Honeywell Wi-Fi 7-Day Programmable Touchscreen Thermostat – RTH8580WF (Pack of 2)
September 18, 2017 - Comment
The Wi-Fi 7-Day Programmable Touchscreen Thermostat is Wi-Fi enabled for remote access from anywhere in the home. Product Features 6″ high / 12″ wide To complete initial set-up, a device with Wi-Fi capabilities and a web browser is required; A compatible 802.11b/g/n wireless router Unit requires C WIRE to work Remotely view and control the
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Better Than Nest 2nd Generation This review is a comparison between the Honeywell RTH8580WF thermostat and Nest 2nd Gen thermostat, which I’ve spent considerable time with over the last two months. (Initial review written in January 2013)
Satisfied with the Thermostat now that firmware has been updated I was getting irritated one day since I had to get up and down to turn off the A/C. Just lazy I guess, but it got me thinking about a WIFI thermostat. Normally I would look to Amazon, but, I got a good deal elsewhere. The only problem is that while I’m satisfied with the Thermostat itself, the Android and Windows 7 apps always turn the FAN ON whenever a command is sent. What a major PITA. The apps do not see that the fan is ON, so, I have to send a FAN ON command, then a FAN AUTO command every…
Pretty decent with a few flaws. It took about 4 weeks for the thermostat to learn how to properly heat and cool my house. I made the mistake of replacing my old one in January during a cold snap in the -10*F range and my first bill was over $450 when previously I was sitting in the $150-$200 mark for that type of weather. Eventually the system learned when to be on and off. The one thing I don’t like about it now is that it uses “internet time” and I’m not sure where it’s pulling it from and you can’t user-set it…