Hive Installation

[RonB69]

Hello friends,
I'm looking to install a Hive dual channel (for CH and HW) in place of my existing British Gas Model UP2 Programmer and WR2 Wireless Receiver. I've already looked at a number of posts on this forum, but found that the wiring in my installation is different from what I've seen, so I thought it would be better/safer to post my own thread, with photos of my specific installation, and hope that someone will be able to advise me what to move and/or disconnect. I've numbered each of the wires, to easily identify the routing to/from the Wiring Centre. Thanks, in advance, for any assistance.
Wiring Centre


Wireless Receiver


Programmer




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[muggles]

Doesn't Hive just fit onto a standard backplate, IE can't you drop it on to the existing programmer backplate?

 

[RonB69]

Hi Andrew. Yes, it does, but the existing wireless receiver needs to be taken out of the equation, which results in some wiring needing to be changed.

 

[muggles]

Extend your flex 7 to where 6 currently goes to in the wiring centre, discard 6.

Link terminals 1 & 3 on the roomstat connections in the wiring centre. Discard flex 1 and the wireless received backplate, which should now have nothing connected to it.

That should be all

 

[RonB69]

Hi Andrew. Thanks very much for that. Too busy at work today, so will have to wait until tomorrow to do it.

 

[RonB69]

Hi Andrew. Thanks once again for your excellent advice and assistance. I've done the installation and all seems to be working. I note, however, that the valve actuator (it's a Drayton MA1) is staying in the "heating only on" position, rather than returning to the "water only on" position that it used to do, so the motor is still holding the valve in place and is getting rather hot. Is this normal?

 

[muggles]

Does it move to water only if you turn the heating off and have the water on?

 

[RonB69]

Yes, it does, and this morning, after both being on, the heating went off first (room temp reached), and the water on schedule, and the valve is now in the water only position.

 

[RonB69]

I ran the heating again for a short while, and the valve went to the full heating only position, so all OK there. However, when I turned the heating off again, the valve remained in the heating on position. A little while later, I turned the hot water on, and the valve immediately reacted and went from heating only to water only, and stayed in that position (as expected) when I turned the water off.

 

[muggles]

Sounds like it's working just fine to me

 

[RonB69]

Thanks Andrew, much appreciated.