Hive Active Heating SLT6 Mini Thermostat Installation Guide

Hive Active Heating SLT6 Mini Thermostat

Here’s what you’ll need to install Hive Active Heating

• A working as central heating system
• An existing broadband connection with a spare Ethernet port
• An Android or Apple smartphone to control your heating via the app or an up-to-date web browser.

Installation order
For quick and e cient setup install Hive Active Heatin in this order:

 The Hive Hub

If you already have a Hive Hub just put it into pairing mode. To do this press the button at the rear of the hub for second and release it.
The middle li ht should now flash AMBER showing it is in pairing mode. Then move on to sta.
If you are not installing a hub just now skip to step.

Installing your hub
To install the hub, there must be a broadband connection with a spare network port and a power socket must be nearby. Once this has been located, connect the hub as follows:

• Connect the hub to the household’s broadband router usin the network cable provided.
• Fit the power cable into the hub and plu it into a power socket.
• Wait for the middle li ht to flash AMBER. During start-up, the GREEN li ht will flash, followed by the AMBER li ht. This usually takes 5-10 minutes.

Connectin the hub
Once the AMBER liht is flashing, the hub is set up and you can move onto installing the receiver. If no lights are displayed immediately after the hub has been turned on, check all cables are connected and the power socket works. If the problem still persists contact Hive Technical Support.

Hub lights and what they mean:

Colour	Pattern	What does this mean?	Notes
GREEN	Flashing	Installation and start-up. The hub is attempting to connect to the Hive servers and update itself.	Do not disconnect the hub. If flashing continues after 15 minutes, contact Hive Technical Support to confirm that it has connected.
AMBER	Flashing	Installation. The hub is actively seeking to connect to the receiver and thermostat.	The hub will search for devices for 2 hours at a time. It will then pause, and show solid AMBER.
AMBER	Solid	Installation. The hub has paused its search for other devices.	To restart the search, simply turn the hub off then on. The AMBER flashing light should then return.
GREEN	Solid	Normal operation. The hub is connected.	This happens once the hub, receiver and thermostat are all installed and synchronized.
RED	Solid or Flashing	Error. The hub has failed to connect to the Hive servers.	Check that the hub is plugged in and that the broadband is working. If the problem persists, call Technical Support.

The receiver

Important information: Before you get started

• Before fitting, isolate the mains electricity supply to the central heating system. Confirm it is isolated and secured in the off position for the duration of the installation. Remember to always follow appropriate safe electrical isolation procedures and test to confirm that the supply is isolated before touching any electrical connections.
• This product should only be installed by an electrically skilled person competent in the installation of electrical accessories. The wiring must comply to the current edition of BS7671 (The IET Wiring Regulations), and the appropriate building Regulations or Standards in place.
• The Hive receiver is double-insulated so doesn’t need an earth connection. You’ll find a tether on the backplate to secure an earth wire if needed.
• This product is designed for fixed wiring installation only. It must be supplied via a switched fused spur with a minimum contact separation of 3mm (both live and neutral) and fitted with a 3A fuse.

Installing the correct receiver
Hive Active Heating has two types of receivers:

Wiring labels
Use the labels provided and attach them to the wires to help you remember which one is which during the installation.

Installing the receiver

You should fit the receiver in a convenient location close to the boiler or central heating system. Make sure it’s at least cm away from lar e metal objects, such as a boiler or hot water cylinder, to avoid interference with radio si nals. Take care to avoid any cables and pipes that may be buried in the walls. Once you’ve found a suitable location, install the receiver as follows:

1. Loosen the screws on the underside of the receiver and remove the backplate by pullin the bottom of it away from the front panel.
2. Fix the backplate to the wall with the terminals at the top.
3. Run cable from the boiler or wiring centre
   (if required), then continue on to the next section to wire up the backplate.

Single-channel receiver wiring

Dual channel receiver wiring

Testing the boiler
To test the receiver-to-boiler connection follow these steps:

1. Visually check the wiring to confirm that the connections have been carried out correctly, referring to the labels on the wires and any photographs taken before replacement be􀀁an
2. Confirm that the receiver’s front panel is in place and that it is safe
   to commission the boile
3. Check the middle light on the Hub is flashing Amber – if it isn’t, o back to step 1
4. Restore power to the central heating system – the receiver’s status light should flash AMBER. This means it’s ready to connect to the hub and thermostat
5. Test the receiver’s wiring! to the heating! system by pressing! the Central heating! button. The GREEN li!ht the Central heatin! the button should come on and the boiler should fire up. Once you’ve completed these tests, leave the receiver switched on with the status li!ht flashin’! – this means it’s ready to connect to the hub and thermostat. Next, install the thermostat.

