This three-zone unit has one outdoor motor powering three indoor heads. This arrangement allows you to tailor heating and cooling to distinct parts of your house. Each indoor head has a maximum heating/cooling capacity of 2210 BTUs of heat / 1570 BTUs of cooling. This makes it simple to tailor comfort to the distinct requirements of every space.
Quilt’s engineers built a bigger copper coil than you’ll find in most of the competition. This innovation allows them to even use a smaller compressor to be more specific. This design decision contributes to the broader efficiency of the heat pump while providing robust performance in the most extreme operating conditions. Claimed by the company to be the market’s most efficient three-zone mini-split, this model achieves a SEER rating of 25.5.
Then in September, Quilt pulled an audacious move by publishing an over-the-air update. This upgrade made already-installed heat pumps — a technology found in 65% of U.S. homes — much better. It has now added an additional 20% capacity by making this update. You can now apply this capacity to focus on a single or couple zones, significantly increasing the system’s ability to adapt in real-time, dynamic scenarios.
Similarly, Quilt is committed to building a product that is powerful yet simple to use. They’re tuning down detailed data from just about 1,000 units already embedded in early adopter homes and businesses. The company is always looking to improve its systems with this data. It further addresses any issues that might come up in various climates.
“We have a thousand units out there in many different climates, and if we see something, we can look at it across a bunch of different units to understand if there’s room to optimize or if we’re seeing a problem in a corner case.” – Tim De Chant
In heating mode, the outdoor unit has been designed to perform at low-speed, outputting approximately 300 BTUs of heat. This arrangement allows Quilt’s heatpump to crank out hot air at close to 90% of its rated capacity. That’s because it produces a remarkable 27,000 BTUs, even in subzero temps down to -13˚ F (-25˚ C). This feature makes the overall product much more attractive. As a result, homeowners in colder areas can now depend on more consistent heating options even in bad winters.
Quilt’s CEO has painted an inspiring vision of what the company could become. They want to find an innovative approach that will work best in each and every home. This goal is indicative of Quilt’s broader desire to respond to multiple climatic challenges and offer solutions that are truly responsive to different residential demands.
Quilt’s process for developing residential heat pumps is different than your grandparent’s approach. It takes a step past the lab testing that frequently happens under controlled conditions. As noted by Quilt’s leadership, “The way most systems are developed, they’re tested in a lab under a couple scenarios because testing’s expensive. And then you have just a mediocre product in the end.” Quilt relies on real-world data gathered from the units it has deployed thus far. This process allows them to deliver an increasingly sophisticated and responsive product that can better adapt to the individual home environment’s particular demands.
Quilt has recently raised a $20 million Series B! This investment will go a long way in furthering its sales efforts in tandem with these recent changes and product innovations. This financial blessing will enable the startup to scale its customer-acquisition efforts and market its state-of-the-art climate control solutions.