PowerWise Announces New Smartphone and Web Controls for Mini-split Heat Pumps
BLUE HILL, Maine, May 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- While online HVAC controls have been available for many years, mini-split heat pump owners have been left in the dark until now. Today, PowerWise announces smartphone and web controls for these energy-efficient combined cooling & heating devices.
Mini-split users can now control temperature settings online, as part of an energy management dashboard. People can set up to 8 heating and cooling periods. Commercial customers can even apply thermostat templates to multiple locations.
Combining controls with an energy monitoring solution makes perfect sense. A mini-split solution often replaces a fossil fuel based heating. Without an energy management system, the savings is a mystery. However, measuring mini split power consumption and costs can demonstrate savings vs. natural gas or fuel oil heating systems.
"Because these mini-split heat pumps are so popular, we expanded support of HVAC controls to these systems," says Carsten Steenberg, CEO of PowerWise. "People can not only control temperature with their smartphones, they can also see the costs and full impact, especially when combined with our room sensors."
PowerWise air quality sensors can show the temperature, humidity, CO2, and VOC levels within the home or business. These sensors are an extension of the energy management system, available from PowerWise.
iPhone and Android apps are available for controlling the mini-split heat pumps, and remotely monitoring their energy use.
PowerWise supports controls for Mitsubishi (including Mr Slim), Fujitsu, Daikin, Panasonic, LG, and Samsung mini-split heat pumps.
About PowerWise
PowerWise is a leading provider of building monitoring and control solutions. PowerWise helps businesses and homeowners evaluate performance and use of buildings and the individual systems, including hot water, circuit-level electricity, heating/cooling, and environmental conditions, and take active control of systems such as lighting and HVAC. PowerWise technology has been used to monitor the performance of nearly 200 heat pumps. For more information, call 207-370-6517 or visit www.powerwisesystems.com/products/control.
SOURCE PowerWise
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