Absolutely spot on instructions. As someone who hasn't even attempted to wire a plug socket (due to being colour blind). I was very nervous about blowing something up but got it right first time with no problems. I don't think I would of managed it without this video lol.
@@monkeyfish6813 so one cable to stat from boiler to 3.. and jumper to common.. makes sense now.. diff pics on the net throws you off... Nice one pal heads up
@@PAULSMITH1967 exactly, most of the pics do not show this, typically once you know then there some pictures out there showing exactly this: i.imgur.com/OsqNuYS.jpg
Thank you so much for this video I have spent the last 2 days trying to figure out why it wasn't getting the signal, hive customer service were no use and 4 minutes into your video I realised I had 1 wire in the wrong place in the receiver and boom it's working so grateful for you making this video
Hi, just seen your vid and it sorted my hive out. I just had a new baxi and wireless stat fitted but my wife wanted the hive system. watched another guy on here who said to wire it the same as the old back plate like for like. Turns out it was the wrong way round, boiler was on stat and app both said off. Followed your instructions and boom! It works as it should. Thanks Pete, love your no nonsense easy going approach by the way. Regards Dave.
Excellent video. Clear and precise. Used this video after losing the manufacturers instructions. Had no trouble installing the thermostat and receiver.Pity the Hive app is not as clear.
THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU!! Brilliant advice, all spot on and now works perfectly! I was having problems going from a Honeywell R6660D receiver to the hive and this video was spot on! Thanks so much! Really appreciate it! ❤
Thanks for the video, I just wanted to point one thing which could be a potential banana skin. If you have an existing wireless control connected to the boiler e.g. a Salus wireless thermostat then you will need to disconnect this and loop the live and switched live wiring which goes into that existing controller. Often these are connected with a wiring loom onto the boiler PCB. I left the loom connected, stripped the ends of the live and switched live control cables and used a terminal block to connect them. Essentially you are replacing the loop which you remove from the terminal box on the boiler. If you don't do this, you will install the Hive and find that it cannot turn the boiler on, like I did!
Thank you soooo much this is exactly what I needed. I’ve got the Honeywell T6 but the principle is the same and your boiler has the exact same power connection as my Main Eco 25. Legend Thanks very much. again.
Hi. What info did you get on gray and black wires? My ones are swapped. Black i 3 and gray in 1. Not sure if i need to swap them as in video or just leave as it is and add hive faceplate.
I did exactley what he said; bearing in mind my ,confidence' and competence (DIYer) and BOOM...did exactly as he said. Well done my good man and thank you very much. You not only instilled a bit of confidence, you reminded me of my limitations and knowledge, not to patronise the viewers. A natural for this..
Very helpful video, I managed to do the installation myself I am a basic DIYer.Peter was very helpful and professional with my query. Because of him I saved the installation cost. Keep up your great work mate.
Glad I watched this video.... Before I had wired up black to 1, grey to 2 and it worked... Except it wouldn't turn the heat off and ended up at 27 degrees. I'll try the grey in 3 tomorrow.
Just installed my hive setup today, all thanks to you and your brilliant tuition. Had issues with making the thermostat and receiver work but got them talking eventually. Many Thanks again.
Spot on mate i followed your advice like for like , I didn’t power of the switch like the boiler told me to Instead I copied you and powered of the boiler and it’s fine so cheers
Just clicked who you are (name rang a bell but I wasn’t sure why...). Called Laura and she explained the relationship - ‘he was one of the few who you liked’ she said! Hope you’re well Simon - our best to the family. Any issues then feel free to grab my number via Laura and give us a bell.
😂😂 Ever get the feeling you spend your entire life arse covering and taking pictures of your bloody gas analyser incase something happens 6 months later... had enough of this bloody game! Thanks for comment - hope you’re well mate.
Thanks for this. Just bought the full HIVE kit for my danfos timer controlled combi (oil) boiler. The backplates were compatible, but the hive receiver refused to click on, so I used the backplate from the HIVE kit. I wired the backplate exactly the same as the Danfoss one, but it was set up with black wire in 3, grey wire in 4 ! Anyway, everything seemed to work, receiver, app, thermostat, all lights spot on, but the boiler burner did not kick in. Shall I just wire it as you have said? I haven’t looked at the boiler end of the wires. I’d have thought the face plate of the HIVE and the Danfoss controller/timer would have the same wiring and would be a straight swap? I was gonna try to wire it like you have, but will it blow up the boiler? Hope this makes sense…..
