What are Sanderling Warmth ASHPs?
ASHP technology has been around for nearly 100 years, and in Western Europe it is a well-established and trusted method of heating homes. Our partners in France are at the forefront of the continuous development and improvement of ASHPs. Their expertise in precision engineering and electronics has led to our current market-leading range of products.
In practical terms, a Sanderling Warmth ASHP offers a very efficient and effective stand alone (i.e. no need for conventional boiler) heating system for all types of property, is usually sited outside your property, although Sanderling Warmth also offers internal and pool systems. It will automatically ‘cycle’ whenever it recognises the need to get either the hot water or the heating back to the requested temperature. There is no need for any digging or drilling in your garden, no need for deliveries of oil, gas or woodchips, and no more concerns about local CO2 emissions.
An additional option when choosing Sanderling Warmth ASHPs, is a range of ASHPs operating at up to 80 degrees. In many circumstances, this gives a very efficient option for working with alternative forms of heating medium.
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The Government-funded Carbon Trust has predicted that Air Source Heat Pump technology is the main key to meeting our ‘Green’ targets over the coming years and with the advanced technology deployed by Sanderling Warmth it is not just the environment that will benefit - it will be you too!
Assessing the performance of a heat pump
As you explore the possibilities of heating your property with an ASHP, you will often find references to COP (Coefficient of Performance) figures. Simply put, these are a part of the Micro Generation Certification Scheme (MCS) approval system put in place by Government. This ensures that all ASHPs which wish to qualify for UK Government subsidies meet a basic standard of performance.
The required UK minimum standard is a COP figure of 3.2, which means that for every kWh of electricity your heat pump uses, you will receive at least 3.2 times that in heat energy. This is measured under ‘standard’ conditions: ambient air temperature of 7°C, and heated water temperature of 35°C. Under these conditions a Sanderling Warmth Air Source Heat Pump achieves a COP of at least 4.2.
These figures are, however, sometimes used in a misleading way: in reality, heat pumps vary in their efficiency over a calendar year, so even a Sanderling Warmth ASHP is much more likely to achieve an average annual COP of around 3.0. In any figures we supply to you, the savings shown will always be based on this ‘real-world’ figure.
Sanderling Warmth model range
Sanderling Warmth has a wide range of high quality air source heat pumps, offering a solution for all environments: new-build, retrofit, or refurbishment and swimming pools. We also have available for special applications, ASHPs capable of delivering hot water up to 80°C.
To download a PDF copy of our ASHP Technical Information document please click here.
Series 55 Air Source Heat Pump
The Series 55 produces hot water to 55°C; this makes it ideal to provide all the heating and hot water for a recently built house with a high level of insulation. These heat pumps are also ideally suited for houses with underfloor heating.
Sanderling Warmth uses your existing radiator or underfloor heating system and totally replaces your conventional boiler.
Series 65 Air Source Heat Pump
For the Series 65, Sanderling Warmth has chosen to use the very latest compressor technology, making this series the ideal choice for those that are seeking higher water temperatures. This is also often necessary, when for planning reasons, it is not possible to add to the insulation of an older house.
Although not part of the MCS requirement, Sanderling Warmth have uniquely chosen to have all their 65 range ASHPs up to 96kw MCS certificated.
The 65 range allows a flow of water from the heat pump at 65°C, when the outside air temperature is as low as -15°C. (Beware: many so-called ‘High Temperature systems’ can only achieve 50°C or sometimes 60°C, and they will not perform well in harsh winter conditions).
