Can anyone educate me on how Hive heating control works.
I am aware that there is the hub, the thermostat and the "receiver" / boiler control.
BG have kindly given me a hub, with a couple of controllable lamps. I have acquired a wall mount thermostat, (not the latest type; that's how I got it!)
I see that I can easily acquire a receiver unit, from e-bay or similar. I would now like to try Hive heating control at low cost and with easy reversion if I don't like it.
I'm a retired electrical engineer, and from the limited Hive information I can find, connection of the receiver to the boiler, replacing my existing programmable thermostat, appears straightforward. My combi boiler requires a simple 230 volt ON signal.
The following points concern me:
Does the thermostat communicate with the "receiver", directly, or via the hub?
If directly, is there any "pairing" procedure for them?
Most sources seem to say the receiver should be adjacent to the boiler. Is there any reason I can't just put it where the programmable thermostat is?
I understand that if I command the hub to scan it will find all my active devices. If so, what is the security provision that it can't for instance find a neighbour's device?
I am aware that there is the hub, the thermostat and the "receiver" / boiler control.
BG have kindly given me a hub, with a couple of controllable lamps. I have acquired a wall mount thermostat, (not the latest type; that's how I got it!)
I see that I can easily acquire a receiver unit, from e-bay or similar. I would now like to try Hive heating control at low cost and with easy reversion if I don't like it.
I'm a retired electrical engineer, and from the limited Hive information I can find, connection of the receiver to the boiler, replacing my existing programmable thermostat, appears straightforward. My combi boiler requires a simple 230 volt ON signal.
The following points concern me:
Does the thermostat communicate with the "receiver", directly, or via the hub?
If directly, is there any "pairing" procedure for them?
Most sources seem to say the receiver should be adjacent to the boiler. Is there any reason I can't just put it where the programmable thermostat is?
I understand that if I command the hub to scan it will find all my active devices. If so, what is the security provision that it can't for instance find a neighbour's device?