To make things easy, Hive has put together two different heating bundles, to make sure you don’t accidentally forget something. The ‘Active Heating without Hive Hub’ bundle gives you what you need to use the thermostat in stand-alone mode, that being the thermostat and a receiver.
How do you override a hive thermostat?
Lift your thermostat off the hooks that hold it against the wall and take your thermostat to the receiver which you will find near to your boiler/hot water tank. Remove the batteries and put them straight back in again. This will turn the thermostat off and on which should help establish a connection to the receiver.
How do you use hive heating manually?
How do I change the heating mode on my Hive Active Heating 2…
- Push the dial to wake up the thermostat.
- Once the screen turns on press the Menu button and select Heat.
- Here you’ll see the different modes: Schedule, Manual and Off.
- Select one by turning and pushing the dial.
Can you use Hive active heating without a hub?
A thermostat and receiver are required for Hive Active heating. The thermostat and receiver can be installed without a hub if the service hasn’t been bought.
How do I turn off hive heating manually?
How do I turn my central heating system off?
- Wake the thermostat up pressing any button.
- Press the ‘menu’ button.
- Twist the dial until ‘heat’ is highlighted on the screen and press the dial to select.
- Twist the dial until ‘off’ is highlighted and press the dial to select and then the ‘tick’ button to confirm.
Can Hive work without Internet?
If the heat or the hub is disconnected from the Internet, the Hive application will show you and tell you what is wrong. Yes, your thermostat will continue to function on its pre-set schedule if not connected to WiFi.
Can Hive be installed without Internet?
If your heating or hub is offline, your Hive app will show you and tell you what’s going wrong.As long as your Hive receiver doesn’t show a red status light, your thermostat will still continue to work to your programmed schedule if it’s already in schedule mode, as well as maintain your desired temperature.
Can Hive be operated manually?
The Hive Active Heating 2 thermostat has been designed to be easy to use.You can use your Hive thermostat to control your heating and hot water manually when at home.
How do I turn on my Hive heating schedule?
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- Wake up your thermostat by pushing the dial and then press the Menu button.
- Turn the dial to select Heat and push the dial to confirm.
- Select Schedule and push the dial.
- To set up a new heating schedule scroll to Start Over and push the dialStep 5 Follow the on screen instructions to create your new schedule.
Can I use Hive without the app?
No, but without a smartphone you won’t be able to use the Hive app and experience Hive products to their fullest. If you don’t have smartphone or tablet, you can control your Hive products from your desktop in your Hive dashboard.
What is Hive standalone mode?
For Hive Active Heating a hub, a receiver and a thermostat are installed.In ‘stand-alone’ mode the thermostat acts as a standard wireless programmable thermostat without the remote heating control features and functionality of Hive Active Heating.
Can you install Hive yourself?
Can I install Hive myself? Yes you can. Hive installation is pretty easy yourself, will save you the cost of an engineer and should only take about an hour to complete.
Why is hive not turning heating off?
Check that your broadband connection is working and that your Hive Hub is showing a green light. 2. Check that your Hive Thermostat is available in your app.Once you have verified the furnace has power, try removing the thermostat body from the wall and check that all the wires are connected securely to the terminals.
Why is my heat on when the thermostat is off?
When the house reaches the desired temperature, or the heat is turned off, the pump stops running. To keep natural convection from allowing hot water to circulate to the radiators when the pump is off on, there is a check valve.
Does hive have to be plugged into router?
Our newest hub, Hive Hub 360 connects via Wi-Fi, our other hubs need to be physically connected to your broadband router using a network cable (provided with the hub) to allow you to control your Hive products remotely.
Why has my hive gone offline?
If your Hive Light is showing as offline in your Hive app or website dashboard it could be because it’s been switched off manually from the existing light switch on the wall or lamp.If your wall or lamp light switch is switched to on and you’re still unable to control Hive Light remotely, try restarting your Hive Hub.
How much bandwidth does hive use?
Your Hive View or Hive View Outdoor requires a minimum of 1.5Mbps. If you have low bandwidth on your network this could impact either the performance of the camera or the performance of other devices connected to the same network.
How much is hive a month?
The US package leads with a thermostat and is priced at $24.99 a month, while the lower-priced UK package opens up a new market for Hive among home renters who may not have the option of installing a thermostat.
How does hive work with combi boiler?
The hub plugs into your broadband router and the receiver is then wired up to the boiler. This connects your boiler to the internet so it can be controlled remotely and allows it to talk to your smart thermostat.
How does Hive know the temperature?
It operates by using a mechanical device to detect changes in room temperature. When it does, it triggers a metal coil inside the thermostat to move and connect or disconnect the electric circuit. Think of it as the light switch of the heating world you can turn it on, you can turn it off but that’s really about it.
How do I turn my boiler heat on?
Locate the pilot on the left side of the burner. Press and turn the gas control knob counter-clockwise to Pilot. Press the knob in and immediately strike a match and light the pilot. Continue holding the control knob in for one minute. Then let go and check to see if the pilot remained lit.
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