Honeywell Home RTH7560E 7-Day Flexible Programmable Thermostat-Extra-Large Backlit Display, White

Good and useful..

Bought this controller to replace an older model that died. Very simple instructions included on how to remove the old unit and replace it with this new one. The instructions show you where each wire goes. In the end my controller only had 2 wires to connect, but even if yours had more, it would be no more difficult. I put the batteries in, clipped it onto the wall plate and my central heating fired up straight away. Couldn’t have been easier.

Worked great out of the box. Install was simple since we already had all the wiring labeled. I’ve installed a Nest thermostat before and the packaging came with handy little labels to put on the wiring as you disconnect the older thermostat. Would have been nice if Honeywell (a huge name in the thermostat business) would have done the same. All in all, good enough product to get the job done.

First off after reading the less positive reviews I cannot understand what all the fuss is about. Especially when it comes to the mounting and programming. Three screws and yes you may need to drill new holes and patch unused ones, you might even need to paint 😱. Needless to say mounting was no problem and while the wiring was a bit difficult (arthritis) it’s not the fault of the unit. The real issue was whomever installed the existing HVAC unit and thermostat could have left a little slack in the wiring, not Honeywells fault. Programming was also no big deal, just have the install book so you can read (yes read) what it all means. Once you’ve don’t one or two setting you’ll likely fly through the rest. I also read one review that complained about having to pop the unit off it’s mount to replace batteries. Exactly how do you think this should be done? Don’t want batteries make sure you have a “C” wire and pick a different T-stat! In my case my existing wiring was only four wires so if I wanted something more advanced I would need to update/change the wiring. A simple enough job but I’m disabled and cannot get up into the attic space and couldn’t get any local technician to give me an actual estimate. Said the system needed to be tested first which they would do with a service. At best I was able to figure it would cost no less than $200 and my quest for a updated thermostat that required no “C” wire began. Which is what ultimately brought me here today. In the end my one gripe (other as well from reading reviews) is that the ambient temperature displayed is off a bit compared to my old unit. When installed the old unit reads 68 degrees and the Honeywell 70 degrees. Check 24 hours later and the difference was the same. Could be the old unit is off or the Honeywell, I did not check beyond the comparison of the two. But that’s not really the gripe. It’s that Honeywell does not provide and offset adjustment. This said I simply programmed the unit to account for the 2 degree difference and the house is as comfortable as when the old unit was installed. FWIW the old unit worked fine, I replaced it for the following reasons: * old units display was hard to read because it was small. * old unit was not backlit (this would have helped). * was repainting and the old unit was beige and looked terrible with fresh white paint (was light yellow before).

Good solution for a programmable thermostat. While it is not wifi and phone capable it does the job well with easy versatile options. Control has a clean interface with backlighting. Temperature accuracy is spot on. Buttons have a good tactile feel and nice and simple. Easy to clean material and has held up well.

I have a very old two-wire connection (I checked the furnace, and I cannot even install a more advanced system), and this worked perfectly. No adapters needed, quick immediate connection, installation took perhaps five minutes. Works beautifully.