The Honeywell RTH9580WF/1005 color screen thermostat is a clear advance from the RTH8580WF model, reviewed earlier. Honeywell RTH9580WF Color Thermostat Intro Honeywell has upgraded the screen from the one-color green with black lettering, to a full-color, brighter, higher contrast LCD display. Indeed you can set screen colors to match your room décor. Plus, the screen … Continue reading Honeywell RTH9580WF Color Thermostat Review
Category: Thermostats
Honeywell Thermostat Models Review
We’ve reviewed several Honeywell thermostat models on this site. We’ve covered some of the baseboard heat models. Further, we have t-stats up through the late model Honeywell smart WiFi remote t-stats. Below, find a summary and picture of each one tested so far. We’ll indeed add more as we review more. Line Voltage Honeywell Thermostat … Continue reading Honeywell Thermostat Models Review
Honeywell Smart Thermostat Wiring Instructions RTH9580WF
The most “meaty” part of installing a new Honeywell smart thermostat, is correctly wiring it up. One useful feature about Honeywell t-stats, is that they generally use the same wire labeling as their older models. Today’s WiFi t-stats still use the R, Rx, C, W, Y1, Y2, et al wires in the same way. Their … Continue reading Honeywell Smart Thermostat Wiring Instructions RTH9580WF
Change WiFi Network on Honeywell RTH9580WF T-Stat
You might need to connect your Honeywell RTH9580WF smart thermostat (t-stat) to a new WiFi network. Perhaps you moved the t-stat, and the WiFi it worked with before went out of range. So in this post, we cover just how you do that, how to change WiFi network on Honeywell thermostat RTH9580WF. Then maybe, you have … Continue reading Change WiFi Network on Honeywell RTH9580WF T-Stat
Setting Temperature Differential Honeywell RTH9580WF
Temperature differential is the difference between the turn-on and turn-off temperatures on a thermostat, whether heating or cooling. It ranges between one and three degrees on common t-stats. Indeed, many of today’s t-stats let you set this value. They offer this to account for differing home types and locales, types of furnaces. In this piece, … Continue reading Setting Temperature Differential Honeywell RTH9580WF
Setting Honeywell Thermostat Swing Differential, RTH8580WF
Temperature swing, is the difference between the turn-on and turn-off temps on a thermostat, whether heating or cooling. The swing setting, when the t-stat has it, often ranges between one and three degrees. This post discusses setting Honeywell thermostat swing on the RTH8580WF smart WiFi thermostat. Setting Honeywell Thermostat Swing Differential Intro Many modern t-stats … Continue reading Setting Honeywell Thermostat Swing Differential, RTH8580WF
Honeywell Thermostat Not Following Schedule, How to Fix
Here, we discuss a Honeywell thermostat not following schedule, and how to fix that. If the thermostat is otherwise working as it should, it could be that its Schedule Hold feature is activated. So switch this off, and chances are that normal schedule following returns. But why would schedule following ever be OFF? Well, this … Continue reading Honeywell Thermostat Not Following Schedule, How to Fix
Solving Honeywell WiFi Thermostat Connection Problems
This piece explores solving Honeywell WiFi thermostat connection problems, as experienced on our Honeywell RTH9580WF internet controlled thermostat, although this information applies about as well to Honeywell’s other wireless thermostats, including the RTH8580WF, VisionPRO TH8320WF, VisionPRO 8000, et al. Solving Honeywell WiFi Thermostat Connection Problems By this, we mean that the thermostat will not connect … Continue reading Solving Honeywell WiFi Thermostat Connection Problems
How to Turn Off Hold on Honeywell Thermostat
Here, we cover how to turn off hold on Honeywell thermostat. But why would hold ever be ON in the first place? Well, the hold feature on many programmable thermostats allows the user to override scheduled temperature settings, and set the temperature manually. When a thermostat is following its schedule, it changes its set temperature … Continue reading How to Turn Off Hold on Honeywell Thermostat
Programmable Thermostat Pros and Cons
In today’s energy conscious society, that focuses on max energy efficiency and cutting costs, the programmable t-stat is a key power saving device in home and office. In this piece we give the list of programmable thermostat pros and cons that we’ve found while using a few of them through the decades. Programmable Thermostat Pros … Continue reading Programmable Thermostat Pros and Cons