Honeywell Home RTH7600D 7-Day Programmable Touchscreen Thermostat, White

After deciding to upgrade my thermostat, it was either the Honeywell RTH7600D or a similar touchscreen unit from Lux or Hunter. I'll admit, I was partially biased when I shopped around as Honeywell is the brand I've had in virtually every apartment and house I've lived in pretty much throughout my adult life. In fact, I had never heard of Lux before I started shopping around and I've only known Hunter to make cheap air filters. The other models were cheaper and had some extra features I admit were tempting, but in the end I had to go with the brand I know and trust. Glad I did! The reviews here are spot on; it was very easy to install. I had a question about one of the wires that wasn't clearly addressed in the manual, so I called Honeywell tech support in the middle of the install. I reached an agent within seconds and he answered my question in literally less than 2 minutes. The entire install took less than 10 minutes. The screen is easy to read and responsive, don't have to press too hard. Lights up when touched, avoiding a need for a night light. I always try to touch the lower right corner of the screen to activate it to avoid changing anything on accident, but as long as you only touch one area once, it will just light up and not actually change or activate anything. It was pretty easy to set up the daily programs. I love the fact that I can keep the fan running constantly 24/7 with or without the AC or heat on. The ability of the device to learn how long it takes to bring the house to a set temperature by a certain time works very well. My wife wakes up to a warm 74 degrees while I wake up 4 hours later to the cool 71 I prefer. This is a really easy to use thermostat that has all the essential features for automated climate control and much more. It seems very well-built and high quality. I definitely recommend it. As a previous reviewer said, it's the Cadillac of thermostats!

I purchased this thermostat to replace a 20 year old (original) mercury analog thermostat for our upstairs unit. The main reasons I chose this unit were price, features, brand name and overall reviews (touch screen was desired but not mandatory). IN THE BOX: The package came with everything necessary for installation, including wire flags to mark each wire with before you pulled them off the old thermostat so that you could more easily identify where they go into the new one (a very nice touch). The thermostat was, of course, included along with an installation manual and a user's manual, and a couple mounting screws with wall anchors. INSTALLATION: We have a gas furnace and ac, so for us it was a four wire job (no flags were even necessary). It couldn't have been any simpler to mount and wire. If you have an electric furnace w/ emergency heat and/or a multiple stage unit your installation will be more involved, but if you take your time and flag the wires it still shouldn't be overly complicated (if you don't feel comfortable doing it, it's better to get a professional to do the job - please don't risk messing up your several $K system). The installation manual is pretty clear, however I can see a few places where a bit of confusion may arise for those who have never installed a thermostat before. Overall, this thermostat is just as easy to install as any other thermostat on the market (they're all pretty much the same), if not a touch easier due to the thoughtful inclusion of the wire flags. SETUP: Read the manual!! Sorry, I had to get that out of my system after seeing many of the unfounded poor reviews on here from people who claim this thermostat is unable to do things that it actually is able to do, if they had just taken the extra couple minutes to flip through the pages in the user's guide... With that said, setup is a bit of a mixed bag - it's pretty easy to setup, however you MUST read the manual in order to set certain functionality, as it is code driven (the unit uses a numbering system to select functionality, and you must match the number up to that in the manual to select what features you want to activate / deactivate). Fortunately, once you set it up once, it's good to go. It could be a bit more intuitive, but to be honest, I thought the manual was easily understandible and I had no problems with the setup. The one thing that did bother me a bit was the fact that the date can only be found and changed under the numbered setup, instead of being programmable with the time under the 'normal' screen setup. I guess this should only have to be set once, though, so it's not really THAT big of a deal in hindsight (just a bit frustrating at the time). PROGRAMMING: Programming could have be bit more intuitive in my opinion, though it isn't difficult (and you don't have to do it often once you get it set where you want it While the manual wasn't required for me to do this, it would have probably been helpful on my first run. This thermostat has individual daily settings, each with four time slots for when you sleep, wake, are away, and return home, and each slot with their own high temp and low temp range (the thermostat can be set to change over from AC to Heat, or vice versa automatically as necessary in the setup codes, though we kept ours manual). You can select multiple days at once to program identically, which is a nice feature and saves a bit of time. Overall it's not difficult, however it was just a bit more tedious than our downstairs unit (a higher end non-touchscreen thermostat from another make). SCREEN QUALITY (TOUCH AND VIEW): The screen is easy to read, well lit and thus far I have experienced perfect touch sensitivity. The green glow may be 'outdated', but it does a nice job illuminating and we purchased this thermostat knowing that's what it had, so I don't understand why some other reviews have even mentioned that as a gripe... It's nice that you can touch the screen once anywhere in the 'touch sensitive' areas (along the bottom and right side) to light it for viewing, then touch it again to change settings. This seems like it should be a given, though I've dealt with touch screen units in other homes that require a touch it to light it, however that first touch changes settings at the same time). The buttons are large enough for me to comfortably navigate without worrying about hitting the wrong button or multi-button pressing (I have good sized hands). FUNCTIONALITY: The thermostat has worked very well for us thus far. We haven't had any of the constant cycling on/off issues that have been expressed in other reviews, however I installed it in late September so we missed the really hot season; we'll see how it does as it begins to get really cold now. I am not worried about it though - it keeps us comfortable and does exactly as it has been programmed to do. The temperature is also a LOT more accurate than our previous mercury model... MATERIAL / BUILD QUALITY: Overall the quality of materials is good. The plastic housing is a bit flimsy - once mounted on the wall the thermostat still has some give and play, though it's sufficiently stiff as to not allow movement during regular button pressing and such, and the electric contacts seem to be firmly in place. After I installed the thermostat, I did notice that the screen was not positioned correctly. It seems that the screen is held into place using just the pressure from the cover. I was able to use my thumbs and gently slide it back into the proper position, and it is held firmly enough so that it shouldn't be a future issue (unless handled somewhat roughly), but it does seem that they would have secured it better with clips or something. OVERALL: For the price of this thermostat (keep an eye out for the dicounts) it is practically unbeatable, and I have no gripes or regrets purchasing it. We wanted a simple second zone therostat with daily programming and at least two time slots per day. I did my research, and the Honeywell RTH7600D has met or exceeded all of my expectations so far. While setup requires the manual, you should only have to do it once. Programming takes a bit of getting used to, but once you do a few slots it's pretty easy. The touch screen is sensitive and well lit. Functionality is exactly as it should be. This has been a great unit for us, and it's certainly nice not having to slide the temperature adjuster every morning, then slide it back right before we go to bed (and wait for the temperature to get back into a comfortable range).

Pretty easy to install, works well and very good customer support, I called twice to double check some things and they answered right away. Only thing I wish is that the light was easier to luminate. You have to touch the screen and depending on where you touch you can enter into a programming mode. Not a big deal but would be nice if you could touch the frame instead. Good product for the price.

Man I am so glad this thermostat works well. We were short on money when our thermostat stopped working so we did the research read the reviews, tried to decipher between AI reviews and real life people who actually bought and used this thermostat and settled on this Honeywell Home thermostat. I love that it's simple! We have our rechargeable batteries in this thermostat and we recharge them every month, for the 3 months of Summer and the 3 months of winter when we use it daily, but we haven't had to recharge them at all during fall or spring as we only have used the thermostat four or five times. I love how simple and easy it is to use. All you have to do is turn it on with a little slide lever that slides to the right for heat into the left for cool and there are little arrow shaped buttons to turn the thermostat up or down. It seems like a sturdy little simple thermostat that looks nice and updated for a simple thermostat. If you're looking for something that is ultra modern with beautiful lights and lots of digital settings this isn't that, but I think that is clear in the description. This thermostat turns the air conditioning or Heating on quickly within seconds of switching it on but that's pretty much due to having a good charged battery set in the thermostat. The on and off slider is durable and the temperature setting buttons are about the size of your fingerprint and easy to see and press. Everything is on the faceplate and the up down buttons on the side with the on-off switch on the bottom front make this thermostat absolutely perfect for us.

