Does anyone have Hive in their home to control their central heating?

[GMJ]

We are thinking abut getting this set up in our home so we can keep an eye on things when we are away and also make sure that we come home to a warm house after trips.

Does anyone have it in their place? If so what bits do I need to buy and who did your installation? By that I mean did you organise it through Hive or buy the kit and did it yourself or used a local plumber/sparkie?

Thanks

 

[marchie]

We are thinking abut getting this set up in our home so we can keep an eye on things when we are away and also make sure that we come home to a warm house after trips.

Does anyone have it in their place? If so what bits do I need to buy and who did your installation? By that I mean did you organise it through Hive or buy the kit and did it yourself or used a local plumber/sparkie?

Thanks

We don't have Hive or similar; to ensure we come home to a warm house, we set the thermostat to holiday settings for 2 days short of the return date and override the holiday default temperature of 5 degrees celsius by setting at 10 degrees. Neighbour checks the house and clears the mail from the hallway and can WhatsApp if any problems

Steve

 

[The laird]

We've had the hive for over five years and found it to be faultless
Great when coming home knock it on and house is toasty when coming back
Great when in bed knock up the heat so warm when you get up
Plus for us
Also work it remote from phones as I said great when been away for weeks and no cold house on return we had the gas board install it

 

[TJBi]

We are thinking abut getting this set up in our home so we can keep an eye on things when we are away and also make sure that we come home to a warm house after trips.

Does anyone have it in their place? If so what bits do I need to buy and who did your installation? By that I mean did you organise it through Hive or buy the kit and did it yourself or used a local plumber/sparkie?

Thanks

I don't have Hive, I replaced my old Drayton control panel with a Wiser (Drayton/Schneider Electric) hub and smart thermostat. It was a very straightforward replacement that I performed myself - just a couple of screw to undo to remove the old unit from the wall plate and to tighten again when the smart hub is in place.
Smart devices are an excellent solution for ensuring that one can control the system when away from the house; if you return early for any reason, you can turn the system on remotely (e.g. cancel "Away" mode) rather than return to a cold house because a dumb system believes that you are still away.

 

[GMJ]

I've taken the plunge and bought the Hive gear from Screwfix and have a chap coming around the week after next to fit it.

Thanks all