Important information: Replacin! existing! controls
If there’s an existing! sin!le zone timer or a wireless receiver, you should replace it with the Hive receiver. Hive receivers are backplate compatible with a number of common boiler controls that may already be fitted in the home.
If the exists! the controller doesn’t have a compatible backplate, remove it completely and wire in the Hive receiver in its place. If needed you can use a stand-off plate (SP, supplied separately) to create space to accommodate the existing one! wiring!, or use a decoration plate (DP) when replacing! a lar!er controller.
If the exists! the controller does have a compatible backplate, simply remove the front panel of the existing one! controller and snap the Hive receiver front panel on in its place.

• Sin!le channel receiver compatibility: WR1 receiver, UT2 and EMT2 timers
• Dual channel receiver compatibility: UP2 and EMP2 pro!rammers

Important information: Replacin! an existing! thermostat If you’re replacing it! an existing! wired thermostat, you should ensure that the pre-existing! wires and connections are made safe. This can be achieved by disconnecting! or brain! out the wired thermostat in the wiring! center or boiler. Where cables are left at the wireless thermostat position, they should be housed and terminated within an enclosure to prevent access. If you’re replacing! an existing! wireless thermostat, decommission it by detaching it! it from the wall and removing! its batteries.

Important information: Gravity-fed and part-pumped systems
Gravity-fed and part-pumped systems are wired differently to standard boilers. With these, the hot water relay switches on the boiler, whilst the heating! the relay opens a valve, operates a pump, or both, to divert hot water to the heating!. If you are installing! into a ! gravity-fed or part-pumped system, complete the wiring! and then switch the Hive receiver to ‘!gravity-fed mode as follows:

1. Switch off the power to the boiler and receiver
2. Wait at least 5 seconds, then switch the boiler and receiver back on
3. Press and hold the hot water button for at least 10 seconds
   The receiver status li!ht will flash BLUE for 3 seconds when entering!
   gravity-fed mode. Or GREEN for ‘fully pumped’ mode. Fully pumped mode is the default for new devices.

Important information: Multizone receiver installation
If you’re installing Hive Multizone, you’ll need to install all the receivers before proceeding to the next step.
Note: Hive Multizone can support up to six heating zones and one hot water zone. Each Multizone installation should include a maximum of:

When installing a dual-channel receiver, the chosen central heating zone will need to be wired into the dual-channel receiver and this zone will control the hot water.

Hot tips: See page 13 (section 2c) on how to confirm receivers are installed and operate the heating system correctly.
Label the receivers once you have installed them so that it’s clear which receiver controls which zone. See page 31 on how to set-up Multizone.

Important information: Stand-alone installation
For Hive Active Heating! a hub, a receiver and a thermostat are installed. When this service hasn’t been bou! ht, the thermostat and receiver can also be installed without a hub. This is known as the ‘stand-alone’ mode. Follow the steps in the next section if the thermostat and receiver are to be installed without a hub in ‘stand-alone’ mode (where Hive Active
The heating! hasn’t been purchased). In ‘stand-alone’ mode the thermostat acts as a standard wireless pro! flammable thermostat without remote heating! control features and functionality of Hive Active Heating!.

Activation stand-alone mode

1. Remove the batteries from the thermostat
2. Switch o! the boiler and receiver
3. Wait at least 5 seconds, then turn the boiler and receiver back on.
   The receiver’s status li ht will be in to flash AMBER
4. Press and hold the heating button for at least 10 seconds – until the status li ht begins to flash WHITE. The receiver is now in ‘stand-alone’ mode and is searching for a thermostat
5. Insert the batteries into the thermostat, press and hold down the Menu/Confirm and Down arrow icons and follow the factory reset instructions on the screen. After about 10 seconds, ‘Welcome to Hive Active Heating’ and ‘Searching…’ will be displayed on the screen. If the thermostat shows ‘Reconnecting’ then try steps 1 and 5 again.

