Hive thermostat - battery only? | Home Assistant | Page 1

queen eagle Oct 15, 2024, 6:23 PM

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Am i right in saying that Hive smart thermostats are battery only? they don't seem to make one that replaces my current mains powered thermostats. I was interested in them since I read they support zigbee2mqtt

granite gazelle Oct 15, 2024, 6:53 PM

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Correct

granite gazelle Oct 15, 2024, 7:28 PM

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I use them and can say I do like it, my main complaint is that the receiver doesn't have a switch to drive the boiler directly, instead I have to set the thermostat to some arbitrarily high number and then it turns the receiver on

queen eagle Oct 15, 2024, 8:21 PM

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That's a bit crap, what do they expect you to do with the thermostat on your wall

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Thanks for confirming

granite gazelle Oct 15, 2024, 8:25 PM

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queen eagle That's a bit crap, what do they expect you to do with the thermostat on your wal...

What do you mean?

queen eagle Oct 15, 2024, 8:27 PM

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I mean I have 2 mains powered thermostats on my wall, I guess hive expect me to disconnect those and cover the hole with the wall mount for their battery thermostat

granite gazelle Oct 15, 2024, 8:28 PM

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Yup pretty much, what would the other thermostats be for anyway?

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Like... it doesn't matter what new thermostat you buy.. you're replacing your old ones

queen eagle Oct 15, 2024, 8:31 PM

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Yeah I just wish they offered a mains powered option so i don't have to worry about replacing / charging batteries. And instead of capping off cables and covering a hole I could do a straight swap.

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I appreciate the info!

granite gazelle Oct 15, 2024, 8:32 PM

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Ah gotcha

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If you were really keen, you could use something like this: https://batteryeliminatorstore.com/en-gb/products/3-aa-cells-usb-source-battery-eliminator and wire in a USB charger to your mains connection

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