Not all thermostats have the same ‘control points’ in the receiver… Without seeing it i can’t say for sure… but if i were a betting man, i’d say you were right to move them to 1 and 3
Just successfully installed my hive thermostat on my logic combi c30 The only thing that wasn't clear to me was, does the black and white wire have to go a certain way when joining on the open therm terminal in the boiler. I either guessed correctly or it doesn't matter. Otherwise excellent video. Thanks so much. Legend.
Hi love your video. I just bought a hive heating and hot water. My problem is my old grunfoss thermostat only has live neutral earth and black wire. It's the black is the my problem has to how this will work in 1,2,3 or 4. TIA Ben.
Hi. Thanks for the great video. Quick question about the connections in the receiver. You used 1 and 3 for the switching circuit. The current hive instructions show 2 and 3 as being heating on and off. Is this a recent change? Also, I'm not sure if I use 2 and 3, do I need to link the live to common. Thanks!
I have two questions: When I turn on the hot water, does the heating also turn on, is this normal? To have hot water in the kitchen, do I always have to turn on the hot water first using the remote control?
Hi, I am thinking of buying a hive thermostat, my question is... would I need to put a link between live and common on a Worcester boiler that gets its power from a fuse spur? I have earth, live, neutral, black, grey cable going to my boiler.
Great video Pete ! I am looking to replace a old Passivliving thermostat , black is currently wired to no 2 & grey is wired to no 4 , do i follow the current wiring as this will be the same on the boiler side ?
My combi only has a spur running into it at present and nothing else, when I wire the programmer into the boiler (I have taken the front off and this look easy enough to do..... very clear instructions form yourself thank you!) Do I need to also run a cable from the spur into the programmer? or can this just be wired into the boiler circuit?
My boiler goes through a fused spur. My boiler wont turn off unless i switch it off. I have the live in and outs going where they should. My thinking is I've done something wrong with the black and they grey. I dont have them in the fused spur. They're in a plastic connector thingy linking the stat and the boiler. Should the cables be going into the spur?
I have an existing Honeywell receiver... I tried connecting the grey and black wires to number 2 and 3 but the heating did not work... tomorrow I will try the same way as you and connect to numbers 1 and 3 thanks in advance mate !
I'm reusing the wire that's come with the old thermostat. It's a baxi combi and installed only a few years ago, but the old thermostat wasn't grounded- the wire doesn't come with a fifth ground like yours did. Does this matter??
hello its very helpfull the black and grey cables can in any terminal (out of 2 where the loop was)or it should go in any particular order ? and same question for the reciever terminal ,is there any particular terminal where black and grey cables should go on the reciever ? hope you understand what i mean thanks
I want to wire the hive receiver to my baxi boiler I have no thermostat at the moment just the standard dial with tabs to set the timer, will I need to connect both black and grey wires or just one
My boiler currently has a basic wireless thermostat and a receiver , the wires I have in the receiver are brown , blue and 2 black am I correct in saying the two black wires I have go to 1&3 on the hive receiver but how do I know which way around both being same colour or does it not matter ?
Hiya I'm looking at replacing my wireless Honeywell and mine already has a receiver next to the boiler so I'm guessing the same wires will work with the new hive receiver? Many thanks.
Hi. Nice tutorial. My current combi boiler has grey wire in 1 and black one in 3. Thats opposite from yours. Can i leave it like it is or should i swap it? If i dont need to swap it i guess i could just mount hive receiver face plate on the top of the backplate withouth changing anything?
Hi where do the wires connect into the boiler on a viesmann 050? I have live neutral on left and then N 1 L on right with a black link from 1 and L? Many thanks
Do you need to have a cable in neutral? I’ve got a black brown and grey cable, plus another cable that’s just covered in black tape so I’m not sure what colour it is
Absolutely spot on instructions. As someone who hasn't even attempted to wire a plug socket (due to being colour blind). I was very nervous about blowing something up but got it right first time with no problems. I don't think I would of managed it without this video lol.
