How to Remove Permanent Hold on Honeywell Thermostat

ere, we answer the question: How do you Remove Permanent Hold on Honeywell Thermostat?  Of course this begs the question of 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 temperature setting. It holds this temp 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 Remove Permanent Hold on Honeywell Thermostat: Step by Step

We show here cancelling the  Hold  function on 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 Honeywell Thermostat’s Home Screen

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

The   Hold  button may say either  Permanent Hold,  or indicate   Temporary Hold  is in effect. It conveys the latter by saying when the current  Hold   will stop.  We include both situations in the following two pictures.

 

2. Tap the Hold Button to Continue with How to Remove Permanent Hold on Honeywell Thermostat

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

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

Pressing   Cancel Hold   stops both   Permanent Hold  and   Temporary Hold.

3. Tap the Cancel Hold Button

When you touch the  Cancel Hold  option, this removes the permanent hold. Then the thermostat then returns to Following Schedule   mode.  Thus it again displays its  Home  screen.

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 Remove Permanent Hold on Honeywell Thermostat !

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.  🙂

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References for How to Remove Permanent Hold on Honeywell Thermostat

1. 1. Honeywell Thermostat Official Product Page
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