remote heating controls

shortcrust

J_B wrote: »

Just dragging this up again (sorry) as plumber and sparky have no real preference.
Reading reviews on Hive vs Nest ... Nest keeps on about being a 'learning thermostat' which we don't need for holiday lets, whereas the Hive was described and 'really simple to use' which may be easier for clients.

Any experience of the above thoughts?

I got a Hive system at the weekend and I'm really happy with it. Yes it is really simple to use. I wasn't interested in my heating learning about me. I'd rather be in control. Hive was a bit cheaper - £120 with self install which I found easy - and I like that the Hive thermostat runs on AA batteries whereas the Nest needs to be recharged on it's base.

Samsung_Note2

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Hive is dead easy to use and there are some excellent "Black Friday" deals on them on Amazon at the moment.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hive-Active-Heating-Professional-Installation/dp/B011B3J6F4

If your guests get stuck, they can always ring you up and get you to programme the Hive for them remotely.

After seeing your link i thought id have a quick peek..we need a thermostat we can move around and local plumber was going to charge around £200 for a generic screw fix type with fitting.
How thrilled the wife will be with her Christmas present and fitted by a British Gas engineer to boot...:beer::beer::D

J_B

Thanks all

Does anyone know if Hive will work with separate adjacent properties?

J_B

magn8p wrote: »

Nest any day!

You don't say why!

benjus

J_B wrote: »

Just dragging this up again (sorry) as plumber and sparky have no real preference.
Reading reviews on Hive vs Nest ... Nest keeps on about being a 'learning thermostat' which we don't need for holiday lets, whereas the Hive was described and 'really simple to use' which may be easier for clients.

Any experience of the above thoughts?

You don't have to use the learning feature of Nest - you can just use it as a standard programmable thermostat, or even just as a remote control for the heating. All of the "smart" features of Nest can be turned on and off as you like.

I like my Nest a lot and think they look much nicer than Hive... the only issue with Nest is that you need a power supply to the thermostat (either 24V wired from the base unit, or a 5V USB supply) whereas Hive is battery powered so more flexible.