Hive Active Heating and Hot Water Thermostat - Unboxing, Self Installation & First Impressions

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@progtom7585 5 жыл бұрын

cheers mate, good video, ur from Norn Iron as well so a double thumbs up!!

@iiparachuteregiment8800 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal everything is installed

@therealrobpreston1086 4 жыл бұрын

Good video, it'll help a lot when I fir my new Hive. Can I just ask though, at 2:21 what's the brown wire connecting to the earth, surely that's not right ?

@michaelhaydock6410 4 жыл бұрын

Lee, You make that look easy! I have a system with two separate heating zones, separate hot water, and a towel rails on their own program. Will the hive system work on that?

@train4905 Жыл бұрын

Exellent info sir.thankyou.very helpfull indeed

@thetruthz13 4 жыл бұрын

Great informative video. My heating system is an old style 1, with no working thermostat... On looking at my old programmers wiring, it's quite a bit different to that. Might just get the system and give it a go. You made it look easy!

@thetruthz13 4 жыл бұрын

I went and got 1, fitted within 30 minutes! Thank you again...

@R-p-k 2 жыл бұрын

I also have a gravity fed system with a hot water cylinder. But I don’t want to be restricted to turning the hot water on only at the same time as the heating. Am I not able to time the water separately?

@charliegardner6804 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thanks for sharing 👍.

@nishavibhakar2176 5 жыл бұрын

Hi. Great video but my hub is not flashing amber.. do you know what could be wrong?

@LabRat6619 3 жыл бұрын

All I need to know is did you find a piece of white tile for that hole or fill it full of grout?

@zthde 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. And by the way I could listen to you all day. You have an amazing accent 👍. Should be on Radio 😀

@LeeThompson 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@KarlHamilton 4 жыл бұрын

Aaah a fellow countryman!! Tell me, is the display always on? Can you set it to be always on?

@robertmcfarland2046 4 жыл бұрын

hi, can u tell me what do i do with old thermostat in hallway?

@vvtt1823 4 жыл бұрын

Can you adjust the hot water temperature?

@davidkai2694 5 жыл бұрын

Hi there can this be used with a combi boiler

@thomas-xj1hs 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. I sometimes see "Ready By" on the screen when the thermostat is set to scheduled and infact the heating comes on early. Any advice? Thanks

@benedictr4181 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, great vid , I have a thermostat for heating and hot water thermostat bin two different locations. I was wondering how I would set it up. Thanks

@LeeThompson 5 жыл бұрын

You can get a multizone version, you would just install a receiver in both your current locations and then a Thermostat in each.

@al-azimahmed1188 3 жыл бұрын

If I wanted to hard wire a multizone system which cable would I run to each thermostat? Would I need 1.5, 5 core??? Any help would be brilliant guys

@offmains 2 жыл бұрын

Great video but I would explain the brown wire to the earth as this will lead to confusion and possible injury or death

@rossmcdonald4865 Жыл бұрын

I have a thermostat on my water tank. Will this still work with the hive. Aka. if hot water on. It'll still turn off when the tank hits 60 degrees which it's set at

@zandratodd5450 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I have just move into a house that has hive but I don’t know how to use it can you help please thanks

@christophephilippe1481 Жыл бұрын

Do you need a hive hub with a heating and hot water hive set up

@TonyMontana-os8ri 3 жыл бұрын

How far is your hub from receiver?

@9884booth 4 жыл бұрын

Managed to replace my Drayton timer without changing the backplate. Just got tripped up with the old wall thermostat. Had to bridge the cables to make the signal permanently live then worked fine. Didn’t find this step in the instructions or video

@hdricha2826 3 жыл бұрын

How did you bridge it, my timer in the kitchen with the temp garage on the landing some 20 feet apart, with the boiler in the garage.

@mcmak666 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, a very good video. One question if I may. So as the Thermostat is battery powered, could I theoretically tape up and tuck the wires which feed my current thermostat, and mount this one in its place? Thanks in advance.

@charlieleadbetter6705 3 жыл бұрын

Hi mark, did this work for you?

@mcmak666 3 жыл бұрын

@@charlieleadbetter6705 I've not bought one yet mate. Will probably try this though

@wiktoriagwozdowska5484 2 жыл бұрын

For some reason my thermostat can’t connect with receiver 😭 we had it for few months and suddenly heating stoped working I managed to reset receiver and when I press the heating button there the heating works but it can’t connect to thermostat it keeps looking for it

@jimmyclarke5804 4 жыл бұрын

How do you know if I need the hot water to stay on while it works

@hayleyforsyth8505 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. If hive is already installed is there any fee to pay to have the app and register? Is there a monthly fee?

@shalomsam5159 3 жыл бұрын

No. But u can set up insurance with Hive for Hardware replacement. About 2 quid a month, otherwise no monthly fees.

@Mister_H 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Can you tell me if the thermostat makes any kind of noise when its switch on and off? Currently the units I have make a loud click each time they switch.

