- Take control of your heating and hot water anytime, anywhere. Hive makes controlling your heating and hot water easy from your mobile, tablet or laptop. The Hive brings you beautiful design, intuitive control and easy to use features. Hive comes with installation from a British gas engineer, no matter who supplies your energy. Hive works with your existing heating.
- Heating and hot water schedules - set up to 6 daily time slots. Internet connection recommended: 1.5 Mbps or higher
- Heating and hot water boost - for up to 6 hours
- Echo Dot is our most popular voice-controlled speaker, now with improved sound and a new design compared to the previous-generation Echo Dot.
- Ask Alexa to play music, answer questions, read the news, check the weather, set alarms, control compatible smart home devices, and more.
- 1 x voucher code to book your installation with a British gas engineer. The engineer will bring the hub and receiver with them on the day of installation
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19/11/2019 10:23I'm not sure how this all works. If I got this, would it work with my …I'm not sure how this all works. If I got this, would it work with my normal boiler? and could I just control the temperature with this? Or is this for electric? Been seeing this for a while now and it looks interesting but I'm just not up-to-date with this.
I have a Hive with a normal hot water boiler. It replaces your current thermostat, so whatever you currently use to control/set your heating will be swapped out with a receiver box (the white box in the 4th photo on Amazon, far right).
Then the Hive thermostat (4th photo, left) is battery powered and wireless and goes on a wall wherever you want, probably in your hallway.
There's also an extra hub that you plug into your router (4th photo, middle white box). That's the hub, so if you get more hive products they connect to that.
Then you can control your heating from your phone. I don't think I've even touched the thermostat on the wall once! It's much more convenient than a normal thermostat, to be able to turn the heating off if I'm away or pre-heat the house if I'm coming home earlier than my schedule.
19/11/2019 10:23I'm not sure how this all works. If I got this, would it work with my …I'm not sure how this all works. If I got this, would it work with my normal boiler? and could I just control the temperature with this? Or is this for electric? Been seeing this for a while now and it looks interesting but I'm just not up-to-date with this.
I have a Hive with a normal hot water boiler. It replaces your current thermostat, so whatever you currently use to control/set your heating will be swapped out with a receiver box (the white box in the 4th photo on Amazon, far right).
Then the Hive thermostat (4th photo, left) is battery powered and wireless and goes on a wall wherever you want, probably in your hallway.
There's also an extra hub that you plug into your router (4th photo, middle white box). That's the hub, so if you get more hive products they connect to that.
Then you can control your heating from your phone. I don't think I've even touched the thermostat on the wall once! It's much more convenient than a normal thermostat, to be able to turn the heating off if I'm away or pre-heat the house if I'm coming home earlier than my schedule.
19/11/2019 10:30I have a Hive with a normal hot water boiler. It replaces your current …I have a Hive with a normal hot water boiler. It replaces your current thermostat, so whatever you currently use to control/set your heating will be swapped out with a receiver box (the white box in the 4th photo on Amazon, far right).Then the Hive thermostat (4th photo, left) is battery powered and wireless and goes on a wall wherever you want, probably in your hallway.There's also an extra hub that you plug into your router (4th photo, middle white box). That's the hub, so if you get more hive products they connect to that.Then you can control your heating from your phone. I don't think I've even touched the thermostat on the wall once! It's much more convenient than a normal thermostat, to be able to turn the heating off if I'm away or pre-heat the house if I'm coming home earlier than my schedule.
Awesome. Thank you! What if I don't currently have a thermostat? I control the heating on the boiler at the moment, can't choose a temperature or anything. Would I still be able to get this?
19/11/2019 10:34Awesome. Thank you! What if I don't currently have a thermostat? I control …Awesome. Thank you! What if I don't currently have a thermostat? I control the heating on the boiler at the moment, can't choose a temperature or anything. Would I still be able to get this?
No idea I'm afraid. This includes installation, so a Gas Engineer (presumably they'd send a British Gas engineer) would be able to solve it. They deal with all sorts of different setups, so I'm sure it'd be fine.
I got my Hive with a new boiler from British Gas, so I don't know how they manage installations like this.
19/11/2019 10:34Awesome. Thank you! What if I don't currently have a thermostat? I control …Awesome. Thank you! What if I don't currently have a thermostat? I control the heating on the boiler at the moment, can't choose a temperature or anything. Would I still be able to get this?
