Heat pumps in Mallorca
How a heat pump, COP and the multi-hybrid work, in detail.
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Heat pumps in Ses Salines
and Colònia de Sant Jordi.
We are Joaquín and Juan. We install air-to-water heat pumps in village houses in Ses Salines, villas in Colònia de Sant Jordi and country homes across the municipality: one unit for heating, air conditioning and hot water, replacing heating oil or bottled gas. Licensed thermal installer (RITE): from the load calculation to legalisation and the grant. We don't subcontract anyone.
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- Heating
- Air conditioning
- Hot water
- RITE installer
Your area
A heat pump for the south coast
In Ses Salines winters are mild and summers long and humid. That suits a heat pump, which works with the outside air: the less cold it is, the less effort it takes to heat. What needs care here is something else: the sea.
The outdoor unit, sheltered from the sea
Salt carried by the breeze settles on the fins of the outdoor coil and on its fixings. Many manufacturers ask in their manuals not to face the unit into the sea wind and, near the coast, offer versions with anti-corrosion treatment. In the Colònia we look for a courtyard, a leeward wall or a roof with a parapet, and we follow the manual of the unit we fit.
Seasonal villas and apartments
If the house is used mainly in season, the same unit cools the rooms and heats the shower water in the months you are there, and sits at minimum in winter, controlled from your phone. If the house is closed for months, the tank water and frost protection are set up before you leave.
Village houses and fincas
In the village and on the fincas along the roads to Campos and the Cap there are many houses of marès sandstone and stone. With a renovation, the most efficient winter option is underfloor heating, which works with lukewarm water; without one, the heat pump connects to the existing radiators or sends air through ducts. For summer, fan coils or ducts: underfloor heating only heats, and cooling never goes through the floor.
In numbers
Where a heat pump saves you money
AEMET, the Spanish met office, has no station in Ses Salines; the nearest official reference with climate normals is Palma airport (1981-2010): January has a mean minimum of 3.8 °C and August a mean maximum of 31.3 °C. A heat pump works comfortably at both ends.
A heat pump does not make heat: it takes it from the outside air. A catalogue figure as an example: the Daitsu Multi-Hybrid declares a SCOP of 3.72 (official catalogue 2024-25), meaning about 3.7 kWh of heat over the season for every kWh on your bill. We work with every brand; which model suits your house is decided by its thermal loads, calculated as the RITE requires.
The other saving is on the thermostat: the IDAE, the Spanish energy agency, estimates that each degree you turn the heating up adds about 7 % to consumption, and puts comfort at 21 °C.
Grants
Heat pump grants in Ses Salines
FACTOR 2026, from the Balearic Government, pays 70 % of a heat pump for a private household. It is worked out on a module of up to 1,000 €/kWt of the unit, rising by 450 €/kWt if the distribution is new as well (underfloor heating, for instance), and each installation is capped at 25,000 €. It is handed out first come, first served until 28 February 2027 and asks for three things: a seasonal performance (SPF) above 2.5, a registered address in the Balearic Islands and no air-to-air unit in a home.
If the house in the Colònia is your second home and your registered address is outside the Balearics, FACTOR may not apply to you: tell us your case before counting on it.
If the work improves the energy rating of your main home, or of a home you let, certified before and after, the income-tax deduction for energy efficiency may apply (works until 31 December 2026). Income-tax (IRPF) deductions are claimed by you in your Spanish tax return, using the invoices and certificates we hand over.
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.
Sources: BOIB no. 83, 2 July 2026 (FACTOR 2026) · BOIB no. 171, 25 December 2025 (FOTOPAR 2027) · Law 2/2017 on the Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos natural park.
How we work
How we do it in Ses Salines, in 3 steps
1
Calculating the house
We look at what you have now (heating oil, bottled gas, radiators, splits), how much hot water you use and when the house is lived in, and size the unit from the thermal loads, as the RITE requires.
2
Installation and legalisation
We fit the heat pump and emitters, with the outdoor unit where the sea is least harsh on it, and legalise under the RITE. Servicing: what the RITE requires or, if the manufacturer asks for more, what the manufacturer says.
3
The FACTOR grant
With your authorisation we file and justify the FACTOR 2026 application; you sign it and the grant is paid into your account.
Keep learning
Useful guides for your home
The heat pump guide, solar in Ses Salines and the grants, in detail.
Solar panels in Ses Salines
Output from PVGIS, salt air and apartment blocks in the Colònia.
See solar in Ses Salines →Air conditioning in Ses Salines
Splits and ducted systems for the Colònia and the village, outdoor unit out of the sea wind.
