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 Add up all the BTUs and divide by 3.41 to gain the heat output in Watts and set that in **heat_output** configuration option.
 Add up all the litres of water, add in some extra for the piping and an expansion vessel if present (e.g. 5-10 litres) and set **heat_volume** accordingly.
 
-Set the **heat_max_power** and **heat_min_power** to the minimum and maximum power output of your boiler/heat-pump in watts.
+Set the **heat_max_power** and **heat_min_power** to the minimum and maximum power output of your boiler/heat-pump in watts. This should be specified as the maximum output power
+and not the maximum input energy. E.g. a heat pump with a COP of 4 might output 7kW but could only consume 1.7kW.
 
 Set **heating_cop** to the nominal COP of your system. For a gas boiler use 1.0 (as the efficiency will be based on flow temperature) or for a heat pump set it to the best value which is likely around 4.0 (it will be scaled down for cold weather).