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Leading name in heating Dimplex is helping installers get
to grips with MIS 3005, the new heat pump installation
standard, which comes into effect from February 2012.
The heat pump manufacturer has been running a series of
seminars around the country to give installers an overview
of the new standard and how it will affect their work. But
installers shouldn’t worry if they missed the seminar
roadshow, because Dimplex also offers plenty of MIS 3005
support through its design service, which has been extended
to include everything needed to comply with the new
standard.
MIS 3005 aims to ensure heat pump installations achieve the
efficiencies of which they are capable, by giving guidelines
on the specification of the various elements of a system,
including heat emitters and ground collectors, as well as
the heat pump itself.
Chris Davis, business development director at Dimplex
Renewables, says: “We believe MIS 3005 is a positive move
for the industry and will help heat pump systems deliver the
consistently high performance that’s needed to encourage the
uptake of renewable heating in the UK.
“But we also understand that getting up to speed on all the
technical aspects of the new standard can be quite daunting,
even for experienced installers, so the new additions to our
design service will take the worry out of pulling together
all the information that now has to be provided.”
MIS 3005 requires a detailed heat loss calculation to be
carried out, which Dimplex will now include as part of its
service. In addition, Dimplex will recommend a
suitably-sized heat pump and hot water cylinder for a given
system, and will also work out the correct sizing for ground
collectors, if applicable.
Additionally, since MIS 3005’s Heat Emitter Guide uses a
star rating system to show the efficiency of the proposed
system, Dimplex’s design service will work out the star
rating on a project and recommend suitable heat emitters for
maximum efficiency. Finally, the new standard requires an
efficiency calculation to be carried out, which Dimplex will
also provide.
For more information on Dimplex’s extended MIS 3005 heat
pump design service please email below: