Is it possible to use the Hive app with the hive hub and attach it to a zigbee2mqtt network

[clockworkant (Alec Holmes)]

I’d like to install Hive active heating and hot water. It consists of

• Hive Hub (ethernet and zigbee)
• Hive receiver (zigbee, attached to the boiler) (Hive SLR2b control via MQTT | Zigbee2MQTT)
• Hive Thermostat (zigbee, wireless thermostat) (Hive SLT3 control via MQTT | Zigbee2MQTT)
• Hive Thermostat radaiator valves (zigbee) (h ttps://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/UK7004240.html)

It looks like the receiver, thermostat and radiator valves can be added to zigbee2mqtt, but I also want to add the Hive hub as well so that it can use the zigbee mesh to communicate with the devices.

The reason I want this is to be able to use the Hive App to control the devices (and hive to schedule and boost heating).

I can set up the Hive system stand alone, however this seems like a bad idea to set up a competing mesh network in my house when I already have a vast zigbee mesh managed by zigbee2mqtt.

1. Is it a pipe dream to add all the hive devices to my exisiting mesh?
2. Is it that bad to run two zigbee networks in my house?

[nickrout]

2 networks is ok if they are on different frequencies (and don’t interfere with your wifi)

Why exactly do you want the hive hub though?

[clockworkant (Alec Holmes)]

To be able to use the app for scheduling and configuration of the trvs. I don’t really want to build a scheduling system in node red and it seems like it might be complicated.

I feel like its much easier for my wife to use the hive app to boost a room rather than a home assistant dashboard I’ve cobbled together!

[liamb (Liam)]

Hi,

Did you get anywhere with this?

I’m having issues adding hive. When I add hive to HA. Both stop communicating with the devices and I can’t even log into the hive app. So I’m looking for a workaround.