Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit Reviews
Review score:
4.7 / 5 – Updated April, 2024
Latest Price: £179
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Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit features
Some of the top features that we picked out for this product include:
- Smart thermostat – control your heating remotely
- Control it from your phone, tablet or laptop
- Works with Google Home and Amazon Alexa
- Controls boilers with hot water tanks
- Professional installation required (not included)
Below is the full specification for Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit
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Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit
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Control Using
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Smartphone, Tablet, Laptop |
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Heating Control
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Yes |
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Geofencing
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Yes |
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Smart Assistant Compatibility
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Works With Amazon Alexa, Google Home |
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Manufacturer Warranty
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1 Year |
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Control Using
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Smartphone, Tablet, Laptop |
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Controls Boilers With Hot Water Tank
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Yes |
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Controls Combi Boilers
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No |
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Controls Underfloor Systems
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Yes |
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Far Field Activity Sensor
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No |
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Geofencing
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Yes |
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Heating Control
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Yes |
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Hive Hub
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Included – Needs To Be Connected To Your Router |
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Hot Water Control
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Yes |
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Includes
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Ethernet Cable, USB Power Lead, Power Supply |
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Installation
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Requires Professional Install |
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Near Field Activity Sensor
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No |
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Requires System With Separate Hot Water Tank
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Yes |
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Temperature Sensor
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Yes |
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Underfloor Heating Control
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Yes |
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Dimensions
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(H)10.0 x (W)10.0 x (D)4.8 |
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Control Using
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Smartphone, Tablet, Laptop |
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Controls Boilers With Hot Water Tank
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Yes |
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Controls Combi Boilers
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No |
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Controls Underfloor Systems
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Yes |
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Far Field Activity Sensor
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No |
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Geofencing
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Yes |
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Heating Control
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Yes |
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Hive Hub
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Included – Needs To Be Connected To Your Router |
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Hot Water Control
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Yes |
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Price
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£179 |
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Number of Reviews
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10 |
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Review Score
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4.7 / 5 Average score in category: 4.8 / 5 |
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Quality of Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit
As an appliance reviews specialist, you can probably imagine that we’re really keen to look at product quality as part of our reviews. Many appliances that we buy are expensive purchases and therefore we want them to last for several years. In order for this to happen we should do everything we can to buy good quality products. Below we’ll explore some of the top areas that you can use to identify a good quality product.
When buying Smart Thermostats you should firstly think about the brand that you’re buying. In fact we often recommend that before you get into the detail of choosing a product, you should firstly spend some time researching the various brands. It’s also worth considering writing up your own list of brands that you’d be happy to buy.
As you’ve reached this Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit we can probably assume that Hive is a brand that you’re either happy to buy, or at least consider. The good news is that Hive is a hugely respected brand and known for making great Smart Thermostats. In fact on average customers review products from Hive at 4.8 out of 5.
The next factor that can indicate how good quality a product is, are the features. You will have seen an extensive list of Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit’s features above, which gives you a good idea of how good the quality of the product is. When you have narrowed down your list of potential purchases you should compare the features to see if one product offers something of better quality than another.
Material is another great specification to help you determine if a product is likely to be good quality and durable.
Of course customer reviews are another fantastic source of information for determining the quality of Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit too. You’ll get a good idea from customers if they’re experiencing years of use or if there is a trend of faults/problems. Thankfully it looks like you’re already on to a winner with Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit simply based on the review score.
How expensive is Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit?
Price and reviews are the two most important factors for us to consider when buying products online. So whilst we’re aware you’re here to get Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit reviews, we’d be missing a really important piece of information if we didn’t give you details on the price.
In order to really get into the detail of the price we’ve looked at all 9 products that show up in the Smart Thermostats at AO.com as well as the 33 from the brand Hive. We then end by analysing the price of both of those criteria combined, i.e only looking at Hive branded products in the Smart Thermostats category, which we found 5 products.
In order to ensure we’re getting you the best deal when shopping online we’ve run a scan to find the best prices for Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit. Our most recent scan found AO.com to be the cheapest at just £179.
What is the average price of Smart Thermostats?
As mentioned above we found 9 products for sale in the Smart Thermostats category at AO.com. The average price of those 9 products was £125.56, which makes Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit above average against this average price.
Next we checked to see how much price can vary in the Smart Thermostats category, and you might be surprised to learn that the cheapest product we found was actually £26.00 and the most expensive that we managed to find in the same category was was £199.00.
After that we thought it would be interesting to know, of the 9 products how many were more expensive and how many were cheaper than Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit. We learned that 1 products cost more than and 6 cost less.
What is the average price of Hive products?
Next up we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for Hive branded products.
Of the 33 Hive branded products, the average price was £81.30. With the most expensive coming in at £299.00 and cheapest being £14.00.
Although we then thought we shouldn’t just look at all Hive products, instead we should be looking at only their products that fall within the Smart Thermostats category.
Average price of Hive Smart Thermostats
In total we found 5 products from Hive within the Smart Thermostats category.
The average price of these products was £112.60, which interestingly makes Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit above average for price against this criteria.
The most expensive of the 5 products was £179.00 whilst the cheapest was £26.00. With 0 products more expensive and 3 cheaper.
Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit Reviews
Let’s face it, reviews are a critical part of the buying process for buying any appliances online. In fact you could argue buying any product online full stop. It’s especially important though when buying products like Smart Thermostats.
We’ve had a quick look at the reviews for Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit and at the same time also looked at some average scores from customers for similar products.
The review score we found for Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit was 4.7 / 5
We then wanted to look to see how that compared to other products in the Smart Thermostats category. The average review score of all Smart Thermostats is 4.8 / 5.
It’s also useful to know how Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit stands up against other products from Hive. The average review score of products from Hive over at AO.com is 4.8 out of 5.
Customer reviews are without doubt the best source of information we can use to get a really genuine and unbiased opinion of a product. Another type of reviews that is really worth exploring too are professional/expert reviews. Websites such as Which.co.uk are very popular and known for providing really detailed and insightful reviews for appliances.
Once you’ve spent a bit of time reading through the Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit reviews, we recommend that you spend a bit of time looking at reviews for alternative products. Some of our top picks include tado Additional Smart Thermostat reviews, Hive Active Heating Only Smart Thermostat For Combi Boilers reviews or tado Smart AC Control V3+ reviews.
If you’re thinking you’d still like to explore a few more product reviews after those above then a couple more great options could include tado Smart Thermostat Starter Kit V3+ with Hot Water Control reviews or even tado Smart Thermostat reviews.
Hive Smart Thermostats
We covered the importance of choosing a great brand, earlier in the quality section of this review.
Judging by the fact that you’ve found this review, you’re probably already making a great choice in considering Hive for your purchase. Especially seeing as the average review score for Hive products is 4.8 out of 5.
There are, as you know, many different brands offering Smart Thermostats, so our advice is just take your time to write up your list of brands you’d be happy to buy, and use that list to filter your search when shopping online. It’s a great way of really cutting down the number of results to look through.
Videos of Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit on YouTube
If you’re more of a visual person then video reviews can be a fantastic resource. Especially when you get the reviews that really get into the detail like features, pros and cons of a product. We have run a search for Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit reviews on YouTube and below is the top result for that search.
Summary
The fact that Hive Active Heating & Hot Water Smart Thermostat Kit scored 4.7 / 5 is testimony to the fact that this product is a great buy. With 10 reviews to read, there’s obviously a lot of love for this product amongst customers too.
Go and check out what customers have to say about this fantastic product by clicking on the “view reviews at AO.com ” button