This　study　presents　a　new　equipment　for　domestic　room　heating,　air　source　heat　pump/heat　pipe　room　heating　system.　Heat　pipes　used　as　heat　radiators　are　connected　in　series　and　driven　by　condensers.　The　structure　and　design　method　of　the　new　system　were　introduced　in　detail　and　an　experimental　new　system　was　also　developed.　The　design　method　was　based　upon　the　empirical　formula　of　heat　transfer　and　the　thermal　resistance　of　each　part　was　comparatively　analysed.　The　difference　of　saturation　temperature　of　heat　pipes　and　heat　pump　of　the　system　were　investigated　experimentally　in　the　actual　test　process　of　the　prototype.　The　distribution　characters　of　the　heat　pipe　heat　radiators　surface　temperature　along　the　altitude　direction　were　observed.　The　results　demonstrated　that　the　proposed　system　was　capable　for　a　long　and　stable　operation　under　outdoor　temperatures　of　−1.5　°C　to　3.3　°C　and　indoor　temperature　of　20　±　1　°C,　also　the　heating　coefficient　of　performance　(COP)　of　the　ASHPP　system　could　reach　4.35–4.64.　©　2021　Elsevier　Ltd