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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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11/11/2025 11:36 am

@mikeh in my 6kW outdoor unit it is not chained and also not on the feet. This was in agreement with me. So the risk of toppling are very small.

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11/11/2025 11:40 am

@majordennisbloodnok intriguingly the Aira control unit (in our hallway) is stated by Aira documents to use Thread which is neat but is not accessible to me.

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11/11/2025 4:50 pm

@vsmith1 If you have access to Home Assistant then you will be able to see all the data using this https://github.com/Invy55/ha-airahome

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12/11/2025 6:17 pm

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@majordennisbloodnok intriguingly the Aira control unit (in our hallway) is stated by Aira documents to use Thread which is neat but is not accessible to me.

Aqara sells some inexpensive hubs (usb dongle size) that support Matter (I think Thread as well) and may provide a simple solution you. Or you may even have an Amazon echo or Google device that can handle Thread.

If you have @gmuzz or another helpful forum member assistance to get home assistant working (pun not intended), that would be great. The HA hardware would need to be near the control unit or pump (as BLE does not work well across walls). And you can also get into a new world of using ESP32 devices that convert BLE into wifi! Both of these have steep learning curves, but in my experience are a great way to keep more of my grey cells active!

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06/12/2025 10:18 pm

Has anyone tried using the Smart Tariff Control on the Aira app? I set it up yesterday, but it randomly ran the DHW cycle during peak-rate electricity periods, both yesterday and today. I remember setting it up in the summer and it wasn’t working correctly then either, so I turned it off to check back once the heating season starts. It doesn't seem to be working properly yet.

Has anyone heard anything from Aira about how the Smart Tariff Control actually works?

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07/12/2025 9:05 am

@chandykris I also tried it in the summer. It seems to be programmed to alway have a full tank of hot water. Even with that inevitably runner the DHW during higher rates after morning showers. I've not reached out to Aira though, I just turned it back off.

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07/12/2025 9:07 am

@chandykris it's still buggy. It effectively deletes you dhw schedule and just heats the water whenever it needs to top up the cylinder.

They know they need to fix it and say they are working on something at the moment. Ad a minimum they should separate the dhw schedule from the heating control.

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07/12/2025 10:16 am

Thanks @gmuzz @mikeh

They still mention on the app that it if you choose smart tariff control they will shift DHW to off peak. They should at least tweak the app to remove that wording until they fix their algorithms. I have reached out to Aira Support, will update here when I hear their response.

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08/12/2025 12:23 pm

Aira called me back today, but not sure we got to the actual problem. The support agent was just saying that if I am happy to set the manual schedule I should use that. They won't tell me whether there is a bug in their algorithms. So, I have just turned smart tariff control off. If they can preheat the house a bit during the off-peak hours slightly higher than the set temperature, I guess it will help. But, not sure how this works, so not going to experiment much and stick to the standard mode.

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