Does MCS-accreditation guarantee competent heat pump installations?
Ever since we started writing and posting about air source heat pumps on My Home Farm, I’ve been amazed by how many comments and emails we’ve received from homeowners that...
Stelrad Compact K3 Radiators
by Mars
We have an 18kW air source heat pump, and over the course of the last two winters, we’ve experienced some rooms not coming to temperature when outside temperatures have dropped...
Advancements and heat pump developments
by Mars
We recently had the opportunity to interview the team at Vaillant and they share their thoughts about the air source heat pump market in the UK....
Four reasons not cool your house using a heat pump
Air source heat pumps are clever little things. Not only can they heat your house, but did you know that they can also cool? In any refrigeration system reversing from...
The importance of correctly installing an air source heat pump
by SueF
It is now five months since we purchased a high-spec new build property that is heated by a Grant Aerona 3, 10.5kW air source heat pump system, and you can...
How to train your enthalpy
by Derek M
Enthalpy is a term used in thermodynamics and is a measure of the internal energy plus the pressure times of the volume of a system: H = E + PV....
Grant Aerona 3
by Mike Patrick
Our Grant Aerona 3 air to water heat pump is rated at 9.1kWh output with a COP of 2.66 (water at 55C, air at 7C). It uses R410A refrigerant and...
Bruised coil on the heat pump. Does it matter?
Coils on air source heat pumps are delicate things. They are made from Coca-Cola can thin sheets of aluminium with copper tubes running through them. I have been lucky enough...
The European Heat Pump Association tells us about the future of the industry
by Mars
We recently caught up with Thomas Nowak, Secretary General, European Heat Pump Association to find out how the heat pump market and industry is evolving on the continent....
Going Green in Suffolk
by davide
We’re almost old-timers amongst PV (photovoltaic) users, as we used to live in a zero carbon house in Kent that had a 4kW PV array, but no storage, and we...