Have you put the central heating on yet?

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Our Hive took about fifteen minutes for me to fit and has worked flawlessly for two years now. No wires needed. Excellent piece of kit.

I am intrigued, going by the BG quote I had I thought it required some expertise to fit (although the day-to-day operation is notoriously simple, and I know many are happy with it). My question is whether it’s worth fitting in advance of changing radiators, a boiler etc or there’s any advantage to waiting?

It’s been cooler today, although you wouldn’t have thought so in my home - my little niece whipped her blouse off and ran around the house semi-naked before she would be persuaded to cover up. Even then with the incentive of Peppa Pig

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Fitting a Hive is incredibly easy if you already have a central heating timer with an industry standard back plate. Installation involves loosening two screws, snapping the Hive receiver on to the backplate in place of the original timer, tightening the screws, plugging the the Hive Hub into a mains socket, connecting the hub to a spare Ethernet port in your router, putting the batteries into the thermostat. All done bar the scheduling. If you like, you can drill two holes to fix the thermostat to the wall.

Incidentally, our boiler was installed circa 1972. I wouldn't wait.

Thanks, will have a go then

Still no heating on! It’s been a lovely autumn day and I’m quite happy snuggling under a duvet on the sofa. Very hygge, I have no idea why people want to venture out on dark Saturday evenings

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Our Hive took about fifteen minutes for me to fit and has worked flawlessly for two years now. No wires needed. Excellent piece of kit.

With all due sarcasm.. whoop-de-doo for you Just as a matter of interest.. how far apart are all your bits for it? I have a rather large house and I just wonder if they are all simply too far apart. My meter for my solar panels won't stay connected either and I don't know about the smart meters because I was never given the monitors to go with those for some unknown reason.

I've had mine 5 years and it hasn't worked for most of that time.. I've had, in total, 6 thermostats, 5 hubs, 3 receivers and so many call outs I've lost count..

It was a piece of cake to fit.. however, getting it to stay connected is a titanic task.

my house is still too warm for ch, 20 degrees downstairs in the living areas this morning, it is always cooler upstairs. Pellet stove on for an hour or so every few days to top up the tank heat, above what the solar panel input can do. PV = electricity, solar panel= water heating. It looks as though I won`t be using much fuel at all this winter season, maybe for 4 months at max of one 10kg bag a day, if it is very cold out

Primrose wrote: »

I’m intrigued by the thought that tealights can effectively raise a room temperature by a noticeable amount, I suppose if it’s small room this is possible but I doubt whether in a long through-lounge/dining room like ours they would be similarly effective. I shall have to give it a try though!

not sure using candles to raise a room temperature is a great idea given the fumes that most candles give off..

'Most candles are made of paraffin wax, which creates highly toxic benzene and toluene when burned (both are known carcinogens). In fact, the toxins released from paraffin candles are the same as those found in diesel fuel fumes.'

https://wellnessmama.com/22656/dont-use-scented-candles/