I read every single review before buying this thermostat. The reviews made the smoke come out of my ears. A majority of buyers like this product. But a significant minority didn't. Among the complaints I noted: -- 1. You need to touch a button on the touchscreen to activate the back light, but this also activates whatever button you touch, whether you wanted to do that or not -- 2. Programming is indirect; you must use -- and therefore memorize, or use the manual as a reference for -- numerical codes to perform various functions. -- 3. The touchscreen is not responsive. -- 4. The touchscreen back light does not stay on for a sufficiently long period of time. -- 5. If left in default mode, the thermostat will start an hour or two early before the time programmed for a specified temperature to be reached. One thing to keep in mind is that the copious reviews of this popular product go back a good many years. In the interim, Honeywell may have upgraded the software or firmware, so that different reviewers often seem like they are talking about entirely different products. As a prelude, a note about me: I can't figure out most of the features on my non-smart cellphone. Enough said. Despite the fact that installation looks simple for do-it-yourselfers, I am of the pay-a-pro-to-do-it tribe. I was displeased to see that the old Honeywell vertically oriented manual thermostat that this new baby was replacing left unsightly marks on the wall not entirely covered by this new, horizontally oriented thermostat. If this sounds like you, be prepared. I must say that the very large number of negative reviews put me in a fearful state of mind. But this Honeywell worked exactly as described. So let me address the negative comments that caused me so much pre-purchase grief: 1. The touch of the touchscreen is my favorite feature on this thermostat. My primary experience with touchscreens is in grocery stores and bank ATMs. You have to give those touchscreen buttons a good assertive push. Not so with this Honeywell touchscreen. The merest touch sparks it to life. It's stupidly satisfying. Nothing other than the back light is activated by touching a button that activates the touch screen. You need to touch any button again to get that button to do what it is programmed to do. They are two distinct movements. 2. Numerical codes no longer exist. Programming is straightforward. It isn't intuitive in the least. You are presented with clearly labeled buttons. 3. This model thermostat has been around for several years. Perhaps its parts were upgraded without fanfare. But this is honestly the most responsive touch screen I have ever used. I actually only have to touch it, as opposed to the aggressive finger jabs ATM machines force me to use. Here, it's light-light touch-touch-done in about 5 seconds. You actually experience a ridiculous moment of pleasure that finally something works properly. 4. I'm sorry, I was too lazy to time it (I do have a life), but the touch screen light seems to stay on a good amount of time. I programmed an entire week day by day with no problem, although admittedly it wasn't in the dead of night, when some people apparently program their thermostats. Okay, I felt guilty, so I programmed the thing in pitch blackness. Well, except for the back light. No problemo. I will need to think of some totally dark situations when my thermostat needs programming so I can tax this cool feature to the limit, as we men are programmed to do. 5. If you leave this thermostat in default mode, if you specify that you want the house to be 72 degrees at 7 am, it may very well start your cooling system an hour or two earlier. From the manufacturer's perspective, this is a prime selling point of this thermostat: that it knows to start cooling your place earlier than you indicated to get the temperature to the degree that you indicated by the indicated time. This is actually not a defect. It's the single biggest feature of this device. If you don't like automation, you can turn it off. (Keep in mind that if you specify 72 degrees at 7 am, and the thermostat turns on your air conditioner at 7 am, your place may be 10 degrees hotter, which will take longer to achieve your desired temperature. If you have a good commute to work and are on a stopwatch from the moment you wake till the moment you leave, that's a factor.) If you don't know how to turn off this feature, Honeywell has very good technical support. There is no such thing as a non-ugly thermostat. This is pretty ugly too. Compared to the others, though, it's a lot less ugly. Life is a compromise.

