Rinnai Is First To Market With Amazon Alexa Integration
May 16 2018 - 3:01PM
Business Wire
The Control-R 2.0 Module with Amazon Alexa
Features Recirculation Voice Commands
Rinnai Corporation, manufacturer of the number-one selling brand
of tankless gas water heaters in North America, is the first
tankless water heater manufacturer to feature Amazon Alexa
integration with its products.
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Rinnai Control-R™ 2.0 module with Amazon
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This groundbreaking innovation allows users to ask Alexa,
“Alexa, ask Rinnai to start circulation,” or say, “Alexa, tell
Rinnai I want to take a shower,” and the Rinnai tankless water
heater will spring into action.
The enhanced Control-R™ 2.0 module with Amazon Alexa integration
showcases an improved, more user-friendly interface – featuring
more than 20 voice commands – that allows on-demand voice
activation of the recirculation system.
The enhanced Control-R™ 2.0 mobile app has built in timers and
schedules allowing for multiple on/off periods throughout the day,
with the schedule stored locally on the Control-R module. The app
also allows users to remotely put the system into vacation mode
when they are away, and a user can even stop a scheduled
recirculation event from starting.
“At Rinnai, we have a cultural belief and a commitment to
product innovation and industry leadership. As the market leader in
tankless technology, we’re happy to be the first to market with
this innovative product solution,” said Mark Buss, Vice President
of Marketing for Rinnai.
Rinnai’s wireless module maintains all of its original features,
quickly connects via a two-wire interface and can be utilized with
a new Rinnai tankless water heater or installed on existing Rinnai
models manufactured since 2006. Once connected, the module pairs
with the free Rinnai mobile app. Homeowners can continue to enable
maintenance alerts and communications with a Rinnai independent
dealer easily, right from the app. Additionally, users can control
their tankless water heater from a smartphone or tablet to turn the
system on and off, change the water temperature, monitor status
and, on select models, activate the recirculation system.
The Control-R module continues to communicate directly with
dealers, serving as a remote diagnostics tool and increasing their
connectivity to their customer. The Control-R module pushes system
codes and other service information automatically to dealers,
enabling them to proactively contact their customers and arrive at
a customer’s location with the right equipment and parts. Dealers
are also able to reference diagnostic codes, product information
and step-by-step instructions, with links to manuals, training,
videos and more through the app.
For more information about Rinnai products, visit rinnai.us.
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