I have mine fitted to my boiler that originally didnt have a thermostat. Just a timer kn the boiler.
Also if you are supplie by BG and a rewards member you can get it for £124.50
We have a hidden wire going from the boiler all the way to the thermostat!
19/11/2019 12:22Do thermostat wires become obsolete with installing this ?We have a hidden …Do thermostat wires become obsolete with installing this ?We have a hidden wire going from the boiler all the way to the thermostat!
Yeah, the thermostat is wireless so can go anywhere., you can get stands for it to go on the table, or just fit it to the wall. The thermostat wires can just be removed.
It's probably paid for itself in the savings Iv'e made
Great bit of kit - Heat ! (no pun intended)
19/11/2019 13:47I have dual Thermostate in my detached House...1 thermostate to control …I have dual Thermostate in my detached House...1 thermostate to control the heating in lower floor and another thermostat to control the heating upstairs(for all my bedrooms)...How does this work? Do i need to buy 2 of this ??
If you want to use Hive to control both zones, I think so yes.
19/11/2019 12:04I have mine fitted to my boiler that originally didnt have a thermostat. …I have mine fitted to my boiler that originally didnt have a thermostat. Just a timer kn the boiler. Also if you are supplie by BG and a rewards member you can get it for £124.50
Awesome! Thanks for the info!
19/11/2019 13:42Im interested in getting this for my new flat. Only problem is that my …Im interested in getting this for my new flat. Only problem is that my flat is still in the process of being built (estimated December) can I get this early and choose to install it at a later date?
Yes, once you are ready to get this installed you input your unique install code into hivehome.com/ins…all and select the date you want your thermostat kit installed
19/11/2019 13:33I don’t need heating plus water, just heating, but that isn’t available in …I don’t need heating plus water, just heating, but that isn’t available in with the dot or installation - does that matter? Can I get this and just ignore the water part?
With the Pro-Install the engineer will install what is required. So you don't need to worry about that
May drop further in price looking at uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Hiv…6F4
Perhaps better black friday price due?
19/11/2019 13:33I don’t need heating plus water, just heating, but that isn’t available in …I don’t need heating plus water, just heating, but that isn’t available in with the dot or installation - does that matter? Can I get this and just ignore the water part?
yes no issue having the heating and water Hive unit and using it just for heating. I have a combi boiler and use just the heating part
19/11/2019 16:04does this work with a new "worcester greenstar 30i" gas boiler or do i …does this work with a new "worcester greenstar 30i" gas boiler or do i need something else?
Yes it works with that
19/11/2019 16:13does this work with really old boilers? I have a Potterton boiler which is …does this work with really old boilers? I have a Potterton boiler which is over 20 years old and still has the insulated water tank.
I have a similar setup with an Ideal boiler and yes it does work fine. I paid this about three years ago and never regretted it, I absolutely love my Hive as I live alone and work odd shifts so always control my heating ad hoc rather than mess about with timer settings (though my water is scheduled to come on once a day at the same time). This price with fitting and a free Dot is a steal.
19/11/2019 16:37Got the hive but tempted by the nest as moving home. The nest learns from it's useages and you coming and going from house.hive nest or tado?
19/11/2019 10:30I have a Hive with a normal hot water boiler. It replaces your current …I have a Hive with a normal hot water boiler. It replaces your current thermostat, so whatever you currently use to control/set your heating will be swapped out with a receiver box (the white box in the 4th photo on Amazon, far right).Then the Hive thermostat (4th photo, left) is battery powered and wireless and goes on a wall wherever you want, probably in your hallway.There's also an extra hub that you plug into your router (4th photo, middle white box). That's the hub, so if you get more hive products they connect to that.Then you can control your heating from your phone. I don't think I've even touched the thermostat on the wall once! It's much more convenient than a normal thermostat, to be able to turn the heating off if I'm away or pre-heat the house if I'm coming home earlier than my schedule.
Do you have this one installed or did you purchase the boiler only one ?
19/11/2019 17:17Comment deleted
Logic combi boiler, controlled by a danfoss wb12 and a couple of thermostats, with two zones (one for lounge one for rest of house)
19/11/2019 17:17Comment deleted
Yes sorry mine was 124 too don’t know where I got 150 from lol