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Having moved from an apartment with a programmable thermostat to a house with an ancient old-fashioned one, we were missing the ability to "set it and forget it." Programming the thermostat was easy enough to figure out without reading the manual, and it's much more convenient than resetting the temperature several times per day. My only complaint is that I don't think you can copy-paste schedules from one day to another; given how common it is for people to have the same schedule Monday through Friday, you'd think they would make that a feature. But because programming the schedule is only done once at the beginning (...and maybe when the batteries run out, I guess) I don't think it warrants reducing my review to four stars.

Extremely satisfied with this product and purchase! I received it early, installation was surprisingly easy (I am not very "handy" but had no problem doing it myself), and programming the schedule was simple. (Below, I included extra information about items received, tools required for installation, observations/comments)Received: thermostat, installation guide, screws/anchors, wire labels, operation manual and reference card.Install: you'll need a drill (to prepare the holes for the anchors), a Phillips head screwdriver (optional - just depends on preference for installing/tightening the screws), a leveler (they provide a spot to put it to ensure it is straight), a small slot head screwdriver (used when connecting the wires), and 2 AA batteries.Comments: even though the installation is pretty easy and simple, the installation guide does not explain or everything as clearly as it could have so that is the only thing I had any issues with

I have a very old furnace and AC system in my apartment and the old style thermostat that just listed every ten degrees would not hold a consistant temperature. This holds a consistant temperature even with the old system.It was also easy to install and get running. One trick, if you're trying to test it at first it will keep trying to lock you out since it goes into a mandatory hold period so it doesn't cycle the system on and off too much. Just pop the batteries each time out and you can keep switching it on and off to make sure it starts all of your systems without having to wait in between each.

Saw this unit at Lowes Home Center, got it here at Amazon a bit cheaper. I viewed some You Tube videos on installing these, and it seemed straight forward enough. The installation was EASY! Didn't even need to label the wires, they were color coded exactly like this Honeywell is. Even the mounting holes lined up perfectly. Took all of 15 minutes to install. I'm presently using it manually until I get around to setting up the programming. I installed 2 units since I have 2 completely separate zones/systems. Both my systems are "standard" central AC & gas heat. No heat pumps. Only thought is the screen isn't the easiest to see for these old eyes, but it IS readable. If you touch the screen, it does light up and makes it easier to see the info. The product photo is a pretty good approximation of how the screen looks with the backlight ON. I will update this review if any issues should arise.

2017 Update (6years?) - still going strong. Relocated this unit to a new house. Works well. Programmed the whole year, i.e. cold and heat for summer and winter, respectively.After reading the reviews I decided to purchase this programmable thermostat. I love it! It was very easy to install as the instructions are well-written and easy to follow. Programming it was also very easy and logical. You are able to program each day precisely according to your household's routine for when you wake up, depart for work/school, return home and go to bed. This unit will heat up (it's winter now) your home to the scheduled temperature so that when that time comes, it is already at that temperature e.g. If you want it at 77 when you return home at 6pm, it heats up your home BEFORE 6pm so exactly 6pm, it's at 77. Pretty cool, huh. I also noticed that my home is more uniformly heated than with my previous programmable thermostat (different brand). Also, I'm able to warm up my home and get thesame level of comfort at 1 to 2 degree lower than before. I look forward to saving some real dough this winter!

I have looked at this product for quite a while. I've held off...trying to justify the purchase. Hind sight is 20-20 and my purchase is long over due.My heat pump is an older model, circa 1996, with electric back up heat. My real concern was if this would be compatible with my heat system and wiring in the new Honeywell.Wiring labels were provided in the package and the instructions were helpful. With all the different types of heat systems it is understandable that the instructions were a little vague. I had a question on one wire from my old stat, but a call to customer service and it was quickly solved.Programming did take time. My one complaint was that you could not copy one day's programming to the next. Each day must be individually programmed. It also is more sensitive than my old mercury stat and does not cycle the system as often.So far it is working like a charm. The real test will be this winter when temps really get cold

This is an excellent programmable thermostat which does its job without fancy bells and whistles. WiFi enabled thermostats are not secure yet and are subject to hacking. IoT is still evolving and will get better, just not today.

It was a direct replacement for my 7400 that recently died. I didn't even have to rewire anything. I just took off the 7400 faceplate and put this new 7500 in its place. Great!

