How to Unlock Honeywell Home Thermostat

Many Honeywell home thermostats have a lock screen mode. This  keeps anyone from messing with t-stat settings without first putting in a password.  You set this pass code when locking your t-stat.  Then, to unlock it, the t-stat asks you to enter this secret code.  Once you do that, you again have full control over … Continue reading How to Unlock Honeywell Home Thermostat



Honeywell Home Thermostat Reset — How to Do It

This post gives the Honeywell Home thermostat reset procedure. We show this on the RTH9580WF smart t-stat, and this reset method does the following. First, it clears out all custom settings. Then, it resets the WiFi network the thermostat connects to, to none. Lastly, it restores the thermostat to factory default state. So, follow the … Continue reading Honeywell Home Thermostat Reset — How to Do It



Honeywell Home Thermostat Waiting for Equipment

The Honeywell Home thermostat waiting for equipment message sometimes appears on Honeywell smart t-stats. So these include the Honeywell RTH9580WF we demo in this example.  These messages can show up when the t-stat has just turned off the HVAC .  But then, sudden temp changes call for HVAC to come back on right away.  These … Continue reading Honeywell Home Thermostat Waiting for Equipment