Hive wiring (yes I know another one!)

[jamesessex]

Hi all,am after some advice about wiring Hive heating controls in to replace existing Drayton control system. Heating is I believe Y plan with seperate hot water tank and 3 port valve. I understand the Hive receiver is a straight forward clip in to existing backplate. I'm not sure about how to remove existing WR1 receiver and what to do with the wires inside it? Have attached some pictures which hopefully will help!

Thanks

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[Johnmdc]

Disconnect all the wires (which are a right mess anyway) going to the WR1 and move the white wire going into terminal 4 to terminal 3.
Then as you say the hive receiver will just go onto the same backplate as your existing clock.

 

[jamesessex]

Disconnect all the wires (which are a right mess anyway) going to the WR1 and move the white wire going into terminal 4 to terminal 3.
Then as you say the hive receiver will just go onto the same backplate as your existing clock.

Really -as simple as that? And yep the wiring is fairly crappy looking! My inner OCD may kick in when I do it and tidy them up a bit!

Many thanks!

 

[Johnmdc]

Yes that's all there is to it.
So long as you have got the dual channel hive that controls hot water and heating and not the single channel that only does heating.

Your welcome

 

[Echo the husky]

And yep the wiring is fairly crappy looking!

That's very common with british gas heating wiring.

 

[Johnmdc]

Not when I've done it which I have been doing for 20 years.

 

[Echo the husky]

I've yet to see one carried out to an acceptable, workman like standard in this part of the country.

 

[ollski]

Yep awful work by british gas, didnt even bother connecting the live wire in the WR1.....shoddy.

 

[jamesessex]

Yep awful work by british gas, didnt even bother connecting the live wire in the WR1.....shoddy.

To be fair it was me that had disconnected that wire before I took the picture!

 

[jamesessex]

Yes that's all there is to it.
So long as you have got the dual channel hive that controls hot water and heating and not the single channel that only does heating.

Your welcome

All up and running as it should be! Thanks again.

 

[stem]

Disconnect all the wires (which are a right mess anyway)

The majority of heating systems I've seen, seem to be wired badly. In fact, I reckon 80% are far worse than this. OK it might not be the neatest, but the connections look reasonable. There aren't several mm of visible conductor showing, or wire whiskers poking out. The cable clamps seem to have been used, and cables are clipped (with the exception of the wireless receiver) and the wires don't seem to have been installed using some form of crochet.