Daikin Cora vs Standard 6kW Heat Pump + Daikin App Experiences

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#324645 7-May-2026 19:50

I’m planning to get a Daikin heat pump installed in the lounge and am deciding between the Standard FTXV60UVMA and the Cora FTXM60UVMZ.

The price difference is about $283. Is the Cora model worth paying extra for in terms of performance, noise, efficiency, or features?

I’d also appreciate feedback from anyone who has used the Daikin mobile app and Wi-Fi functionality. I previously used a Sensibo setup (which I still have sitting in a drawer), so I’m wondering whether it’s worth paying extra for Daikin Wi-Fi instead.

Does the Daikin Wi-Fi module usually come pre-installed, or does the installer need to install it on site?

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#3488537 7-May-2026 19:55

Our Daikins are ducted so no choice but to go with the app, its crap IMO. It need different modes for in home and out of home (why??), and why do the heatpump units constantly transmit an SSID.

It took me ages to work out you can't use anything other than a fairly simple password for the out of home mode.

The installer will need to install onsite most of the time, sometimes they need a daughter board too.

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#3488539 7-May-2026 20:16

I can fully recommend Mitsubishi. Their WiFi control is actually developed in NZ by a company in Petone, Wellington: https://www.mitsubishi-electric.co.nz/wifi/

It's really good, has local API's for Home Assistant / Homebridge and other automation and the official app outside of that is great.

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#3488542 7-May-2026 20:33

Unfortunately Mitsubishi AP60 won’t fit as there isn’t enough clearance, Mitsubishi is 325mm high, Cora is 295mm plus I believe Mitsubishi is lot more expensive.

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#3488543 7-May-2026 20:34

I just went through this. In the end for the extra money I picked the ~~Cora~~, Alira it's wifi module is built in vs having to have an addon module with the other Daikin. It also has a mould reducing feature. It seems quiet compared to our other (Panasonic and Mitsubishi) units, but I'm not really outside that much to listen to how much noise they make.

I can't say if it was WAS worth the extra money really because I don't have the standard to compare to, but the ~~Cora~~ Alira has been great to keep the loungeroom warm.

The app is hot garbage, but I only needed it to get the heatpump online so I can now control it just fine with home assistant. That works fine for me (though I had to slightly modify the HA code to get Heat working correctly)

EDIT EDIT: I'm so sorry I got the units mixed up, we went with the Alira which is a slightly higher model than the Cora. I'm very sorry!

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#3488545 7-May-2026 20:42

lxsw20:

why do the heatpump units constantly transmit an SSID.

There was a setting for me somewhere I toggled to turn this off, pretty sure in the mobile app (I used one of my Androids to set it up, not iOS)

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#3488546 7-May-2026 20:44

muppet:

I just went through this. In the end for the extra money I picked the Cora, it's wifi module is built in vs having to have an addon module with the other Daikin. It also has a mould reducing feature.

I can't say if it was WAS worth the extra money really because I don't have the standard to compare to, but the Cora has been great to keep the loungeroom warm.

The app is hot garbage, but I only needed it to get the heatpump online so I can now control it just fine with home assistant. That works fine for me (though I had to slightly modify the HA code to get Heat working correctly)

Thanks that’s very helpful. I’m also planning to use it with HA which I can also do with Sensibo I believe. How has the connection to wi-fi been and responsiveness when controlling from HA? Previously I’ve used Sensibo with a Panasonic and it was fine but Sensibo was right under the unit but this time it will be on the side on another wall so not sure if it will be able to reach. Do you know how much extra you paid for wi-fi?

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#3488548 7-May-2026 21:04

have got a Daiken Cora and also use Homeassistant to mostly control it. Kids are terrible at turning the air con on and then leaving the external lounge doors open so hooked up a contact sensor to the door that will switch the heat pump off if it gets left open for more than 5 mins. I also have a couple of Aqara temp sensors that will turn the heat on if it drops below a certain temp in the early mornings. It is a little slow to respond to HA commands but only like a few seconds. Reliability wise its never skipped a beat and dont have any complaints about noise. Hope that helps.

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#3488549 7-May-2026 21:07

quebec:

Thanks that’s very helpful. I’m also planning to use it with HA which I can also do with Sensibo I believe. How has the connection to wi-fi been and responsiveness when controlling from HA? Previously I’ve used Sensibo with a Panasonic and it was fine but Sensibo was right under the unit but this time it will be on the side on another wall so not sure if it will be able to reach. Do you know how much extra you paid for wi-fi?

You just discover the unit as a Daikin AC in Home Assistant and control it. It works fine, it's instant. If someone turns the unit on via the remote control, that is reflected in Home Assistant. You get to see the temp the unit thinks the room is etc, you don't need a separate temp sensing unit. I have a HA automation so if the room is below 20c at 4pm, it kicks in for an hour to warm the room/house.

If you buy the ~~Cora~~, Alira the wifi unit comes built in (i.e it's part of the unit, you can't remove it) Otherwise I don't know the individual wifi price as the quote I got for the Cora just bundled the addon wifi board into the price as a "free addon"

Don't faff about with some bonkers 3rd party Sensibo thing, you don't need it. For my two Panasonic units that don't have Wifi, I just bought a couple of $20 broadlink RM3's I think, chucked one under each unit. Of course because it's IR blaster you don't ever "know" what the unit is doing (if someone turns it on via the aircon remote control, it's not possible to update home assistant to show that) - I wish they were Wifi integrated, the "one way" communication of IR is annoying.

The wifi unit is super reliable. I have Zabbix monitoring it via ping every minute and it's never missed a ping check.

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I also have a couple of Aqara temp sensors that will turn the heat on if it drops below a certain temp in the early mornings.

Why not use the unit's built in temp sensor? Edit: Sorry maybe the Cora doesn't have this, I cocked up my models.

Edit Edit Edit: Sorry! We got an Alira! It was the model up from the Cora and IT has the Wifi built in, nor the Cora. Sorry for getting this so wrong.

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#3488550 7-May-2026 21:15

Why not use the unit's built in temp sensor?

Its a really big room and the side that it the coldest in the morning, is furthest away from the unit so can be a couple of degrees off. Its mostly because I like to tinker though and in reality just using the built in one would likely be fine.

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#3488559 7-May-2026 21:26

We had 2 Diakin Cora's in our last house. One in the main living area and one in the master bedrom, both fitted with Daikin's Wifi module.

I founf the Wifi module to be good but a previous poster has pointed out one annoynace. Logging remotely vs in home on Wifi. Whay Daikin, why!! Aprt from that everything worked well. Our new house has a single Mitsubishi heat pump with built in wifi module. I prefer the Mitsubushi App and Wifi interface. I can;t really explain why, its just seems to be more responsive.

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#3488870 8-May-2026 16:58

Looks like no one has experience with Standard series. Looking at the specs there is very little difference so not sure if paying extra $280 is worth it.