A dependable programmable thermostat with backlight. This economical digital unit can replace most other units but because of the many combinations of wiring on homes, it is recommended that buyer call the Honeywell toll free number to have the assistant walk the buyer through the correct wire connections. DO NOT assume the color of the wires will guide you to making the correct connections. Once installed (which is quite easy) user may use the factory default settings for energy efficiency or set his/her own settings. Unit has multiple daily settings and battery backup (two AA batteries) that will last about two years before replacement. This unit is a good buy for the money.

I'm not an expert in thermostats, but compared to the one we had when we moved in the house that could only change the temperature and turn the heat off and on, I really like this one. I wanted a 7 day programmable 'stat and that's what this is. Can't tell you about installation because a family friend electrician did it for us, but it seemed easy enough. There's no light until you hit a button, which I guess would be my only gripe, but since it's programmed, I really don't touch it. Easy to program, love that I can have the temp change from low overnight to warm when we wake, then back down when we leave for work then back up before we get home and low again for sleeping. I just wanted a simple thermostat, I don't need digital everything, on my iphone and all that, there's enough technology in my life that my thermostat does not need to be one of them. If you want simple, easy to use, I recommend this.

There was a little difficulty in installing. Be sure to label the wires before pulling off the old thermostat. We were surprised to find that our old thermostat was registering several degrees lower than the actual temperature. Here we thought we were being so good keeping the house at 64 and being perfectly comfortable!! We found out after installing the new unit that what we thought was 64 was actually closer to 67 and 68...out come the sweaters. We have not programmed it, we use the hold feature. We find that our schedule is too unpredictable to know exactly when we want the heater to turn on. So we manually turn it down to 59 at night and back up to 66 in the morning. The light on the display is very nice, no more turning on the hall light blinding ourselves to adjust the temperature.

I purchased a Honeywell Thermostat at Costco that stated it would work with a Heat Pump what I didn't know was it wasn't for a Heat Pump w/ Emergency Heat. After uninstalling and reinstalling my old mercury type thermostat I was wanting a thermostat that would work. After researching the reviews and checking Amazon I settled on the RTH7500D as it would hopefully handle the emergency heat. Being computer literate I like the ability to pre-program the temperature by simply checking each of the days and doing a single programming for both heat and cool. The thermostat has a 3 degree changeover to automatically switch from heat to cool during the temperate weather in the spring and fall. My wife especially likes the automatic temperature reduction at night without having to get up to lower the thermostat. Not so simple install due to wires attached to the old thermostat were not connected correctly. If I had done it again I would have traced the wire colors back to the air handler and confirmed. Turned out my brown wire connected to the emergency heat on the old thermostat was actually a common that fried my transformer when the emergency heat was turned on, lesson learned. Normally, using the conversion instructions from the out thermostat to the new should work. I stopped by the auto parts store and bought a 3 AMP mini fuse to put on the new transformer and started again (fuses are cheaper then transformers). It was an easy install once I knew the actual color code for each wire.

I ordered this after talking to Honeywell's service department via phone. I was replacing an old Janitrol HPT 18-60. Honeywell service gave me 3 choices of replacements. This one was the highest priced but also the only one with a touch screen. I like touch screens so I chose it. Installation was easy just marking the wires/terminal letters when taking the wires off the old tstat - the needed labels are included with the Honeywell. Then just hooking those same wires to the same terminals on the Honeywell. Voila, we were done... and it didn't work. :( But alas, it was our fault. My assistant didn't notice step 12a on the back of the Quick Installation Guide. Once we performed step 12a - the tstat programming step needed if you have a heat pump - all worked fine.However, the reason for the 4 star and not 5 star rating, so far when the tstat calls for heat - in the morning to warm up after it has been low all night - it lets the AUX heat come on to raise the temperature. I'm hoping as it "learns" it will not do this but rather bring the heat up in slower increments so as to use only the heat pump and not the more expensive electric AUX elements. We'll see...

I choose this product to help lower our gas bill by having fine grained control of the heating. I was leaving my heater on all day so that when I got home the house would be warm (without the heat on the temp drops to the low 50's), but this made my bill expensive. I have had it installed for only a week so don't know how well it is lowering my bill.I looked at a lot of reviews for digital thermastats and this unit had great ratings and won an award. It had the main feature I was looking for, let me turn down the temp when I am not home and before I get home have the temp set to what I like. Check out this article from energy.gov: [...]The hook up was simple because all my wires matched either the colors or letters in the manual. One thing I did have an issue with was the plastic inserts that are suppose to be put in the wall to hold the screws. The manual said for plaster these are needed and it gives me the diamenter to pre-drill the holes. Well, the diameter was two small and when I went to pound the plastic inserts in, they bent and broke. So, I just used the screws in the plaster. My concern is that when I open the unit to replace the batteries, the screws will be pulled out of the wall. If they are, I may have to get larger screws and use the plastic inserts.One improvement that I would like to see is the air filter replacement feature be based off of 'hours of use' instead of just 30, 60, or 90 days. This is because for part of the year I do not need heat or AC.....when the reminder alerts me I will have to guess if the filter needs replacing.The unit looks really nice on the wall and it lights up well.I would recommend this product. FYI, when I checked Lowes had this same unit for $99.99 and I bought it from amazone for $75.99 with free shipping.

