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You can only buy Ecodan through an Accredited Ecodan Installer (AEI). This helps to ensure that your system is optimised to suit your individual property and consistently delivers the highest standards of performance. AEI’s are independent contractors and plumbers who have demonstrated that they are appropriately qualified, have attended the Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan training days and have met the qualifying criteria.

Whether you live in a small flat, or a large detached house, Ecodan can help to reduce running costs, lower CO2 emissions (*) and offers reliable, sustainable heating and hot water all year round for the overwhelming majority of homes.

The reduction in energy bills compared to gas, mean that the system can pay for itself within 2 – 3 years. In areas off the gas network, Ecodan can offer significant reductions in installation and running costs over oil. Maintenance on an Ecodan system is easier than gas as well, and with a professionally maintained Ecodan heat pump unit offering an average lifespan of 15 – 20 years, you’ll save on annual maintenance costs too.

Ecodan offers hope for hard-pressed households everywhere, with a system to suit almost any property from the 1970s (**), whether this is a small flat or a large detached house. Older properties that have been thermally upgraded can also benefit from this low carbon alternative to traditional domestic hot water systems.

* In independent tests carried out by the Building Research Establishment, BRE, Ecodan was found to reduce emissions by 50% and running costs by 30% in comparison to a modern gas boiler.

** To work at maximum efficiency, a home needs to have thermal insulation levels equivalent to the 2000 Building Regulations.

Benefits

The Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan is designed to meet the demands of today’s domestic hot water and heating requirements.

Simple to install, cost effective for the end-user and with outstanding energy efficiency it is ideal for designers, installers and users.

•30 - 50% reduction in CO2 emissions
•Helps to achieve Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes
•Easy to install - self contained unit only requiring water and electric connections
•No gas supply, flues or ventilation required
•No need for groundwork or external pumps
•Single phase power supply with a low starting current
•3 phase option available (14kW)
•Low running costs
•Low maintenance
•Even higher running cost savings and CO2 reductions with under floor heating systems
•Designed for domestic use
•Low noise - market leading 45dBA at 1 metre**
•Reduced VAT to 5% for domestic applications
 
*These savings are based on a 4 bedroom house of standard construction built in 2000. The Ecodan replaced an 80% efficient A rated gas boiler.

**Based on a 5kW model

Ecodan Explained

Many have heard of ground source heat pumps and the high efficiency levels they can offer but few have realised that air source heat pumps can also offer significantly higher levels of efficiency when compared to traditional methods of heating our homes.

Air source heat pumps are much easier to install than ground source so they are more suitable for a wide variety of properties from flats to detached houses.

The Ecodan air source heat pump system consists of an external box which is fitted to your outside wall. It harvests renewable, low grade energy from the outdoor air and upgrades this into useful heat to supply a home with hot water and heating. For every 1kW of electricity fed into Ecodan, you will get at least 3kW of heating energy.

It can work efficiently all year round even if the outdoor temperature should drop to -15ºC.

The Ecodan range of air source heat pump systems have been developed by Mitsubishi Electric specifically for the UK and bring advanced, inverter-driven technology refined in the commercial heating sector to your home.

Ecodan - How it works

 The technology inside the air source heat pump is similar to any domestic refrigerator, which uses a vapour compression cycle. The main components in the air source heat pump are the compressor, the expansion valve and two heat exchangers (an evaporator and a condenser).

1. Refrigerant in the evaporator is colder than the heat source. This causes the heat to move from the heat source (in this case the outside air) to the refrigerant, which then evaporates.
2. This vapour moves to the compressor and reaches a higher temperature and pressure.
3. The hot vapour now enters the condenser and gives off heat as it condenses.
4. The refrigerant then moves to the expansion valve; drops in temperature and pressure; and then returns to the evaporator.