Heat pumps under renovation: a whole collection of free tools available for installers

Now available on programprofeel.fr, these tools allow installers to make a good dimensioning and easily appropriate good practices in the key stages of their sites. Among them, the PAC'Réno application has become essential for sizing and a new optimized version is offered to professionals.

Heat pumps: a key issue in energy renovation and decarbonization for individuals and professionals

In 2020, there were nearly a million devices sold in France. The policy encouraging the replacement of oil-fired boilers and the search for reductions in energy bills explain a large part of this enthusiasm. This search for savings, driven by the energy crisis, should continue. To secure it, several precautions must be taken. The sizing, choice of equipment, implementation and acceptance of the installation must be carried out precisely. Securing these key stages makes it possible to avoid, in the long term, overconsumption, additional costs, noise pollution and operating problems. An important issue that the PROFEEL program has taken up, by developing free resources for heat pump installers.

New version of PAC'RENO, the reference app for installing heat pumps

For Takfarinasse Abdat, PROFEEL project manager:“Launched a little over a year ago, the PAC'Réno digital application is popular with professionals and today already has more than 8.000 users, a number that continues to grow. »

Simple and ergonomic, it allows heat pump installers to size their installations taking into account the specificities of each renovation project, but also to select the appropriate equipment and estimate the consumption forecasts for the installation selected. It is available free of charge at https://pacreno.fr, in web version or mobile application. PROFEEL is launching a new optimized version this spring 2023. Among the improvements and new functionalities: addition of elements to meet the requirements of EEC controls, improvement of the graphics integrated in the report, addition of Hybrid heat pump systems, adjustment of the heat pump sizing calculation model, update of the database data from ATITA manufacturers, improvement of the "creation of a heat pump" functionality or even the interface of the "piece by piece" loss calculation method.

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To go further: additional tools available for professionals

In addition to the PAC'Réno app, PROFEEL provides various resources free of charge such as a video tutorial, guides or practical sheets. Published in September 2022, the video tutorial “ How to install a dual service air/water heat pump? » details the good gestures to respect throughout the installation of the equipment, from its delivery on site to the reception by the customer. In addition to the gestures presented in the video, the self-checking sheets and the PROFEEL acceptance sheets accompany the installers on the site and help them to ensure that the various stages are carried out correctly, until the acceptance of the installation. equipment by the customer. Thanks to their strong practical dimension, they are valuable tools for the professional. These collections of practical sheets offer one sheet per heat pump technology: air/water, water/water, air/air.

PROFEEL also offers specific resources to raise awareness of non-quality risks and emerging technologies. So the report Heat pump in renovation - 12 lessons to know » brings together the lessons that have been learned from visits carried out in the field as part of the AQC's « Rex High Performance Buildings scheme ». It highlights the points of vigilance throughout the project to avoid malfunctions and bad practices. The report “Natural fluid heat pumps” aims to support professionals wishing to know the elements to know to promote the use of natural fluids in these installations.

More information about PROFEEL tools here: programprofeel.fr