was watching this and then got a price notification this morning
reduced from £180 to £143
Also noticed all other hive products are 20% off including Hive without hot water and hive with installation
All comments (56)
canaryfanic
7 Apr 17#1
Are these worth having? And which is better, hive or nest?
*Sloman* to canaryfanic
7 Apr 17#9
I've been looking at a few and went with best due to better software. Best knows when you are not in Hive works on geo fencing
bellboys to canaryfanic
8 Apr 17#18
The actual answer is Evohome but, of course, the cost is much greater.
Kallb123
7 Apr 17#2
Amazon have price matched, but only the heating+water. Can you buy the heating+water kit but not bother with water? Ours is a combi boiler so wouldn't need the hit water part, but the kit is actually cheaper on Amazon.
bma1445 to Kallb123
7 Apr 17#3
Yep. Just don't connect the wires for hot water.
Know it works as we swapped to a combination boiler after installing hive :P
InTheKnow444
7 Apr 171#4
Had this since February, couldn't praise it enough until 15/03/17 when hive changed the online dashboard and ruined the experience overnight.
If something ain't broke..............
bigblockofcheese to InTheKnow444
8 Apr 17#17
I also dislike the new online dashboard. It is too big meaning you cannot see it all on the screen at once - and amending the time slots is way more finnicky, whereas before it was straightforward. Why did they do this!!?
Having said that... I still think Hive is pretty good, and really I just like having control about when to turn it off and on when I am away from home. And this price is very good - I paid £180 and thought that was a steal.
Personally, after having Nest, i would go for Hive. had allsorts of issues with Nest thermostat disconnecting and other random issues. Even if you don't have these issues it ain't worth more money than HIVE unless you have a complicated multizone setup
Also, NEST owned by tax dodging Google, and Hive owned by Uk company. (Centrica)
simon-c
7 Apr 17#7
We use a Netatmo Thermostat, which also works with Alexa
spruceyb to simon-c
7 Apr 171#8
And IFTTT, plus it looks great compared to this.
It doesn't do Hot Water though.
opaninkofi
7 Apr 17#10
Op, How do you watch and get price notification for an item on argos?
barnes19901 to opaninkofi
8 Apr 17#26
on the argos app add an item to your wishlist and click notify on price drop
terriclarkfan
7 Apr 171#11
Hive also works with IFTTT and Amazon Echo. Hive also accepts commands by text, so I've used Macrodroid app to create some widgets on my phone screen so I can send any heating or water command with a single button press.
AzeemB
7 Apr 17#12
Have you actually used IFTTT? I see lots of praise for it, but once I actually tried to use it, I found it totally unreliable. Not sure if its just me.
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Opening post
reduced from £180 to £143
Also noticed all other hive products are 20% off including Hive without hot water and hive with installation
All comments (56)
Know it works as we swapped to a combination boiler after installing hive :P
If something ain't broke..............
Having said that... I still think Hive is pretty good, and really I just like having control about when to turn it off and on when I am away from home. And this price is very good - I paid £180 and thought that was a steal.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/nest-thermostat-3rd-generation-156-b-q-using-code-club1h011-2658226
Also, NEST owned by tax dodging Google, and Hive owned by Uk company. (Centrica)
It doesn't do Hot Water though.