This thermostat is the one to buy. There is no need to look at the thousands of other thermostats or read any other reviews. I've done all that for you. Who knew there could be so many products out there to do 1 simple thing - program & run your heating/AC unit. Understandably I'm not a HVAC tech. I'm just a homeowner that's living on SS, a small pension, rental properties, & royalties. I'm also single, BTW. Amazon has the 7600 at an awesome price. It was $20 more at Walmart & Home Depot.The RiteTemp thermostat I took out was starting to act like a stubborn old man; something I know a lot about. It never was easy to use. The programming was cumbersome. The ambient air temperature would vary widely. My 84 y/o dad, who can no longer understand even simple things, would try to work it. That was an event that would take me 15-30 minutes to fix. For that reason I bought the locking cover for the Honeywell 7600.I think sometimes technical writers think too hard about how their material will be read. They attempt to make it as simple as possible and wind up leaving out important but necessary imformation. The only hang up I had in installation was the instructions didn't say the wire terminals were not the type that cut through the wire's insulation. The RiteTemp's instructions explained that. When I wired the Honeywell in I wired it like the old one. Well the wires needed to be bare to make contact. The tech info should also say in BOLD HUGE PRINT to mark the wires as they are on the old thermostat before disconnecting. I already knew to do this so it was easy to install. It was not in their instructions.It is totally programable from the touchscreen and this is where the writers did a good job. They made it cookbook-like steps. Just don't be intimadated by the codes. They are like measurements in cooking: teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, quarts... and putting in the ingredients at the right time.Now that the new thermostat has been controlling the heater for a few months, it really shows its superiority. It keeps the temperature even. That 84 y/o I mentioned above needs the house very warm. With all the functions programmed by the touchscreen screen, he can't mess with it. Actually, the locking cover key can be left in the lock because he can't figure out how that works.You want a thermostat to do it's job without thinking about it. That's what the Honeywell 7600 does. It is the One to Buy.

I went with this model because I wanted a touchscreen thermostat that looked modern, had no physical buttons, was significantly cheaper than the Nest Learning Thermostat, and had a "system auto" mode. This unit met all of those requirements.I live in the suburbs of Chicago, and as those of us in the Midwest can attest, we have numerous days in the fall and spring that have 20 degree or more temperature swings. It can get up to 70 or 80 degrees in the afternoon and then drop down to 30 degrees in the evening. I am one who hates opening windows, as it upsets allergies, the dog, and I just don't like hearing every noise my neighbors make. So this unit allows the a/c to come on during the afternoon and the furnace to come on during the evening without me having to change anything during the day.I have mine set at 68 for heat and 72 for a/c. This way it is never colder than 68 or warmer than 72 in my home which is the perfect range for me.Installation was a breeze (I have a simple forced air a/c heat system) and setup was easy with the manual. The system auto mode has to be enabled under the settings and then actually selected as the option. Once I have installed it and setup my ranges I have not had to look at it again really. It looks great on the wall and the relay click is hardly noticeable.I do not use the scheduling so I cannot comment on that. I am not convinced that letting the house get up to 80 when I am at work and then cooling it back down to 72 right before I get home is actually any more energy efficient than just keeping it at 72 all summer long. My compressor runs for a few minutes a couple times an hour this way as opposed to running for 2 hours straight trying to drop the temp 8 degrees, so I do not use scheduling.

