Honeywell TH8732WF5018 Lyric WiFi-Enabled Thermostat
This programmable thermostat can be controlled anywhere by smart phone or tablet. The Lyric is ideal for customers who are always on the go and want optimal comfort and savings they don’t have to think about. Environmentally conscious homeowners will appreciate the energy savings. Tech-savvy users will enjoy the smartphone app, as well as features
This programmable thermostat can be controlled anywhere by smart phone or tablet. The Lyric is ideal for customers who are always on the go and want optimal comfort and savings they don’t have to think about. Environmentally conscious homeowners will appreciate the energy savings. Tech-savvy users will enjoy the smartphone app, as well as features that will allow for further home integration in the future.
Product Features
- Smart Cues – The Smart Cues feature sends you maintenance notifications and extreme conditions alerts to help extend the life of your HVAC system
- Geofencing – Using your smartphone location, Lyric adjusts the temperature as you come and go for comfort at home and savings when you’re away
- Fine Tune – Considers both indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity to reach set point, ensuring 72 Degree really feels like 72 Degree
- Control on the go with the Lyric mobile app
- Can integrate with other home systems in the future
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Early Adopter, Nest to Lyric – Updated review [See end of this review for 07/30/2014 update][See end of this review for 07/09/2014 update]This thermostat is the first real contender in the Nest market niche. Its a WiFi enabled thermostat with some interesting techie-level features, but not without its own flaws. In this review I’m posting my comparison of the new Lyric to my old Gen-1 Nest.Back-plate installation comparison between Nest and Lyric:Lyric installation is a bit easier than Nest where the Lyric the cover-plate and junction block are screwed on to the wall as one piece with two screws. The Lyric install however feels wobblier and flimsier than the Nest installation where a metal backplate is mounted on the wall first, then the junction block and front plate bolts on to the metal backplate.Wiring installation comparison between Nest and Lyric:Lyric is just as easy as Nest, however it appears much better able to deal with oddball wiring than Nest (evident from the…
Critical Review turns positive… Was-> (Bottom line: This product is in the beta testing stage…) Updated 8/18/14New Bottom Line… if you have been waiting, it should be safe to give it a try…The Lyric development team kept their word. I can now report that our Lyric thermostat is working as expected. Even the timed events are working as they should. This review is updated from one star to three stars for now. The product had a rough start in our home and if it continues to work as expected (as well as improve with software updates), I will continue to move the stars in the positive direction. I will also continue to add to this review. I will leave what I can of the old review in place as a testament to the evolution the Lyric has made in a short time. So lets dive in.I was looking for a replacement to our Prolyphix commercial thermostat. It was a highly programmable Internet connected thermostat that was designed for use in large buildings, but worked fine for the home as well, until they recently decided to charge a monthly fee for the…