Sharpend
"It Just Is"
Sorry to say pip unless you have some understanding of the wiring of the current system or can at least use a multimeter and post some pictures of what you have then I think you'd be better getting a spark in.
I could be wrong, but I think pip is talking about removing the thermostat and connecting the Hive unit at the old thermostat position utilising the existing wiring.
My disclaimer, I have never seen a Hive unit (except where my bees live) so I have no idea how feasible this is.
Where is your new thermostat sited?Why not put it in the same position as the old thermostat? There is a back box you can buy to accept the terminations and to screw the new thermostat to. No decorations needed. Having a thermostat in front of the terminations gives future electricians a clue that there could be live wiring in the walls within safe zones above, below and to the sides....then hide them behind the wall for future use if needed.
...That is of course unless anyone advises me that it dangerous. Although my sparky says it will be perfectly fine.
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The old thermostat wires WILL terminate somewhere, you just haven't found it yet. Keep looking.Unfortunately having looked again today, there is no way to remove the existing thermostat wires from the boiler end as they are hidden behind the walls and untraceable.
That is of course unless anyone advises me that it dangerous. Although my sparky says it will be perfectly fine.
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actually I think he has.The old thermostat wires WILL terminate somewhere, you just haven't found it yet. Keep looking.
Possibly behind the old time clock but more likely in a separate dedicated wiring centre (posh name for a box with a load of terminals in it)
Occasionally people put them in silly places, I found one hidden in the back of a built in wardrobe once, that took some finding.
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