Hive Heating - how much for installation?

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Posted 1st Dec 2017

I bought "Hive Active Heating Kit Self Install" and am looking for an electrician to install the receiver next to my boiler. I have a combi boiler, so the kit i have is for Heating only, not Hot Water. Has anyone paid for someone to install the receiver, and if so, how much did it cost? I have been quoted £125-£150, which is higher than I thought it would be. Wanted to get an idea of what other people have been charged so I know whehter it is worth getting other quotes.

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Wadda
1st Dec 2017
The price difference between the self install and professional fit was £40 last week.
EN1GMA
2nd Dec 2017
Sambat02/12/2017 20:21
Thanks for your info, very helpful. I might well try installing one myself

Take a picture of how the wires are in the current receiver. And then unscrew the hive receiver and its self explanatory of what goes where. Though it might be useful if you have a helper
mboard42
1st Dec 2017
I got my regular plumber to do mine & he charged £60. After watching him do it, I could have done it myself.
EN1GMA
1st Dec 2017
paid my electrician £20. fully qualified but having said that, I use only him for my electrics so its a discounted rate I got. I'd say up to £50 for someone who knows what they are doing should acceptable.

do you have a wireless set up already which you are replacing? that will make a difference on the price. if it needs wiring from scratch then its a different price to just replacing.
bluep
1st Dec 2017
I just had a British Gas engineer in to do it (as I bought the installation included Kit) - it took about an hour...
EN1GMA
2nd Dec 2017
Sambat02/12/2017 19:12
I have a wireless thermostat (connects back to a box near the hot water …I have a wireless thermostat (connects back to a box near the hot water tank). Does that make installing a Hive unit easier?

Very easy. A case of switching over the wires as per the instructions. I say easy I got my electrician to do it. But a lot of people have done it themselves.

But if you pay someone, it's a 10 minute job, if that.
EN1GMA
2nd Dec 2017
Sambat02/12/2017 19:27
Thanks, does the Hive have a receiver box and a display box?

There's the receiver which wires up to the boiler. The hub which connects to the router and the thermostat which you can either attach to a wall on keep mobile
Anonymous User Author
1st Dec 2017
Looks like Amazon offer installation service for £100... wonder if it is worth going with that instead. However there is a review which mentions that the work overran, so they were charged an excess.

amazon.co.uk/gp/…96Y
Sambat
2nd Dec 2017
EN1GMA01/12/2017 09:23
paid my electrician £20. fully qualified but having said that, I use only …paid my electrician £20. fully qualified but having said that, I use only him for my electrics so its a discounted rate I got. I'd say up to £50 for someone who knows what they are doing should acceptable. do you have a wireless set up already which you are replacing? that will make a difference on the price. if it needs wiring from scratch then its a different price to just replacing.

I have a wireless thermostat (connects back to a box near the hot water tank). Does that make installing a Hive unit easier? (edited)
Sambat
2nd Dec 2017
EN1GMA02/12/2017 19:16
Very easy. A case of switching over the wires as per the instructions. I …Very easy. A case of switching over the wires as per the instructions. I say easy I got my electrician to do it. But a lot of people have done it themselves.But if you pay someone, it's a 10 minute job, if that.

Thanks, does the Hive have a receiver box and a display box?
Sambat
2nd Dec 2017
EN1GMA02/12/2017 20:00
There's the receiver which wires up to the boiler. The hub which connects …There's the receiver which wires up to the boiler. The hub which connects to the router and the thermostat which you can either attach to a wall on keep mobile

Thanks for your info, very helpful. I might well try installing one myself
Sambat
2nd Dec 2017
EN1GMA22 m ago
Take a picture of how the wires are in the current receiver. And then …Take a picture of how the wires are in the current receiver. And then unscrew the hive receiver and its self explanatory of what goes where. Though it might be useful if you have a helper

Thanks
Anonymous User
31st Oct 2019
mboard4201/12/2017 08:07
I got my regular plumber to do mine & he charged £60. After watching him …I got my regular plumber to do mine & he charged £60. After watching him do it, I could have done it myself.

Yes but to do this legally you need to be gas safe registerd as the boiler will need the casing removing to give access to wiring. Its not legaly a job for a plumber, electrician or diy ,only a registerd gas safe heating engineer
EN1GMA
22nd Nov 2019
deleted233851131/10/2019 15:57
Yes but to do this legally you need to be gas safe registerd as the boiler …Yes but to do this legally you need to be gas safe registerd as the boiler will need the casing removing to give access to wiring. Its not legaly a job for a plumber, electrician or diy ,only a registerd gas safe heating engineer

now if you're just swapping the system out for the hive/nest.