The initial brief from the client was to supply and install a low temperature external heat pump linked to an individual internal heat pump and integrated hot water cylinder per apartment. J L Phillips suggested that a more efficient method of providing heat and hot water would be to use external heat pumps with internal individual Heat Interface Units. These Mibec HIU’s work similarly to a Combi type boiler in that they transfer heat from the Heat Pumps directly to the heat emitters within the apartments and provide hot water via a heat exchanger within the HIU. Heat meters in each HIU remotely monitor the heat and hot water consumption used within each apartment.
J L Phillips experience with HIU implementation and Heat Pump technology convinced the client to take this route to installation. Monitoring of the individual apartments also proved to be a useful consideration.
