Hive thermostat vs Hive mini?

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Is there any massive differences I should be aware of? Hive website just seems to say that the main differences are less controls on the thermostat itself - which is fine by me. Now that the Nest is out of the argument, our gasman is recommending the Hive, but not the mini for some reason? :confused:
 
Having heard that Hive doesn't support OpenTherm I'd be tempted to go Tado (coming from someone with 500 odd quid invested in Hive).
 
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Having heard that Hive doesn't support OpenTherm I'd be tempted to go Tado (coming from someone with 500 odd quid invested in Hive).
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I understand the boiler we're getting doesn't easily support OpenTherm. It's a Worcester Bosch Greenstar compact, needs some sort of adapter thingy to work (and not well). I also looked into OpenTherm briefly and it seemed like it can cause a lot of issues, and doesn't particularly save a huge amount of energy etc. I dunno. I just spoke to a colleague of mine with Tado and he really likes it but he's also spent a small fortune on smart TRVs. I actually think the thermostat looks butt ugly!
 
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I understand the boiler we're getting doesn't easily support OpenTherm. It's a Worcester Bosch Greenstar compact, needs some sort of adapter thingy to work (and not well). I also looked into OpenTherm briefly and it seemed like it can cause a lot of issues, and doesn't particularly save a huge amount of energy etc. I dunno. I just spoke to a colleague of mine with Tado and he really likes it but he's also spent a small fortune on smart TRVs. I actually think the thermostat looks butt ugly!
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Yeah if you aren't bothered by OpenTherm then Hive is perfect. I don't know any difference between mini or regular, but I also can't comment when I've ever used the stat as it's all on your phone.
 
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