Hive Thermostat for Heating Control

The Hive Thermostat puts your central heating under app and voice control — turn the heating on from the car, set it back when you forget, or use geofencing to warm the house before you arrive home. This model works with combi boilers and multizone systems and, unlike older Hive devices, connects directly to Wi-Fi without needing a separate Hive Hub. The thermostat itself sits in a sleek white housing that replaces your existing programmer, and a professional installation visit is included in many bundles — or a competent DIY installer can fit it in under two hours. Once running, the app shows current and target temperature, lets you create schedules by day, and surfaces the outside temperature for context. Alexa and Google Home integration enables voice control ('Alexa, set the heating to 20 degrees'), and the thermostat's intelligence saves energy by switching to holiday mode with one tap when you leave and easing back when you're expected home. At £120.99 with 4.6 stars from 263 buyers, it's a focused smart thermostat buy: excellent app, direct Wi-Fi, and the backing of Centrica's UK infrastructure — without the machine-learning complexity of Nest.