Advanced Setup

Do I need to do this?

For Thermostats, you do not need to follow these steps. The basic setup (username and password only) appears to provide all the necessary functionality to control setpoint(s) and view current temperature and humidity.

However, Water Heaters only receive the setpoint, but not the current temperature. While optional, following the steps below will give more accurate, real-time info.

This has only been confirmed to work on the following equipment:

• 2024 Heat Pump Water Heater (XE65T10HM00U0)

It WILL NOT work with these (discussion here):

• Water heaters using the Home Comfort WiFi Module
• IKONIC SR-Series Condensing Tankless Water Heater

Note

If this setup works for you, please let me know on Discord so I can update this wiki

Step-By-Step Instructions

You will need to collect the following info about your device: serialNumber, deviceName, and activeKey.

The easiest way to get the serialNumber is by visiting this site. Enter your Econet username and password, and it'll give you a list of serial numbers.

{
  "name": "My Water Heater",
  "serial_number": "00-11-22-33-44-aa-bb-cc-dd" <-- THIS IS YOUR SERIAL NUMBER
}

Alternatively, you can find your serial number by setting "debug": true in your JSON config and searching for serial_number in the large getLocations() JSON response. If you have multiple devices, make sure you are getting the correct serial number.

For deviceName and activeKey, you will need to connect to your device's WiFi.

1. Put your equipment in WiFi setup mode — for most controllers, press and hold the WiFi button
2. Connect to the WiFi network (e.g., EcoNet-XXXX)
3. Visit https://192.168.10.1/cred, and you should see something like the following:

{
  "SYSTEM-KEY": "e2e699cb0bb0bbb88fc8858cb5a401",
  "SYSTEM-SECRET": "E2E699CB0BE6C6FADDB1B0BC9A20",
  "ACTIVE-KEY": "0123456789abcdef", <-- THIS IS YOUR ACTIVE KEY
  "DEVICE-NAME": "fedcba9876543210", <-- THIS IS YOUR DEVICE NAME
  "IDENTITY": "b4a8b572-3aee-4574-9e4c-ea6d989edc5a",
  "AUTH_URL": "rheem.clearblade.com",
  "CLOUDURL": "rheem.clearblade.com",
  "SAUTHPOR": 8906,
  "SCLODPOR": 1884
}

4. Copy the pieces you need and paste them into the config UI under the "Devices" section
5. Reconnect your device to your WiFi network by opening the Rheem app and choosing "Add Product"

Enter the serialNumber, deviceName, and activeKey you collected from above in the Homebridge Econet Rheem config UI and restart Homebridge. You should now start seeing more accurate real-time information in the Home app!