Guidelines

Good design and installation are fundamental to a heat pump system's effectiveness and efficiency.

This guide provides good practice guidelines for designing and installing the most common type of residential heat pump system - air-to-air single-split heat pump systems (also known as reverse-cycle air conditioners), used primarily for heating.

The guide is aimed at experienced installers of heat pumps, and it gives the process to follow for system design and installation into both new and existing homes.

This document provides answers to frequently asked questions about the new ENERGY STAR heat pump specification version 2.0, including rationale for the change, timings and technical information.