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Will this work on a ideal logic boiler.Bob
Thanks for the video. Self produced - no fancy production just an expert with an iPhone - brilliant mate
Thanks
3 days without the hive working, found your vid, put a bridge between live and 1... Hive is working! Thank you for posting!
You’re welcome matey... have a great Xmas.
Why the bridge ideal logic
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@@PAULSMITH1967 that was a long time ago but basically it was to get 240v from the live pin onto the common pin.
@@monkeyfish6813 so one cable to stat from boiler to 3.. and jumper to common.. makes sense now.. diff pics on the net throws you off... Nice one pal heads up
@@PAULSMITH1967 exactly, most of the pics do not show this, typically once you know then there some pictures out there showing exactly this: i.imgur.com/OsqNuYS.jpg
This was very helpful. Managed to get mine done. You are a good no nonsense teacher. Cheers mate.
Thank you so much for this video I have spent the last 2 days trying to figure out why it wasn't getting the signal, hive customer service were no use and 4 minutes into your video I realised I had 1 wire in the wrong place in the receiver and boom it's working so grateful for you making this video
Simon Green 👍
Hi. What was the wrong wire? I have black wire in 3 and gray in 1. In his video they are opposite. Not sure if i need to swap them.
@@krakadylius1 did it work in the end?
@@krakadylius1 As long as it was opposite on boiler too, no problem.
Simple instructions. That is how it should be shown. Thanks very much.
I followed this video and Bob's your uncle worked a treat thank you for your help..much appreciated
Hi, just seen your vid and it sorted my hive out. I just had a new baxi and wireless stat fitted but my wife wanted the hive system. watched another guy on here who said to wire it the same as the old back plate like for like. Turns out it was the wrong way round, boiler was on stat and app both said off. Followed your instructions and boom! It works as it should. Thanks Pete, love your no nonsense easy going approach by the way. Regards Dave.
This video was extremely useful. Thank you.
Excellent video. Clear and precise. Used this video after losing the manufacturers instructions.
Had no trouble installing the thermostat and receiver.Pity the Hive app is not as clear.
THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU!!
Brilliant advice, all spot on and now works perfectly!
I was having problems going from a Honeywell R6660D receiver to the hive and this video was spot on!
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it! ❤
You're welcome!
Just wanted to say thanks, moved house and wanted to try this myself after removing it from the old house. Nice easy to follow tutorial.
Thanks for the video, I just wanted to point one thing which could be a potential banana skin. If you have an existing wireless control connected to the boiler e.g. a Salus wireless thermostat then you will need to disconnect this and loop the live and switched live wiring which goes into that existing controller. Often these are connected with a wiring loom onto the boiler PCB. I left the loom connected, stripped the ends of the live and switched live control cables and used a terminal block to connect them. Essentially you are replacing the loop which you remove from the terminal box on the boiler. If you don't do this, you will install the Hive and find that it cannot turn the boiler on, like I did!
Hi Roger. I’m attempting to do this just now with an old salus receiver. But there doesn’t seem to be a black and grey wire. Was yours the same?
"Like Plumber Parts, but without the fun." Pure gold my friend.
I aim to please…👍
Thank you soooo much this is exactly what I needed. I’ve got the Honeywell T6 but the principle is the same and your boiler has the exact same power connection as my Main Eco 25.
Legend Thanks very much. again.
Thanks so much for this, you were the last piece of the jigsaw, now all working! Cheers!
this is the best vid ive seen just sorted it today . thanks for the info on grey / black wires. thanks Pete
Could not be happier. Having a beer in honour of sorting that out... cheers
Hi. What info did you get on gray and black wires? My ones are swapped. Black i 3 and gray in 1. Not sure if i need to swap them as in video or just leave as it is and add hive faceplate.
I did exactley what he said; bearing in mind my ,confidence' and competence (DIYer) and BOOM...did exactly as he said. Well done my good man and thank you very much.
