HEAT PUMP DESIGN
BUILT BY THE TEAM AT MIDSUMMER RENEWABLES, HEATPUNK IS DESIGNED TO BRING EVERY STAGE OF THE HEAT PUMP SPECIFICATION PROCESS INTO A SINGLE, RAPID WORKFLOW…
Heatpunk design & sales software
The shift toward renewable heating is no longer a distant prospect for Irish installers, it’s the current reality. However, moving from gas or oil to heat pumps isn’t just about swapping units. It requires designing highly efficient systems and successfully educating customers to give them confidence in a new technology. Heatpunk, free-to-use, award- winning design and sales software built by the team at Midsummer Renewables, is helping over 400 companies face this challenge head on. Designing with ease At its core, Heatpunk is designed to bring every stage of the heat pump specification process into a single, rapid workflow. Whether you are a solo trader or managing a growing team, the software handles the heavy lifting of room- by-room heat loss calculations, radiator and underfloor heating specifications, and domestic
hot water requirements. This automation is critical, as manual heat loss calculations alone can consume several hours of an engineer’s time. For installers looking to save time on-site, the Pro subscription includes an integrated survey function that makes it easy to capture accurate measurements and build layouts directly during a visit. Where detailed floor plans are already available, users can also upload PDFs, set the scale and trace them to quickly generate precise models without starting from scratch. As one renewables administrator noted, the ability to adjust flow temperatures and instantly see the impact on a design is a ‘huge help day to day’. The importance of customer education Perhaps the most significant challenge for installers today is ensuring that a well-designed
system also performs well financially for the homeowner. With energy prices remaining volatile, the emphasis on running costs has never been higher. Heatpunk’s latest tools help installers give customers insights into potential running costs by modelling their energy consumption profile and showing how they can benefit from time‑of‑use and smart energy tariffs. Installers can, for example, model the impact of reheat times for water heating happening during low‑cost periods or demonstrate the added savings from integrating solar PV and battery storage, making it easy to show how running costs can be reduced compared with existing gas or oil systems. Why it matters for your business, and the industry Heatpunk is also a powerful sales tool. It helps you generate
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