That will mean you can trigger either of these functions, setting the time you want that boost to last for. There are two buttons on the top and these will give you instant access to boost for hot water or heating.

It's so much more sophisticated than the previous model and if you've got the option to upgrade, we'd recommend it, especially if you're house proud.

As soon as you interact with it, however, the details shine out from the depths. Much of the time it's blank, sitting innocuously in your house minding its own business. That dial sits in a reflective faceplate that lies over a display. It really does feel like you're cranking the heat up. We love that retro styling and the feel of the dial reminds us of thermostats and dimmer switches of the past, with a tactile analogue feeling. The new design sees a square format with a central dial.

With the likes of Nest offering a sophisticated thermostat, it's great that Hive updated. You can also buy accessory frames, incase you want to change the colour for something more interesting than white. The latest takes a leap forward, replacing the rather pedestrian launch thermostat with a totally revised design by Yves BГ©har, designed to compliment the rest of your smart home. There have been two different thermostats for the Hive. We've updated the hub and added the Hive 2.0 thermostat and it's a very easy process to do yourself, as is switching to a new Hub or adding other Hive devices from the wider smart home system. When it comes to updated components, it's easy to switch these around yourself. Installation is carried out by a British Gas engineer in the UK.ДЄn older system won't necessarily provide that ease of installation but Hive can advise on a case-by-case basis and this is part of what you're paying for when it comes to installation. It really was as simple as swapping one box for the other, hooking up to the router and getting all the parts talking to each other. As we installed it on a fairly new central heating system the actual process took less than an hour. Installation is swift, but will ultimately depend on your system. You can have it installed by other installers if you choose, and the kit will cost ВЈ179, with a choice of heating and hot water, or heating only if you have a combi boiler. The Hive Active Heating Kit will cost you ВЈ249, including the cost of installation, and it has stepped up slightly from the ВЈ199 price when we first looked at Hive in 2013. Otherwise, it makes no different to the functioning of Hive Active Heating. The only reason this is relevant to Hive Active Heating is that you can use the Hive Hub 360 as the centre of your system and unlike the normal hub, it doesn't need a physical wire connection to your router - instead it can be connected wirelessly, meaning you can place it in the middle of your home. The Hive Hub 360 offers a wider set of functions, providing a connection for all your Hive devices (both heating and smart home), but also offers audio detection - so it can detect the sound of a dog barking, glass breaking or a smoke alarm going off, the idea being that it can provide home monitoring when you're not there. In 2018 Hive launched a new hub as an alternative to the basic hub. : The standard Hive HubThe standard Hive Hub There's a controller that replaces your existing central heating and hot water controls, most likely next to your boiler or hot water tank, there's a wall controller and thermostat, and finally the hub to attach it to the internet via your router. British Gas originally had a product called Active Heating, it then launched Hive, and it is now known as Hive Active Heating. Hive is a system that's made up of several components, all interconnected, which is where we imagine British Gas originally found inspiration for the name. Five years later, there's an updated Hive 2.0 thermostat, updated apps, a new Hive Hub 360 and new chapter in Hive's smart home conquest. We had Hive Active Heating installed in November 2013 and have been living with the new smart heating and hot water system since. It will give you controls that aren't lurking in a musty cupboard, instead making your smartphone a device that controls all, a rival to Tado, Nest and other systems. Hive Active Heating promises to cut your energy usage by dragging your heating system into the twenty-first century. At launch it was pitched as a British Gas company, now aligning itself with BG's parent company Centrica, due in no small part to expansion beyond the UK and into the US. (Pocket-lint) - Of all the services offering to take control of your heating, Hive is probably the system that has the highest profile in the UK.

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