You can buy gear outright or take a subscription,which is the direction that Hive is moving in. $229gets you a Hive Active Thermostat, fitted and installed.There are also one-off costs for all Hivedevices, as listed above.
It is not possible to reinstall Hive ActiveHeating or Hive Multizone at your new home. If you movehouse you must leave all your Hive Active Heatingequipment behind except your Hive Hub, which you shouldtake with you to your new home.
How long is the Hive Active Heatinginstallation process? The installation process forHive Active Heating should take less than 90minutes.
Hive is also boasting on its website, that byusing its system over the course of a year you can savehundreds on your heating bills. The installation washassle-free on our part.
Where should I place my Hive thermostatstand? Aim for around 1-1.5m from the floor and away from heatsources such as radiators and direct sunlight.
From the Hive app dashboard, select the heatingzone or Hive Radiator Valve that you want to set aschedule for. 3. Tap the schedule icon and select theday you want to set a schedule for.
Hive Active Heating is compatible with most gas,LPG and oil boilers. One of the cheaper smart heatingsystems on the market, it costs £160 – £200supplied and fitted by a British Gas engineer. Anytime you prefer to control your heating or hot water manually, youcan do so using the wall-mounted thermostat.
Push the dial to wake up the thermostat. Once thescreen turns on press the Menu button. Turn the dial to select HotWater, then push the dial. Turn the dial left or right to browsethrough the days and to select a day.
BRITISH Gas customers can now get the Hiveenergy app for free, the energy company announced this week.The Hive app promises to save homeowners money on theirbills by allowing them to control their heating and hot water whenthey are away from home.
Your old thermostat will be removed by ourengineer and replaced by the Hive wirelessthermostat. If you are upgrading from Hive ActiveHeating™ to Hive Active Heating™ 2 youwill need to take the batteries out of your oldthermostat when prompted.
One of the significant differences between Hive vNest is that Hive doesn't learn your heating routineas Nest does. Settings are changed manually. The advantageof this is you have more control and flexibility over yourheating.
Hive Active Heating is a brand of smartthermostats released by British Gas. They generallycost around £249, or £199 for British Gascustomers – if you're with British Gas, professionalinstallation is included, otherwise it will cost£70.
The remote access capabilities alone could beworth the extra money, too. In the end, you probably don'tneed a smart thermostat, and they won't necessarily save youmore money on your energy bills on their own (unless your currentthermostat is so obtuse that you aren't programming itoptimally).
The Hive hub will be connected toyour broadband router. If you buy Hive's wired thermostat,it will be installed in the same place as your oldthermostat (as it will use the same wires). Thewired thermostat has no separate receiver.
Hive Active Light™ isavailable in both screw and bayonet bulb formats andis energy efficient, delivering more light using lesselectricity – with up to 25,000 hours of lamp life perbulb.
The following models do not support OpenTherm:Hive Active Heating 2 and the Netatmo Smart Thermostat. Ifyou've got a compatible thermostat and boiler, it's worthchecking with a heating engineer when you have a service is theOpenTherm connection is enabled.
Control of your water temperature is notsupported by Hive Active Heating. You can turnyour hot water on or off, set a schedule or Boost it, whichturns the hot water on for 1-6 hours.
Do I need a Hive Hub to use my Hive ActiveThermostat? Yes all your Hive services run throughyour Hive Hub so you'll need one to access yourdevices through the mobile app or web.
Can the Hive Hub use a wireless connectionto connect to the internet? Our newest hub, Hive Hub360 connects via Wi-Fi, our other hubs need to be physicallyconnected to your broadband router using a network cable (providedwith the hub) to allow you to control your Hive productsremotely.
Why do I need a Hive Hub? If the HiveHub is not connected to your Hive products you won't beable to control them remotely via the Hive app. TheHive Camera and Hive View do not require aHive Hub, as their functions differ from all otherHive products.
If you already have a Hive Hub just put it intopairing mode. To do this press the button at the rear of thehub for 1 second and release it. The middle light should nowflash AMBER showing it is in pairing mode.
Does the Hive Thermostat requirebatteries? No, it uses continuous power from theC-wire.
Log in to the app or website and enter the Hub ID(this is found on the underside of the hub). Click“Go” and your hub will begin to search fordevices. Follow the on-screen instructions to add yourdevices. If you have a Hive Hub 360 as shown below, followour guide here.
To solve:
- Press the reset button on the bottom of the 360 Hub for 15seconds.
- Switch off and back on your internet router!!
- Press the reset button on the bottom of the 360 Hub for 15seconds again.
- You should know get the blue led and can restart theinstallation process from the app.
Leave the hub searching and the receiver willchange to a single flash of amber. To reset the thermostat,hold the thermostat in your hand with the back facing you. Holddown the '+' and '-' buttons on the front of the thermostat at thesame time.
Press the two buttons on the sides of thethermostat and slide it up and off the wall. 2.Remove the batteries by turning the thermostatover and pulling the ribbon. If you have a Smart LinkedThermostat you can find out how to change thebatteries in the user guide available here.
Solid Red = Hub failed to connect to theinternet. Flashing Red / Amber = Hub is trying to recoverfrom a failed connection to the internet or power supply.Flashing Fast Green = Hub is trying to connect to theinternet. Flashing Slow Green = Hub is trying to connect tothe Hive servers or is in upgrade mode.
In order to connect the receiver to the hub, youwill need put the hub into pairing mode. You can do this byselecting 'Install devices' within the Hive app menu. Fromthere tap 'Add another device' and then 'Go' which will start thehubs search.
The Hive Hub is the heart of your connected home.It connects your Hive products so you can control themremotely with the Hive app from wherever you are – onyour smartphone, tablet or laptop. Just plug it into your broadbandrouter, pair your Hive products and you're good togo.
Hive Active Heating lets youcontrol your heating remotely from your mobile,tablet or laptop. And if you have a hot water tank you cancontrol your hot water too. Hive ActiveHeating is made up of three main parts: 1. A hub thatconnects to your broadband router.
Go to the Menu, tap 'Install devices' then select'Hub 360', follow the on-screen instructions. That's it! Youcan now pair your other Hive devices by tapping'Install devices' in the app or online dashboard.Hive Hint: The two USB ports on the rear of your Hive Hub360 are for future upgrades.
Total project time: About 30 minutes.
- Turn off power to your thermostat.
- Label the wires leading into your old thermostat.
- Remove your old thermostat.
- Mark the position of the Nest.
- Install the trim plate (optional).
- Attach the Nest base to the wall.
- Connect the wires to the Nest.
- Attach the Nest display.
