Today’s digital age places HVAC professionals in a unique position (and if you’re reading this, we assume that you’re one of them). While HVAC innovations may offer some benefits, these are abstract, and learning to jump into the digital world seems like a significant barrier.

We’ve written this article to help HVAC professionals understand not only the specific advantages the digital world can offer, but also how easy the process can be.

 A Multitude of Advantages

While the digital world requires some adjustment, it creates many high-value opportunities for the HVAC industry.

For example, smart solutions can facilitate a more efficient workday, potentially eliminating the need to drive across the city to perform on-site system diagnostics or commissioning. Instead, you can access these systems and perform tests remotely. It also helps HVAC professionals like you expand their businesses by making companies more attractive to both existing and potential customers through faster, more efficient service.

Why Some Professionals Are Ignoring Smart Service Solutions

Despite numerous benefits, many professionals in the HVAC industry have yet to embrace smart HVAC management solutions, while others simply ignore them. This might be due to the perceived challenges associated with making the jump. However, as we’re about to show, it’s much easier than they think.
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How to Digitize HVAC Systems

VRF/VRV, Split, mini-split, and other HVAC systems are designed with a closed communication system and, as such, are unable to connect to any external device, network, or smart home device. The ultimate solution to bridge this gap is using an intermediary device with cloud-based API access.

CoolAutomation’s HVAC gateways are easy to install, enabling VRF and split systems to communicate with cloud-based solutions using the internet.

 

Cloud-Enabled HVAC: Key Opportunities 

1) Proactive HVAC Service

One of the most significant challenges for HVAC professionals and businesses is the inability to proactively interact with customers after an initial installation or service. This leaves them constantly searching for new customers rather than maximizing the ones they already have.

Remote Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance

The ability to remotely monitor HVAC systems enables you to reach out to your customers and initiate service to help them avoid severe technical issues in the future via a designated app. CoolAutomation's solution is designed to help HVAC professionals save time and resources through remote monitoring, diagnostics, and predictive maintenance.

Gain Access to Data From HVAC Systems You’ve Installed

Installing an intermediary hardware device enables you to access HVAC system data. There’s no limit to the number of systems you can integrate, and for each individual system, you can:

  •     Receive alerts and notifications: when an HVAC system nears or exceeds performance limits, so you can reach out to your customer and proactively recommend a service call.
  •     Drastically reduce the time needed for each service call: through remote servicing, troubleshooting, and diagnostics, you will provide more efficient service to your customers.
  •      Enable HVAC predictive maintenance: our advanced algorithms allow the solution to send alerts about potential problems and errors at an early stage. This enables you to inform your customers and solve small problems before they become big problems.
In other words, an HVAC cloud-based management solution allows you to provide your customers with peace of mind and a sense of trust in your professional expertise.

2) Universal Smart Home Integration

At some point, your customers may have asked about connecting an HVAC system to a smart home device, the most popular of which include WiFi thermostats, Nest, Amazon Alexa, Ecobee, and Google Assistant.

The incredible popularity of smart home devices and the growing market penetration of VRF and split HVAC systems will soon make this request even more common, and with it, the need for a simple connectivity solution.

Easily Connect HVAC with CoolAutomation

As mentioned, VRF and split HVAC systems cannot directly connect to any external system, including home automation. By installing one of CoolAutomation’s devices, you can easily integrate VRF/VRV, split, mini-split, and multi-split HVAC systems to any automation platform and all of the most popular smart home devices. 

3) Cross-brand HVAC Control

Since most people nowadays assume everything comes with an app, some of your customers have no doubt already asked you for a web or mobile app to remotely control their HVAC. While some HVAC manufacturers have developed an application for this purpose, using a different application for each manufacturer is a significant inconvenience for you and, more importantly, your customers. The ultimate solution would be finding a universal application that can be used for just about every VRF and split HVAC system, and that can even be used when HVAC systems of multiple brands are installed in a single location.

By installing one of CoolAutomation’s hardware devices, which provides access to the CoolAutomation HVAC Control app, you can give your customers complete remote control over their HVAC system, regardless of the manufacturer.

What You Need to Make it Work

The use of CoolAutomation applications is enabled by installing a CoolAutomation hardware device: CoolMaster, CoolPlug, or CoolLinkBridge. 

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