Hive Thermostat for Heating & Hot Water (Conventional Boiler) with Hive Hub - Energy Saving Thermostat

I bought this for convenience as my heating and hot water controller was upstairs and was constantly going upstairs to adjust it. This was great value as I bough it as a returned item but it was basically brand new I think only the box has been opened but looked as though nothing had been unpacked. I actually fitted this myself I simply taking the old controller off and fitting the new on and tightened a couple of screws no wiring was necessary. It has exactly the same compatibility as my old one so no adjustments were need. The functionality is great when you download the app and use in conjunction with you're phone or tabled you have completed control of you're heating and hot water at you're fingertips either inside or outside the house you can also use the Hive thermostat if you wishnhas excellent battery life. This will be the first winter I have had Hive and I am looking forward to saving lots on my gas bill as I will have very accurate control over my heating and can monitor and adjust the heating as required. The flexibility in adjusting the hot water and heating schedules is great and again easy to do through the app or the Hive thermostat. It is a real game changer and I'm so glad I purchase this it makes life so much easier.

This makes life so much easier especially for those systems where you have to put the hot water on 1hr before you need it. This means you can switch on your central heating / hot where remotely which is great for those finishing work late. Everything is lightweight and easy to install. It’s made so simple that you can do it yourself within 30 mins. The wires in our existing system matches up identically to the hive system which made life easy. The only thing I didn’t do was remove the room thermostat because it means having to unwire it at a control panel near the boiler and in fear of breaking my system i decided not to… It all works perfectly regardless of this and I just turned the existing room thermostat to the highest setting so it won’t interfere. Already bought another one for my family.

Absolutely love this hive. Easy to control your heating and water. Wish I had one years ago. Easy to add to your Alexa and ask her to put your heating on. Definitely recommend.

You probably need a professional to install, although if you can figure out the control wiring from your boiler, you may be able to do it yourself. It is essential to make sure you have the right model for your boiler. There are two versions of the receiver (the part that is wired to the boiler): one for combi boilers (which most people now have, that produces hot water directly to your taps, as well as to the central heating); another for conventional boilers (where you have a separate hot water cylinder and cold water storage tank). Each will not work properly with the other. Mine was installed in a flat which I let out and I only understood the problem weeks too late to return the item. Hive technical support was excellent and they supplied me with the correct receiver very quickly. It was easy to install as it just clipped into place where the previous receiver had sat. Once properly installed it is very easy to use with an intuitive and simple user interface - way better than my previous Tado setup. The app for your phone is very good too and I can monitor and, if necessary, control the heating wherever I am in the world. For installation I used the service offered in the Amazon listing, with mixed results. First, they cancelled a visit at short notice. which was very inconvenient. More importantly, they failed to tell me that I had the wrong receiver and just bodged the wiring, which meant the central heating only went on when you switched on "Hot Water" (not needed on combi boiler) and so the central heating thermostat did not switch it off. I would recommend your own installer or to do it yourself - if you can figure out the boiler control wiring then it shouldn't be hard. I have removed a star for an otherwise excellent product because the item description should make it VERY clear that this model will not work with Combi boilers (the norm these days) and the "expert" installation company the seller recommended failed to tell us there was a problem.

Easy to install and works perfectly. Surprisingly, the thermostat doesn't get used much as the app is easier and more convenient. Everyone in the house has the app installed and can operate the water or heating very easily. Timed Boost feature is very useful and editing the schedule is super easy compared to my old stat that had an lcd display. In times of ridiculous energy costs, it's very handy to have this level of control. The price isn't cheap but what you get is an advanced piece of kit and, used properly, should save some money on energy costs. I used to leave the heating on a schedule but now fine-tune times and temps on an hourly basis depending on who's in and what the weather is doing. Connection to the boiler was very easy - but I do have a technical background and am not afraid of circuit diagrams! An engineer should have it up and running in 30 minutes max.

This system replaces an old timer based on/off controller. Via the App you can set hot water on/off times and set the central heating on/off times while also taking into account the temperature as determined by the mobile thermometer. I didn’t attempt to install this system but let the boiler engineer do the work. All in all, a good upgrade from my old system.

Great product