Combi boiler
Your hot water comes on demand, so Hive just runs the heating. This is the heating-only version.
Hive · Belfast & Greater Belfast
Hive Thermostat Installation in Belfast
Cosy Control installs Hive smart thermostats across Belfast and Greater Belfast. We check your boiler and wiring, fit the right Hive kit, set up the app with you and show you how it works before we leave.
What’s included
Everything you need, fitted properly
A free survey
We check your boiler, the wiring at your old programmer and your Wi-Fi before you spend anything.
Advice on the right Hive kit
Heating-only for a combi boiler, or Heating and Hot Water if you have a tank. We tell you exactly which one to buy.
The Hive Hub
It plugs into your router and unlocks the full app: schedules, boosts and location-based control.
Receiver wired at the boiler
It replaces your old programmer and is wired, powered up and tested with your boiler.
Thermostat in the right spot
Placed where it reads the room properly, not beside a radiator or in direct sun.
App set up with you
We connect everything to your phone, set your schedules together and show you how it all works.
Which Hive do you need?
It depends on your boiler
Hive comes in two versions, and getting the right one matters. We check on the survey so you don’t have to work it out.
Boiler with a hot water tank
Hive schedules your hot water as well as your heating, so the tank is only heated when you need it.
Want room-by-room control?
Hive radiator valves replace the valves on your radiators, so each room gets its own schedule. Add them all at once or one room at a time.
Who it’s for
A good fit if you…
- Have an old programmer or a dial or digital thermostat and want control from your phone
- Want a simple, reliable app the whole household can use
- Might add room-by-room control later, one radiator at a time
- Are fitting out a new build or renovation and want smart controls from day one
- Let a property and want to keep an eye on the heating from your phone
- Run a small shop, office or café and want the heating to follow your opening hours
How installation works
Usually done in a single visit
Survey
We look at your boiler and the wiring at your existing programmer or wiring centre, check your Wi-Fi reaches where it needs to, and agree where the thermostat should go. You get a clear quote before any work starts.
Receiver and hub
With the power isolated, we take out your old programmer and wire the Hive receiver in its place, then test the boiler fires properly. The Hive Hub goes on your router.
Thermostat
The thermostat is fitted at the agreed spot (or set on a stand), paired with the receiver and hub, and checked against the room temperature.
Handover
We set up the Hive app on your phone, build your heating (and hot water) schedules with you, and show you boosts and holiday settings before we leave.
Cost
Hive installation cost
Hive fitting starts from £75, plus the cost of the Hive kit itself. We don’t sell the equipment; we tell you exactly what to buy. The total depends on which version you need, whether you add radiator valves, and how your boiler and wiring are set up. The survey is free and you get a clear quote before any work starts.
Homes and businesses
Not just for houses
At home, Hive heats the house before you get up and stops when everyone’s out. In a small shop, office or café it can follow your opening hours, so you’re not paying to heat an empty building overnight. See smart heating for businesses.
Why Cosy Control
Why choose Cosy Control for Hive
- We fit all the main brands, Hive, Nest, tado° and Heatmiser, so we’ll recommend Hive only if it’s right for your home. Compare Hive with Nest and tado°.
- The right kit for your boiler: heating-only or Heating and Hot Water, checked on the survey, not guessed.
- Set up with you on your own phone, schedules and all, before we leave.
- Local to you: covering Belfast, Lisburn, Newtownabbey, Holywood and Bangor.
Got underfloor heating? That’s a job for Heatmiser. See our thermostats for underfloor heating.
FAQs
Hive installation questions
Can you install a Hive thermostat yourself?
Some people do, but it means working with mains-voltage wiring at your boiler. Hive itself says you need to be competent with electrical wiring and recommends using an experienced tradesperson. If the wiring isn’t right, your heating or hot water may not work.
How does Hive connect to my boiler?
A Hive receiver is wired in where your old programmer was and switches the boiler on and off. The thermostat talks to the receiver wirelessly, and the Hive Hub on your router links it all to the app.
Do I need the Hive Hub?
For the full app, yes. Without the hub you lose features such as creating schedules in the app, boosts and location-based control, so we’d always recommend it.
Where should a Hive thermostat be placed?
Usually on an inside wall in the room you use most, at about head height, and away from radiators, direct sunlight, kitchens and draughts. Anything that heats or cools the thermostat itself will throw off the reading.
Does a Hive thermostat have to be on the wall?
No. Hive sells a stand, so the thermostat can sit on a shelf or table instead. That’s handy if the best spot in the room doesn’t have a wall you want to fix to.
Will Hive work with my oil or combi boiler?
Hive works with most gas, LPG and oil boilers in Northern Ireland homes, combi and conventional. Combi boilers take the heating-only version. We confirm your boiler and wiring on the free survey.
Free quote
Let’s get your heating sorted
Tell us a little about your property and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours.
hello@cosycontrol.comCovering Belfast, Lisburn, Newtownabbey, Holywood and Bangor — see the areas we cover