Honeywell Smart WiFi Thermostat - Setup and use

Another addition to the "smart home" here at the SSL Homestead and we love it! Using a smart thermostat can be a great way to control heating and cooling costs and reduce your monthly energy bills!

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[RALPHD]

EXCELLENT VIDEO MAN! YOU DIDN'T TALK FOR EVER, RIGHT TO THE POINT AND EXTREMELY UNDERSTANDABLE..I JUST BOUGHT THE SAME THERMOSTAT YOU DID LAST NIGHT VIA AMAZON.., NOW I CAN INSTALL IT!! ONCE AGAIN, GREAT VIDEO!! THANK YOU!
SRY, I USE CAPS AS MY EYES ARE BAD..IT HELPS...

[NicoC]

My smart thermostat paid for itself the first month. I love it!!! One caution though, is in the winter time, don't think you can drop your thermostat down to 40 degrees when your going to be gone for a long time. 2 reasons are 1, your house has cold spots and although its 40 at the thermostat it might be freezing or below freezing by pipes or places your not getting a lot of circulation. And 2, is if you go too low it takes forever to get back up in temp and can be just as bad as if you kept it at your desired temp all day long, if not worse.

[bobrozek]

Ok Thank You For Taking The Time To Help Me. (Bob)

[Shortcake]

This is so awesome.I just bought a cheep one 3 months ago and wish I knew about this one then. It's definitely what I will buy the next time. I knew there was something more advanced than the one I had bought 7 years prior, ( Hunter) which was the smart thermostat at that time. But I didn't have the time to research it while working two jobs. Now I can't justify buying another when this one still works. HaaaH!!!I think my desire to upgrade will eventually over - rule my frugality in the long run though. Thanks for this informative video.

[jdp]

Thank you very much for this great video brother. May the peace of the Lord be with you and yours. God bless !

[godbyjrotc]

Can you set a permanent minimum temp for a/c in summer and a maximum temp for heat in the winter? How?

[DianaPixieDust]

Thanks for the video. I've had my honeywell for over a year. I love it except at times I lower the AC settings say from 77-76 and the number display will switch over to the lower number BUT the HVAC never clicks on. it just switched to the lower number. i'm wondering why it does that? Is the Honeywell faulty or is there a disconnection between Honeywell and the HVAC? It works terrific otherwise. I use mainly air condition on auto circulate all year around here in Florida.

[msdiane]

Awesome video! Gosh man, I tried 3 videos to do this! Yours was the one that got me through! Clear! Concise! Thx Fam Dad!!! :)

[Viper]

Thank you for your informative review. Mine will be delivered/installed tomorrow, got it for $124 on Amazon.

[Engineerboy]

Good job man, I think I'm gonna get a couple of these one for upstairs one for down stairs. Thank you for posting!

[bobschaefer]

Installed the Honeywell RTH9585 for Oil/forced hot air (double checked wiring and all connections (C, W, Y, G, R) before turning power back on) and ran into a few issues: 1) set fan to "automatic"; it ran non-stop and would not turn off; 2) heat wouldn't "kick-on" either so turned heat to "off", but continued to show on display that it was on (?). Tried running through the set up process again (with some help) with same results. Reinstalled my old battery operated thermostat and heating system went back to normal operation; no issues. Any ideas/suggestions on why the fan wouldn't stop running and the heat wouldn't "kick-on"? one minor issue: touch display wouldn't let me change time & date (although I believe that's controlled via Wi-Fi). Thanks.

[zhukpavlo]

One other hint is to take a picture of the wires before removing from old thermostat - you can always go back as see where they were.

[montreablackshear]

So i already have that exact thermostat in my home and im trying to connect it with my droid ph but what model is the thermostat ?

[julianwilson]

I am very interested in this thermostat. I have dual zone. Am I to understand that I need two of these or just one fore the main floor? BTW, I watched several of these installation videos. Yours was without question the best.

[bdenison]

I bought this to install and replace an older model Honeywell thermostat. The older model has a S1 & S2 connections with black wires leading in. I understand they were for inside and outdoor temperature sensors? Question is do I still need them, and if so, where do I connect them?

[sofia...a]

I just installed this exact thermostat.but the indoor temp and indoor humidity is reading wrong with 100% indoor humidity. What could be the problem?

[joeysanchez]

I bought the same one but what I what I see on your video is that you have 4 wires and I only have 3 Do I need for this thermostat?

[jc]

Nice review. I just installed the Honeywell RTH9580 Sunday. It was very simple installation and no issues setting up the wifi as well as the schedule. App for iPhone works fine.

[grahamfisher]

Love the vidieo, Im in Australia but cannot get the app to work cant register with my Total Connect comfor as Australia not available. Any help woild be greatfully

[christopherwhyte]

Good review, looks like the current model works with Alexa. Does yours do that and have you used that? If so, does it work well?