Honeywell Home Wi-Fi Smart Color Thermostat
$89.99
$159
43% off
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Condition: Refurbished
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I have the gray and the white
By Allison on Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
I have two of these Honeywell Home smart color thermostats: I purchased model RTH9600WF in white for our home first. I liked it so much that I wanted a second one for our vacation house. At that time the gray one (model RTH9585WF) was discounted $50 less and that’s the only reason I bought gray the second time. I am almost as happy with the gray as I am the white—they seem identical except for the exterior color and (see more below on this): the gray one does NOT have the automatic setting. The gray is actually a very nice metallic silver. It looks quite pretty. I’d even call it elegant. I really like that these thermostats are very easy to install and connect to my WiFi, and they are easy enough to operate without having to read the instructions. The feature I like the most is the ability to set up my planned vacation IN ADVANCE. I don’t have to wait until the last minute to do that before leaving. I just go into the settings under “vacation mode”, select the date and time I am leaving and the date and time I am returning, and the temperature I want to maintain while I am gone. It’s nice to be able to do that well in advance of my actual vacation if I want to. About the only thing I don’t like about the grey thermostat is that it does not have the “automatic” mode that switches between heat and cool when needed in order to maintain the programmed temperatures. You have to set it to either cool or heat and as the seasons change you need to switch from one to the other yourself. The white one DOES have the automatic feature. If I had realized that ahead of time, I would have spent the additional $50 and bought a second white one instead of the grey. That feature is important to me. I do not use the smart color feature on either one of my thermostats. I like the default color of blue the best and it seems to be the easiest for my husband and I to read. The phone app works okay for me and I was able to easily add the second thermostat. I like these thermostats and recommend them. I write honest reviews to help others make informed purchases because I read reviews myself and appreciate how helpful they can be. I hope that my reviews helped you.
Top critical review
UNPLEASANTLY surprised, Trane heat pump issue
By VP on Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2025
So this is an easy do it yourself install. Take a picture of your current wiring & then duplicate that with the new unit….this is what the instructions tell you. I have a fairly moderate electrical background & this was a simple, quick task. BUT, & this is a big BUT. What they don’t tell you, & what cost me more for an emergency service call than the thermostat costs, is that some heat pumps don’t recognize the orange & white wire functionality. What this does is switch your heat pump from heating to cooling. I have a Trane heat pump which was installed in 2017 & this unit, you have to switch the two wires. So, if you install this unit, test the heat & cool function. Our problem didn’t show up until it was cold enough to make a difference. This the emergency call out when our house dropped into the 50’s. Our oil furnace (we have dual heat) would normally kick on, but we were out of fuel oil. The heat pump solenoid kicked over to cooling. The fix: you have to go deep into the system settings for the thermostat & change what the orange wire does over to “call for heat”. Nowhere was this mentioned in the troubleshooting section of the manual. The service tech was kind enough to show me the settings but when researching this thermostat, including talking with Honeywell support in chat & telling them what I wanted to control, this was never revealed. I would suggest you install this a day or so before your next furnace general maintenance & then ask them to check the heating/cooling signals from your thermostat to your heat pump. They should know right away if your unit requires this change. Hope this helps others. All that said, it’s really not too hard a fix if you’re aware of the problem. Having to call your heating company on the weekend is another issue. The unit works fine & connects to Alexa. The app is lack luster & sometimes requires you to sign in even though you were just using it an hour before. You can choose, mode, temperature & set your schedule from the app. And choose your background color of choice. As I said, we have a dual system using a heat pump & oil furnace (emergency heat) as it’s labeled in the thermostat. When setting it up, I did have to reset the thermostat once because it didn’t show our oil furnace option. No big deal. Honeywell in general is a great company….i just happened to find a glitch. Normally this would be a 5 star review, but….it cost me.
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