OK, enough of the paronomasia. I bought two of these since we have a dual (up/down) system. We have the typical single-stage heating and cooling system; gas furnace and conventional A/C. However the installation manual has additional instructions for Multistage Heat and Cool, Heat Pump without Backup Heat, Heat Pump with Backup Heat, Heat Only or Cool Only systems. The manual is very straight-forward and easy to read.The Things I Like:1. Easy to install2. Great Documentation3. Fairly easy to set up the schedules4. Honeywell Quality and Reliability (I've used Honeywell for years)5. Touch Screen6. Very flexible settings allow you many choices in configuration.7. Has 3 choices for daylight savings time (off, early DST settings and current DST settings)8. Filter Change Reminder can be set between 1 month and 3 years (or can be set to off)9. Can be set to automatically switch between heat and cool or manual selection.The Things I Don't Like:1. Wall plate and thermostat don't have a good firm fit creating loose feel.(I fixed this by using some clear shipping tape on each side to hold the base and thermostat firmly together)2. Back-lite does not stay lit long enough for me when I'm setting the schedule.(would be nice to have a time-out setting for the length the lite stays on)3. Auto change over between heat and cool works well but to me it wastes energy trying to maintain a constant temp.(I choose to just manually switch between heat and cool when I feel it is time and it is great that they give you the option)4. You have to use AA batteries for memory back-up. Current technology does not need batteries for memory retention.5. You have to touch an area of the screen that has a control to "wake-up" the screen(I would prefer just to touch anywhere on the screen to activate the back-lite)Overall, I am very pleased with the thermostat and feel it is a great value for the money.

Edit to original review:I installed this on a heat pump with auxiliary heat and, initially, the AUX heat ran too often, as detailed below. However, given about 2 to 3 days to run as programmed, the unit stopped using AUX heat and functions great. I made not changes to the configuration, it just stared working correctly. I'm assuming the intelligent recovery program needs a little time to learn how to recover without use of AUX heat. I just wish the technical service reps had mentioned this need. All they told me was that my heat pump was malfunctioning. Since the heat pump worked fine before the replacement and it works fine now after a little waiting, I have a hard time believing that advice. I'm moving my rating up to 4 stars.--------------------------------------Original Review:For a heat pump with auxiliary heat - When the room temperature is 2 F cooler than the set point, the auxiliary heat comes on. I called Honeywell, and this parameter cannot be changed. Therefore, you cannot program the thermostat to reduce the room temperature set point by more than 1 degree without the auxiliary heat coming on to warm the room. Since this thermostat works with heat pumps with auxiliary heat, I expected to be able to set the heat to 60 F during the day, and have the temperature return to 70 F upon returning home without the use of auxiliary heat. The thermostat should have a ramp feature or some other logic to prevent the auxiliary heat from coming on in response to a set point change. When it's 60 F outside, there's no reason for electric auxiliary heat to be running to warm the room because of a pre-programmed set point change. So, with this thermostat, I will keep my house at a constant 68 during the winter, and use the programmable features only while running the air conditioner.If you have single stage heating, you will be pleased with this product. But if you have a heat pump with auxiliary and want to program temperature changes during the winter, you will be disappointed.

This is a great thermostat and is very accurate. Very easy to install and easy to configure. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is because you cannot adjust the number of degrees before it kicks in. It will turn on as soon as it is 1 degree away from the specified temperature. This results in it turning on very frequently. Surprisingly, however, that doesn't seem to correspond to any additional use in electricity.Some notable nice features are:Filter change reminder.Smart control that allows it to shift from heat to cool depending on what it detects. This is really nice since our weather can sometimes still be warm at night, or sometimes cold. It will detect whether it should be cooling things down or warming things up. Quite frequently, it will turn on the AC when we go to bed, because it is still warm, but then will switch to heat when the temps drop overnight.Very low battery consumption. The light turns off when you are not adjusting things and it just sips power like a very basic thermostat.Fool-proof wiring. It is very clear how to connect the wires for several types of HVAC setups, even including radiators.This is an EXCELLENT choice if you want some nice features but want to save some money. I wouldn't be surprised if this is a "loss-leader" to get you interested in smarter thermostats from Honeywell.

Despite some comments, it's actually very easy to install. No it didn't take 15 min, more like 20. The menu to change settings is the worst part. Instead of being able to scroll through menu items you have to have the manual handy with what the codes mean and scroll through codes to get to things like day light savings, day changes (I made a mistake on initial install) . If you're looking for a cheap way to automate your heater, this is it!

