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Hot water with Weheat Intelligence

23 May 2025

Did you know that domestic hot water often accounts for 15–20% of your energy bill? Yet, traditional systems keep the boiler tank at 55–60 °C almost all day long. That’s a waste, because hot water usage has very clear peak times. With Weheat Intelligence, we optimize every part of the process, so you save even more without compromising on comfort.

Smarter than smart. Heating with intelligence.

Heat pumps extract up to 5x more heat from a kilowatt-hour of electricity than a gas boiler. But to truly maximize that efficiency, you need to look ahead. Weheat Intelligence does exactly that.

Our software knows when energy is cheap, when your solar panels are overproducing, and how your home reacts to heat. Weheat Intelligence plans ahead, adjusts automatically, and gets the most out of your system. No hassle. No settings. Just smart heating for more comfort and greater savings.

How it works in your home

With Weheat Intelligence, the system learns your routines and adjusts energy distribution accordingly. It tackles and solves various challenges in three steps: learn, plan, and activate!

Uitdaging Traditionele aanpak Onze oplossing
Vat blijft langdurig op 55–60 °C Continu op temperatuur houden Weheat warmt alleen wanneer jij warm water nodig hebt
Piekprijzen & minder eigen zonne-energie Vast verwarmschema We plannen verwarmingsmomenten op lage tarieven of (bijna) gratis eigen zonne-energie
Netcongestie Geen inzicht in netbelasting We verplaatsen verwarmingsmomenten bij lokale netdrukte
Legionella-risico Vast programma dat je zelf moet instellen Volautomatische, slimme legionella-cyclus

Learn – Weheat Intelligence monitors your lifestyle for a while to discover your peak moments. For example: a standard hot shower between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM, and some hot water for washing a pan after 7:00 PM. This gives it precise insight into your hot water usage.

Plan – The algorithm calculates ahead daily using:

  • predicted electricity prices (based on the day-ahead market)

Activate – Based on this, the system generates a smart schedule for heating your hot water

What’s in it for you?

  • Hot water exactly when you need it most.
  • Up to 29% lower costs* for domestic hot water (based on results from the first participants using WI).
  • No hassle with manual settings; we handle everything for you.

* Actual savings depend on home type, household composition, and installation.

How do you use Weheat Intelligence?

You can now activate Weheat Intelligence in the app. Weheat Intelligence is smart, but it needs your personal input. The first time you use it, you will need to enter a few basic details about your household and energy contract. 

Weheat Intelligence can then get to work, first by monitoring and learning your daily routine. After that, it will start intelligently scheduling your hot water, taking into account dynamic rates, efficiency (COP), and your desired comfort levels. 

Weheat Intelligence is our new software system that we are rolling out in phases this summer. This is standard practice for major software developments, and we will, of course, keep you updated throughout the journey.

Experience Weheat Intelligence for yourself

  • Available for: All users with a heat pump and a 200L or 300L Weheat or Inventum hot water tank
  • Rollout: Automatic updates will begin this summer and expand in phases. You will receive an app notification as soon as new functionality becomes active.
  • Action: Make sure you have the latest app version; check the App Store or Google Play Store to see if you are up to date and enable Weheat Intelligence

Smart heating starts with Weheat

With Weheat Intelligence, we are taking the next step toward even more efficient energy use, greater savings, and even more comfort. This software makes your Weheat heat pump unique by tailoring energy consumption to your personal situation. Naturally, all updates are also available to existing Weheat users. That is the beauty of our heat pumps: software updates are for both new and existing customers! 

We see incredible potential for using Weheat Intelligence to implement smart, cost-saving measures. The first features are already available, and we have much more in store for you! A key update on our roadmap focuses on solar energy. WI will actively utilize your self-generated solar power to prevent feeding it back into the grid. This turns your heat pump into a kind of home battery. This solves both a grid congestion issue and the upcoming phase-out of the net metering scheme.

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