2024 the best smart thermostats review


Price: $119.99 - $74.99
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You have your own schedule and routine, and it doesn't always align with your thermostat. When you’re on the go, you can still check, adjust and program your RTH6580WF WiFi 7-Day Programmable Thermostat from your smartphone. Connected to your home’s existing WiFi connection, this digital thermostat gives you remote access from any WiFi-enabled device. Download the free app to your smartphone or tablet for virtual access to your thermostat. From your connected device, you can program - or reprogram - on the fly.
ENERGY STAR certified. Help save energy, track your heating and cooling with monthly energy reports and get personalized tips on reducing energy use.
SAVE ENERGY AND GET REWARDED by checking with your energy provider about available energy savings rebates to save on your purchase (rebate finder link above). Plus, eligible customers can enroll in their local Utility's "DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAM" which can reward you for allowing the utility to slightly adjust your AC or furnace temperature settings when there is high energy demand.
C-WIRE POWER ADAPTER REQUIRED: Before purchasing, check to see if this thermostat is compatible with your home and to determine if your home needs a C-wire power adapter.
SMART HOME INTEGRATION. The Wi-Fi 7-Day is compatible with voice assistant devices like Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Microsoft Cortana, and more.
THERMOSTAT THAT FITS YOUR LIFE. 7-day, 4 periods per day, flexible programming lets you sync your comfort with your schedule.
EASY OPERATION AND INTUITIVE. Big, backlit digital display and easy controls make for a user-friendly experience.
EASY-TO-USE-APP. Choose from the Total Connect Comfort app or the Resideo app to control your Wi-Fi thermostat anytime, anywhere.
COMPATIBLE WITH: Forced air (gas, oil or electric), hot water and steam, and heat pumps with electric backup. Does NOT work with electric baseboard heat (120-240V). C-Wire required.
Works with most heat/cool oil furnace systems. Will not work with heating only oil furnace systems unless a C-Wire is present. Ability to view local weather from web portal or app
Reviewer: Anon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good Choice, Solid Performance
Review: Bottom Line: The installation was ALMOST effortless, and the performance has been rock solid. I'm very pleased by the unit and would certainly buy it again.I, too, had to unplug the unit once during installation in order for it to complete the temporary wifi connection to my android phone. However, that was the only hiccup. Otherwise, the installation went smoothly. In short order, the wifi link to my WPA2-encrypted router was complete, using a 2.4 GHz channel per instructions. For the past month, I've monitored the home remotely to determine if I needed to engage the aux heat strips during unusually cold periods. I currently live 500 miles farther south, and have not yet moved into the home, so remote control of the HVAC was the purpose for the purchase.The thermostat interface is simple and basic, but entirely sufficient. I don't have to mess with it to see the relevant information; it's all there on the main display. As a recently retired electronics engineer, I have an extreme distrust of new technology, because most companies chase the easily-wowed but ignorant masses with pretty bells and whistles at the expense of design maturity and reliability. To a former design engineer for the military, this is a frustrating trend. Similarly, I cannot abide the intrusiveness and privacy concerns over voice-activated devices monitored by Amazon and/or Google (or whomever). You can do all that lazy nonsense with this thermostat, but I don't want or need it. I want and need rock-solid internet connectivity and sufficient remote control for when I'm in a different state and I'm worried that the heat pump won't be able to pull enough heat out of the air to warm the house. And in this scenario, Honeywell delivers.As with all purchases, particularly electronics, there is a risk of buying a lemon or experiencing infant mortality with one or more electronic components. Fortunately for me, I saw no evidence of quality concerns with the device. It appeared well-made, competently assembled, and sufficiently documented. I do urge people to follow the instructions carefully and slowly. I suspect I moved too quickly, possibly doing steps out of order, which may have caused my wifi hiccup. Either way, it was easily corrected with the power cycle and more carefully following the instructions.I have no issues with the phone app. It works fine and allows me to do everything I want to do. It's streamlined, effective, and reliable. Surprisingly, it doesn't annoy with poor design details or irrelevant BS. (Not looking to be entertained by my thermostat. I just want the bloody thing to work and do what I tell it to do, when I tell it, without becoming a new and contrary personality in my life.) In this regard, the app has been a pleasant surprise.In summary, if you are looking for a solid performer and you value reliability over gee-whiz style and the latest marketing fad, then consider the Honeywell RTH6580WF. It's a very good value, delivering full performance at a much lower cost than most alternatives. Consider repurposing all that saved money towards something of greater life impact than a "stylish" thermostat. Good luck.

