Hive Heating settings

[NewhouseOldhouse]

Hi

This may not be the right place to post this but would anyone advise the settings to set the Hive heating too?

What I mean most economical and keep the house warm - don't want to set 18°C all day when don't need to if that's what I do.

Just give me an idea of the temps to set.

Thanks

 

[Ricardov12]

What boiler do you have?
How is the heating system designed?
What type of house do you live in?
When is it occupied?
How many occupants?
Do you occupy rooms for long periods that are north or south facing?

I mean there are just a million questions.

 

[NewhouseOldhouse]

What boiler do you have?
Grant Vortex 90/120 26/36 KW.

How is the heating system designed?
Oil heating with 19 radiators 9 old flat panel and 10 new style radiators.

What type of house do you live in?
Bungalow.

When is it occupied?
Morning children out to school (I work from home few days) and every evening.

How many occupants?
6.

Do you occupy rooms for long periods that are north or south facing?
Children in bedrooms in evening 2 at back North facing and 3 in front South facing, kitchen is North facing also.

I mean there are just a million questions.

 

[NewhouseOldhouse]

My current setting each day and thermostat sits in kitchen area.

 

[Ricardov12]

I would personally start by dialling your night time temp down to whatever you can get away with before the lady of the house complains.

Top tip, don't tell her you've adjusted it otherwise the thought will be in her head and she will instantly feel colder.

I presume you don't have Hive TRV heads? So the unoccupied spaces at night are still being heated as much as the bedrooms.

Your oil boiler isn't capable of modulating so it will cycle to maintain that night temp which is the least efficient way to run it.

Because my home is a modern well insulated building, I leave the overnight setback temp at 13 degrees and don't get any complaints. Heating kicks in at 6am again for us, but again, our heating system warms the house very quickly compared to our last place.

There's so many variables and it will all be trial and error to find what works for you.

You can reduce the heating demand by 0.5 degree at a time or by reducing CH time by 15 minutes and keep testing that for a few days and see how you go.

Another presumption here is that you don't have any sort of oil meter fitted between tank and boiler?

On really cold nights, I find it more economical to give my 3 kids a hot water bottle each than having the CH cycling on and off.

 

[NewhouseOldhouse]

Thanks @Ricardov12 good advice I have set the nighttime heating back to 13.5 see how that goes.

It was a older house when we bought it just upgraded boiler start of 2022 with the Hive controls. I have installed the new 10 rads with standard TRVs and will upgrade the remainder over time.

Was looking at the Hive TRVs and really good as it will only heat that room on setting or not heat the room or heat it lower than other rooms but at £40+ at the min may have to wait a while but will defo buy into these.

No i have no tank to bolier oil meter, would these be easy to install? Do you have any links to any by any chance?

I agree trail and error to get it right and you know us men will could live without the heating on just stove would be all we need.