DIY upgrade British Gas Smart Linked Thermostat to Hive?

[itm2]

Has anyone done a DIY upgrade of an old British Gas Smart Linked Thermostat to a Hive receiver?
Do the two receivers require exactly the same cabling? Is it simply a question of removing the BG receiver, replacing it with the Hive receiver and reconnecting the same cables?
Even better, are the backplates of the two receivers compatible - i.e. do you simply need to remove the front part of the BG receiver and replace it with the Hive receiver?

 

[Johnmdc]

The back plate and wiring are the same. All you need to do is change the receivers over.

 

[itm2]

The back plate and wiring are the same. All you need to do is change the receivers over.

Perfect - thanks!

 

[itm2]

Just to confirm: my existing BG Smart Thermostat receiver has the following connections:
- Permanent Neutral
- Permanent Live
- C (on terminal 1)
- CALL (on terminal 3)

Would C correspond to "Common" and "CALL" correspond to "Heating on" on the Hive single channel receiver?

 

[ianmcd]

Just to confirm: my existing BG Smart Thermostat receiver has the following connections:
- Permanent Neutral
- Permanent Live
- C (on terminal 1)
- CALL (on terminal 3)

Would C correspond to "Common" and "CALL" correspond to "Heating on" on the Hive single channel receiver?

yes