"From the very beginning, we wanted to design the systems to be able to be continuously improved, updated over the air. It's a pattern that's happened in EVs and gotten a lot of traction, but no one had really done that before in HVAC,"
"In cars, sometimes they call it software-defined vehicles. We feel like we've created software-defined HVAC,"
"We got some feedback from both [installation] partners and some customers that it'd be really useful if we were able to have a slightly higher maximum operating capacity,"
Quilt pushed an over-the-air software and firmware update to heat pumps already installed in customers' homes that increased heating and cooling capacity by over 20%. The systems were designed to enable continuous improvement via remote updates, following patterns seen in consumer electronics and electric vehicles. Over-the-air updates have been uncommon in HVAC, where equipment is typically only adjusted when problems arise. Team members with backgrounds in consumer tech and EV companies used installer and customer feedback to raise maximum operating capacity for larger rooms and more demanding floorplans.
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