You not only instilled a bit of confidence, you reminded me of my limitations and knowledge, not to patronise the viewers. A natural for this..
Well done mate. Glad you got it sorted
Very helpful video, I managed to do the installation myself I am a basic DIYer.Peter was very helpful and professional with my query. Because of him I saved the installation cost. Keep up your great work mate.
I watch a few of these hive installation videos and they got 👎 but your video was very help and good closeups 👍 thanks
Good old fashioned sound advice and clear instructions. Going to suoridse my mum with an install without fear of blowing myself up.
Nice one I was just about to give up fitting mine! Then I came across your video and it’s all sorted…. Thanks :-)
You’re welcome mate. Glad it all worked for you
Have just made exactly the same with my combi, works perfect! Thank you so so so much!
Hi
Video spot on, took me 40min from start to finish including setting up the app on my phone 👍
Glad I watched this video.... Before I had wired up black to 1, grey to 2 and it worked... Except it wouldn't turn the heat off and ended up at 27 degrees. I'll try the grey in 3 tomorrow.
Helped me easily wire up my Hive receiver - lovely and clear instructions 👍
Thankyou for the video. I have a baxi combi and you made it a doddle. All done. Again Thanks. :-)
Thankyou very much just upgraded to a hive and followed your guide and now up and running 😃👍
Just installed my hive setup today, all thanks to you and your brilliant tuition. Had issues with making the thermostat and receiver work but got them talking eventually.
Many Thanks again.
Spot on mate i followed your advice like for like , I didn’t power of the switch like the boiler told me to Instead I copied you and powered of the boiler and it’s fine so cheers
Thanks man, was able to do it myself thanks to your video.
Thanks, great video that was easy to follow - I'm up and running!
Nice video, explained very well.
Nice one mate helped us a lot took us abit of time to figure it out but got there at the end with your video
Brilliant to the point video and effortlessly made. No faffing about and wasting time lol. Boom. Thanks mate. Definitely subscribing.
Thanks for the info Pete. Sorting out the daughters boiler for her. A bit random seeing you pop up! 😊
A bit random indeed! Hope you’re well.
Just clicked who you are (name rang a bell but I wasn’t sure why...). Called Laura and she explained the relationship - ‘he was one of the few who you liked’ she said!
Hope you’re well Simon - our best to the family. Any issues then feel free to grab my number via Laura and give us a bell.
👍 absolutely perfect explanation for me to get this done in no time, thank you
😂 Like plumberparts without the fun !! Mate you look as enthused about this job as me 😂👍 good vid though
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Ever get the feeling you spend your entire life arse covering and taking pictures of your bloody gas analyser incase something happens 6 months later... had enough of this bloody game!
Thanks for comment - hope you’re well mate.
Great VID , dead easy , explained well , please do as he says , good to get simple advice. Thanks Peter.
Really useful! Thank you.
Love your hallway 😉 especially ‘To God be the glory’ ☺️💕
Came with the house... wife won’t let me get rid of it 😉🙄
@@petegasguy I guess there are worse things to have written on your hallway wall! ;)
Thanks for your help! Top bloke
Thanks for this. Just bought the full HIVE kit for my danfos timer controlled combi (oil) boiler. The backplates were compatible, but the hive receiver refused to click on, so I used the backplate from the HIVE kit. I wired the backplate exactly the same as the Danfoss one, but it was set up with black wire in 3, grey wire in 4 ! Anyway, everything seemed to work, receiver, app, thermostat, all lights spot on, but the boiler burner did not kick in. Shall I just wire it as you have said? I haven’t looked at the boiler end of the wires. I’d have thought the face plate of the HIVE and the Danfoss controller/timer would have the same wiring and would be a straight swap? I was gonna try to wire it like you have, but will it blow up the boiler? Hope this makes sense…..
Not all thermostats have the same ‘control points’ in the receiver…
Without seeing it i can’t say for sure… but if i were a betting man, i’d say you were right to move them to 1 and 3
@@petegasguywow, thanks for the quick response . I just put the Danfoss back on, for now, but I’ll try the 1 and 3 like you suggested
Thank you very much mate.
Great video, accurate instructions.
