Hive or Honeywell - Oil Boiler / Holiday Home

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Have a cottage in Norfolk, with wood burner in lounge but main heating and water are provided by an external oil boiler, a Worcester Bosch. Its a Greenstar Heatslave, I think the 12/18 model.

We currently have some controls mounted on the inside of the outside wall (in a kitchen cupboard) and then a thermostat in the lounge. Single zone, so no thermostat upstairs. I think its a Drayton controller - so we just have a 7 day programmable timer, so the heating / water tend to be on even if there's nobody there, which is just a waste of oil...

Looking to replace the controls with something 'smarter' that we can control remotely (turn it off if there's no guests, etc.)

Thought about a Hive (I think it works with Oil & Worcester Bosch, as they do exclude some WB boilers but not ours) but others are also available, especially as BG won't install a Hive for free anyway.

What's the best thing to opt for?

And does anyone know / recommend someone who can install in North Norfolk some time in May?

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Or even a Nest?!

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Gareth79 said:

I bought a Honeywell CM827 (non-smart) in 2010ish after seeing it recommended everywhere, then last year half the digits failed. Bought a Hive and it's very nice. You can get it for about £200 including installation, although it's often on sale.

British Gas won't install a Hive to an Oil boiler as part of their service, so I'd have to hunt around for a 3rd party to do it.

Nest, on the other hand, will... which kinda makes it a much easier solution all round.

Tempted to get the Nest at the moment, and combine with a couple of Protects, and maybe put a camera up outdoors.