Picture of the Alexa app on iOS, telling us that our thermostat is set up and ready to use. The -Done- button is highlighted.

How to Connect Honeywell Thermostat to Alexa

We have an Alexa smart speaker with the Amazon voice assistant. We find that we can connect those speakers to our Honeywell  Total Connect Comfort (TCC)   thermostat.  So this allows asking Alexa to read and set the settings on our thermostat.  Highly useful feature.  Thus in this post, we show how to connect Honeywell thermostat to Alexa. Indeed, we want our readers enjoy this same convenience in their homes.

So we’ve owned the Honeywell RTH9580WF internet thermostat for some years now.  So we’ve already set up an account at the Honeywell TCC website.  Thus, we won’t delve into how to do that here. Account setup over there is pretty straight forward.

We also assume that you’ve installed and set up at least one Alexa speaker.

Picture of the Honeywell WiFi Smart Thermostat RTH9580WF, home screen view.
Honeywell WiFi Smart Thermostat RTH9580WF, home screen view. How to connect Honeywell thermostat to Alexa.

How to Connect Honeywell Thermostat to Alexa

1. Obtain a Honeywell Total Comfort Connect (TCC) Account

Firstly, you’ll need a TCC account.  So if you don’t already have one, create one at the Honeywell portal site here.

But be sure to save your user Id and password.  You’ll need them when configuring the Alexa Honeywell TCC skill below.

2. Run the Alexa App on your Mobile Device 

Then we use an iOS-based iPad Air computer tablet for this demo.

Screenshot of an iOS home screen. Showing the Amazon Alexa app icon.
An iOS home screen. Showing the Amazon Alexa app icon.

So upon running the Alexa app, you’ll see its Home screen.

Picture of the Alexa app Home screen. Showing the main menu button.
The Alexa app Home screen. Showing the main menu button.

3. Bring Up the Alexa App Main Menu

Then tap the hamburger control in the top left corner of the Home screen.

Alexa then puts up its main menu.

Screenshot of the main menu. Showing the -Skills & Games- option.
The main menu. Showing the -Skills & Games- option.

4. Touch the Skills & Games Item to Continue with How to Connect Honeywell Thermostat to Alexa

Tap the Skills item on the left side of the screen.

Then this takes you to the Skills and Games page.

Picture of the -Skills & Games- home screen. Showing the -Search- button.
The -Skills & Games- home screen. Showing the -Search- button.

5. Touch the Search Button 

Find the Search button in the top right hand corner of the Skills & Games main page.

So tapping Search brings up a search edit box.

Screenshot of the -Skill Search- screen with the Search edit box highlighted.
The -Skill Search- screen. Showing the -Search- edit box.

6. Enter the Phrase Honeywell Total Connect Comfort into the Edit Box

Then type those words into the edit box and then hit the Enter key.

Afterwards, the system brings up a list of skills that contain the  Honeywell Total Connect Comfort phrase.

Screenshot of the -Skill Search Results- page. Showing the -Honeywell Total Connect Comfort- skill.
The -Skill Search Results- page. Showing the -Honeywell Total Connect Comfort- skill.

7. Tap the Honeywell Total Connect Comfort Skill  to Continue with How to Connect Honeywell Thermostat to Alexa 

The skill’s setup screen then appears.

Picture of the Honeywell Total Connect Comfort skill -Setup- page. Showing the -Enable To Use- button.
The Honeywell Total Connect Comfort skill -Setup- page. Showing the -Enable To Use- button.

8. Tap the Blue  Enable To Use  Bar

Find this control in the upper center of the page.

The Honeywell Total Connect Comfort skill login screen then appears.

Picture of the Honeywell Total Connect Comfort Alexa Skill Setup screen. It is prompting for TCC account user Id and password.
The Honeywell Total Connect Comfort Alexa Skill Setup screen. It is prompting for TCC account user Id and password.

9. Input your Honeywell TCC Account Id and Password

Then enter the email address and password you created your Honeywell TCC account with.

So once complete, this screen should look as follows.

Screenshot of the TCC account Id and password filled in.
The TCC account Id and password filled in.

