[Help] Smart Heating Controls (Hive, Nest et al)

[GJN1]

I have Hive and it's great for when I'm out and I can turn the heating off when my wife's at home.

 

[Sorrel]

I have a Hive but a few weeks ago (when it was cold) it committed suicide by itself one afternoon*. They sent me a replacement, which is now working fine, but I had five days of climbing into the loft every time I wanted to turn the heating on or off, which was somewhat annoying.

*The network chips died, with the result that it couldn't contact the heat link or the home network.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Maybe - I would agree with you when it comes to things like Alexa and all that rubbish, they are just gadgets but Hive is really useful. The ability to programme different temperatures for as many time slots (and days) as you need, zones (if you're CH system supports it), setting it to come on remotely, switching it off when you've gone on holiday and forgotten! It makes you much more aware of the temp of your house and how long the heating is on for, ultimately saving you shed loads.

Obv it's not for everyone but I wouldn't be without it now....

Nice. How do you know if your CH system will support zones?

 

[mikeyjh]

Nice. How do you know if your CH system will support zones?

Good question - I'm no plumber so someone may be able to give a clearer explanation but you should be looking for at least 2 of these zone valves wherever your CH pipes disseminate from https://goo.gl/images/QsCiri and stop taps beyond them on the pipework. Hope that helps.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Good question - I'm no plumber so someone may be able to give a clearer explanation but you should be looking for at least 2 of these zone valves wherever your CH pipes disseminate from https://goo.gl/images/QsCiri and stop taps beyond them on the pipework. Hope that helps.

Thx for the help