Hive
Thermostat Mini
User Guide
Hive Thermostat Mini User Guide
Thermostat Mini
Welcome to your Hive Thermostat Mini
Your Hive Thermostat Mini is the clever way to control your heating, and if you have a hot water tank, your hot water too. This guide tells you everything you need to know.
Hot tip: For help controlling your heating and hot water remotely visit hivehome.com
Getting started
How to change the temperature:
- Tap the up arrow to increase the target temperature
- Your heating will come on if the target temperature is above the actual temperature (you’ll see
when the heating is on) - Tap the down arrow to lower the target temperature
Heating
How to change mode:
Your thermostat has 4 heating modes Schedule, Manual, Boost and Off
- Tap any icon to wake up the thermostat
- Once the screen turns on, press the Menu/Confirm
icon - Here you’ll see the different modes: Schedule, Manual, Boost and Off (if you have Heating & Hot Water, you will first be presented with a screen to Choose Function Heating Hot Water.
Use
or 
to select the function and tap on Menu/Confirm to select) - Select the mode you want by using the up or down arrow and tapping the Menu/Confirm icon to confirm selection
Schedule allows your heating to turn on and off based on occupancy and can reduce energy consumption
Manual makes sure your home maintains a constant temperature Boost increases your heating for a set amount of time chosen Off leaves your heating in Frost Protection – so your heating will only come on if your home drops below 7 °C. You’ll see
on the screen to remind you that Frost Protection is enabled.
Setting up a heating schedule:
To set up your heating schedule for the Hive Thermostat Mini, you will need to do so via the app.
To view our help article on setting up schedules for heating and hot water via the Hive app, this can be found under the support section of our website, or directly at the link below: https://community.hivehome.com/s/article/How-do-I-set-up-heating-and-hot-water-schedules-using-the-Hive-app
Hot water
How to change mode:
Hot water features are not shown on combi boilers (boilers without a separate hot water tank) as they automatically heat water when it’s needed.
How to turn your hot water on or off:
- Wake your thermostat by tapping any of the icons on the screen
- Once the screen turns on, press the Menu/Confirm icon
- Use the Up or Down icon to choose between Heating & Hot Water function, then tap Menu/Confirm to select Hot Water
- Choose between On, Schedule, Boost or Off using the Up or Down icons
- Tap Menu/Confirm to confirm.
Hot tip: If you only want hot water at certain times of the day, using Schedule mode could be more energy efficient.
Setting up a new hot water schedule:
To set up your Hot Water schedule for the Hive Thermostat Mini, you will need to do so via the app.
To view our help article on setting up schedules for heating and hot water via the Hive app, this can be found under the support section of our website, or directly at the link below: https://community.hivehome.com/s/article/How-do-I-set-up-heating-and-hot-water-schedules-using-the-Hive-app
How to boost your heating or hot water for a short time:
On the Hive Thermostat Mini, you can send a boost command through your Hive app, ranging from 15 minutes right up to 6 hours.
You can also boost directly from your Hive Thermostat Mini device for a duration ranging from 15 minutes up to 6 hours.
Once the set boost duration has finished, your thermostat will resume its previous setting of either manual set temperature, schedule, or off in frost protection mode.
You can find out more about our boost functionality in the app here: https://community.hivehome.com/s/article/How-do-I-boost-my-heating-or-hot-water-using-the-Hive-app
Hive Multizone
Multizone lets you control existing plumbed heating zones in your home. Each zone needs its own Hive thermostat and receiver.
If you are a Hive Multizone customer, to change the zone name of each thermostat, log in to the Hive app and Tap manage>Devices>Tap on your thermostat>rename device.
Troubleshooting
If you need to identify which of your Hive thermostats belongs to which receiver, follow these steps:
- Turn the heating off in every zone using the app or thermostats
- When you look at the receivers the ‘central heating’ light should be switched off on each receiver
- Turn the heating on in one zone only by using the app or thermostat. The ‘central heating’ light on one receiver will turn green, showing that this thermostat is paired to this receiver
- Repeat these steps to identify which receivers your other thermostats are paired with.
For more information on Hive Multizone, please visit hivehome.com/support
A red battery symbol means your batteries need to be replaced with four new AAA batteries.
How to change the batteries:
- Pull the front of the Thermostat away from the backplate
- Lift your thermostat off the hooks that hold it against the wall and turn it over to access the batteries
- Simply pop the batteries out and put the new ones in
- Re-hook the top of your thermostat and then press the bottom until it clicks to secure it to the wall
No signal
If this message shows along with this symbol – it means your thermostat and receiver aren’t communicating.
For more information, visit hivehome.com/support. Alternatively, you can find more advice in the Hive app.
Hot tip: Even without a signal you can still manually switch your heating and hot water on and off by pressing the buttons on the Hive receiver (usually beside your boiler) when its ‘Status’ light is red.
Icons you might see on your thermostat
| 1 | Hot Water mode |  |
| 2 | Heating mode | |
| 3 | Actual temperature | Actual |
| 4 | Down button | |
| 5 | Menu button | |
| 6 | Up button | |
| 7 | Frost Protection | |
| 8 | Target temperature | Target |
| 9 | Boost mode on |  |
| 10 | Boosting to target for duration | Boost 22º 01:24 |
| 11 | Boost has ended | Boosting stopped |
Icons you might see on your thermostat
| 1 | Hot Water mode | |
| 2 | Heating mode | |
| 3 | Actual temperature | Actual |
| 4 | Down button | |
| 5 | Menu button | |
| 6 | Up button | |
| 7 | Frost Protection | |
| 8 | Target temperature | Target |
| 9 | Boost mode on | |
| 10 | Boosting to target for duration | Boost 22º 01:24 |
| 11 | Boost has ended | Boosting stopped |
Can we help?
You can view our handy how-to-use videos along with hints and tips at hivehome.com/support
If for any reason you need to return your Hive Thermostat Mini, simply return your box and its contents to the retailer. Any return is subject to the retailer’s refund policy, so please don’t forget to check the retailer’s refund policy too.
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Documents / Resources
 | HIVE Thermostat Mini [pdf] User Guide Thermostat Mini, Thermostat, Mini |