@LeeThompson 5 жыл бұрын

The Thermostat doesn't make any noise. The receiver however does make a click sound when it turns on and off. You really only hear it if you are In the same room as it.

@Mister_H 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for getting back so quickly. Great that the only noise is on the receiver which will be in the kitchen. Currently have a dual zone setup so having a thermostat clicking in the bedroom is really annoying, even the one in the hall annoys me.

@TonyMontana-os8ri 3 жыл бұрын

It’s quieter ‘ click’ then my old hartsmann 425 diadem

@tonytroop2790 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lee and all Having just moved into a house with Hive and getting used to it, one question my wife keeps asking is how do I increase the hot water temperature ( for shower purposes)?

@BostonJetWash 2 жыл бұрын

I don't have a hive so I have no idea if you can do it on that or not but all the boilers I have had you can adjust the hot water setting on the boiler to adjust the temperature to what you want.

@TheKarenohara 2 жыл бұрын

As Chris said, there is usual a thermostat on your boiler (mine is in my hot water tank) you can adjust that to the temperature required.

@yourboiblue5421 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! this may sound like a silly question but do all boilers have a programmer? I can only recall seeing diallers on my actual boiler but no external timer/programmer (I only just moved in to my new home so haven't checked thoroughly if there is, and I wont be able to check until next week)And if there is no external programmer/timer then will Hive still be compatible?

@LewisBrain 4 жыл бұрын

No not all do mine has no external programmer. Mine was all manual. My reciver goes in the boiler cupboard and the thermostat where ever I want it. I plan to fix mine to the chimley breast once painted.

@charlottetucker985 4 жыл бұрын

I’m looking online at getting Hive and some packages offer with the hub and some without the hub, I know the hub connects directly to the router but what does this do and what functionality do you gain by having the hub vs without? I’m confused, please help 😁

@LeeThompson 4 жыл бұрын

The hub is what allows you to control everything from the app and is the "smart" element of the system. Without the hub you wouldn't be able to control the devices over the Internet.

@charlottetucker985 4 жыл бұрын

Ah! Quite important then if you want the app functionality, thanks

@rapidrapid2589 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@monenciuvoichita3499 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I want to ask if you know to tell me why the thermostat can not be reconnected . I had a power cut and since is not working,I took a battery off and put back also I did reset the wireless and still not working. At the moment I use manual to have hot water and heating.

@shalomsam5159 3 жыл бұрын

Had a similar sort of problem. Best check the lights on the receiver when you reset it. If it is failing to flash once instead of twice. It will need replacing. Had mine replaced for less than £30 from hive themselves and now it all works fine

@jamesroskelly6602 8 ай бұрын

Don't like the fact it can't zone enough. As we inherited a victorian single pipe system we had each room zoned.

@komar80 5 жыл бұрын

Nice hole in tiling after instalation of receiver.

@v20viper 3 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to adjust the hot water temperature

@UrbanPlumbers 3 жыл бұрын

Not possible

@Gibonz 3 жыл бұрын

Up the Norn Iron's!

@georgewaters7667 5 жыл бұрын

The way you have fitted the WiFi stat ... you would need to leave the existing room stat permanently turned up to maximum for the WiFi stat to work.

@anwah100 5 жыл бұрын

you disconnect your old stat and loop across 4&5 in your 10 way connection box.

@MJones-666 3 жыл бұрын

Probably know the answer but I'll ask for those wondering: If you've no router and/or don't want to tether a router to your mobile and use it that way....this isn't a system for you, yea? Or do they sell a easier system which would simply be a Ni-Cad battery to send a signal (like a PIR for security) thermostat if you're only arsed about on and off and not concerned about showing off on Instagram that you can control from outside the house like some 5 year old finding his lad for the first time.

@nobhound55 4 жыл бұрын

i am sick and tired of replacing batteries every 5 to 10 days or so I am going back to ac dc system

@shmaras 4 жыл бұрын

What... mine last like 6 months, use better batties

@Joe-fc8ve 3 жыл бұрын

Lee, it's a Roo-ter, not a Row-ter. (I'm from NI too before you pull the accent craic lol). Great guide though brother 👏

@Coughlan1916 2 жыл бұрын

Pronounced Row-ter in Ireland 👍🏻

@Joe-fc8ve 2 жыл бұрын

@@Coughlan1916 no it's not 😂 It's pronounced Row-ter in the states, you a yank?

@Joe-fc8ve 2 жыл бұрын

@@Coughlan1916 when you tell someone to take a certain route home, do you say Rowt? 😂

@Coughlan1916 2 жыл бұрын

@@Joe-fc8ve The Irish have sided with the Americans on this one!

@G0ogs 4 жыл бұрын

Why on earth do you need to time your hot water? just leave it on 24/7 and let the hot water cylinder stat do the rest, this is the most ecomonicle way to retain hot water, same applies if you have just an immersion heater, just leave it on 24/7. To switch the heating on remotley might appeal to some but again why bother, if you have spare money spend it on insulation for the house.