This post gives the Honeywell Thermostat Hard Reset routine. We show this on the RTH9580WF Home thermostat, and this method does the following.
So, follow the steps below, to hard reset most any Honeywell thermostat.
We suggest following these directions when fixing network connect problems, because hard resetting the thermostat cuts the chance that faulty settings are causing the t-stat to act funny.
But note that afterwards, the unit forgets any programmed settings. So you must re enter your WiFi network name and password again. Also, your custom schedules, if any, will disappear as well. As mentioned, resetting returns the thermostat to the built-in heating and cooling routines. So again, you might want to adjust them again for to your specific needs.
Before restoring to factory default settings, gather your t-stat manual that shipped with it. Or, find that document online at Honeywell’s web site.
Write down the current daily program schedule currently stored in the t-stat. Do this if you’ve changed it from the default schedule. If you haven’t changed this since the last time you hard reset the thermostat, then skip this step.
Then, run down through the menus in the t-stat, jotting down any settings that you changed prior that let the thermostat work with your furnace. These include filter-change reminders, wireless network connection info, system type, t-stat name, location, et al.
Find this button in the picture above, at the top right corner of the screen.
Then, scroll down by pressing the down arrow key, until you see the Preferences button, as shown next.
When the Preferences screen appears, scroll with the down-arrow key. Look for the Restore Factory Defaults button. We circled this in red in the next picture.
The thermostat then prompts you to confirm that you surely want to restore the thermostat, as shown next.
WARNING: Tapping the green Yes button next, erases all user specific settings. So do not reset until you feel that you can set it up again after. Get help from a climate control specialist if you’re unsure.
If you wish to proceed, then tap the green Yes button. Otherwise, tap the red No button.
When you press Yes, the display then shows the Restoring Factory Default Settings screen for a bit, as shown next.
Then, after boot-up, the thermostat prepares to get new data from you. While it does this, it shows the Please Wait screen as follows.
Then, the thermostat prompts you to enter some initial settings. Finally, this allows it to start up with working default values.
After reset, follow the prompts. They ask for info about your WiFi network and HVAC system.
At last, you have now hard reset the thermostat. So you may now enter new network parameters, or get the t-stat ready for gifting or selling.
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