Reviewer: Etienne
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Awesome thermostat with easy programming!
Review: I have been in search of affordable, remote access capable thermostats for some time. The Nest is just too pricey for me, especially with two thermostats needed in our two level home. The Nest units sure look nice, in typical fashion as one would expect from their Apple designer pedigree. I even contemplated buying one per year to soften the sticker shock, but the reviews for them had one glaring thing that stood out, and that was the wide temperature swings before heating or cooling started. For the price, I expect a tighter temperature range. The Nest also appears to be better suited to automatically adjustng itself based upon your actual coming and going, while the Honeywell is based solely upon a schedule. If you want a thermostat that will manage itself, the Nest is probably the way to go. In our family, we generally have set times we are at home and away, so the Honeywell works best for regular schedules.Honeywell has three step up models, including the new Lyric, which looks quite a bit like the Nest (which itself resembles the old, mercury switch, round type thermostat). From what I read, the Lyric offers more self managing like the Nest, but is also around the same price. Given the choice between the Lyric and the Nest, I would go for the Lyric, if only because Honeywell has a long history with thermostats, but I am a cheapskate! The next lower tier Honeywell WiFi model has a snazzy color touch screen, with time and outside weather indicator (and probably forecast). While I would have loved to have this model, it was still almost twice the cost of the RTH6580WF. Below that is the WIFi model that has almost the same screen monochrome LCD as the RTH6580WF but with touchscreen functions. To me not worth the slight price premium. So the RTH6580WF was the model for me.One of the concerning things for the Honeywell was the need for a "C" wire, which I assumed my systems would not have available, forgetting about the loose wire left unconnected at my previous thermostats. A quick check with a voltmeter that they were not connected at both ends, made it clear all I had to do was connect the proper terminal at the transformer to have a working "C" wire. Easy peasy and no sparks!Installing was easy, especially with the good documentation included (including labels for each line). Just be sure to disconnect the power to the transformer beforehand. The hardest part was making sure the wall mount was level, which speaks about the simplicity of it all! The wifi connection portion was easy with the included instructions. After a delay for the thermostat to automatically update its firmware, it was on the network.Setting up the online account was easy, just be sure to hold on to the paper card supplied with the thermostat if you are away from the thermostat, as it contains the thermostat information the website requires. The iOS and Android apps are easy to operate and progamming is straighforward, just be sure to press submit or your programming will not go through. The software works via a connection to Honeywell, with no direct control of the thermostat available, from what I can tell. That is a negative to be sure, but it is an acceptable tradeoff, and I believe most WiFi thermostats suffer from. I have to assume Honeywell will be around for quite a bit longer, and with such a huge user base, keep the system up and running. I have experienced a few times in the several months of use that the portal was down, but the system came back up within an hour.I wish the software would provide ore information on times of use and the like, as well as the ability to lock out changes at the thermostat, as my kids have a habit of turning the thermostat settings to extremes of heating and cooling (like turning the A/C on when it is freezing outside). The system can be configured to send messages if selectable temperature extremes are met, but I have not yet tinkered with it enough to verify how well it works. More finegrained control of this would also be an improvement, but I am unsure of the limitations of the thermostat itself as far as this is concerned. The web portal and apps work fine however for sending changes remotely as I have been able to adjust the temperature adjustments made at the thermostat.In all, this is a highly recommended device, with the two in our home working without issue for several months now.

Reviewer: g cameron
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This thermostat was easy to program and works perfectly setting the temperature back at night. It does air conditioning timing control as well although we set the air conditioning to desired temperatures and leave it there.

Reviewer: Eduardo Acosta Rojas
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Me ayuda a ahorrar energía porque puedo programar toda la semana el cambio de ajuste de temperatura o apagado del equipo y así, si se me olvida apagarlo lo hago a distancia y si mi rutina permanece el equipo arranca cuando lo necesito y se apaga cuando no estoy.

Reviewer: Rashed Hassan alsakhawi
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Not easy to use also the application not work in UAE

Reviewer: Linz
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Good quality Honeywell Controller

Reviewer: Terry B
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: have this is a second building (garage) that I don't go into very much , love that I can see the temp on my cell phone and adjust , or turn on and off as needed without walking over to the building

Customers say

Customers like the functionality, ease of installation, and value for money of the HVAC control thermostat. They mention it works great, the web portal and apps work fine, and it's easy to control the temperature setting remotely from their cell phones. Some are satisfied with the user-friendly design. However, some customers are disappointed with the heat level and differ on the connectivity and app functionality.

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