To switch back to ‘remote heating!’ mode:

• Switch the hub off and then on again. If it begins to flash AMBER continue on to step b. If all the li!hts !o out and the hub does not flash AMBER, lo! into hivehome.com, open the ‘Devices’ pa!e and click ‘Add devices’. The hub should now be!in to flash AMBER.
• Now follow steps 1-5 on pa!e 19, but note that the lights will be different.

At step 3 the receiver’s status li!ht will initially flash WHITE/PINK and in step 4 it will chan!e to AMBER (for ‘remote heating!’) once you have held the Central heating! button down.
At any time you can check what mode the receiver is set to by switching! it off and then on. When power is restored the status li!ht will flash for 5 seconds AMBER for Hive Active Heatin!, WHITE for ‘stand-alone’ mode.

Receiver lights and what they mean:
The receiver has li!hts on its front panel to show what it’s doing!.
A sin!le channel receiver has two lights – Status and Central heating!.
A dual-channel receiver has an additional light for Hot water. This is what the lights mean:

Light	Colour	Pattern	Meaning	Notes
Central heating	GREEN	Solid	Heating is on.
Central heating	GREEN	Flashing	Commands queued. The receiver has received 2 or more commands to switch the boiler on or off within 1 minute. Or, Heating Boost mode with target temperature lower than room temperature.	The Hive receiver protects the boiler from damage that may occur if it’s switched on and off very quickly. Once the boiler has been switched on (or off), it will not change state again for 1 minute as a protective measure.
Hot water	GREEN	Solid	Hot water is on.	This light is only present on dual channel receivers.
Hot water	GREEN	Flashing	Commands queued. The receiver has received 2 or more commands to switch the boiler on or off within 1 minute.	See ‘Central heating’.

Light	Colour	Pattern	Meaning	Notes
Status	GREEN	Solid	Normal operation. The receiver is connected to the rest of the Hive system and operating normally.
Status	BLUE	Solid	The system is in gravity-fed mode and is connected to the rest of the Hive system.	See gravity-fed mode section of this manual on page 15.
Status	AMBER	Flashing	Installation. The receiver is trying to connect to other Hive devices.	The receiver will search for devices for 40 minutes at a time.
Status	WHITE	Flashing	The receiver is in stand-alone mode and is actively seeking to connect to a Hive thermostat.	The receiver will search for a thermostat for 40 minutes. If no thermostat is found within this time it will stop searching and the status light will turn solid WHITE.
Status	AMBER or WHITE	Solid	Installation. The receiver has paused its search for other devices.	To restart the search, simply turn the receiver off and then on. This will return it to the AMBER or WHITE flashing state.
Status	RED	Solid	Error. The receiver has lost its wireless connection to the thermostat.	Whilst in this state heating and hot water will default to off. They can be switched on manually by pressing the ‘heating’ and ‘hot water’ buttons on the receiver (hot water only available on dual channel receivers). For help call Hive Technical Support.

The thermostat

Selecting  a location for the thermostat 
The thermostat should be fixed to an internal wall, 1.5m from the floor and away from heat sources that could an ect its operation, such as radiators and areas in direct sunlight ht. To make accurate temperature reading s, the thermostat needs a free flow of air, so make sure it’s installed in an area not covered by curtains or similar objects.
The thermostat should not be installed in the same room as a radiator that’s controlled by a thermostatic radiator valve (TRV). Installing the two in the same room may result in the central heating bein permanently on.

Wall Mounting the thermostat

Remove the backplate of the thermostat by pressing the lever at the bottom and pulling away from the front of the device.
Once you’ve found a suitable location, fix the backplate to the wall usin the appropriate fixin s. The backplate is desi ned for 3.5mm/size 6 or size 8 screws. Be careful to avoid any cables and pipes that may be buried in the wall.
Note: The backplate is desi ned to mount directly onto a sin le an back box, if available.

Confirming  the hub is ready to connect
Before inserting the batteries into the thermostat, check the hub is flashin AMBER – this means it’s ready to connect. If it is showing a solid AMBER li ht, turn it off then on, and then switch the receiver and boiler off and then on an ain too. The hub should then be in to flash AMBER and be ready to connect.

