Tag Archives: Heating

Hive Signal Booster (formerly SmartPlug)

I recently upgraded my heating control to the 2nd Generation Hive Active Heating Thermostat. To ensure complete Zigbee wireless coverage throughout my house I wanted to add a signal booster plug, which would extend Zigbee’s wireless range and give me the option to move the thermostat to different rooms in the house. I contacted the […]

Hive 2nd Generation Active Heating Thermostat

I have recently upgraded my remote heating setup from Horstmann Z-Wave thermostat to the Hive Zigbee Thermostat (2nd Generation). The Hive Active Heating system is an innovation of the UK energy supplier British Gas, but you do not need to have your energy supplied by British Gas to have a Hive installation, it is however […]