WALLER, Texas — Daikin Comfort Technologies North America Inc. has launched Quality Install, which the company describes as a powerful new way to commission indoor comfort systems using cloud-connected equipment.
Quality Install simplifies configuration and commissioning in new ways, and can provide both HVAC contractors and homeowners assurance that an indoor comfort system is set up and performing as the manufacturer intended, a press release from Daikin said. Quality Install is currently only compatible with certain Daikin, Goodman, and Amana systems.
“It is the new standard for all installed systems,” said Jim Cahill, Internet of Things (IoT) solutions business leader at Daikin. “When it comes to installed HVAC systems, the efficiency delivered at a home can be heavily impacted by how it’s installed. Our new Quality Install process is like a virtual assistant guiding the HVAC installation team on site. Then it reviews the work performed and verifies key aspects of the installation to help ensure homeowners get a great installation.”
Quality Install configures system settings for optimal performance, calculates proper refrigerant trim charge, verifies the charge, runs a system test, and generates separate commissioning reports — one specifically for contractors, another for homeowners — that capture settings and performance , Daikin said. With Quality Install, contractors can simplify the commissioning process while providing transparency for homeowners, the company said.
“This really is incredibly exciting for both HVAC contractors and their customers,” said Cahill. “With Quality Install, a contractor has verification of their installation from the cloud which validates system configuration and performance. When paired with our cloud-services solution, Quality Install can provide homeowners peace of mind that the verification of system performance can potentially extend from the day of installation until the end of that system’s life.”
Quality Install further streamlines commissioning by introducing system profiles. Contractors can review and apply thermostat settings and system configurations such as airflow, balance point, defrost interval, and more, with a mobile app, Daikin said.
Profiles are visible in the Amana Brand Cloud Services, Daikin ONE Cloud Services, and Goodman Installer apps. Current system settings can be viewed and edited quickly. A future Quality Install update will add the ability to save changes and create contractor-specific custom profiles, according to Cahill.
Preconfigured climate-optimized profiles are available for several climate zones, simplifying installation further. Where available, the profiles provide thermostat settings tailored for a zone’s weather conditions, optimizing system performance, the company said.
Quality Install is currently compatible with the new Daikin FIT, Amana brand S-series, and Goodman SD compact, side-discharge, inverter split-system air conditioners and heat pumps.
