Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #590 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Honeywell
• Model: YRTH6300B1007
• Dimensions: 1.33 pounds

Features

• Programmable thermostat
• For use with central gas, oil, or electric heating and cooling or single stage heat pumps
• Energy Star rated
• Soft-touch keys
• 2 by 8.2 by 9.2 inches ; 1.3 pounds

Amazon.com Product Description
Installing a programmable thermostat can save you hundreds of dollars in heating costs each year. These devices allow you to tell your furnace exactly when you want it to turn on and off, and they help you strike a balance between comfort and economy.

This model from Honeywell is fully programmable. It features four independent time zones per day, which means you can set it to heat to a certain temperature when you wake up, shut off when you leave for work, turn on again before you come home, then lower the temperature while you sleep. Each day is programmed separately, so you can change the settings for the weekend, for example.

If the word "programmable" makes you nervous, don't worry-the menu-driven software is very easy and intuitive to use. Note that you will have to hardwire the device to your power supply and to your heating unit-this isn't hard to do, but make sure you read the instructions thoroughly before you start.--Josh Dettweiler

Customer Reviews

Honeywell controller
Operates as described. Font and size of readout is difficult to read - recommend increasing font size to improve readability.

good thermostat, easy to install;
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.

Easy to install and use
I experienced no problems whatsoever in the installation and use of this device. The directions were crystal clear and it worked well. Highly recommended if you have an old manual thermostat.