Heat pumps in Porto Cristo,
one unit for the whole villa.

Yes. A heat pump is a single machine that gives heating in winter, air conditioning in summer and domestic hot water all year round. In a Porto Cristo villa it replaces several scattered units with one well-distributed system that is far more efficient. One machine, fewer breakdowns and a noticeably lower bill. With a figure: for hot water the unit declares a COPdhw of 2.74 measured to the EN 16147 standard in a warm climate — the one that applies in Mallorca — with an Aquatank cylinder of up to 300 L (official Daitsu catalogue 2024-25).

Yes, and it's one of the things people ask us for most. The same heat pump that climate-controls the villa can warm the pool water and stretch the swimming season by many months in Cala Anguila, Cala Mendia or Porto Cristo Novo. Heating it with an electric heater sends the bill through the roof; switching to a heat pump, and better still with solar panels, keeps the water just right for a fraction of what you used to pay. To heat it properly we fit a dedicated pool unit: we work with the Daitsu Coral II, sized by water volume — from the 18-35 m³ model up to the 90-170 m³ one — running with ambient temperatures from -2 °C to 40 °C and a sound level of 38 to 57 dB(A) depending on the model. It has a smart grid function so it heats when there's spare sun (official Daitsu catalogue 2024-25). That's why we measure the pool before quoting a price.

It's a very common change in Porto Cristo. We replace the oil boiler or the scattered splits and the electric water heater with a single heat pump that gives heating, cooling and hot water. You get rid of the tank and the oil smell, gain comfort and cut the bill a lot. For a holiday rental, it also leaves the house comfortable for guests in high season. And with numbers, not promises: the Daitsu Multi-Hybrid unit we install reaches a COP of up to 4.24 and a seasonal SCOP of 3.72 (official Daitsu catalogue 2024-25). In plain terms: for every kWh of electricity it delivers around 3.7 kWh of heat averaged over the year. A combustion boiler cannot do that, because it doesn't multiply energy: it burns it.

Yes, and in a Porto Cristo villa it's the perfect combination. The heat pump runs on electricity and the solar panels give it to you free, so you climate-control the house and the pool with barely a dent in the bill, right in summer when there's the most sun and you use the air conditioning most. We design both systems together so they work in sync. And it's not just that they share a meter: the units are Smart Grid Ready and come with Modbus RTU as standard (official Daitsu catalogue 2024-25), so the heat pump can be programmed to run when there's spare sun rather than simply by the clock. That synchronisation is the difference between owning both systems and having them work together.

Porto Cristo belongs to the Ajuntament de Manacor, so municipal procedures come under it. Heat pumps qualify for FACTOR 2026 up to 70% of eligible cost for individuals, in application order and while funds remain. JSL Mallorca prepares the technical documents; the owner files the application and checks any IRPF deduction with a tax adviser. We do not attribute an IBI rebate to a heat pump without explicit support in the current bylaw.