Midea Heat Pump Water Heater v0.0.1

🔥 Midea Heat Pump Water Heater Integration v0.0.1

First release! Transform your Chromagen Midea 170L heat pump into a native Home Assistant water heater entity.

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🎉 What's New in v0.0.1

🆕 Initial Release - Complete Home Assistant integration for Midea heat pump water heaters

✨ Features Included

• ✅ Native water_heater entity (proper HA domain, not climate hack!)
• ✅ Operation mode control: Off, Eco, Performance (Hybrid)
• ✅ Target temperature setting via Modbus write
• ✅ Real-time temperature monitoring from tank sensor
• ✅ Automatic mode sync with physical heat pump switches
• ✅ Configurable temperature limits (min/max)
• ✅ Standard HA water_heater services supported

🎛️ Supported Operation Modes

Mode	Description	Midea Equivalent
Off	Water heater disabled	Off
Eco	Energy efficient heating	Economy mode
Performance	High performance heating	Hybrid mode

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🐛 Known Issues & Limitations

• Modbus dependency: Requires existing modbus integration setup
• Limited modes: Electric/E-heater mode not yet implemented
• Manual configuration: No UI config flow (YAML only)
• Single device: Currently supports one heat pump per installation

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🐛 Known Issues & Limitations

• Modbus dependency: Requires existing modbus integration setup
• Limited modes: Electric/E-heater mode not yet implemented
• Manual configuration: No UI config flow (YAML only)
• Single device: Currently supports one heat pump per installation

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📝 Breaking Changes

None (initial release)

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🙏 Credits

This integration builds upon the excellent work of:

• dgomes - Original Generic Water Heater
• ill_hey - Hardware setup and HA Community guidance
• BrittonA - Initial Modbus configuration

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🔮 What's Next?

Planned for v0.1.0:

• 🔌 Built-in Modbus client (eliminate external modbus dependency)
• ⚡ Electric mode support (E-heater functionality)
• 🎨 Configuration UI (no more YAML editing)
• 📊 Enhanced diagnostics (connection status, error reporting)

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Full setup documentation: README.md

• ⚡ Electric mode support (E-heater functionality)
• 🎨 Configuration UI (no more YAML editing)
• 📊 Enhanced diagnostics (connection status, error reporting)

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📁 Files in This Release

• __init__.py - Integration initialization
• water_heater.py - Main water heater entity implementation
• manifest.json - Integration manifest
• README.md - Complete setup documentation

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Full installation and hardware setup guide: README.md

Enjoy your smart water heater! 🔥

# 🔥 Midea Heat Pump Water Heater Integration v0.0.1