See air conditioning in Ses Salines →Grants 2026-2027: FACTOR 2026, FOTOPAR 2027 and income-tax deductions, with dates and BOIB sources. See the grants →
Beyond heat pumps
Other services in Ses Salines
From the village to Colònia de Sant Jordi, close to Es Trenc, we also take care of the other installations in your home.
Solar panels in Ses Salines
If your roof gets the sun, panels cover part of what the heat pump uses.
See solar panels in Ses Salines →Air conditioning in Ses Salines
On the coast at Ses Salines salt air is hard on the outdoor unit: we think carefully about where it goes and which unit copes best.
See air conditioning in Ses Salines →EV charger
A home charge point in Ses Salines, certified and ready for whichever grants are open.
See EV chargers →Electrician and certificates
Older houses in Ses Salines: board, circuits and certificate brought up to date, as the REBT requires.
See electrical work →Plumbing and pumps
Pipework, hot water and water softening for your home in Ses Salines.
See plumbing →Sewage treatment plants
If your house in Ses Salines is not on the mains sewer, we install a new approved treatment plant.
See treatment plants →Underfloor heating
Even warmth right through your home in Ses Salines in winter, at low temperature with a heat pump.
See underfloor heating →Heat-recovery ventilation
A house in Ses Salines that stays shut part of the year: heat recovery renews the air and helps keep damp at bay.
See ventilation →Villa Care
Annual maintenance of the technical side of your villa in Ses Salines, with a photo report in your language.
See Villa Care →Across Mallorca
Heat pumps nearby: Campos · Santanyí · Cala d'Or · Felanitx · Llucmajor, or see the heat pump guide for Mallorca →
See our work and customer reviews on the JSL Google Maps profile →
Common questions
Frequently asked questions about heat pumps in Ses Salines
Does a heat pump work well in Colònia de Sant Jordi, so close to the sea?
Yes, with two precautions. The climate helps: at Palma airport, the nearest AEMET station with climate normals, January has a mean minimum of 3.8 °C, and in mild air a heat pump performs better. What needs care is the salt: the outdoor unit out of the direct sea wind and, if the manufacturer offers it, with anti-corrosion treatment on the coil, as its manual requires.
Can I have underfloor heating in winter and cooling in summer from the same heat pump?
Yes, but cooling does not go through the floor. Underfloor heating heats at low temperature, which is the most efficient; summer cooling comes from fan coils or ducts connected to the same heat pump. On the Mallorcan coast, with summer humidity (72 % annual mean in Palma, AEMET 1981-2010), a cold floor would sweat.
How much do I save compared with an oil or gas boiler?
For a house in Ses Salines running on heating oil or bottled gas today, the sums go like this. A boiler at best turns almost all the fuel it burns into heat, but never more. A heat pump delivers more energy than it uses: the Daitsu Multi-Hybrid, for example, declares a SCOP of 3.72 in its official 2024-25 catalogue, about 3.7 kWh of heat per kWh of electricity. The thermostat helps too: the IDAE reckons around 7 % less consumption for each degree you turn it down.
The house is closed in winter: what happens to the heat pump during those months?
It is left in away mode, or switched off with frost protection active (January's mean minimum is 3.8 °C at Palma airport, according to AEMET, so frost protection stays on), and the hot water is scheduled for your return. Many current units are controlled over wifi, so you can switch on the heating or cooling a day before you arrive in the Colònia.
How much is the FACTOR 2026 grant for a heat pump?
It pays 70 % for a private household, worked out on at most 1,000 €/kWt of the heat pump (450 €/kWt more if the distribution is new) and capped at 25,000 € per installation, according to BOIB no. 83 of 2 July 2026. It is awarded first come, first served until 28 February 2027 and requires an SPF above 2.5 and a registered address in the Balearic Islands; air-to-air units in a home do not qualify.
How often does a heat pump need servicing?
As often as the RITE requires or, if your unit's manufacturer asks for more, as the manufacturer says: the stricter of the two applies. In Colònia de Sant Jordi, so close to the sea, it is also worth cleaning the outdoor coil more often, because salt left on the fins reduces performance.
Quality
We work with every brand
For example Daitsu, Panasonic, Daikin or Mitsubishi Electric: we choose the model for seasonal efficiency, noise and what its manual says about marine environments, not for the badge.
A heat pump in Ses Salines or the Colònia?
Tell us how you heat the house today and when you use it, and we'll tell you which heat pump fits. Itemised quote.