Graham wrote: » Each nest can control 1H + 1W You'd need 2 Nests. We have both Nest and Hive. After 2 years of Nest and about a month of Hive, we'd lean towards Hive for any future installs.
theduffer wrote: » Hi Folks, Im a bit confused which system i need.. I have 3 heating zones and Hot Water... Requirements i have is to remotely Switch on/off the heating via app and to set a basic schedule. Which of the smart heating thermostats is the one that makes most sense for me, and what would it cost? Help!!!
timmythesheep wrote: » Hi, Why would you go with Hive over Nest? I have 3 zones plus water and I am trying to decide which one. We are all out of the house most days, but home arrival time changes which is why I thought one of these systems would be useful. Sick of having the heat come on from 3-5pm 'just in case' its cold! Thermostats are in the hall and landings so pretty useless for maintaining temp in living areas
ablelocks wrote: » snap - i have the same so any advice would be warmly appreciated....
Jimmy_Cork wrote: » Hi, I am looking for a little advice. I am a little lost on the heating front. We have oil fired heating. I have a control unit in our utility room, this have Zone 1 (Downstrairs), Zone 2 (Upstairs) and Hot Water. In the living room there is a thermostat on the wall and the same in the bedroom upstarts. I am looking at getting a Nest thermostat and it is my understanding that this will replace the control unit in the utility room and allow me to control both zones and the hot water either on the unit or using the app. What happens to the old stats in the living room and bedroom? are these then null and void or should the also be replaced with Nest units?
tooth*grinder wrote: » Not that I want to come across as a shill or anything but I got rid of the Nest, found it useless (same as some on here, the so called learning thermostat, wasn't). I got my self a Tado system instead. https://www.tado.com/ie/products/smart-thermostat-starter-kit It works a lot better for me than the nest ever did, plus you can build it out with the use of the rad controllers to pretty much control the temp in every room. The geofencing is the best thing about it though, I never come home to a cold house, pretty much forget its there really most of the time.
Soarer wrote: » Do you have to use the Nest as a "learning" thermostat, or can you just schedule it like a "normal" thermostat?
tooth*grinder wrote: » Yeah you can use it as essentially a fancy timer. You can program the heating & hot water via the display, the phone app or the web interface.
Soarer wrote: » And sorry for the idiocy, but is that not what you'll have to do with the Tado anyway? And doesn't Nest work with Tado TRVs?
kceire wrote: » I think I may have answered my own question. I think the cheaper one is an additional room stat to add to an existing system? Worth noting it’s also €150 from hive direct and you get a free amazon dot thingy.
dumb_parade wrote: » It works out at €125 on Amazon with the free echo dot if your looking for a deal.
kceire wrote: » I seen that but it was coming to £119.99 stg and would only ship to the UK, so adding parcel motel fees and exchange rate brought it up.
dumb_parade wrote: » Hive Active Heating and Hot Water Thermostat without Professional Installation + Amazon Echo Dot (2nd Gen) Black https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0743L9FBN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_Rcz8BbEK1HDPC. I have this arriving tomorrow. Shipped no problem.
kceire wrote: » Have it arriving myself.
Krombopulos Michael wrote: » Did you install the Hive yourself or did you get a professional to install?
kceire wrote: » Installed it myself. It was very simple. I isolated the Central Heating power (only newly installed during renovations so it has its own fused spur) Removed the existing time clock. I had no wiring diagram for that so it was a 50/50 guess which wire was heating and which was water. reconnected and it fired up and worked straight away.
Krombopulos Michael wrote: » Does your setup have Hot Water and 2 zones (upstairs and downstairs)
kceire wrote: » 2 zones total 1. hot water 2. central heating My house was built in 1996 so it was too expensive and invasive to spilt my heating zones into 2 during the works. If you have 2 heating zones, then you'll need an additional thermostat I believe.
katie275 wrote: » Hi, getting a total replumb done and need to decide what smart controls to go for, we will have 2 heating zones (upstairs and downstairs) and separate hot water. Don't need anything too fancy, just to be able to turn on heating / water remotely via phone app. Any advice much appreciated, cheers!
Krombopulos Michael wrote: » I have the nest and although I like it, I think the Hive may be better. The nest is meant to learn your habits regarding temperature, but never worked right for me so I've disabled that learning function and have it working purely on schedule. The downside of this is I have no boost function if I wanted to boost a zone for 1 hr (you can boost hot water only). The Hive was my preferred option but I got a better deal on the nest which is why I went for it.
kceire wrote: » That is exactly what I didn't like about the Nest. I didn't want learning as such, I just wanted to be able to turn the heating on while I was out and boost the heating or the water when on the way home. Also helps that I bought directly from Hive on their Black Friday deal for 149 and got a free Alexa speaker which I then sold for €45
Krombopulos Michael wrote: » The nest app is good I think, way better than the Climote that I tested. Also you need to pay a subscription for the Climote for remote access if I remember correctly.
