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).
Mr.Hunter
29 Apr 171#12
Amazon Warehouse have them for £122 and as they also come with a 12 month guarantee
jodyfmurphy to Mr.Hunter
29 Apr 171#13
just got one with installation for 163
intime
29 Apr 171#15
You have, its the timer :stuck_out_tongue:
Heavenkiss
29 Apr 17#16
How
kpmatthews
29 Apr 17#17
Seems like one is heating and one is heating and hot water, make sure you order the right one. Got one for £123 with prime now and £10 off code, thanks op
vickyindelhi
29 Apr 17#18
Any good installation videos for non plumbers electricians? I have one sitting with me for last 4 months
kpmatthews
29 Apr 17#19
Possibly Amazon warehouse. Select installation on the item page. £170 at the moment
Biggunspaul
29 Apr 17#21
For starters you say you don't see tge point because you have just had a new boiler fitted and it comed with a device to control it from different rooms,well what about everyone else who hasn't had a new boiler fitted ?
Also this device is controlled via an app on your phone/tablet from anywhere.I doubt that the device you have been given works outside of your home,if it does I like to know how it connects to the internet,does it take a sim card or something?
ian18
29 Apr 17#22
I would need two for the house, so not economical.
Sharpharp
29 Apr 171#23
Cold, bought for way cheaper than this last week. Think Wickes, Think Quidco, Think Nationwide, now add them into a pot and you get a nice end result :wink:
zizzles to Sharpharp
30 Apr 17#44
I'm thinking something entirely different.
jodyfmurphy
29 Apr 17#25
with amazon warehouse under the main listing it says other sellers from £..
Danjw91
29 Apr 17#26
Yes, there is a sim card. Not in the boilet itself but in the actual reader but like I said, I don't know if it works outside the house.
kakaniki
29 Apr 17#28
Argos £100 spend get £10 voucher.
MrHot
29 Apr 17#29
You can't easily stop a log fire burning, and/or heat every room to a consistent level of your choosing. Not having to get up to change a temp is nowhere close to the difference.
IMO though, programmable (and or wireless) TRVs are the way to go. One zone per room, savings galore.
foes4you
29 Apr 17#30
Did you know a thermostat is just a switch operated at a selected temperature. How hard would it be to make one I wonder ?
sunil237
29 Apr 17#31
any suggestions on a regular programmer for a 2 zone combi boiler system
TP2 to sunil237
30 Apr 17#45
I got a Climote installed recently that allows for two zones + hot water as standard. I've had no problems with it at all.
K1LLER_HORNET
29 Apr 17#32
How much is it to get these installed?
It says self install but I presume that means you get someone yourself to install it.
I don't think you're supposed to be tinkering around and messing with the boiler.
dezontk to K1LLER_HORNET
29 Apr 17#33
Fairly easy to-do this kind of thing these days with help of youtube and online manuals etc.
I do all car related stuff, done full radiator and plumbing changes, electricity stuff etc.. all with just the internet. It's a powerful tool.
Jimmyboy
29 Apr 171#34
There's no SIM card in it! It will use RF and have a limited range.
(I will happily stand corrected if it has a SIM though! What model is it?)
RyanHextall
30 Apr 17#35
Had mine installed yesterday, pretty happy so far and seems more usable than our old Honeywell system.
Only cost me £154 with installation but think that was a fluke deal.
BIGDADDY14
30 Apr 17#36
Thank you
Sharpharp
30 Apr 17#37
The £10 means nothing when Argos will sell you a "used item" sellotaped up and pass it off as New...
sinxa
30 Apr 17#38
Is it worth buying the heating or heating and hot water version? They are both the same price
Sid.Harper
30 Apr 17#40
And I'll wade in with Tado which uses geolocation and smarts to know when you're heading home and how long it takes to warm the house to switch on when necessary combined with timed temperatures and hot water.
bringit to Sid.Harper
30 Apr 17#48
Agree the functionality in Tado makes this look obsolete
Danjw91
30 Apr 17#41
It's a vaillant ecotec pro 30
MarkT1967
30 Apr 17#42
I already have the hive hub, does anyone know if the £79 additional thermostat comes with the receiver ?
MarkT1967
30 Apr 17#46
Ordered the additional stat kit to go along with my cheap BG kit I bought the other week which has the hub, bulbs and a socket for £45 so for £124 all in, happy chappy here, thanks for the heads up OP. Same day delivery from Amazon as well.
0scar222
30 Apr 17#47
Control my heating/hot water with a sonoff via app on phone was £3.99 of eBay
Was going to get hive when on offer xmas time but went up to nearly £200 diy
Thought sod paying that looked for alternative and found Sonoff
Works really well requires no hub like hive so much neater
Simply log in your eWeLink account from Amazon Alexa App, they will work together very well.
But this is good price if you want Hive
scottishpunter
30 Apr 17#49
Any sign of individual radiator control with these? I have a Victorian flat that faces east to west and one side is always a totally different heat to the other.
Tado seems to be the best option for me but keep hoping Hive or Neat will bring out something similar.
Jimmyboy to scottishpunter
30 Apr 17#51
Hive say they are coming. However the cost will likely be £40-£50 per radiator and not sure if that includes fitting. Presumably they need power as well so wonder how long the batteries will last.
sunil237
30 Apr 171#53
Bought this at Maplins today. £133 for heating only self install, and multizone unit for £69.
