Heat your home with an air source heat pump by extracting heat from outside

What is a Heat Pump?

A short introduction to ground and air source heat pumps

The basic principle is as simple as it is brilliant; taking the free energy that exists in the air and ground outside and converting this energy into heating your home.

This heat can then be used to heat radiators, underfloor heating systems, or warm air convectors and hot water throughout your home.

For every 1kW of electricity fed into an Ecodan heat pump unit (outdoor unit) you could achieve at least 3kW of heating energy. An air source heat pump extracts heat from the outside air in the same way that a fridge extracts heat from its inside. It can get heat from the air even when the temperature is as low as -15°c.

Heat pumps are particularly suitable for rural locations, whether on oil, LPG or direct electric, as huge savings can be obtained.

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The Benefits of Heat Pumps

Dramatically cut your heating bills and reduce your carbon footprint
  • Lower fuel bills, especially if you are replacing conventional electric heating
  • Qualifies for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) or Commercial RHI scheme.
  • Lower home carbon emissions, depending on which fuel you are replacing
  • No fuel deliveries needed
  • Can heat your home as well as your water
  • Minimal maintenance required
  • Air source are easier & cheaper to install than ground source heat pumps
  • Lower VAT – Domestic Heat Pump 5% – New Build 0%
IS A HEAT PUMP SUITABLE FOR ME?

How does a Heat Pump Work?

Watch this video introduction to air source heat pumps

Is a Heat Pump Suitable for my Home?

To tell if an air source heat pump is right for your property, there are a few key questions to consider

Do you have a location for the heat pump to go?

You will require a position outside your home where an outdoor heat pump unit can be fitted to a wall or placed on the ground. It will need spacing around the heat pump to allow sufficient flow of air. A sunny wall would be an ideal location.

Is your home well insulated?

Since air source heat pumps work best when producing heat at a lower temperature than traditional boilers, it’s essential that your home is insulated and draught-proofed well for the heating system to be effective.

What fuel will you be replacing?

The heat pump system will pay for itself much more quickly if it’s replacing an electricity, oil or coal heating system. Heat pumps may not be the best option for homes using mains gas.

What type of heating system will you use?

Air source heat pumps can perform well with both UFH and radiators. But both of these heat emitters need to be properly designed and installed in order for the system to work correctly.

Is the heat pump system intended for a new-build, extension or renovation?

Combining the installation with other building work can reduce the cost of installing the system.

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Introducing Ecodan from Mitsubishi Electric

Mitsubishi Electric is a leading global manufacturer of air conditioning, ventilation and renewable solutions

About Ecodan

At the heart of an Ecodan is a modern, inverter-driven heat pump compressor which converts free energy from the air and upgrades it to higher temperatures suitable for heating.

The inverter controls and regulates the system so that heat output modulates to match the exact capacity required – meaning the boiler will only consume the exact energy needed at any given time and thus increase efficiency further.

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About Mitsubishi Electric

Mitsubishi Electric is a leading global manufacturer of air conditioning, ventilation and renewable solutions, with an advanced range of products and services designed to help meet the need for energy efficient comfort in buildings, both now and into the future.

Mitsubishi Electric has introduced the future of viable, mass market, low carbon domestic and commercial heating with the award-winning Ecodan® air source heat pump systems. Accredited under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), Ecodan offers homes and commercial properties a viable, low carbon alternative to gas and oil heating.
Heating accounts for more than half of the total energy consumed by an average building, so this is the obvious area to target to make the required difference in reducing energy use and lowering carbon emissions.

The Ecodan range has been designed to deliver this low carbon potential to any property from an individual home, commercial building, or across an entire district or community.

The Mitsubishi Electric Partner Programme

This programme has been devised to forge a strong link with partners within the industry to ensure customers receive the highest level of installation and after sales care.

As one of Mitsubishi Electric’s Partners, and Ecodan heat pump installers we adhere to the strict guidelines set out by the Partner Programme. Such as standards for installation, commissioning and maintenance, and the quality of staff and training – all designed to deliver an assured, uniform and professional service on which you can rely.

Benefits include an extended warranty on air conditioning equipment, and the financial peace of mind that you are dealing with an approved and dedicated partner that will provide full support throughout the entire life-cycle of your air conditioning systems.

Partners receive priority technical back-up from Mitsubishi Electric, meaning we are able to contact technical support whenever required to ensure that installation, commissioning, maintenance and repairs go as smoothly as possible regardless of any issues that may arise.

Ecodan Heat Pump Performance Charts

Demonstrating output, relative performance and reduced energy consumption

Enquire About an Ecodan Heat Pump Today

Contact us today and we will arrange your free initial site survey to assess your property’s suitability and discuss a variety of heat pump options that will be suitable for your requirements.

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MELCloud

The new cloud-based app for controlling your heat pump heating system

MELCloud is a new cloud based solution for controlling your Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan heating system either locally or remotely by PC, MAC, Tablet or Smartphone via the internet.

Key Control and Monitoring features:

  • Turn system on/off
  • See status of each of your heating zones and adjust set points
  • See the status of your hot water cylinder and boost remotely
  • Live weather feed from Ecodan location
  • Holiday mode – Set system parameters while away
  • Schedule timer – Set 7 day weekly schedule
  • Frost protection – Set system to run at minimum temperature
  • Error code status
  • Compatible with Apple, Android, Windows and Blackberry operating systems.
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Heat Pump Maintenance

Achieving the maximum performance from your heat pump system throughout its working life
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We believe that by investing in a planned preventative maintenance programme you can ensure that your heat pump equipment operates at its maximum efficiency coupled with optimum reliability and reduced running costs. Relying on a reactive strategy is a short term solution that can prove costly in the long term.

We recommend that your heat pump is serviced annually to ensure you comply with our warranty conditions and also to meet the requirements of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme should this be of interest.

AES has a range of heat pump service and maintenance packages to support your heat pump system. Whilst it is rare for our customers to experience no heating or hot water we can offer our expertise providing affordable peace of mind.

 

Benefits of our Heat Pump Service & Maintenance Plans

  • Premium service levels
  • Complements and maintains equipment warranty
  • Prolongs the life of your heat pump system
  • Ensures that the heat pump is operating at maximum efficiency
  • Offers complete reassurance

Annual Heat Pump Service – to maintain warranty on the Ecodan system:

  • Clean evaporator coil
  • Clean magnetic filter
  • Remove trapped air
  • Check primary pressure
  • Check flow rate
  • Check controller settings
  • Check glycol (anti-freeze) level

 

Annual System Service – The above plus:

  • Check immersion heater function
  • Check function of unvented safety equipment
  • Charge expansion vessel