Customer Rating: 
Summary: Unpleasantly Surprised.
Comment: I purchased this product based on the many positive reviews it received.
Those who purchased the product seemed genuinely happy with the ease of installation as well as the quality of the product. When I opened the box and read the instructions, the first thing indicated was that this device is designed as a replacement for other heneywell thermostats. But, that it may be able to replace an older mercury-based thermostat if it had less than six wires. I pulled out my old mercury-based thermostat and counted seven wires. I called the Honeywell tech who quoted me be rote the instructions of counting the wires and then proceeded to tell me that I would have to have a professional install the unit. Needless to say, I re-installed my old thermostat and returned the unit. I received a very quick reimubursement, but I feel they should have advertised the unit as a honeywell thermostat replacement, just as the installation instructions did, and that the ease of installation rests entirely on it being a honeywell replacement. I would not have bothered getting it as my unit is not a honeywell.
Customer Rating: Summary: Programable Dream!!!
Comment: I purchased two Honeywell 5-2 Day Programable Thremostats for my home. They were easy to install. However, you will need a small screwdriver like the one found in an eyeglass repair kit, which is not supplied. The thremostats are working perfectly and allow one to temporarily adjust the programmed settings instantly with the touch of a button. I highly recommend this thermostat.
Customer Rating: Summary: More trash from Honeywell
Comment: It amazes me that you can't change the day of the week on Honeywell t-stats. Oh, I can easily set the worthless filter change reminder, but change the day of the week? Uhh..no can do. Usual POS Honeywell.
Customer Rating: Summary: Honeywell controller
Comment: Operates as described. Font and size of readout is difficult to read - recommend increasing font size to improve readability.
Customer Rating: Summary: good thermostat, easy to install;
Comment: Thermostat works well. Easy to install on a regular gas furnace / AC system.
Overall very good, easy to install, easy to program, does the job. We didn't need 7 day programs and saved some $ by not getting a 7 day model.
This unit will not support multi-stage heat pumps so for our other zone, I'll need to get one of the other models, the 7 day unit is a 'universal' which will cover that type of heat pump.
A couple of negatives to note, although not very big deals:
- The unit operates only on battery. Some other thermostats by other brands and other Honywell models use power from a wire if available and use the battery as a backup. This one had me tape over the 'c' wire as 'optional' and not needed. What that meant was that the unit would not use the electricity from the wire and rely only on batteries making it all the more important to change the 2 AA batteries annually. not a big deal, but it was a downgrade feature from a similar looking Honeywell non-programmable that I was replacing.
- The unit does not have a filter monitor / reminder to change your filters. I would have liked that, although typically change every month anyway.
Overall I would recommend it highly. The Home Depot brand (RiteTemp) had more features for same price (eg. touchscreen, filter monitor, hardwire power w/battery backup) for the same $50 price. However the Home Depot unit is harder to wire since its a one piece unit rather than 2 piece. The Honeywell design allows you to affix the base to the wall to get the wiring setup and then snap on the front. The one piece design of the RiteTemp is harder to install and relies on confusing 'jumpers' (pins in the back) rather then menu driven setup in the Honeywell unit. I'd rather stick with Honeywell for quality and just buy the unit with the most features for what I want to spend rather than getting the features on a cheaper unit.
