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Microgeneration Certification Scheme - MCS 007 Product Certification Scheme Requirements: Heat Pumps - Issue 2.1

Published: 30 April 2013 Category: Technical articles

This scheme document, which has been obtained from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) website, identifies the evaluation and assessment requirements and practices for the purposes of certification and listing of heat pumps:

Microgeneration Certification Scheme - MCS 007 Product Certification Scheme Requirements: Heat Pumps - Issue 2.1

Certification, and listing of products is based on evidence acceptable to the certification body:

  1. that the product meets the standard
  2. that the manufacturer has staff, processes and systems in place to ensure that the product delivered meets the standard.

and on:

  1. periodic audits of the manufacturer including testing as appropriate
  2. compliance with the contract with the certification body for listing and approval including agreement to rectify faults as appropriate.

Scope:

This scheme provides ongoing independent, third party assessment and approval of companies who wish to demonstrate that their heat pump meets and continues to meet the requirements of:

  • EN 14511:2007 Parts 1 - 4 'Air conditioners, liquid chilling packages and heat pumps with electrically driven compressors for space heating and cooling'; and
    The performance criteria detailed in Item 7.
  • Products used for the extraction of heat from loft spaces are excluded from this standard.

Please click on the web link near the bottom of this web page to see the full document (PDF - 348kB).