Panasonic and tado° Launch First Joint Development

Today, global technology company, Panasonic, and tado°, Europe’s leader in home energy management, launched two new smart features to make heat pumps cheaper to run, longer-lasting and easier to install - all without needing costly or messy plumbing work.

AQUAREA Sync and Hydraulic Balancing features are the first to come from a joint development between the two companies.

The features, available to Panasonic AQUAREA customers starting today (Hydraulic Balancing from November), will deliver:

●      Lower heating bills: tado° users already save an average of 22% on their bills. Panasonic customers can now save even more.

●      No more cold spots: dynamic room-by-room boosts keep every corner of your home comfortable.

●      Longer heat pump lifespan: fewer stop–start cycles reduce strain on the system.

●      Simplified installation: no valve replacement or plumbing work needed - a smarter alternative to traditional hydraulic balancing.

More than 25 million heat pumps are already installed in Europe^[1] and millions more are expected as energy prices rise and households look to cut costs and reduce their emissions.

Enrique Vilamitjana, Panasonic Corporation's Heating & Ventilation A/C Company, added: “AQUAREA Sync makes your heat pump even smarter without replacing a thing. And with hydraulic balancing, we’re removing one of the biggest barriers to switching - installation hassle. These features make energy savings easier and heat pumps more accessible to everyday households.”

“This next chapter in our partnership with Panasonic is about building smarter features together,” said Christian Deilmann, Co-Founder of tado°. “Because we’re vendor-agnostic, our system already works with many heat pumps, but our deep technical access to Panasonic’s AQUAREA models let us go further than ever. These upgrades give people more comfort, more savings and more ease - all in the background, automatically.”

What’s New in More Detail?

While tado°’s Heat Pump Optimizer X also works with heat pumps from many other manufacturers, the partnership with Panasonic enables a deeper level of integration. Through deeper collaboration and shared technical access, the new features push performance even further for Panasonic and tado° customers.

1. AQUAREA Sync: Exclusive Efficiency Gains for Panasonic Heat Pumps (Now available across Europe)

With AQUAREA Sync, Panasonic heat pumps can now:

●     Further reduce flow temperatures to increase efficiency by 10%

●     Avoid short cycling by entering true standby, reducing energy waste and extending the heat pump’s lifespan

●     Dynamically boost power to underperforming rooms to maintain comfort.

These actions are performed automatically based on insights from real-time communication between tado°’s Heat Pump Optimizer X and its room thermostats, giving users effortless efficiency without compromising comfort.

 2. Hydraulic Balancing: Smart, Simple, Subsidy-Ready (Coming November 2025)

While not a requirement for heat pump subsidies in the UK, hydraulic balancing is best practice for optimising heat pump efficiency. Traditionally, achieving this involves replacing radiator valves. This is a time-intensive process that can be costly.

tado°’s upcoming certified hydraulic balancing feature offers a smarter and more accessible alternative:

●     No need to replace valves

●     Simply fit tado° Smart Radiator Thermostats onto existing valves which takes minutes to fit and is cheaper than changing the valves.

●     Optimises water flow to ensure even heat pump distribution and increases your heat pump’s efficiency.

Caption: Hydraulic balancing makes sure hot water is evenly distributed across your heating system — so no more cold radiators or overheated rooms, just consistent comfort throughout your home.

Availability and Eligibility

●      AQUAREA Sync:

○      AQUAREA Sync is available now across Europe

○      It is available for existing Panasonic AQUAREA and tado° bundle customers and this feature will be activated automatically.

○      Cost: AQUAREA Sync is included free of charge for all tado° ​​Heat Pump Optimizer X's connected to a Panasonic heat pump.

●      Hydraulic Balancing:

○      Hydraulic Balancing will be available from November 2025

○      Available to all customers with tado° X devices

○      Automatic hydraulic balancing will be free of charge for all tado° Heat Pump Optimizer X's connected to a Panasonic AQUAREA heat pump. For all other customers, this feature is part of tado°’s Auto Assist subscription (£3.99 / month)

Innovating Together: A New Chapter In Panasonic and tado° ’s Partnership

In 2024, Panasonic and tado° announced a strategic partnership and launched the first smart heat pump bundle of its kind – combining Panasonic’s AQUAREA heat pumps with tado°’s Smart Thermostats and Heat Pump Optimizer X. The bundle enables homeowners to manage heating room by room - through the tado° app and helps households gain full visibility and control over room temperatures, heating behaviour and energy usage. Today’s announcement builds on that success. Panasonic and tado° have levelled up their partnership moving from combining their products to innovation. This deeper phase of collaboration reflects both companies’ long-term commitment to driving the future of smart, energy-efficient home heating.