Honeywell Touchscreen Programmable Thermostat Reviews

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Model # RTH8500D
The Honeywell Touchscreen Thermostat is a good thermostat and High Performance HVAC gives it a 10 out of 10 stars.

VisionPro Installation Manual is very descriptive

The Honeywell Touchscreen Programmable Thermostat is Honeywell’s top of the line thermostat. This is a good thermostat and very useful even if if you do not need a programmable thermostat for your HVAC system. Many people know very little about thermostats and even their HVAC systems. It helps when choosing a thermostat, especially a programmable thermostat that it is simple to operate. The Honeywell Touchscreen thermostat is easy to navigate through the menu when programming it. Using the Honeywell touchscreen it only takes about 10 minutes to set it up on initial installation and then another 10 minutes or so program the thermostat. Even people who are technically challenged will find this thermostat easy to navigate in the set up and programming menus. Honeywell lists the features and benefits for the touchscreen programmable thermostat as:

Energy Saving – Honeywell claims a savings of up to 33% on your utility bills if you follow the instructions that come with the programmable thermostat. This can be the case depending on different things but it can also be the case for any type of programmable thermostat that you get and use it in the same manner. This does not take away from the Honeywell programmable thermostat being a good thermostat. It is a proven fact that if the air conditioning and heating systems are controlled properly on a maintained schedule you will save money on the utility bills.
Easy to use Touchscreen display – absolutely true. The Honeywell Touchscreeen Programmable Thermostat is very easy to program and navigate.
Back-lit Display – the back light on the display can be programmed to stay on 24/7 or it can be programmed to turn on when you touch the screen. It will automatically turn off after a number of seconds when there is no activity on the touchscreen.
Smart Response Technology – this feature means that the thermostat will adjust itself to the time it needs to come on to heat or cool the home to reach set point at the programmed time. For example, if you come home at 6 p.m. everyday and you want the temperature to be 70 degrees F. when you arrive the thermostat will determine the appropriate time to come on so the set point will be attained at 6 p.m. If it is a mild day then the air conditioning and heating may only need to come one for a few minutes to attain the set point. If the temperature is extreme the heating or cooling may need to come on at least 30 minutes before to attain the set point. This is smart technology that saves you money. The specifics of how this works is not clear in the Honeywell literature but it must take some time for the thermostat to learn the heating cooling equipment so it will know when to turn on the equipment. Because of this assumption it may take some time before this feature will grow smart enough to function correctly until it tunes itself.
Auto Change from Heat to Cool – this is a good feature especially when the temperature swings outside drastically.
Precise Control of +/- 1 degree F. – Again this is good for accuracy.
Filter change reminder – every thirty days it will flash to remind you change or check the filter.
Vacation Hold – this is an added bonus for the Honeywell Touchscreen Programmable thermostat as many other programmable thermostats do not have this feature. If you go on vacation simply set the vacation feature and your air conditioner or heating system maintain a vacation schedule.
Permanent Day and Time – if the power goes out then the Honeywell Touchscreen thermostat holds the day and time including the program so there is no need to reprogram or reset the day and time if a power failure occurs.
Optional Daylight Savings time so the thermostat will automatically adjust for spring and fall clock changes.
Battery free operation – use the battery or use the power from the HVAC system to keep all the settings. Some programmable thermostats use batteries for the operation of the thermostat. The Honeywell Touchscreen Thermostat can use the power from the HVAC system for its primary power and then use the battery for the back-up power in case of power outage.
The Honeywell Touchscreen Thermostat is Energy Star rated and it comes with a 1 year warranty.

The Honeywell Touchscreen Programmable thermostat typical heating and cooling systems including heat pumps however the Honeywell Touchscreen Thermostat is not compatible with electric baseboard heating systems that utilize 120 to 240 Volts.

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