Evoheat Hot Water Heat Pump Reviews

About Evoheat

Queensland-headquartered Evoheat has been supplying heat pump hot water systems to Australian customers for more than 15 years.

Contact Details

Address: 12 Gliderway St, Bundamba, QLD 4304
Telephone: 1300 859 933
Email: [email protected]
Website

Company Info

Like many companies these days, Evoheat's "about" page doesn't really tell you much about the firm; but isn't shy in communicating how good they are. But we were able to glean that it has a team of around fifty engineers and R&D specialists. Evoheat systems are manufactured in China.

Evoheat Heat Pump Range

Evoheat focuses on all-in-one hot water heat pump systems; meaning the tank is combined with the fan unit. If offers a range of products suitable for small households through to large, and light commercial customers.

All Evoheat systems offer 5 operation modes:

• Power boost
• Eco heating
• Intelligent
• High requirement
• Vacation mode

Each of Evoheat's products has a touchpad on the unit for control. A Wi-Fi control app, available for iOS and Android, offers a way to monitor and control the system - but is an optional upgrade; so it will cost you more.

Evoheat says all its heat pumps are ideal for working with solar PV systems.

Evo150-1

The Evo150-1 hot water heat pump offers 150 litres capacity and is recommended for small to medium households (up to 3 people). With a Coefficient of Performance (COP) of 3.6, it has a "blue diamond" enamel coated tank, and includes a 1.5kW auxiliary heating element. Its noise rating is 45dB(A) and the refrigerant used is R134a. Weighing 91 kilograms, the Evo150-1 measures 1623.5 x 568mm.

Evo270-E 

The Evo 270-E has much more capacity - 270 litres, and is suitable for households of up to 6 people. Rated at 48dB(A), it's a louder system that the Evo150-1 when in operation. This system uses R290 refrigerant (propane), which has a far lower Global Warming Potential (GWP) compared to R134a. The Coefficient of Performance of the the Evo270-E wasn't noted on Evoheat's brochure, but it appears to be 4.27.

Its dimensions are 650 x 2010 mm and its net weight is 100kg.

The Evo270-E comes equipped with a 10A power plug, although we assume it's a 3 pin plug and not 2 pin as in the image on Evoheat's website. However, use of the plug may not be permitted in some jurisdictions, where the unit will need to be hard-wired.

Evo270-1

The Evo270-1 is the predecessor of the Evo 270-E. Among the differences, the Evo270-1 is not supplied with a plug; so it must be hard-wired. The measurements are also slightly different: 1992 x 640 mm. And at 118 kg net, there is a significant difference in weight. It also uses a different refrigerant; R134a.

Evo315-C

Targeted towards light commercial use, the Evo 315-C may also be suitable for very large households. Like the firm's other units, it has a 1.5kW auxiliary heating element, and it uses R134a refrigerant.

With a noise rating of 52dB(A), this heat pump is comparatively louder than many other good quality units; so special care should be taken when choosing an installation location. 

This is quite a beast - the Evo 315-C's dimensions are 2250 x 640 mm and it weighs 157kg when empty.

Warranty Info

For the EVO150-1, EVO270-E and EVO270-1, there's a 6 year warranty on the tank, 5 years on the compressor and parts, and 1 year on site labour. The EVO 315-C is accompanied by a 5-year warranty on the tank, 2 years on other parts and 1 year on site labour. The shorter warranty on the EVO 315-C is likely due to it being designed for commercial applications.

Compare specifications and estimated pricing of Evoheat products with those of other brands in SolarQuotes heat pump hot water system guide. Or if you have an Evoheat unit installed, consider leaving a review.