Predictika · Heat pump orders
An AI sales agent prepares a quote for Refra R290 reversible air-to-water heat pumps sold through Ahlsell: the series and model, the number of units, the heating and cooling load, the supply water temperature, the pump set, the options and accessories, a sound limit and a discount. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the product line and returns a verdict, every reason and the total it computed.
This validator models Refra heat pump quotes, not just the scenarios shown below.
Any Refra heat pump quote that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: installation, VAT, other Refra product lines and negotiated project pricing. Series, models, capacities, weights, sound levels, operating ranges and options follow the Refra brochure distributed by Ahlsell, which Predictika read in full. All prices in Swedish kronor, the sizing and approval rules, the pump and desuperheater rules and the discount limits are modeled from comparable products and are illustrative, not published by Ahlsell or Refra.
6 scenarios in 2 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch
Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.
Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)
Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run
What this means
Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.
| What the validator caught | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| A model that does not belong to the series | Only with care The model list depends on the series chosen, so each model needs a rule that looks up its series. | The series and the model are fields of one request and are checked together on every call. |
| Capacity of several units against the load | Only with care The capacity is the unit capacity times the number of units, and the same figure feeds both the too-small and the oversized checks. | The capacity is computed inside the model and compared with the heating and cooling loads on every call. |
| A pump that must cover the system head and a standby need | Only with workarounds The head depends on the pump set chosen, and a standby requirement depends on whether the set is a twin, so two lookups feed two rules. | The pump head and the twin set are looked up inside the model and compared in the same pass. |
| An option that only makes sense with a load | Only with workarounds The desuperheater recovers heat from cooling, so a rule has to connect an option to a load figure elsewhere on the quote. | The option and the cooling load are read together and the finding names the gap. |
| A sound limit that depends on a frame option | Only with workarounds The thick insulation frame lowers the sound level, so the effective level has to be recomputed before it is compared with the limit. | The effective sound level is computed inside the model and compared with the limit on every call. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only with workarounds Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved or a step is completed, so a person often fixes one error and meets the next. | All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in. |
Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.
| 1 | Model IGN210 does not belong to the chosen series IGNIS. |
| 2 | 7 units is outside the 1 to 6 units a quote carries. |
| 3 | The heating load of 95 kW is above what the chosen units deliver (0 kW). |
| 4 | A design outdoor temperature of -16 C is below the -15 °C heating limit in the brochure data. |
| 5 | A supply water temperature of 56 C is outside the 35 to 55 °C range in the brochure data. |
| 6 | The chosen units deliver 104.7 kW, over 150 percent of the 69 kW load; a person should confirm the sizing. |
| 7 | The cooling load of 96 kW is above what the chosen units deliver (95.2 kW). |
| 8 | The system needs 11 m of pump head; the chosen pump gives 10 m. |
| 9 | A standby pump is required but the pump option is not a twin pump set. |
| 10 | The desuperheater recovers heat from the cooling process; the quote has no cooling load. |
| 11 | The unit sound level of 54 dB at 10 m is above the 51 dB limit. |
| 12 | 2 units are quoted without a check valve; the brochure recommends one for systems with more than one heat pump. |
| 13 | The quote has no pump option and no flow switch; a person should confirm how low flow is detected. |
| 14 | A discount of 9 percent is above the 8 percent a sales rep can give; a manager should confirm it. |
| 15 | A discount of 21 percent is outside the 0 to 20 percent range. |
| 16 | The quote states a total of 227,059 SEK; the modeled prices give 227,060 SEK. |
The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Refra IGNIS heat pumps, model IGN210. The building needs 200 kW of heating, with a design outdoor temperature of -10 °C and a supply water temperature of 45 °C. The pump is an inverter pump with 10 m of head with a standby pump. The options are a flow switch and a desuperheater. The site has a sound limit of 52 dB at 10 m. The sales rep offers a discount of 12 percent and the quote states a total of 513,558.40 SEK. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Refra IGNIS+ heat pumps, model IGN210. The building needs 200 kW of heating, with a design outdoor temperature of -10 °C and a supply water temperature of 45 °C. The pump is a twin inverter pump set with 20 m of head with a standby pump. The options are the thick insulation frame, a flow switch and a desuperheater. The site has a sound limit of 52 dB at 10 m. The sales rep offers a discount of 12 percent and the quote states a total of 633,238.40 SEK. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Refra IGNIS+ heat pumps, model IGN210. The building needs 200 kW of heating, with a design outdoor temperature of -10 °C and a supply water temperature of 45 °C. The pump is a twin inverter pump set with 20 m of head with a standby pump. The options are the thick insulation frame, a flow switch and a check valve. The site has a sound limit of 52 dB at 10 m. The sales rep offers a discount of 8 percent and the quote states a total of 558,036.80 SEK. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Refra SOLIS+ heat pumps, model SOL340. The building needs 700 kW of heating and 720 kW of cooling, with a design outdoor temperature of -8 °C and a supply water temperature of 45 °C. The quote has no pump. The sales rep offers a discount of 25 percent and the quote states a total of 907,950 SEK. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Refra SOLIS+ heat pumps, model SOL344. The building needs 700 kW of heating and 720 kW of cooling, with a design outdoor temperature of -8 °C and a supply water temperature of 45 °C. The quote has no pump. The sales rep offers a discount of 15 percent and the quote states a total of 1,124,786 SEK. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Refra SOLIS+ heat pumps, model SOL344. The building needs 700 kW of heating and 720 kW of cooling, with a design outdoor temperature of -8 °C and a supply water temperature of 45 °C. The pump is an inverter pump with 20 m of head. The option is a check valve. The sales rep offers a discount of 8 percent and the quote states a total of 1,319,527.20 SEK. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.