They have an offer on currently where if you spend over £75, they discount your shop by £10. So I did 2 transactions to get this price.
Offer ends Monday
Jimmyboy
30 Apr 17#54
I definitely pay less for gas since having Hive. I can't explain the exact reasons but over the past 5 years I would have thought the cost of gas has increased and I pay less now. Since having kids in the last 4 years my heating is permanently on and just controlled by the temperature. It comes on day and night in the winter.
XBubbleX
30 Apr 17#55
We have the main control for the hot water& heating in the kitchen and then a thermostat with a timer for the heating in the living room. So do you think we could just buy the heating one and fit it in the living room or could we actually buy the heating and hot water one for the kitchen and effectively ignore the existing thermostat in the living room?
Jimmyboy to XBubbleX
30 Apr 17#56
The thermostat in the living room will be replaced by the Hive one. Also the control in the kitchen is replaced by the Hive system too.
kpmatthews to XBubbleX
1 May 17#60
That was our set up until yesterday, fitted the hive, looking forward to decorating over the scab on the wall that use to be a yellowish brown Honeywell thermostat
oranjuice
30 Apr 17#58
Some negative comments on here which I don't understand. You need to weigh up whether your current programmer is working to your needs. If it is then no need to change. However, smart central heating controls are great replacements for old analogue timers or programmers that constantly need changing. My old programmer only had two channels so it needed upgrading. The hive looked like a natural replacement and I'm loving it
djwent
1 May 17#59
These are available for £155.27 with installation on Amazon Warehouse....I'm guessing that's a decent deal, I've never bought from the Warehouse before
kpmatthews
1 May 17#61
Some people are happy to pay for luxury :smiley:
deeky
1 May 17#62
Can somebody just clear something up for me please?
I'm thinking about getting Multizone so I can have the conservatory heating on without having to have the whole house heating (I know we could just close all the other valves but I don't want to have to be doing that all the time). The thing that is confusing me is - surely you need a Multizone valve for the radiator in each zone, so you can open and close each zone individually? Yet I don't see the zone valve mentioned anywhere, and the Multizone kit here only mentions the Multizone receiver - no mention of valve.
Am I missing something really basic here?
Jimmyboy
1 May 171#63
Multizone would only be suitable for a house that already has a multizone system eg two thermostats. I think these are often upstairs and downstairs. The multizone Hive option just replaces both the thermostats with the Hive ones.
The solution for your problem would radiator valves that are integrated into the Hive system. They say these are coming soon but no launch date yet.
deeky
1 May 17#64
Ah, I get it now, thanks. I wasn't aware that people already had different zones.
I was just looking at Honeywell Evohome solutions, they have the wireless valves but don't expect they can integrate with Hive? Probably best to wait for the Hive valves. It's just that the installed cost on Amazon Warehouse (£157) was tempting me :laughing:
Mind you, I could always go for it now and manage as we do now, until the valves arrive I suppose.
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
anniemay31105674
2 May 17#65
I pay less too ! Some people have a bee in bonnet about spending money to save money
sandyedmonds1
2 May 17#66
hi is your boiler a bexi back boiler? I've just moved and have an old boiler with tank and an old clock system that only allows it to be switched on timer twice a day and looking to replace it would the hive work? thanks
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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).
Also this device is controlled via an app on your phone/tablet from anywhere.I doubt that the device you have been given works outside of your home,if it does I like to know how it connects to the internet,does it take a sim card or something?
IMO though, programmable (and or wireless) TRVs are the way to go. One zone per room, savings galore.
It says self install but I presume that means you get someone yourself to install it.
I don't think you're supposed to be tinkering around and messing with the boiler.
I do all car related stuff, done full radiator and plumbing changes, electricity stuff etc.. all with just the internet. It's a powerful tool.
(I will happily stand corrected if it has a SIM though! What model is it?)
Only cost me £154 with installation but think that was a fluke deal.
Was going to get hive when on offer xmas time but went up to nearly £200 diy
Thought sod paying that looked for alternative and found Sonoff
Works really well requires no hub like hive so much neater
Simply log in your eWeLink account from Amazon Alexa App, they will work together very well.
But this is good price if you want Hive
Tado seems to be the best option for me but keep hoping Hive or Neat will bring out something similar.
They have an offer on currently where if you spend over £75, they discount your shop by £10. So I did 2 transactions to get this price.
Offer ends Monday
I'm thinking about getting Multizone so I can have the conservatory heating on without having to have the whole house heating (I know we could just close all the other valves but I don't want to have to be doing that all the time). The thing that is confusing me is - surely you need a Multizone valve for the radiator in each zone, so you can open and close each zone individually? Yet I don't see the zone valve mentioned anywhere, and the Multizone kit here only mentions the Multizone receiver - no mention of valve.
Am I missing something really basic here?
The solution for your problem would radiator valves that are integrated into the Hive system. They say these are coming soon but no launch date yet.
I was just looking at Honeywell Evohome solutions, they have the wireless valves but don't expect they can integrate with Hive? Probably best to wait for the Hive valves. It's just that the installed cost on Amazon Warehouse (£157) was tempting me :laughing:
Mind you, I could always go for it now and manage as we do now, until the valves arrive I suppose.
Thanks for taking the time to reply.