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NIBE: Heat pumps with local and connected heating control

NIBE makes ground-source, air-source and exhaust-air heat pumps, with S-series local Modbus TCP monitoring and optional myUplink services.

Summary

Best for
Heat-pump installations needing integrated heating and hot-water equipment, with documented local S-series monitoring alongside the manufacturer service ecosystem.
Less suited to
Assuming a common register set across every heat pump and accessory, or treating estimated heat-pump energy values as an independent heat-meter measurement.
Deployment
On-site heat pump, indoor unit and controls. S-series equipment offers local network access; myUplink adds remote services.
Data in
Local S-series Modbus TCP registers for temperatures, operating states and model-specific values. myUplink uses a separate internet connection for remote services.
Pricing
Heat pumps, hydraulic components, controls and installation are specified as a system; connected-service options are separate.

Overview

NIBE's company history traces the brand to water-heater production in Markaryd in 1952 and its first exhaust-air heat pump in 1981. Its heating range now draws heat from the ground, outdoor air and extracted ventilation air. Indoor modules, water heaters, controls and accessories complete the system around the selected heat source.

The S-series overview brings these heat-pump types into a connected control family. The range includes ground-source models with and without an integrated water heater, air-to-water equipment paired with indoor modules, and exhaust-air products. Connected services add weather information, electricity-price-based scheduling and software updates. Local system controls still manage the heating plant, while room accessories provide additional information from the building. This combination gives installers a common control approach across several physical heating arrangements.

Offering

The S1256 is an inverter-controlled ground-source heat pump with an integrated water heater. Its product page describes accessories for additional heating circuits, cooling and solar-related communication. The S2125 is an air-to-water heat pump paired with a matched indoor module or controller. These packages combine the heat source, hot-water arrangement and building's heating circuits.

The S-series connected functions include myUplink remote access, weather-informed operation and Smart Price Adaption. Price-based scheduling uses information about upcoming electricity prices and the expected heating and hot-water needs; the described service requires the relevant variable electricity tariff and myUplink connection. The same overview describes wireless room accessories and software-update notifications. These functions complement the local display and the heating controller, giving the household remote access while the installed plant continues to supply heating and hot water.

Technology

NIBE's Modbus S-series technical information, M12676EN documents built-in Modbus TCP/IP, enabled in menu 7.5.9, with network settings in menu 5.2. The current document specifies local private-address connections, port 502, software version 2.2.1 or later, and model-specific register tables. It also describes an IP-address restriction and a reading-only setting, which are useful controls when the purpose is monitoring.

The same document explains how to export available registers to a USB memory stick as CSV. The export reflects the product and installed, enabled accessories. It describes multi-register values and recommends comparing readings with the heat pump's operating-information display. That provides a practical acceptance method for a local data connection: identify the exact system, retain its exported list and compare a small set of temperatures or states with the display. myUplink features remain a separate service path and should not be inferred from a successful local Modbus read.

Customers

NIBE's Solihull retrofit case study describes a 1950s four-bedroom home fitted with an S2125 air-source heat pump and a VVM S320 hot-water cylinder and control module. Wilson Plumbing & Heating installed the system, which also uses myUplink and S-series technology. The household had already undertaken insulation, LED-lighting and draught-proofing work.

The account reports an annual space-heating demand of 14,393 kWh and a hot-water demand of 2,873 kWh for the home. It describes a three-day installation and retention of the existing radiators and controls. The case is a concrete example of combining an outdoor heat pump, indoor storage and connected controls in an older building. Its published results centre on the occupants' experience of heating and hot-water comfort; anticipated running-cost benefits are described as expectations rather than measured savings.

Company

The official history names Nils Bernerup as the founder whose initials formed NIBE. Water-heater production began in Markaryd in 1952, followed by exhaust-air heat pumps in 1981, the first ground-source heat pump in 1997 and the first air-to-water heat pump in 2002. The company describes Markaryd as the long-standing centre of product development and much of its manufacturing.

The Swedish warranty information identifies NIBE AB and its Markaryd postal address. The European product site gives Hannabadsvägen 5 in Markaryd, Sweden, as the NIBE contact location. Its catalogue spans heat pumps, water heating, ventilation, cooling and associated system components. This profile concerns the NIBE heating-equipment brand and manufacturer, with the S-series as the documented local-monitoring family.

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References

  1. Our mission (opens in a new tab)
  2. NIBE S1256 (opens in a new tab)
  3. S-serie heat pumps (opens in a new tab)
  4. Modbus S-series technical information, M12676EN, TIF EN 2608 (opens in a new tab) (PDF)
  5. S2125 Air Source Heat Pump (opens in a new tab)
  6. 1950s home gets an S-Series upgrade (opens in a new tab)
  7. Så här fungerar din trygghetsförsäkringen (opens in a new tab)

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