The inverse magnetocaloric effect taking place at the antiferro-to-ferromagnetic transition of (Co,Fe)MnP phosphides has been characterised by magnetic and direct ΔT ad measurements. In Co 0.53 Fe 0.47 MnP, entropy change of 1.5 Jkg -1 K -1 and adiabatic temperature change of 0.6 K are found at room temperature for an intermediate field change (∆B= 1 T). Several methods were used to control the metamagnetic transition properties, in each case a peculiar splitting of the antiferro-to-ferromagnetic transition is observed.