10. Tap the Sign In Button to Move Forward with How to Connect Honeywell Thermostat to Alexa

So assuming you entered the user Id and password for a valid Honeywell TCC account. Then the EULA screen appears next.

Picture of the Honeywell TCC Alexa skill, displaying the End User LIcense Agreement screen. with the I Accept button highlighted.
The -End User License Agreement- screen. Showing the -I Accept- button.

11. Tap the  I Accept  Button 

You should then see a Linkage Successful message screen.

Screenshot of the -Link Account- screen. Showing that successful linking is complete for the Honeywell Total Connect Comfort skill. We point out here the -Done- button.
The -Link Account- screen. Showing that successful linking is complete for the Honeywell Total Connect Comfort skill. We point out here the -Done- button.

12.  Touch the Done Button

You then get the Discover Devices page.

Screenshot of the -Discover Devices- page. showing the -Discover Devices- button.
The -Discover Devices- page. showing the -Discover Devices- button.

So from here, you can start a scan by Alexa for your thermostat.

13.  Tap the Discover Devices Button to Continue with How to Connect Honeywell Thermostat to Alexa

This then starts the Alexa app scanning your home network for any attached smart home devices like a Honeywell thermostat.

Screenshot of the -Alexa is Discovering Devices In Progress- page. It is scanning for new smart home devices.
The -Alexa is Discovering Devices In Progress- page. It is scanning for new smart home devices.

When that scan finishes, you get the next screen. This tells us then, that Alexa has found one new thermostat.

 

Screenshot of the Alexa app on iOS, displaying its -Setup- page, showing that one thermostat has been discovered. The -Set Up Device- button is highlighted.
One thermostat discovered. Showing the -Set Up Device- button.

14. Tap the Set Up Device  Bar

Then touching the Set Up Device button brings up the Add your Thermostat to a Group prompt page.

Screenshot of the -Add your Thermostat to a Group- prompt. Showing the -Skip- button.
The -Add your Thermostat to a Group- prompt. Showing the -Skip- button.

15. Touch the Skip Link 

But we’re not going to add our new thermostat to any groups here.  So we tap the  Skip  button.

Next, if all goes well, Alexa then lets us know that the thermostat is ready for use.

Screenshot of the Alexa app telling us that our thermostat is ready to use. Showing the -Done- button.
The Alexa app telling us that our thermostat is ready to use. Showing the -Done- button.

16. Tap the Blue Done Button to Continue with How to Connect Honeywell Thermostat to Alexa

Screenshot of the -Devices- page, with the -Thermostats- button highlighted.
The -Devices- page, with the -Thermostats- button highlighted.

17. Tap the Thermostats Button

Touching Thermostats brings up a list of smart home thermostats that Alexa knows about. Here, the app lists only one thermostat, since we only have one Honeywell thermostat.  So its name is THERMOSTAT.

Screenshot of the list of linked thermostats. Showing the THERMOSTAT device.
The list of linked thermostats. Showing the THERMOSTAT device.

18. Tap the Thermostat Device Item to View

Then touch the t-stat in this list that you just added.  So in our case, this is a device we call THERMOSTAT.

Thus if you connected your thermostat to Alexa without problems, you should see a status screen as follows.

Screenshot of the -Thermostat Status- page.
The -Thermostat Status- page.

19. Done with How to Connect Honeywell Thermostat to Alexa !

Finally, if you saw the screen as in the previous step, that means that you have successfully connected your thermostat. Also you can now control the thermostat using this screen, from the Alexa app.  Note that you can adjust the temperature with the minus and plus buttons.  You can also set up a routine to control temperature.  And finally, you can read and adjust thermostat temperature on any Alexa speaker. But that speaker must be on the same network as the thermostat.

Try the following voice commands.

    • Alexa, raise thermostat temperature.   Raises thermostat setting by two degrees.
    • Alexa, lower thermostat temperature.  Lowers thermostat temperature setting by two degrees.
    • Alexa, set thermostat temperature to 74 degrees.  Sets thermostat temperature to 74 degrees.

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References for How to Connect Honeywell Thermostat to Alexa

    1. Honeywell Total Connect Comfort Website
    2. Where to Buy a Honeywell Thermostat

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