Flow rates, efficiency and COP
We’ve had our heat pump from Global Energy Systems for over two years and we’re heading into our third winter. Over this period of time, we’ve made several tweaks to...
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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....
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...
A successful DIY air source heat pump
by Jon-C
We bought our house in Suffolk in 2007, which started life as a chicken farm, so the main attraction for me was a shed bigger than the house to keep...
What does the future have in store for heat pumps?
by Mars
In part two of our interview with Bob Beattie we find out what the future has in store for air source heat pumps and what the most common misconceptions are...
Mitsubishi Ecodan 14kW ASHP
by George
In August 2019, we began work on a large extension to the side of our house in Bedfordshire taking the size to roughly 4,200sqft. At the time we had an...
How to control an air source heat pump
by Mars
When switching from an oil or gas boiler to an air source heat pump (ASHP), in some retrofit projects you may need to introduce some additional devices to get more...
Grant Aerona 3 ASHP
by SueF
Just over three months ago, we moved from sunny West Sussex to a new build, 4 bed, 3 bath detached house, of brick/slate construction in the Welsh borders. The property is...
What is heat loss and why is it so important?
A good heat loss assessment forms the basis of good design for your heat pump. Get it wrong, and you will either overpay for a bigger-than-you-need heat pump, or you...
Caernarfon 18kW ASHP
by Mike H
The house we installed our Caernarfon 18kW air source heat pump (ASHP) in was a renovation project with us moving in as the heat pump was commissioned in October 2018....