Hive working perfectly 👍
Excellent- I watched this before going to install one for the first time & was spot on - cheers!!
Sean Cairns lovely stuff... enjoy!
Many thanks for this mate 👍
Thanks for video. Funny at the end it’s like plumber parts without the fun. Made me lol!!
Thank you for this videos just installed mine and work perfectly
perfect. saved me some time thanks fella!
My god it worked just like you said. Thank you so much.
Lovely. Hit the subscribe button and we’ll call it quits.😂👍
Hi bud, can i use the existing wire in the old thermostat receiver to wire up the hive?
Awesome mate thanks 😀
Thanks for this. It worked for us.
When do you have to put a link in
Just successfully installed my hive thermostat on my logic combi c30
The only thing that wasn't clear to me was, does the black and white wire have to go a certain way when joining on the open therm terminal in the boiler. I either guessed correctly or it doesn't matter.
Otherwise excellent video. Thanks so much. Legend.
Hive doesnt support open therm mate… room stat/timer
hi wiring was great help only one thing on a vokera do you have to bridge live to one side of on off
thanks ron
Like yer style fella 👍👍👍
Pete cheers mate funny informative vid 👍
Hi love your video. I just bought a hive heating and hot water. My problem is my old grunfoss thermostat only has live neutral earth and black wire. It's the black is the my problem has to how this will work in 1,2,3 or 4. TIA Ben.
You made this bloody job nice and easy pal much appreciated thanks 🙏🏻 a lot and god bless you .
By the way I’m a diyer lol
Hi. Thanks for the great video. Quick question about the connections in the receiver. You used 1 and 3 for the switching circuit. The current hive instructions show 2 and 3 as being heating on and off. Is this a recent change? Also, I'm not sure if I use 2 and 3, do I need to link the live to common. Thanks!
Combi is different to heat only…
Combi is 1 and 3…
Heat only (tank system) is different
subbed thanks mate. just a tip - film in landscape ;)
eazyrat ah yeah - cheers mucka - noted... welcome aboard!
Hope you’re well.
Will this work on A ECA combi mate
my analogue clock is knackered on my static caravan ariston boiler would i be better to fit one of these instead now ??
great instructions... but we have two black wires and they have come out, don't know which goes it which port and why do we not have a grey!? arghh
Hi mate, what cable would I need, would 0.75mm 4core & Earth white flex do, chhers
Yup. Thats what i use matey
Does it matter what way the black and grey wire go?
Thank you very much mate excellent video 🙏👍
I’m missing a grey wire replacing my old receiver with a hive. Do I need to buy a 5 wire cable and replace the old one
Thanks for video what cable do you recommend to use
www.screwfix.com/p/time-3095y-white-5-core-0-75mm-flexible-cable-10m-coil/391pf
@@petegasguy legend mate 👌
I have two questions: When I turn on the hot water, does the heating also turn on, is this normal? To have hot water in the kitchen, do I always have to turn on the hot water first using the remote control?
Brilliant demonstration and very clear.
👏👏👏
Hi, I am thinking of buying a hive thermostat, my question is... would I need to put a link between live and common on a Worcester boiler that gets its power from a fuse spur? I have earth, live, neutral, black, grey cable going to my boiler.
Thanks 🖖
Great video Pete ! I am looking to replace a old Passivliving thermostat , black is currently wired to no 2 & grey is wired to no 4 , do i follow the current wiring as this will be the same on the boiler side ?
I’d imagine so but without seeing the rest of it it’s hard to say for sure.
Proceed at your own risk!
@@petegasguy can I email you the wiring inside ?
The connection boiler side , Black goes to number 4 opposite side has 2 live wires & grey goes to M opposite side its a black cable .
@@petegasguy The connection boiler side , Black goes to number 4 opposite side has 2 live wires & grey goes to M opposite side its a black cable .
Do you not wire it into opentherm side then make the boiler more energy efficient
do you wire hive up to OT??!
My combi only has a spur running into it at present and nothing else, when I wire the programmer into the boiler (I have taken the front off and this look easy enough to do..... very clear instructions form yourself thank you!) Do I need to also run a cable from the spur into the programmer? or can this just be wired into the boiler circuit?
