Tag: Thermostat

  • Honeywell RLV430A Digital Thermostat Review

    Honeywell RLV430A Digital Thermostat Review

    We purchased for review, the Honeywell RLV430A Digital Thermostat Review electric baseboard heaters used around the house, and review our experiences with it here. At a cost of approximately $53 from Lowe’s home improvement center, they priced this programmable thermostat fairly. The RLV430A is much quieter (no clicking sounds as it operates the heaters), as this digital…

  • Honeywell RLV310A Line Voltage Baseboard Heat Thermostat Review

    Honeywell RLV310A Line Voltage Baseboard Heat Thermostat Review

    This is our Honeywell RLV310A Line Voltage Baseboard Heat Thermostat Review. Now we purchased two of these units for the electric baseboard heaters around our home, have used them for many years, and so review this model here. At a cost of about $30 from Lowe’s home improvement center, the price seemed okay.  Indeed, the RLV310A…

  • How to Lock and Unlock a Honeywell Thermostat

    How to Lock and Unlock a Honeywell Thermostat

    Some models of the Honeywell thermostat, including the RTH9580WF we discuss in this post, feature a screen lock mode.  This prevents anyone from changing thermostat settings without first entering a pass code.  You create this code when you lock your thermostat.  Later, the thermostat asks you to enter this password to regain access.  So here…

  • How to Unlock Honeywell Home Thermostat

    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…

  • How to Setup Honeywell WiFi Thermostat

    How to Setup Honeywell WiFi Thermostat

    This post explains How to Setup Honeywell WiFi Thermostat for one of their touchscreen full color smart thermostats.  Use this routine to get the unit up and running for the first time in your home. Or this also works to set it up to a different WiFi network. Perhaps you changed the name of your…

  • Honeywell Home Thermostat Waiting for Equipment

    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…

  • How to Setup WiFi on Honeywell Thermostat

    How to Setup WiFi on Honeywell Thermostat

    You might need to setup your Honeywell smart thermostat (t-stat) to the internet, by changing a new WiFi network. Perhaps you moved it, and the WiFi it ran on before is no longer in range. So in this post, we cover how to setup WiFi on a typical Honeywell thermostat, to join your unit to…

  • Honeywell Smart WiFi Thermostat Manual for RTH9580WF

    Honeywell Smart WiFi Thermostat Manual for RTH9580WF

    Honeywell provides good manuals for their WiFi smart thermostats. The same is true of the 9000 series RTH9580WF t-stat.  These docs walk you through installation, setup, and everyday use. They write them in non tech, easy to follow language. So these docs are quite helpful.  Thus in this piece, we give current links to all…

  • Thermostat Reading Higher than Setting Problem

    Thermostat Reading Higher than Setting Problem

    When a thermostat reads higher temperature than its temperature setting, your home can get too cold in the winter and too warm in summer.  Now at least several factors affect the thermostat temperature reading besides actual room temperature.  These include aging components drifting out of tolerance in older thermostats.  Or, an improperly placed thermostat might…

  • Honeywell Thermostat Restart Instructions

    Honeywell Thermostat Restart Instructions

    Follow these Honeywell thermostat restart instructions if your t-stat behaves strangely.  For example, it might freeze, hang, or fail to operate the furnace.  Or, it refuses to connect to WiFi, or sends no data to the Honeywell Total Comfort Connect servers.  Any of these problems a restart often fixes. Honeywell Thermostat Restart Instructions: Step by…