Hive Thermostat Wall Backplate Battery Cover for v2/v3

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I have been advised to go to Tool Station or Screwfix to get a compatible backplate, ie REPLACING the whole backplate (which has the wiring terminals and connections for the 'front' control unit). The clips are a friction fit instead of flexible clips, so I'm not sure how much it could stand to repeated use.

After my second conversation, it appears that there is no such thing as a Stand-Off Plate (referred to as 'SP') in the Hive Thermostat Installation Guide. I don't care about the temperature on the hall when I'm spending the rest of the evening sat in the lounge.

It helps you reduce your bills, monitor your heating efficiency 24/7 and lower your carbon footprint. The yellow/green wire is exclusively reserved as a CPC or earth wire, the regulations prohibit it's use for any other purpose even if it is identified with tape, sleeving or numbers. You’ll also get an extra 10% off Hive products and home repairs, plus extended warranty on your Hive heating devices. You can also manage your heating using the Hive app so you’re only using the heating when you need to.

The installation guide talks about adapters but if you ask Hive where to get them, they'll tell you they don't exist. Using our Hive Heating Plus service, you can see weekly and yearly overviews of your usage and how changes in behaviour impact your spending with Cost View. However, the thermostat doesn’t work with storage heaters or individual plug-in electric room heaters. Savings achieved could be higher or lower depending on the weather, previous energy usage, energy tariff, home and heating system properties and home heating habits.

Get early visibility of any problems, like a build-up of sludge in your radiator, so you can get things fixed quickly. I've read about decorative plates but can't actually find any online and don't know if these are for the thermostat to attach too so then it is mobile or if the playe is just to cover the wall behind and the thermostat back is still screwed to the wall too? It plugs into your broadband router and connects all of your Hive devices wirelessly so they can be easily controlled remotely.

It also keeps an eye on how you are heating your home and provides personal suggestions to improve efficiency. In the unlikely event that the thermostat cannot be installed in your home, you can receive a full refund for your purchase (this is valid for 14 days from the point you receive the product or the day of your installation). This is within an acceptable range and it does not appear to be significantly affecting the overall rating for this product. Europe's busiest forums, with independent news and expert reviews, for TVs, Home Cinema, Hi-Fi, Movies, Gaming, Tech and more. If you have both Hive Heating Plus and Boiler IQ, we’ll be managing the alerts to make sure you don’t receive duplicate alerts.Key lesson for me was the connectivity back to the router and the short range requiring the (dedicated) signal booster. My brother wanted a stand for his Hive thermostat and couldn't find anything he really liked so came up with this. AIEVE Stand for Hive Thermostat,Stands Holder Mounting Bracket Accessories Compatible with Hive Active Heating Thermostat,Replace of Wall Mount(White) https://www.

This is a UK and ROI specific subreddit, r/DIY has a lot of US Specific content, things like products to use, where to get them, laws and codes that don't apply to the UK. I'm not sure, but it also looks like the ESi series 6 use the same style of connector so that might work.Yes, preferably at the other end to the thermostat so that there are no redundant live wires floating around. As Peter says, if the boiler was wired to the 230 volt control then the line in could be common so no need to use the earth wire for control, so one would assume volt free type thermostat is required. I used the Drayton Wiser system at the old house and got on with it ok, actually brought it with me thinking it might be useful.