I bought this thermostat last April to replace my 22 year old Honeywell thermostat that just gave up. I thought I'd buy this based on the amount of good reviews, the price and my experience with Honeywell products. Most Honeywell products I have purchased have always been trouble-free for many, many years. I should have done a little more research on this particular unit....but live and learn I guess. The thermostat arrives and everything seems to be in order. Installing this thermostat is nothing short of a nightmare. The directions were fairly straight forward, but the connections labels are misleading and the jumper wire is a very cheap microscopic c-clip that can fall out if you're not careful. Mine did, and it took a better part of 45 minutes to try to find in the carpet. Once I verified everything was connected correctly and had new lithium batteries installed. I turned the power back on to the HVAC system. The minute I touched the thermostat to turn the heat on, it went blank. It came back on 30 seconds later only to go blank again. I took it back off and cleaned the wires thinking maybe they were a bit corroded and not making a good connection. I did that and it seems to work fine after that.....or so I thought. Setting the programme schedule wasn't too difficult although it took many more steps than I would have liked. The programme schedule worked fine....as long as the thermostat was on. My problems really started in the middle of Summer. I don't run the A/C that much so I would have the unit turned OFF. The minute I touched the thermostat to turn the A/C on, it would go blank. If I got it to work and left it alone using the programme it worked but it never seemed to register the correct room temperature, but the minute I touched the controls to adjust or turn off/on, it went blank. I called a service company out to check to see if there was a fault in the system that would cause the thermostat to power off and they couldn't find any. The tech tried to turn the A/C on and it went blank on him as well. While it was blank, he verified that there was power going to the thermostat and said this was a bad thermostat and suggested I try a different manufacture as Honeywell units are not very reliable anymore. I yanked this unit off the wall and bought a White-Rodgers unit that had a lower price and has performed flawlessly since.

Works fantastic!! I called customer service and they were great!!! I ended up having a wire in the wrong place. Easy to program. The pricing was very goo too!! Highly recomend!!!

I got this to replace my aging LUX Smart Temp TX500 programmable thermostat (the controls on it are not working well anymore). Installation for me was dead simple. I have steam heat, so there are only two wires to hook up. You need a fairly small flat head screwdriver in order to turn the little screws that clamp in the wires though. I like the 7 day programability, my schedule is different on Friday and the weekends, so it's nice to be able to set it differently for those days. It's not too hard to program either - duplicating the schedule for other days is a bit odd, but I think it's still easier than the lux. The display is nice and big, easy to read. It has a backlight so you can read it at night. You tap the display once to turn the backlight on, and then again to do a function. Overriding the preset temp is a bit odd, you press the up/down arrows, and the new temp starts flashing. If you leave it, after a few seconds it applies the new temp. It's a bit weird to get used to though, the LUX would apply the new temp as soon as you hit the button. The smart response tech works pretty well. When I come home at 6, the temp is exactly at 68, just like I set it. However, it is not all perfect. As I mentioned before, I have steam heat. That means big clunky radiators that stay hot for quite a while after the furnace turns off. The thermostat turns the heat off when the temp reaches exactly 68. However, the radiators stay hot, so the temp will continue to climb to about 70. This is annoying because it means the temp will have to drop by at least 2 degrees before the thermostat will kick in again, and probably drop another degree before the radiators get hot, and then repeat the same cycle all again. I was expecting the thermostat to be smart enough to figure this out, and turn the heat off before 68 so the temp would remain more consistent. Every thermostat I've ever owned had this issue. Overall this is not a bad thermostat, but it didn't work perfectly in my application. It still works well enough that I didn't return it, but I was a little disappointed. I may try one other setting to see if it makes any difference (I have it set for "steam" but maybe it'll work better on the default of "gas boiler").