Certification

SCOPE OF THE PROGRAMME

The Eurovent Certified Performance (ECP) programme scope for Heat Pumps (Eurovent-HP) applies to selected models, in selected ranges of heat pumps. 

Each range shall be certified according to one of the following related certification reference documents :

• Heat pumps certified according to the Certification Reference of the Mark NF-414 :
  • Electrically driven HPs for space heating, including appliances with a cooling function
  • HPs with electric motor for heating swimming pool water, for seasonal and/or annual use, installed either outside or inside a building
  • Electrically driven HPs covering both the above uses,
  • Domestic hot water (DHW) HPs
    • Dual-mode HPs, i.e. designed for space heating and DHW production,
    • HPS used for a collective DHW production application that can operate exclusively in DHW production mode without meeting heating needs,
  • Gas absorption HPs, including appliances with a cooling function,
  • Gas internal combustion engine-driven HPs, including cooling function
  • Gas external combustion engine-driven HPs, including cooling function.

PRODUCT TYPE

A heat pump can be used to heat, cool or produce hot water for buildings. A heat pump takes energy from the environment (air, water or ground), converts it into heat and releases it at a higher temperature into a cold environment. Heat pumps are primarily used to provide heating to a building via an emitter (radiator, underfloor heating or fan convectors).  However, models can also produce domestic hot water (DHW) or heat up a pool. Heat pumps can come in reversible versions, which are used to cool the indoor environment, like an air conditioner.

There are three different types heat pumps depending on the energy source:

• Aerothermal (Air/Water; Air/Air) - The calories are taken from the Air (outdoor or extracted).
• Geothermal (Ground/Ground; Ground/Water; Glycol water/Water; Glycol water/Glycol water) - the calories are taken from the Ground. 
• Aquathermal (Ground water/Water; Circuit water/Recycled air) - the calories are taken from Water (groundwater). 

A heat pump can come as:

• A single unit (“single-unit”) installed outdoors
• In two units (“single-split” or “split”) 
• Multiple units (“multi-split”), in which the condenser is placed inside the medium to be heated.

TESTING STANDARDS

The testing standards are specified in the reference documents for each category and type of heat pump.

CERTIFIED CHARACTERISTICS

Certified performance items are detailed in related reference documents per category and type of heat pump.

To view the related programme please visit: 

Heat pumps NF (NF-414) certification programme

Apply for the Eurovent Heat Pump programme.

Search for certified products in our Heat Pumps (Eurovent-HP) programme