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Hive Plus is our membership service designed to help you save on your heating bills, monitor the heating efficiency of your home, and enjoy a range of perks and discounts. For a small monthly fee of £3.99 or £39.90 per year, Hive Plus offers several valuable features:
1. Away Mode: Control your home's heating with a single tap in the app when everyone is out, helping to reduce energy waste.
2. Budget Cost Tracker: Set a monthly budget, track your savings goals, and monitor your progress throughout the month.
3. Heating Efficiency Monitor: Receive alerts when your home is not heating properly.
4. Heating History: Access weekly and monthly views of your heating usage to keep an eye on your spending.
5. Schedule Assist: Optimize your heating schedule with personalized recommendations to save money.
6. Carbon Calculator: Track your individual and community CO2 savings with Hive.
7. Extended Warranty: Enjoy an extended warranty on all your Hive products for as long as you have a Hive Plus subscription.
8. Hive Products Discount: Save 10% on all Hive products across the website (excluding EV Chargers).
9. Saver Mode: Manage your heating to stay within your budget with our unique mode that calculates your predicted bill.
10. Hive Plus Promise: Receive a £60 credit to your British Gas energy account when you join Hive Plus and choose any fixed British Gas dual fuel tariff.
Please note that Saver Mode and Schedule Assist are not currently compatible with multiple heating zones or Hive radiator valves customers.
How to Purchase Hive Plus:
To purchase Hive Plus, click here and add a Hive Plus Membership to your basket.
Compatibility with Electric Heating:
Unfortunately, Hive Plus is not compatible with electric heating systems, including electric boilers. Here’s why and what you can still benefit from:
Why Hive Plus Isn’t Compatible with Electric Heating:
Unique Properties: Electric heating systems have different properties and behaviors compared to gas heating systems. Hive Plus features and data science are specifically designed for gas heating, meaning you won’t receive accurate forecasts or efficiency alerts with electric heating.
What You Can Still Enjoy:
Subscription Perks: Even though Hive Plus doesn’t support electric heating, you can still take advantage of membership perks, including ongoing warranty and discounts on Hive products and services.