Tag: Older Honeywell Thermostats

Honeywell Thermostat Heat Not Working

You might notice your heat not working on your Honeywell thermostat. I.e. The thermostat says that the heat is on yet the heat still does not work.  This can happen for many reasons. A broken thermostat, incorrect wiring, tripped circuit breakers, blown fuses, or a broken HVAC system could cause this. Here, we describe some … Continue reading Honeywell Thermostat Heat Not Working

Honeywell Thermostat WiFi Reset Instructions

This post gives Honeywell thermostat WiFi reset instructions. We show this on the RTH9580WF smart t-stat, and this WiFi 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 Thermostat WiFi Reset Instructions

Honeywell Thermostat Not Following Schedule

a Honeywell thermostat not following schedule, and how to fix that.  If the thermostat is otherwise working normally, it could be that its Schedule Hold   feature is active. So switch this off, and chances are that normal schedule following returns. But why would schedule following ever be OFF? Well, this schedule suspending option on many … Continue reading Honeywell Thermostat Not Following Schedule

How to Set Permanent Hold on Honeywell Thermostat

Here, we cover how to set permanent hold on a typical Honeywell thermostat.  Now the permanent hold feature lets the user override scheduled temperature settings for an indefinite period.  In permanent hold, you set the temperature manually.  Then that setting remains in effect until you release the hold.  On the other hand, when a thermostat … Continue reading How to Set Permanent Hold on Honeywell Thermostat

Honeywell Thermostat Says Wait

A Honeywell Thermostat says wait due to at least four different causes.  We’ll cover those here, as well as how to solve these problems. Then later, we will add more as we run into them. Honeywell Thermostat Says Wait: While Booting  To fix this wait message, simply wait, like it says, until the boot / … Continue reading Honeywell Thermostat Says Wait

How Do You Remove the Permanent Hold on a Honeywell Thermostat

Here, we answer the question: How do you Remove the Permanent Hold on a 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 allows the user to override scheduled temperature settings, and set the temperature manually.  When … Continue reading How Do You Remove the Permanent Hold on a Honeywell Thermostat

Honeywell Thermostat Won’t Connect to WiFi

This piece explains how to troubleshoot and fix, when a Honeywell thermostat won’t connect to WiFi. We’ve seen this on our Honeywell RTH9580WF internet thermostat. But this information applies about as well to Honeywell’s other wireless thermostats. These include the RTH8580WF, VisionPRO TH8320WF, VisionPRO 8000, et al. How to Fix the Honeywell Thermostat Won’t Connect … Continue reading Honeywell Thermostat Won’t Connect to WiFi

Honeywell Thermostat Models Review

We’ve reviewed several Honeywell thermostat models on this site.  We’ve covered some of the baseboard heat models.  Further, we have t-stats up through the late model Honeywell smart WiFi remote t-stats.  Below, find a summary and picture of each one tested so far.  We’ll indeed add more as we review more. Line Voltage Honeywell Thermostat … Continue reading Honeywell Thermostat Models Review