That’s right. A British counterpart to intelligent thermostat Nest, Hive, run by British Gas, received over 30 complaints over the weekend of the thermostat misbehaving and heating some homes to 90 degrees Fahrenheit or about 32 degrees Celsius.
Now, these consumers, said online reports, fear a spike in their bills this month.
The company has not yet confirmed how many of its 300,000 users may have been affected.
On its part, Hive said in a statement: “We are aware of a temporary glitch affecting a very small number of customers, where a certain sequence of commands in the Hive iOS app can cause the thermostat temperature to rise to 32°C.
“Any customers seeing this can very easily and immediately fix it by simply turning the thermostat down using the app, Web dashboard or the thermostat itself.
Last heard, Hive said it was working on a software update which should “be available soon.”
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