Set Temperature Range on Honeywell Thermostat RTH9580WF

Gives the Set Temperature Range on Honeywell Thermostat RTH9580WF procedure. But why would you wish to do that? Well, perhaps you are a landlord wishing to control heating and fuel costs. Or, maybe you need to keep your kids from setting the temperature too high or low. But then again, perhaps you want to save on HVAC wear and tear. Thus for any of these reasons, you’d like to restrict how high and low the heating and cooling temperatures goes.

Setting the temperature range on a Honeywell thermostat is really a simple process. In fact our t-stat here does indeed have high and low temperature range settings.  This is the one in our home. So, we’ll discuss next, how to set this temperature range.

Set Temperature Range on Honeywell Thermostat RTH9580WF: Step by Step

Many Honeywell t-stats support limiting how low or high their heating and cooling temperatures may adjust. So here, we show how to set the temperature range limit it on our RTH9580WF WiFi thermostat.  First, you start at the   Home   screen.

1. Tap the  MENU Button on the Thermostat Home Screen

This then brings up the RTH9580WF main menu.

We also scrolled down using the arrow buttons, to bring the  Preferences  item into view.

2. Next, Tap the   Preferences   Button

The  Preferences  screen then shows. We then scrolled down using the arrow buttons, to bring the  Advanced Preferences  item into view.

3. Tap the  Advanced Preferences Button to Continue with Set Temperature Range on Honeywell Thermostat RTH9580WF

This shows the first in a series of advanced settings screens then; the  Scheduling Options screen.

4. Repeatedly Press Green  Next   Button Until you Reach the  Temperature Limits Settings Screen

5. Set the   Minimum Cool Limit  Temperature Range Value

Then on the left half of the  Temperature Limits   page is the   Minimum Cool Limit   adjustment control.

Tap the UP and DOWN arrows until the minimum cool limit temperature you want appears. We set ours to 50 degrees.  So our cooling system will never cool to any temp cooler than 50 degrees F.

6. Set the   Maximum Heat Limit  Temperature Range Value

Then on the right half of the  Temperature Limits   page is the   Maximum Heat Limit   adjustment control.

Tap the UP and DOWN arrows until the maximum heat temperature you want shows up in the control.  So we set ours to 90 degrees here.  This means that our heating system will never warm our home to any temp hotter than 90 degrees.

7. Press the Red   Done   Button to Continue with Set Temperature Range on Honeywell Thermostat RTH9580WF

Once you set both the max and and min temps, tap the   Done   button.

The RTH9580WF then returns you to the  Preferences   screen.

8. Next, Press the   Previous Menu   Button

After you press, this takes you back to the   Main Menu.

9. Press the   Home   Button

This then takes you back to the t-stat-s home screen.

11. Done with Set Temperature Range on Honeywell Thermostat RTH9580WF !

At last, we have now successfully set Honeywell thermostat temperature range on our model RTH9580WF.

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References for Set Temperature Range on Honeywell Thermostat RTH9580WF

1. 1. Honeywell Thermostat Official Support Page
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