Three Solimpeks heat pump ranges — Varm Up, Varm Boost and Varm Silent Pool — ship with remote control: a built-in Wi-Fi module connects the unit to the Smart Life mobile app, so operating status and parameters are visible and adjustable from anywhere. Behind the app sits a second layer most owners never see: Solimpeks' IoT customer-management platform, through which the manufacturer itself monitors the installed base in real time.
What can you do from the Smart Life app?
The catalogue describes the Wi-Fi remote function as free, working through the module built into the unit. From the app, an owner can:
- Set the water temperature and switch operating modes (heating, cooling and DHW on the series that support them)
- Program timers and schedules
- View live operating status and parameters in real time
- Check the history log and receive notifications
- Change the display language
Which Solimpeks series support remote control?
| Series | Connectivity | Control details from the datasheets | |---|---|---| | Varm Up (R32 EVI monobloc) | Wi-Fi + IoT support | Remote control via mobile app; 0.1 °C temperature precision; colour LCD panel | | Varm Boost (R290 monobloc) | Wi-Fi + IoT cloud | Colour LCD display; remote monitoring and control; smart-home integration | | Varm Silent Pool | Smart Life integration | Remote control of pool heating and cooling via the app |
The Solido domestic-hot-water unit is operated from its digital control panel on the unit itself.
What does the manufacturer-side IoT platform do?
Solimpeks' IoT-supported management system remotely monitors all technical data of a connected heat pump — temperature readings, operating modes, performance status and potential malfunctions — tracked in real time. According to Solimpeks' earlier heat pump catalogue, it serves three purposes:
- Fault detection and fast response: anomalies are spotted centrally, before the owner has to diagnose anything.
- Single-centre oversight: projects and devices are monitored from one place, and periodic maintenance is planned on schedule.
- Managed support: complaints are logged and the process is handled on the customer's behalf.
The stated aim is that the owner never deals with technical details — the system's health is watched continuously by the people who built it.
Why does remote monitoring matter for efficiency?
A heat pump's headline numbers — its rated COP and its seasonal figure, SCOP — assume the machine runs at sensible setpoints and in good working order. The parameters the app and the platform expose (water temperatures, operating mode, performance status) are exactly the ones that decide whether a unit achieves those numbers over a real winter. Remote visibility means a mis-set schedule or a developing fault shows up in the data before it shows up in the electricity bill.
