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Smart Lighting Review

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found  here . Smart Lighting Review I bought my first smart bulb, a Hive dimmable light bulb (9w) as an external light at the front of the house. I set it up to automatically turn the light on at sunset and off at sunrise. Throughout the evening it is programmed to increase the brightness. Initially I had problems connecting to the WiFi. I moved the light inside close to the router and it connected no problem. I then moved the light outside again and it still had the WiFi connection. Since then there have been no problems. I then bought two smart bulbs (TP-Link Tapo Smart Bulbs) as wall lights. They are programmed to come on 30 minutes before sunset and switched off using an Alexa command. Although I bought them to illuminate the living room they also act as a burgl...

Hive Heating Review

Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found  here . Hive Heating Review I bought Hive Heating following a boiler service by British Gas. The price was reduced as I bought it at the time of the service. British Gas is not my energy supplier, I just insure the boiler, radiator, and pipes with British Gas HomeCare. Over the first few months Hive kept loosing connection. Fortunately it was during summer so heating was not required. If it had been during winter no heating would have been more of a problem. After many calls to Hive they must have got fed up with me because they sent me a free Signal Booster. Since I installed the Signal Booster, Hive has been great. Hive gives me much more control over my heating system than previous when the heating could come on and go off at the same 2 times every day. I do...