I've owned 3 of these now. Years ago when I bought my first, this was the fanciest consumer model I could find and it was easily a 5 star device. Nowadays, it's pretty dated and has a couple flaws that haven't been addressed. It's still worthwhile if you can get it at a discount (My most recent one came "Used / Like New" from Amazon Marketplace.)To keep this brief, check out the 5-star reviews to see what's so good about this thermostat. I'll just quickly list the shortcomings that cost it stars IMO.1. The pins on the back breakThere are pins on the back of the face that connect the thermostat to the wall mount's electricals. Eventually you'll have to change the batteries. When you take off and replace the thermostat face from the wall mount, you need to be VERY CAREFUL that everything is lined up and pushed on straight. With the pressure it takes to snap the face into the clips, you (or your teenage son or the hamfisted AC contractor you hired) might not notice you're breaking off a pin on the back. The penalty for the mistake is that you have to buy a new thermostat. Yes, this happened to me.It's pretty clear to me this is a design flaw. There are at least 3 changes that would alleviate this:a. Allow access to the batteries without removing the face. Even our older Honeywell RTH6300B has this.b. Implement a less troublesome pin arrangement. Again, the RTH6300B has a set up that's much easier to align, IMO.c. Connect the face and wall mount with a ribbon cable or short wire bundle instead of direct pin connections. That way you can connect the two with more care while they're still apart and you can take off the face without disconnecting the electricals at all.This is worth at least one star.2. Feature set is getting datedThere was a time when this was one of the top thermostats in terms of features. But now there are devices that do it better and point out the shortcomings with the RTH7500D. Physically, the buttons are clunky to press. Programming is quick enough for minor changes from the defaults, but a chore for very specific schedules. Programming flexibility is pretty lacking. For one, your heat and cool schedules have to be the same. Meaning if you want heat from 6am-8am weekdays during the winter, but cooling from 7am - 8am in the summer, this isn't supported - you have to reprogram each season. For two, is 4-period "wake / leave / return / sleep" model really the best? The reason I'm replacing our 5-2 day RTH6300B with this 7-day RTH7500D is because we have cleaners come once a week and we keep forgetting to leave the heat & AC on for them. On those days, we really have "wake / leave / cleaners arrive / cleaners leave / return / sleep".To compare, I'd point you to the cheaper "GE 15089 7-Day Digital Outlet Timer" (which I also own). Though it's not a thermostat, it allows you to program 7-day automated schedules by pushing little rubber buttons, just like the RTH7500D. The Honeywell is perfectly usable but, IMO, the GE 15089 does it much better and shows what's possible.3. Retail price is now "high" for the feature setWhen this was a top thermostat, it was worth the price. The retail price hasn't come down enough to keep it competitive. IMO, the price determines whether the above feature issues are worth docking a star or not. Fortunately there are plenty of channels like Amazon Marketplace where you can get a new (or nearly-new) RTH7500D for a significant discount. If you have to pay full price, keep in mind you could have this thermostat longer than you have your car or fridge (if you don't break the pins on it) so you might as well get something better.4. Problems with some HVAC systemsI've never had any problems but I've never had a fancy 3-stage+ heat pump system. Go check the 1-star reviews before you buy, and take advantage of your return window.Keep in mind, I like this thermostat (obviously - it's my 3rd). It was once great and is still pretty good - just not for the retail price.

These are pretty easy to install and set up. If you grew up setting VCR clocks or watches with two buttons, you will find programming this device easier by far. On the other hand, if those sorts of things make your crazy, then this is not the thermostat for you.Some of the subtler controls such as "recovery" and some of the heating system options could be better documented. For example, what exactly changes when you tell it you have a high efficiency boiler? The heating system in my house is quite odd. It's an under-floor hydronic system with heat from a domestic hot water heater. I'd like to know what settings for this would be best for operating that kind of system, but I really can't tell.Nevertheless, the settings I've chosen work well enough. When the temps in the room is below the set temp, the heat comes on. Since this is what all thermostats do, I wonder what all those extra configuration settings are even for.Anyway, long story, I have two of these and they work fine. I wish they were physically closer to the wall (the mounting bracket makes them protrude a bit) but otherwise they're fine.

As other reviews have mentioned, you have to really take your time with reading all the steps in the manual for programming, not because it is so difficult, but because it takes awhile to understand the overview of the way this thing is programmed and functions. However, once you do, it is VERY good, and and accurate. Warning though - DON"T accidently forget to enter the proper day of the week when you first start loading in the data. It is almost impossible to change later! Still, very worth the money and does exactly what it says it does. An excellent buy.

We mostly bought this thermostat because we needed the auxiliary heat capability. Our old one of a different brand simply quit working on us one day. This one does everything I need it to do.The scheduling feature works well although it can be a little bit of a hassle to do. But we didn't buy it for that and hardly use it so I don't complain. I would like it if it had a vacation feature but when I leave town I just use the schedule so it will keep my house cooler in the winter or warmer in the summer until shortly before I return. That allows me to save energy while still saving energy.As an update, one thing I didn't realize when I bought it was that it didn't have an input for a thermostat going to outside. So it doesn't read outside temperature. This means that it doesn't switch to auxiliary head automatically when it gets extra cold outside. Our old one did, but our old one randomly died. This isn't a deal breaker. We just have to manually switch it to auxiliary heat when it's particularly cold since our auxiliary heat is more efficient at colder outside temperatures.

