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Aira Heat Pump: Stylish Scandinavian Heating

Mars · 2024-03-12T09:12:49Z

Aira has introduced the Aira Heat Pump, a product designed to shift European homes away from gas heating and towards electrification, leveraging advanced smart technology and sleek design. The Aira Heat Pump is notable for several reasons, including its affordability facilitated by an all-inclusive monthly payment plan, cutting-edge technology and a pioneering 15-year ‘Comfort Guarantee’. The design, inspired by Scandinavian aesthetics, incorporates timeless elements, soft edges, intuitive lighting and a neutral colour palette, ensuring it remains stylish throughout its lifespan. The product is controlled through a smart app and sleek thermostat, emphasising a digital-first strategy. It also introduces ‘Aira Intelligence’, a smart feature set that adapts to a user’s routine, planning heating and hot water schedules with precision. This system promises up to 40% savings on heating costs and a reduction of at least 75% in CO2 emissions from the outset. Aira’s offering disrupts the market with its zero upfront cost, monthly payment model, and comprehensive ‘Comfort Guarantee’ covering performance, product and installation. This approach not only makes clean energy technology more accessible but also significantly lowers heating costs and CO2 emissions from day one. The design features ensure the pump blends into its surroundings, complemented by its quiet operation. With roots in Sweden, a country where heat pump usage is widespread and contributes minimally to CO2 emissions, Aira’s product and engineering teams bring over two decades of experience to the development of this heat pump. Based on the Aira Heat Pump Fact Sheet, here's a list of its features and benefits: Features and benefits High energy efficiency (class A+++ for both outdoor and indoor units). R290 refrigerant. Available in various capacities to suit different household sizes: 6 kW, 8 kW and 12 kW outdoor units. Aira Room Thermostat with intuitive light cues for easy control. Smart connectivity through the Aira Home Energy App for control and monitoring. Aira Intelligence for optimal efficiency, including intelligent temperature control, hot water control, and smart weather mode. 15-year Comfort Guarantee, covering performance, product, and installation. Signature Scandinavian design with low maintenance requirements. Designed for households ranging in size from small (1-2 people) to large (2-6 people). Ensures a comfortable temperature even on the coldest days, as guaranteed by the 15 Year Aira Comfort Guarantee. Allows for significant CO2 emissions reduction and heating cost savings. Tailors heating and hot water production to household routines and preferences, enhancing efficiency. Provides flexibility with the Away Mode and Hot Water Plus features for energy savings and on-demand hot water increase. Adapts to weather changes proactively to maintain indoor comfort. Offers complete user control over heating settings, consumption monitoring, and cost and CO2 savings estimates through the mobile app. Lowers energy consumption and environmental impact by learning and optimizing its operation based on household habits and weather forecasts. Easy installation and minimal maintenance with a comprehensive warranty for peace of mind. Enhances home aesthetics with a sleek, timeless design. Martin Lewerth, CEO of Aira, emphasised to us the significance of the Aira Heat Pump launch as a milestone in the company's mission to serve millions of customers, highlighting the environmental and financial benefits for households. Kaj af Kleen, Chief Product and Technology Officer, added that the development process was centered on creating a user-friendly system, underpinned by an intuitive app that offers control and peace of mind to users.

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I don't know how they did it, but there is an Aira on Heatpumpmonitor:

I think you can get any heat pump on OEM. You just need the external monitoring equipment as it bypasses the unit altogether.

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10/11/2025 2:13 pm

@editor I have seen installation notes for Daikin (and I think Vaillant) ASHP’s whereby (presumably for H&S reasons) such retaining fasteners are recommended. Regards, Toodles.

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10/11/2025 2:22 pm

@editor it's in the installation manual that they are chained to the wall to mitigate the risk of them tipping forward. My early install isn't chained, and I happy about that. Some people held the installers too the letter of the guidelines until they chained them up. personal the risk look very low on the single fan units. More of a point with the twin fan units I guess. Although they should provide mounting points on the back of the unit, if they want them chained. This is is an unsightly afterthought.

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Topic starter 10/11/2025 2:30 pm

Really interesting @mikeh and @toodles. I'd never seen a ASHP unit chained back before. I guess it makes sense if they're 'lanky' and top heavy.

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10/11/2025 2:49 pm

@mikeh And must make for awkwardness during servicing that requires access to the cabinet itself. This is not necessarily a problem for certain service engineers I have experienced of course 😉. I think that if there is any risk of toppling, the retainers should not need to be removed for servicing - unless of course, service engineers are two-a-penny and expendible. Regards, Toodles.

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10/11/2025 2:51 pm

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My disappointment is with the app/data and access. The app has improved even with our 11 months usage. Though I contacted Aira to see if the was any API access - even read-only so I could see about getting the data into anything, such as Home assistant. Or whether Aira had plans for a HA access route. Unfortunately not. Not even an export and download data option. I am now considering getting a Shelly EM with CT clamp to measure the total electricity usage and feed that into HA.

I have seen there is an integration for getting the Aira and HA to communicate via BLE.

https://github.com/Invy55/ha-airahome

I haven’t looked into it too much but it seems that, if your HA box is too far away from the heat pump then you could use a BLE to MQTT gateway. I don’t know if that sounds like too much hassle for you or a workable possibility but I mention it so you’re aware.

If it did work out, though, that’d be local management of the heat pump with Aira’s app as an alternative rather than you being forces to do things Aira’s way.

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10/11/2025 3:06 pm

@mikeh I wanted to install the Open Energy Monitoring system onto our unit at my cost when it was being installed in August 2024, but Aira HQ in Sweden refused, saying that it would invalidate my 25yr warranty

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@mikeh I wanted to install the Open Energy Monitoring system onto our unit at my cost when it was being installed in August 2024, but Aira HQ in Sweden refused, saying that it would invalidate my 25yr warranty

Wow! I will raise that with Aira. Who said that to you? One of their reps or account handlers?

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10/11/2025 3:22 pm

@trungdong It is on my list of things to do during the Christmas break. I was going to ring/email their customer service and check. If I remember correctly, the installers mentioned that there isn't much service to do and they will show how to clean the magnetic filter as that's something for the homeowner to do. But they didn't, so need to find it.

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10/11/2025 3:55 pm

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@mikeh I wanted to install the Open Energy Monitoring system onto our unit at my cost when it was being installed in August 2024, but Aira HQ in Sweden refused, saying that it would invalidate my 25yr warranty

Wow! I will raise that with Aira. Who said that to you? One of their reps or account handlers?

I’d be interested in the reply. I don’t see how that could be either enforceable or legal. Monitoring doesn’t affect the operation of the heat pump in any way nor amend Aira’s product at all.

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