Hive Active Heating Self Install on Amazon £133, Argos & Currys £143 (possibly price match).
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Dissatisfied_dad
29 Apr 178#10
Yet another perfect gadget to save me getting off my backside, I think I'll get 1 once I sent my man servant out to my money tree
tinca
29 Apr 178#2
Once again a solution to a "problem" I didn't realise I had, and only 133 squids to solve it!
Lippo999
29 Apr 176#7
Not everyone has a new boiler.
kakaniki
29 Apr 174#3
Just got one from Argos. They did price match. £133 and got £10 voucher. So £123.
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BIGDADDY14
29 Apr 17#1
Can this work with any boiler ?
InTheKnow444 to BIGDADDY14
29 Apr 17#24
I have a back boiler behind my fire with a water tank in the loft.
Had this installed in January for £183
Much better than my old clock which basically allowed me me to put it on timed twice a day but for a minimum of 90 minutes.
Not too keen on the new dashboard when using windows though
Darkeru to BIGDADDY14
30 Apr 17#43
No. It will work with most boilers, but not all.
If I remember correctly, there are some models of Worcester boiler that it doesn't work with and some it does. I think those were the only common type of boiler it didn't work with.
urbanlegend11 to BIGDADDY14
30 Apr 17#50
Yes. My wife agreed I could have it after a little persuasion...
tinca
29 Apr 178#2
Once again a solution to a "problem" I didn't realise I had, and only 133 squids to solve it!
Biggunspaul to tinca
29 Apr 17#4
Apart from you,who said it's solves a problem ? it's more of a luxury item,and what's wrong with a bit of luxury ?
118luke to tinca
29 Apr 171#20
Central Heating solved a problem that was non-existant.
Houses were heated by open log fires.
Its all about convenience and making things easier.
kakaniki
29 Apr 174#3
Just got one from Argos. They did price match. £133 and got £10 voucher. So £123.
adi23232323 to kakaniki
29 Apr 171#5
well played :sunglasses:
sunil237 to kakaniki
29 Apr 17#14
how do you do a price match?
scottsargeant to kakaniki
29 Apr 17#27
How did you get the voucher? Thanks :smirk:
Danjw91
29 Apr 17#6
Don't see the point of this? My new boiler comes with a portable device that allows you to control the heating or turn it on from any room so surely people getting new boilers won't benefit from this?
souljacker to Danjw91
29 Apr 17#8
It's more the benefit of being able to control it when you are out of the house, switch the heating on before you come home, switch it off if you have forgotten to
pnaylor39 to Danjw91
30 Apr 17#39
Does it allow you to control your temperature or turn it off/on away from home?. So if your going to be late or going away last minute you can adjust your heating- What's the point of heating a house if no one's home. I've got Nest which in my opinion far better. it learns and easy to adjust schedules /temperature. Akso monitor when kids in house and turn temp up to 40°c and turn it down .
Lippo999
29 Apr 176#7
Not everyone has a new boiler.
Danjw91
29 Apr 17#9
Ah right. Not sure if mine does that, apparently it can but never tried it.
Dissatisfied_dad
29 Apr 178#10
Yet another perfect gadget to save me getting off my backside, I think I'll get 1 once I sent my man servant out to my money tree
anniemay31105674
29 Apr 173#11
I have one best thing we have ever bought , we have 2 echo dots too, I can turn my heating on via my app on way home , if I walk in and it's cold I ask Alexa to turn it on as my hands are usually full of shopping, if I go to bed and my heating is off I don't have to get out of bed I can turn off on my app or via Alexa dot fabulous highly reccommend
sb170 to anniemay31105674
30 Apr 17#52
So in effect it costs you more in heating as if It was cold and I was warm in bed I wouldn't get out to put the heating on, and I'd wait till I got home to put heating on hence saving me more money, and £133 in the first place.
scott_lea to anniemay31105674
30 Apr 17#57
Ditto, love it! 'Alexa, turn Hive off' is my favourite command. The wife is NOT so sure about that one.
You can also connect Hive to IFTTT, which makes it a bit smarter (e.g. When everyone leaves the house, Hive switches to timer).
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Had this installed in January for £183
Much better than my old clock which basically allowed me me to put it on timed twice a day but for a minimum of 90 minutes.
Not too keen on the new dashboard when using windows though
If I remember correctly, there are some models of Worcester boiler that it doesn't work with and some it does. I think those were the only common type of boiler it didn't work with.
Houses were heated by open log fires.
Its all about convenience and making things easier.
You can also connect Hive to IFTTT, which makes it a bit smarter (e.g. When everyone leaves the house, Hive switches to timer).