A feature of this thermostat is that it "learns" your house's tendencies toward heating and cooling and anticipates when it needs to turn on to reach the set points you've programmed in. While this feature is really cool in theory, I think our houses are different enough that it really doesn't work for all house layouts. The heat will turn on about an hour before it is intended to so that it tries to hit the set point you've programmed and that really can be annoying if you're laying in bed and it wakes you up with hot air and the sounds of the furnace. I'd rather be able to program that setting on and off but I don't think there is a way to do so on this unit. I can live with the features and programmability of the unit, but which I could bypass that "intelligence" setting so we aren't inconvenienced by it. And on a final note, I really think that this thermostat made our system run longer on cooling and heating this year which increased our utility bill, so I don't see this unit as a way to reduce your energy costs in your home.

Didn't like the contrast on the LCD, making it difficult to see for my aging eyes.It is nice to see both the setpoint and actual temp displayed.Installation was straightforward and not anything very tricky.I replaced the old round Honeywell thermo since that one occasionally got bumped and temp was inadvertently altered.Back lighting only stays on for a few seconds after touching screen. Would like to see a high contrast, possibly LED type display.In retrospect, I would have gone with the smaller screen unit with push buttons on the outside. This would accomplish the same thing at almost half the price.

Pros: I have this unit for my gas heat only system for several months now and it functions as specified except item 1 on Cons below. The touch screen is sensitive and works beautifully.Cons:1) the temperature displayed, which I believe the operation is depended on, is not faithfully measuring the real temperature, but altered by the thermostat operation. Everyone can prove this easily by just putting a thermometer next to this unit and watch. The close to its turning on and off time the larger the difference you can observe in temperature display. Its display is lower than normal before and right after ON and higher than normal before and right after OFF. Because of this “bug”, my gas heat system, if I am not mistaken, all the gas heating system, are turned off too fast in the temperature maintaining mode. It turns off in about 15 to 20 minutes and the radiators do not get chance to be heated (less than 10% of each radiator only started to get warn) . What a waste! If it allows to burn 5-10 more minutes, 50% to 70% of each radiator will turn hot.2) the usage history feature is missing for this model so there is no way to trace past usage like its old model CT3600, which tells you usage of today, yesterday and total since last reset.Wishes:I wish Honeywell can develop on/off control more than just 4 times a day, may be 16 is better, so that the temperature control can be customized to be more efficient for different heating situations.

Previous reviews are correct: All Honeywell thermostats have a very limited temperture swings, leading to more cycles for your furance or cooling units. Is that a problem, I dont know. You can change the cycle rate depending on what type of heating you have. Slower heating types, lower the cycle rate (hot water). Faster heating types, more cycles (hot air). How well those algorithms work on a very cold day, I dont know.It does keep the room very stable and is easy to program. One thing I did do, just in case, is to program the different times at varied tempertures. Cutting down on the number of cycles the furance does run just incase it is infact running the furance too much.

Maybe I didn't read up enough on it which is my fault. What we were hoping for and primarily bought this for was the fall. When the temps get to the point that during the day you need the air conditioning on and at night you need the heat on, but hate having to flip a switch back and forth every night and morning. This does have the ability to switch back and forth between the two, but if you read the directions, it tells you not to put it in the AUTO mode on nights when it may get below 40 degrees Fahrenheit! Well, what's the friggin' point?!?!?! It says it can damage the compressor if you do, and who wants to take a chance on doing that? The installation was fairly easy, as easy as any thermostat can be. If you follow the directions, set up is fairly easy as well. It is easy to operate once installed, but it doesn't really do what we want it to which is set it and forget it! We are keeping it, but only because it is better than what we had and we will probably be replacing our whole system in a few years and will ask our HVAC contractor to get us one that does exactly what we want.

