Smart Thermostat Installation in Kirkcaldy
Hive or Tado supplied and fitted from £282 inc VAT, booked online. Gas Safe registered engineers wire it to your boiler properly and set up the app before we leave, in Kirkcaldy.
What a smart thermostat does
A smart thermostat lets you run the heating from your phone, set a schedule that matches how you actually live, and stop heating an empty house. Turn it up on the way home, down when you go away, and see what the heating is doing from anywhere.
We fit Hive and Tado, wire them to your boiler properly and set up the app with you before we leave. If your boiler is a combi, the control is fitted to the boiler’s own terminals so features such as load compensation work as they should. With a hot water cylinder, we fit the version that controls the heating and the hot water separately.
Every new boiler we install already comes with a wireless thermostat. A smart control is the upgrade on top, and can be added at installation or any time after.
Kirkcaldy is one of our main areas, and we fit smart thermostats right across the town, from the High Street flats to the villas around Abbotshall.
Hive or Tado
We fit both. Which one suits depends on how your heating is set up and how you want to control it.
Hive Heating and Hot Water
A thermostat on the wall, a receiver wired to the boiler and a small hub plugged into your router. Control the heating, and the hot water if you have a tank, from the app, with schedules, a boost button and holiday mode.
Best for: most homes, combi or cylinder. Hive Multizone adds a second thermostat for houses with the heating split into two zones.
Tado
A smart thermostat that learns how your home heats up and can turn the heating down when everyone has gone out, using the location of your phones (some Tado features need a Tado subscription). Smart radiator valves can be added later for room by room control.
Best for: households who come and go at different times, and anyone who wants room by room control in future.
Either way the job ends the same: the thermostat fitted and wired, connected to your Wi-Fi, the app and schedule set up with you, and the old control removed.
Smart thermostat prices
One price for each control, supplied and fitted, so you know the figure before we come out. Tell us whether you have a hot water tank when you book and we bring the right version.
| Control | For | Price inc VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Hive Heating and Hot Water | Heating, and hot water if you have a tank | £282 |
| Tado | Heating, with smart radiator valves available to add later | £282 |
| Hive Multizone | Two thermostats for a house with two heating zones | £392 |
Prices include the thermostat, fitting, wiring to the boiler, Wi-Fi and app set up, and showing you how it works. Needs a broadband connection.
What happens on the day
The engineer checks your boiler and wiring, fits the thermostat where it reads the room properly, wires the receiver to the boiler and connects everything to your Wi-Fi. Then we set up the app on your phone, put in a heating schedule that suits you, and show you how to use it.
The old thermostat or programmer is removed, and the boiler is tested so you know the heating and hot water respond to the new control before we leave.
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Not sure which suits your boiler?
Send us a photo of your boiler and your current thermostat on WhatsApp, and tell us whether you have a hot water tank. We will tell you which control suits it and what it costs.
Every boiler we install comes with a wireless thermostat. Ask for a Hive or Tado upgrade when you get your quote and it is fitted on the same day.
Frequently asked questions about smart thermostats in Kirkcaldy
How much does a smart thermostat cost?
Hive Heating and Hot Water or Tado is £282 inc VAT, supplied and fitted. Hive Multizone, with two thermostats for a house split into two heating zones, is £392 inc VAT.
Will a smart thermostat work with my boiler?
It works with most modern boilers. If you are not sure, send us a photo of the boiler and your current thermostat on WhatsApp and we will tell you which control suits it before you book.
Does it matter if I have a hot water tank?
Yes, it is the one thing we need to know. With a combi boiler there is no tank and the thermostat controls the heating. With a hot water cylinder we fit the version that controls the heating and the hot water separately.
Do I need Wi-Fi?
Yes. The thermostat connects to your broadband so you can use the app. Hive uses a small hub and Tado a small bridge, both plugged into your router, and we set them up when we fit the thermostat.
Will a smart thermostat save me money?
It can, by not heating an empty house and by making it easy to turn the heating down from your phone. How much depends on how you use your heating now, so we do not promise a figure.
How long does it take to fit?
It is done in one visit. We fit the thermostat, wire it to the boiler, connect it to your Wi-Fi, set up the app and the schedule with you, and show you how it works.
Can you fit one when you install a new boiler?
Yes. Every new boiler we install comes with a wireless thermostat, and a Hive or Tado smart control can be fitted at the same time as an upgrade, or added any time after.
What is Hive Multizone?
Two Hive thermostats for a house whose heating is split into two zones, usually upstairs and downstairs, so each can run its own temperature and schedule.
Do I need a Home Care plan?
No. A smart thermostat is a one-off job booked online. A Home Care plan covers your annual boiler service and, on some plans, repairs to your controls.
Do you cover all of Kirkcaldy?
Yes. We cover the whole of Kirkcaldy (KY1 and KY2 postcodes), along with Kinghorn, Burntisland, Glenrothes and Dysart. Enter your postcode when you book online and you will see the slots available.
Can you fit one in a house with a separate hot water cylinder and an older programmer?
Yes. We take out the old programmer and fit the version that controls the heating and the hot water separately, so both run on their own schedules from the app.
Homes and heating in Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is the Lang Toun, named for a main street Daniel Defoe described as a long mile, and it grew on linoleum after Michael Nairn opened his first floorcloth factory at Pathhead in 1847.
Sandstone villas
Around Abbotshall, Bennochy Road and Whytehouse Avenue the houses are mostly Victorian sandstone villas and terraces under slate roofs. Bigger older houses often run a regular or system boiler with a hot water cylinder.
High Street tenements
The High Street and the harbour area are tenements with shops below, many of them flats with a boiler in a tight space. Flue positions on these older buildings need more care, and we check them on every visit.
Kingdom Park
Up to 1,100 new homes are planned at Kingdom Park on the old Kingslaw site at the north of the town. New heating systems need a yearly service to keep their guarantee valid.
Smart thermostat installation in Kirkcaldy and nearby
We cover Kirkcaldy along with Kinghorn, Burntisland and Glenrothes, from our office in Dunfermline. Book online, or see smart thermostat installation across Dunfermline and Fife.
Book a smart thermostat in Kirkcaldy
- Book online
- theheatnetwork.co.uk/book
- Phone
- 01383 660098
- Message us a photo
- hello@theheatnetwork.co.uk
- Office
- Scotia House, 5 Dickson Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7SL
- Hours
- Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm
