I've just installed a Hive system.

Installing it was far easier than actually getting the system delivered.
Amazon totally lost the first one- don't ask me how. The replacement
turned up this morning, within about 16 hrs of their promising a
replacement.

Installation took may be an hour, if that. We had a wired thermostat and
removing it was easy enough. I left the wires in place but isolated,
just in case I need to revert for any reason.

Setting up was straight forward, including integrating with Alexa and
setting up for automatic turn off using our phones when we are both out
of the house based on Geolocation.

The application seems rather clever. It seems you can review the actual
temp and therefore your timings to ensure optimal settings.

The extra Hive controlled Plugs are about 50% more expensive than
similar ones, which don't work with Hive. Plus Hive doesn't support the
Ikea smart bulbs, which is a niggle as the Ikea ones are cheaper than
the Philips ones. Hovever, the Ikea ones do work with Alexa, as do some
of the cheaper smart plugs.




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