water) and the HEATANK tanks—; plus Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric, General, Fujitsu, Baxi, Midea, Gree, Panasonic, Samsung, LG and Toshiba.
Ready to get rid of the oil boiler in Marratxí?
Send us photos of the boiler, the radiators or floor and the spot where the unit could go, with the size of the house. We reply within 24-48 hours on working days.