Thanks for this. I have a baxi boiler. I’ve opened my old receiver but the black and grey wires aren’t there? Any ideas? Thanks
My boiler goes through a fused spur. My boiler wont turn off unless i switch it off. I have the live in and outs going where they should. My thinking is I've done something wrong with the black and they grey. I dont have them in the fused spur. They're in a plastic connector thingy linking the stat and the boiler. Should the cables be going into the spur?
Combi boiler?
Usually to a link in the boiler thats often marker ‘room stat’ - but lots of diagrams online
I have an existing Honeywell receiver... I tried connecting the grey and black wires to number 2 and 3 but the heating did not work... tomorrow I will try the same way as you and connect to numbers 1 and 3 thanks in advance mate !
I'm reusing the wire that's come with the old thermostat. It's a baxi combi and installed only a few years ago, but the old thermostat wasn't grounded- the wire doesn't come with a fifth ground like yours did. Does this matter??
The hive is double insulated- earth not required.
Cracking vid,and a bonus ,,More views than Naghy
Indulge me… wtf is a naghy?
@@petegasguy Its a typo of Nagy as in Thomas Nagy
hello its very helpfull
the black and grey cables can in any terminal (out of 2 where the loop was)or it should go in any particular order ?
and same question for the reciever terminal ,is there any particular terminal where black and grey cables should go on the reciever ?
hope you understand what i mean
thanks
Shouldnt matter
Hi there, got one of these to install. do you work in south birmingham uk, cheers
Hi, I have recently had a combo installed, can I use my two channel receiver with it, thanks man, love the channel 👍👍👍
You can - but wiring different...
Brill mate. Cheers 👍
I want to wire the hive receiver to my baxi boiler I have no thermostat at the moment just the standard dial with tabs to set the timer, will I need to connect both black and grey wires or just one
Hard to say without seeing it.
I imagine - back of programmer in boiler - connect the 2 black wires.
Hive - follow video instructions
My boiler currently has a basic wireless thermostat and a receiver , the wires I have in the receiver are brown , blue and 2 black am I correct in saying the two black wires I have go to 1&3 on the hive receiver but how do I know which way around both being same colour or does it not matter ?
Luke Walton hi mate.
send me some pics via email and i’ll take a look. combi boiler?
peter@combicert.co.uk
Pete Combicert very kind offer thank you ,I have sent you the photos .yes it’s a combi
Hiya I'm looking at replacing my wireless Honeywell and mine already has a receiver next to the boiler so I'm guessing the same wires will work with the new hive receiver? Many thanks.
Yeah… probably mate 👍
Thank you 👍
Have you fitted a Hive to a Biasi combi boiler, I can get rhe Hive working but it's not switching the boiler, have a feeling its the timeclock
Put timer on constant… may have to join wires in back of timer though
Can you please let me know what I do with the time clock on front of the boiler it's a baxi duo tec thank Wayne
Usually wago/connect the 2 black wires in the back of the clock
Hi. Nice tutorial. My current combi boiler has grey wire in 1 and black one in 3. Thats opposite from yours. Can i leave it like it is or should i swap it? If i dont need to swap it i guess i could just mount hive receiver face plate on the top of the backplate withouth changing anything?
Ideal mate thanks. 😀👍🏻
How did the guy blow his boiler up was it an actual explosion with the gas etc or just an electrical fire?
Stuck it in OT - 240v down there and the thing went pop… out of warranty and several hundred £’s of repair bill.
like x khan said below, job made easy by 1 watch of this video. many many many thanks.
Thank you mate
Hi where do the wires connect into the boiler on a viesmann 050? I have live neutral on left and then N 1 L on right with a black link from 1 and L? Many thanks
What happens if I have too live and two neutrals and no other wires, I wired mine , it will come on but won't switch off , help
Do you need to have a cable in neutral? I’ve got a black brown and grey cable, plus another cable that’s just covered in black tape so I’m not sure what colour it is
Can I link my common to the live if replacing a 2 wire set up
Live to common and switch live to NO should work just as well…
But obviously i aint seen it so can’t say for sure
Thank you 🙏🏿