We purchased two of these thermostats for our home. Easy to install, and the backlit display is nice. But the factory preset options might end up increasing, instead of decreasing your healing and cooling bills. I noticed that the unit was coming on 15-30 minutes before I had programmed it, something Honeywell terms, "smart recovery" to get the room to the temperature you want, by the time you want it. The problem is, the unit doesn't know how long it will take to reach the desired temperature, so the room may be sitting at the desired temperature 5-15 minutes before you actually need it to be at that temperature. Also, I discovered that our furnace was kicking on as much as 7-8 times an hour, even though the temperature reading on the thermostat never fell below what I had programmed it to be. For example, I had the temperature set to 66. If the room dropped from 66.5 to 66.25 the furnance would turn on to prevent it from ever going below 66. Well, I don't care if I have to wait for the temperature to drop to 65, I would rather not have my furnance coming on 8 times an hour and save some money. I called Honeywell on both these issues, and they walked me through the steps to turn off the "smart recovery" and decrease the "cycling" for both units. If you replace a basic, cheaper digital thermostat with this one, you will probably see your utility bills increase. Honeywell should have an "energy saver" mode that is a one click option on setup that disables these money wasting functions. If you buy this unit, call Honeywell as soon as you get it and have them show you how to disable them.

Had this product for 16 months until microprocessor began confusing times and temp in the programming. Tech support which tried to be helpful identified the processor as the culprit. Unfortunately thermostat was outside of the warrantee.

Recently had a new heatpump installed and was trying to get an upgraded thermostat. Would not work with our unit even tho our installer said he hooked it up right. He took it home and tried it on his unit and still wouldn't work. At some point I will have the heat pump installer try to hook it up since it is opened and I can't return it. I gave it a 2 star because Honeywell is a good name, but did not work for me. I found it difficult to program and disappointed when we came home to a cold house.

The unit looks very nice on the wall...very high tech and installation was pretty straight forward. However, I had to return it after the first night. It seems all of Honeywell's thermostats do not have a swing temperature adjustment. This means that when the house temperature drops below half a degree the heat kicks on and than runs until it's half a degree above the set temperature. I was laying in bed listening to my furnace cycle on and off all night every five minutes. I called a heating company the next morning and he said yes, that is very hard on the furnace. I love the looks of the thermostat and I thought Honeywell is a trusted brand, but I cannot afford to replace my furnace because of it.Kudus to Amazon for their return policy. I sent the return back in the morning and that evening I got a full refund. Very impressive!

This thermostat doesn't work right with my furnace, I installed it, set it, I read all the instruction before I installed it.. I set it for 65 and it ran for an hour and the temp was at 75. I called the 800# and talked with a rep, for about an hour, mean time the temp just keep getting higher. After I checked all the wires again and followed all the directions that he gave me the temp was at 78.I have pictures with all the different settings--- so after the rep told me it was my furnace and not the thermostat, I called my heating man and he checked my furnace out and everything worked fine... So it cost me his bill and the price of the thermostat and again I'm using my old thermostat and it is working just fine. And all I wanted is the weekly setting, oh well, live and learn.

The operating manual is horrid, and the unit is not at all intuitive. For example, there are no options for overriding the program to turn anything on or off. If you want to manually turn the fan off, you have to select Fan Auto. The manual states Press SYSTEM & FAN to select fan operation. On: Fan is always on. Auto: Fan runs only when the heating or cooling system is on. No mention of how to toggle between those two options.

I love the style, but I had to return it for a refund. No where in the description does it say it will not work with a heat pump that has 2 stages heat (aux heat). The instructions says to stop installing the thermostat if you have a W1 wire and contact your AC contractor. When you contact the Honeywell customer support line they will tell you even if you do contact you AC contractor, this Model still won't work with this type of heat pump. I have found most cheaper brands will work with my heat pump. I bought a Filtrete programmable thermostat with a 7 year warranty for half the price.

Batteries loose contact frequently when adjusting thermostat. Pain to repeatidly jiggle unit to regain contact. Difficult to open to get to batteries.Programming could be easier.

Too tedious to program. I had the touch screen version which died after a year and so I went to a simpler model but it's such a pain to program, my as easy as the later models.

Functionally it is fine. The programming interface is rather clunky but at least you can go back and forth without having to cycle though all the steps if you make a mistake.Unfortunately, the buttons are terrible. They are made of a somewhat squishy rubber with considerable travel and they only register with substantial pressure, sometimes having to be wiggled a bit to be recognized. Worse is if you use enough pressure, the edge can get stuck behind the faceplate and remain stuck until you pry it.When I ordered, I didn't care about touchscreen versus buttons but had I known the buttons and the trigger sensors were this bad, I would have gotten the touchscreen version.

Not apparent when purchased, but after installation I find that there is no function to simply turn house fan on to circulate air. My old non-digital unit had a "fan" switch to do so and could then circulate the cool air from downstairs up throughout the house. This unit's instructions ask you a few questions about your set up like "do you have an air-conditioner" and "do you have a separate heat pump". Your answers to these questions determine what settings will display on the units LCD screen — presumably so you don't have options to adjust things that you don't actually have in your house system. Maybe during this process a "fan on/off" setting was removed from displaying on the LCD screen, but tracking that down and testing that theory will involve more than i should have to deal with.

