Honeywell YRTH8500D1008 7-Day Programmable Thermostat
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell YRTH8500D1008 7-Day Programmable Thermostat
Customer Review: Easy to install
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this thermostat when I had a new gas furnace/central air unit installed in my house this past December. Very easy thermostat to install and program. The instructions were clear and well written. I found the CD that came with the product particularly helpful.
Oddly enough, the only feature this thermostat lacks that most others have is a system/energy usage monitor. In other thermostats a timer in the unit records the amount of time the system runs for the current day, previous day, and keeps a cumulative total until you reset it. I found this very useful when trying to see how temperature settings or weather conditions would impact the amount of time my A/C or heat runs. In my opinion this is a very important feature and a surprising omission by Honeywell. Had I known it was missing I would've opted to buy a different unit.
Otherwise, you can't go wrong with this thermostat.
Customer Review: Honeywell Thermostat 8500D1008
Summary: 5 Stars
I downloaded the instructions before the thermostat arrived so I had my ducks in line when it came in. I didn't have to tag each wire because the thermostat "hook-up" page codes matched the colors of the wires 90%. That was the easy part. The difficulties were in the operation instructions. Nowhere is it written, in the operator's manual, that you press the lower left hand touch screen until you get a flashing heat/air/off. Once that is accomplished you press DONE. I had to call the Pakistani "help" desk to learn all this. Now that I know what I am doing it works great. I would recommend it as a replacement for all earlier home thermostats. It also looks good and makes you feel you are in a luxury home. OK, a more expensive home.Customer Review: Honeywell 8500D Thermostat
Summary: 5 Stars
1) Installation instructions easy to follow. Should take less than half an hour. No risk of shock or fire.
2) Set-up instructions also easy to follow. Should take less than 15 minutes.
3) Unit allows for individual day of week heating and cooling settings.
4) Good warranty, which has been honored by the manufacturer in the past.
5) Much clearer readout than most LCD screens, but one still may need to adjust lighting in order to read it. I currently use three of this model thermostat in my house. However, I am not certain that it decreases my heating or AC bill.
Customer Review: Best programmable thermostat
Summary: 5 Stars
I installed it today for a heatpump unit, replacing a Hunter programmable that would turn on the aux. strips for no reason almost every time. The install and programming was very easy, took me a little less than one hour and that was being overly cautious. Now the heat pump runs without pulling in the strips and it is 25'F outside. It is keeping the temp within 1'F. I am one of those people who like the best - latest and greatest of everything, and I like this thermostat.Customer Review: Very easy to install - very easy to program
Summary: 5 Stars
The thermostat installed in less than five minutes. Just remember to use the little color code stickers (my yellow wire was actually blue). I had already programmed the thermostat while sitting down - it does not need to be on the wall to program, and the actual deed took about 1 minute. Snapped in place, turned the power back on, waited for the low voltage timer on my air unit to kick in and all done. Cool air flowing in less than 10 minutes.