Daikin Heating & Domestic Hot Water Control

Answer

This document outlines how Daikin heat pumps integrate with the Hive App (Works with Hive) to provide:

  • Space heating control
  • Domestic hot water (DHW) control
  • Onboarding process and requirements
  • Using the Hive app

 NOTE: The Hive integration relies on Daikin’s Onecta API, and the heat pump must support remote connectivity. 

Onboarding & Requirements

To connect a Daikin heat pump to Hive:

  1. In the Hive App: go to Add devices → Works with Hive → Daikin.
  2. Follow the on-screen prompts.
  3. Users must already have a working Onecta account linked to their heat pump.

Heat Pump Requirements

  • Must support remote connectivity (Wi-Fi / gateway / wireless module).
  • Must work in Daikin’s Onecta app.
  • Hive will initially display the target temperature and mode from the Onecta API.

Home Screen Experience in Hive

The home screen card shows the real-time status of heating and hot water.

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Information Displayed

  • Whether space heating and hot water are ON or OFF.
  • Demand status:
    • “Reached” – target temperature/water temp achieved
    • Space heating: “Set to” when heating demand exists
    • Hot water: “Reheating to” when DHW demand exists
  • Actual temperatures for both space heating and hot water.
  • Visual indicators:
    • Tap icon turns orange (hot water heating)
    • Thermometer icon illuminates orange (space heating)
    • Red status icon for hot water activity
  • Offline / loading indicators.
  • Tap to navigate to the control screen.

Space Heating Control Screen

Ability to:

  • Adjust target temperature (up/down arrows)
  • Turn space heating ON/OFF

When Space Heating is OFF:

  • Mode buttons and temperature controls are greyed out
  • On/off button is green

When Space Heating is ON:

  • All controls active
  • On/off button is red

Temperature Change Behaviour

If the target temperature changes by ±2°C or more, a popup appears offering advice on energy efficiency. It can be dismissed permanently.

Hot Water Control Screen

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Ability to:

  • Turn hot water on/off
  • Adjust temperature using arrows (when on)

When hot water is OFF:

  • Buttons and controls greyed out
  • On/off button, green

When hot water is on:

  • All controls active
  • On/off button, red

Demo visuals show temperature adjustments and status updates.

Settings Screen

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Tapping the settings cog opens a page where you can:

  • View the temperature range (non-editable)
  • Rename the device