I dont like it, it not hard to set it up, but the one i got was broken and few times at night will drop the temperature in the room to 60 and we live in Chicago area. Frizzing cold for me. I call Honyewell and the guys are very help full, but i was not able to return mine so i have to buy a new one. Honywell offer to sand me a new one for free, but i just want a simple one now so i dont have to run @ the same problem.

The RTH7500 was fairly easy to install but the screen went blank in less than 6 months. We replaced the batteries three times and nothing! It is supposed to have a one year warranty! We contacted Honeywell customer care and after several phone calls and emails dragging out for over three weeks,we still do not have the issue resolved! Glad I kept the old thermostat! The worst customer service I have ever dealt with! Bye Bye Honeywell!

Has good feature set but the quality is rubbish. Mine started failing within weeks of installing it and is now not functioning at all. These units are way too expensive to be this poorly made.

Unit defective. Buttons on left side of the screen would not function. Backlight flashed a few times initially and then failed completely. Returned; different brand thermostat purchased instead.

They do not support system mode switching between heat and cool. Even had my AC professional on hand during phone call to honeywell support. He checked it A to Z I had it installed and setup correctly does not work. Had a second unit I bought and still does not switch. That's the entire point of purchase. My home thermostat switches without issue (this was for my commercial office).

This was a mistake. Not only didn't work as intended, it lasted fewer than 2 years. Also, Honeywell no longer has the user manual on its website....looks like they know this one isn't a winner. Do not waste your money with this model! Honeywell is a trusted brand, but this was a frustrating product with a short shelf life.

I purchased this from Amazon a little over 2 years ago. Worked fine until we noticed one day that the thermostat was way off in reading room temperature - by 10+ degrees! We put thermometers around it and confirmed that it was faulty. There is no way to calibrate this thermostat, and it being out of warranty I"m SOL. Customer service in India wouldn't help. So buyer beware!

I bought this unit one year ago. It began to Mia function after about 8 months and would respond sporadically. I have reset it numerous times. It then works for a bit and then doesn't.I called Honeywell and talked to the service rep who was helpful, but useless. I then contacted the number he gave me for warranty and that is a recording, really?Is this some kind of a joke, I then asked for a replacement and got more run around , bottom line is spend more money and get something that works and not a toy.They honeywell people are not going to give you much satusfaction

Did not work and I return it.

The window to read the numbers on the thermostat is dirty and looks like it has dust in it. I can't wipe it off. Looks terrible!!

I bought this unit two months ago at the end of January 2016. The unit started glitching out over the past 3-4 weeks. Unfortunately I'm past the return window and I'm pretty pissed about that. The screen started going blank until I pressed a button. The current temperature display was always equal to the set temperature and never changed. Despite those display issues it still seemed to turn the boiler on and off as programmed. The final straw however was this morning when the heat never turned on and my house was a frigid 58 degrees. Judging by the other reviews seems like you have a 10%-16% chance of receiving a defective unit. If you don't like to gamble with your pipes freezing do not buy this thermostat.

Horrendous customer service with Honeywell- "high call volumes, we're unable to answer your call at this time- please try again in future. CLICK". Seriously?!?!Tried Honeywell again different division- "I'll transfer you" call dropped CLICK. Tried Honeywell again as a "rotary 'phone user" and rcvd "no one available to take your call" CLICK.Can't get this pos to heat house above 62 degrees! Seriously?!Utter Crap!

The video for this item advertises that it is easy to use and program. I found it difficult to program. After finally getting it installed. I had to call Honeywell cusomer service to get help with programming that was not covered in the inadequate owner manual that came with the T-stat. After managing to enter the progams, the unit operated for a few days. Then the programs did not hold and the process had to be repeated. After the third attempt I have concluded the T-stat was malfunctioning and I took it off the wall to be returned. I found that the screen is difficult to read what with all the numbers, boxes, etc. I would not recommend the RTH7500 at all!

I bought 2 of these units to replace existing thermostats that were 25 years old. Physical installation was easy, but program set-up did not work. Called Honeywell tech support. Got connected to an Asian call center, where reception was poor and the agent was not understandable (incomprehensible English}. After several minutes of frustration, I asked to be connected to a US call center. Agent refused and said I should just return the units to the vendor. Honeywell should be ashamed of this type of service.