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Yeah it’s not particularly difficult from scratch but best to get a pro in if you don’t know what you’re doing. Frying a boiler for the sake of £50 isn’t great economy!
How do you find the battery life of the thermostat? I’ve changed ours a couple of times in 5 months but the most recent set seem to be lasting better.
Also I’m not sure how ‘smart’ it is compared to a Nest for example - it’s easy to set a schedule and adjust with the app but there aren’t any learning or location features.
Edit: you can add location stuff with IFTTT and it ties in nicely with Alexa though.
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Battery on mine (1st gen) is about 1 year.
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Thanks @Dramatic_Hammer and @Backstop and @TW - appreciate the advice. I didn't realise it'd be so cheap to install - I'll call a pro tomorrow.
Now to decide on Nest over Hive. I'm not too bothered about learning features but I think the Hive looks nicer. If anyone has any advice would be very happy to hear it.
Thanks again.
Ramsaye
ReekBlefs
I wanted to install Hive recently but from scratch with no existing connection between thermo and boiler.
After considering frying the control board for a bit I decided to get a professional to fit one for £50.
You can buy the Hive unit and have a nosey to see if things line up neatly and if they don't get a guy in to install it for you.
If there is already a connection going to the boiler you should be well set to just connect the boiler to the wireless unit with the same wired connection.