Getting heating zoned - can't use Hive anymore?

bonsai_73

I'm getting the heating zoned shortly. The house is already piped for it. And I currently have Hive, one thermostat controlling the whole house. Had someone here on Friday about it and he said he could set up the zones and would install new thermostats, one upstairs and one down, as well as changing the valves on two of the radiators so that they couldn't be turned off individually. I asked if I could keep the Hive system, but he said it wouldn't work together with the new system. This seems strange to me, as surely if I was just getting Hive installed for the first time after getting the new thermostat put in for the zones, it could replace it? But I honestly don't know anything about heating, so maybe this is right? Any advice?

omega666

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058340172/getting-heating-zoned-cant-use-hive-anymore

Dunno much about heating myself but i have 3 heating zones in my house plus water and i've a hive thermostat for each zone so 3 all together.

Wearb

You just need a couple of more Hive thermostats, unless something has changed recently.

Get on the Hive website and perhaps they'd help.

This sounds like someone that just does a particular make and won't deviate.

I'm a bit like that with Hive, but have been willing to read myself into understanding whatever system a customer wanted...so long as they paid for the extra time it took me to install an unfamiliar system.

bonsai_73

Thanks for that. I wondered if that was the issue, that he just worked with one particular system and wasn't familiar with Hive.