Inserting  the batteries and connecting the batteries and Connection to the hub and receiver
The battery compartment is located at the back of the thermostat and is only accessible when the front of the thermostat is removed from the backplate.

1. Insert the 4x AAA batteries provided.
   If you are installing Hive Multizone only insert batteries into one thermostat at a time.
2. The thermostat display will show
   ‘Search’ – meaning it’s searching for the hub and receiver. A timer will show how lon the thermostat has been searching. If this lasts for lon er than five minutes contact Hive Technical Support and they will dia nose any problems. 
3. The receiver will display a solid GREEN status li ht or a BLUE li ht if it’s in gravity-fed mode.
   If installing Hive Multizone the status li ht will o GREEN on one receiver only. This is correct as the batteries should only be inserted into one thermostat at a time.
4. The thermostat will then go onto
   ‘Pairing successful!’ screen and then display the current inside temperature, and a solid GREEN light will appear on the hub.

Final steps
Installation is almost complete. All that’s left to do is:

1. Hook the thermostat onto the backplate and click it in place
2. Remove the screen protector from the front of the thermostat
3. C confirms the system is properly configured by check-in:
   1. • The thermostat is displays room temperature
      • The receiver’s status light is solid GREEN or solid BLUE
      • The hub has solid GREEN lights.
      If the system is not properly configured it will not be possible to control your thermostat remotely.

Controlling your thermostat remotely

Hive Active Heating is now installed, there is one final step to link your thermostat to your Hive account.

1. Download the Hive app
2. Login using the email address and password you registered with
   OR If you haven’t already got a Hive account, tap ‘Create Account’ on the app Login screen or create one at hivehome.com/register. Once you’ve created your account then you’ll need to log in.
3. 3 Select ‘Hub’ then enter the hub ID when prompted. This is the ABC-123 formatted number on the underside of the hub
   4 Once the hub ID has been entered, setup is complete and you’ll
   land on your Hive dashboard
   5 Tap on your thermostat to control it remotely.

Hot tip: You can also control your thermostat and other Hive devices through our website, just to hivehome.com

Multizone

Important note:

Addin additional heatin zones
If you’ve not done so already, install all additional receivers and power them up. For new receivers, their status li hts should be double flashin AMBER.
Please see pa e 16 for more information on receiver installation.

To complete the installation of the remaining! heating! zone(s) use either the hub or the Hive app or online dashboard:

Using the hub

1. Press the button at the rear of the hub for 1 second and release it. The middle LED should start to flash AMBER
2. Now add the batteries to one new thermostat
3. Wait until the thermostat display stops showing! ‘Search’. Now check the status li!ht on one of the receivers that was previously flashing! AMBER has turned solid GREEN
4. If there are still more zones to install, repeat steps 2-3
5. When all zones have been added, press the button on the rear of the hub to exit from pairing! mode. The middle LED will stop flashing!.

Usin’! the Hive app or online dashboard:
Please note, if installing! Hive Active Heating! to a hub that is already connected to other Hive products, you must use the button on the back of the hub to install the first zone. Any additional zones can be added through!h the Hive app or online dashboard usin! the steps below.

1. Download the Hive app or !o to hivehome.com
2. Login using! the email address and password you registered with
   OR If you haven’t already !ot a Hive account, tap ‘Create Account’ on the app Lo!in screen or create one at hivehome.com/re!ister. Once you’ve created your account then you’ll need to lo! in.
3. If prompted to do so, enter the hub ID – this is found on the underside of the hub, for example, ABC-123
4. Select the menu in the smartphone app or settings!s on the website
5. Select Install Devices, then select Add Heatin’! Zone and follow the on-screen instructions.

Hot tips: Once installed, the default zone name can be changed by selecting ‘Manage Devices’ in the Hive app or online dashboard.
Once all the thermostats and receivers are paired, fit the correct thermostat on the wall in each zone.
Check all thermostats remain in range once mounted in their final locations, adding a signal booster if required.

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 Active Heating, 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.

Need help?
If you’re a qualified professional installing Hive Active Heating and need any help during the installation process, just visit our technical
support page at hivehome.com/installation
If you need further help, you can get contact our support team at hivehome.com/contact-us
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Hive Active Heating SLT6 Mini Thermostat Installation Guide

Hive Active Heating SLT6 Mini Thermostat Installation Guide