How to Get Honeywell Thermostat Off Hold

Here, we cover how to get Honeywell thermostat off hold on a typical Honeywell model.  But why would hold ever be ON in the first place? Well, the hold feature on many programmable thermostats lets you override scheduled temperature settings, and set the temperature manually.  When a thermostat is following its schedule, it is not on hold.  Thus, it changes its set temperature to what its program says at times of day, also dictated by the program.

But with the  Hold  function on, you suspend these scheduled temperature adjustments.  Then, the thermostat stays at the displayed temperature setting. It does this either indefinitely (for permanent hold) or until the next programmed temperature change (temporary hold).

So why would you ever want to put a programmable thermostat on hold?  Well, perhaps your house is too chilly on certain very cold winter night.  So you’d like to stop your pre-scheduled temperature lowering just for that night.  Or, maybe you don’t like the temperatures set by the current program, but don’t know how to change them.  Thus you must wait for your tech savvy daughter’s next visit to get that done.  In cases like these, using   Hold   is a handy solution.

Now as mentioned, there are two types of hold; temporary hold, and permanent hold.  In  Temporary Hold,  the temperature setting override stays in effect only until the next scheduled automatic temperature adjustment.  Permanent Hold  works like  Temporary Hold,  except that it has no scheduled end time.  So, Permanent Hold  suspends programmed temperature changes indefinitely, until you manually turn it off.

How to Get Honeywell Thermostat Off Hold: Step by Step

We show here getting the  Hold  function off of our Honeywell RTH9580WF smart thermostat.  In this demo, we start off with our thermostat set to Permanent Hold. But this same procedure works when  Temporary Hold  is in effect.  It’s just the name of the Hold button that changes.

1. Go to the Thermostat’s  Home Screen

Here’s a shot of our t-stat’s  Home  page we show next.

The   Hold  button may say either  Permanent Hold,  or  Temporary Hold.  Temporary hold is in effect when the unit says when the current  Hold   will stop.  We include both situations in the following two pictures.

 

2. Tap the Hold Button

Find the  Hold  button near screen center and bottom.  Now as stated above, it may show as either  Temporary Hold  or  Permanent Hold. Which one it displays depends on what mode your thermostat is currently in. But if you see no  Following Schedule  message,  then your thermostat is not in  Hold.  So you need not remove   Hold.

Tapping the  Hold  button, no matter its flavor, brings up the  Hold Options  screen, as shown following.

Pressing   Remove Hold   stops both   Permanent Hold  and   Temporary Hold.

3. Tap the Remove Hold Button

When you touch the  Remove Hold  option, the thermostat then returns to Following Schedule   mode. Furthermore, it again displays its  Home  screen.  See this next.

But now, notice that the  Hold  button no longer appears.  Instead, we find a link label that just says,  Following Schedule.

4. Done with How to Get Honeywell Thermostat Off Hold !

You’ve now learned how to turn off hold on Honeywell Thermostat.  Well, at least you know how to do it on the touchscreen multi color models anyhow.  🙂

Other Honeywell Thermostat Posts

1. 1. Honeywell Thermostat Models Review
   2. Honeywell Thermostat Not Reaching Set Temperature
   3. How to Unlock Honeywell Thermostat
   4. How to Turn Off Temporary Hold on Honeywell Thermostat

References

1. 1. Official Honeywell Thermostat Support Page
   2. Where to Buy the Honeywell Thermostat