RTH9585WF1004 Wi-Fi Smart Color Thermostat, 7 Day Programmable, Touch Screen, Energy Star, Alexa Ready, Gray

I had a standard, basic "Dumb" Honeywell for many years and worked perfectly, although I had to manually change settings from the basic 5/2 day schedule to override them. Having Alexa, I wanted to have the ease to change it via voice as well as when I am not home, so I bought the "Smart" Honeywell.After a week, here are my pros and cons:PROS- INTERFACE: Despite what other reviewers have said, I find the interface intuitive and just fine to configure the device.- TOUCHSCREEN: I had none of the horror stories about the touchscreen, listed throughout these reviews. The interface worked surprisingly well and I never had to push anything more than once ever.- SIZE: The thermostat is surprisingly small, compared to my "Dumb" Honey, and I like it more.- TEMP: The temp has been spot on.- DOCUMENTATION: The documentation is complete and most DYI'ers will have no issue following them.- WIFI: Zero issues connecting it to my Wifi.- ALEXA: Zero issues integrating with Alexa. Voice control worked instantly after integration.- INTERFACE: One of the reasons I chose this one was because unlike pricier options, this one shows the external temp and humidity which is a great quick check without having to look anywhere else to verify.- REGISTRATION: Registering the device with the Honeywell website was easy.CONS- WIRE CONNECTORS - Having installed many thermostats, this one was easily the worst and VERY delicate to insert wires. I can see why many consumers, even experienced ones, broke the terminal connectors when attempting to insert them. There is VERY little room to work on the wall plate, and there are no screws like all the others I have ever installed. As a result, here is what I found. First, if you push the first wire in too far and forcefully, the other connectors will be "open" and won't accept the next wire. The next connector will be "loose" and never grip the second wire, and the FIRST one will fall out. I had to take a tweezer with a bent end to "reset" the first connector and then all the connectors reset and I could begin again. (I was ready to return it.) Second, on my next attempt, I realized that you insert a wire until you feel resistance and then "gently" push the wire in like .25 mm (barely nothing) until you feel the slightest click on your finger. Believe it or not, that small amount is all it takes to grip the wire securely. Start on the top of each side and work down gently until all the wires are installed.- FAN: Strangely, the "Dumb" Honey had "ON", "OFF", "AUTO" but "Smart" Honey has "ON", "AUTO", "CIRCULATING". As a result, I have to trust the thermostat to run the fan on its own and I cannot turn if off completely, short of turning off the heat or A/C. At this point, the fan seems to be following a more "intelligent" function related to the heating and does turn itself off when it sees fit.-HUMIDITY: Although the temp is spot on, I have 2 humidistats in the house that are both consistent by the humidity percentage on the "Smart" Honey seems off by 5% and varies from the other two. The thermostat has a configuration setting to adjust the default up or down by degrees you choose, but I have fiddled with this setting and have not seen a consistency in "Smart" Honey with my other two humidistats, one which is 5 feet away from "Smart" Honey. After a couple of attempts, the "Smart" Honey seems to lag on internal humidity value, while at other times, it's showing the same value.Overall, "Smart" Honey has definitely won my affections with its verbal attention to my requests and interface. As "Dumb" Honey sits on my counter, dejected, I have assured it that I am keeping it as a backup just in case this new Honey goes bonkers, breaks or increases my utility bills.

I bought three of these because I wanted remote management capabilities for the temperature in my house. Why three? House is three stories, each floor has one. I went with this wifi capable unit mainly because of the look and it is made by Honeywell. I considered Nest, but I don't need or really want the learning function. I also think this looks better, but that's just me.Most newer (not really that new either) or fully remodeled have a C wire. Just how it is to support digital thermostats.Installing is fairly simple, the instructions are very helpful and include multiple setup possibilities. I do have an issue with the back plate, it is very flimsy so any pressure from the multi-conductor cable will warp the plate and cause the unit not to be completely flush with the wall. Might just take a bit of a soft touch to move things around appropriately to line up right.The thermostat looks fantastic, it is very modern with the silver frame. The color options are pretty nice also, I stuck with the default though. Again, just my opinion.There are plenty of simple and complex options which can be changed through the thermostat itself. Daily schedules, ability to set the thermostat to be the temperature you want at certain times (figures out how long it takes to change the temp), brightness adjustments, color, the list goes on. Unfortunately, almost none of the options and settings can be adjusted remotely. Hopefully this will be coming in time with app upgrades.The schedule can be set to have a heat and cool setting, but so far it appears to not work. I think it only picks which ever mode the thermostat is actually set to, it does not seem to be smart enough to switch itself. Maybe I'm wrong, but when my living room was 60 degrees most of yesterday morning, that tells me different. Again, should just be a firmware or software update to work properly. I did have one thermostat switch to heat from cool at some point a couple days ago, but it doesn't seem to switch right when it is needed.The LCD screen looks great, but doesn't work that great. I am probably comparing it unfairly to a cell phone touchscreen, but the touch sensitivity difference should not be this great. It makes the thermostat itself more difficult to change settings.Overall I am very happy with the unit, I will get each one set up how I want, it will just take time. The main reason I bought this was to change the temperature remotely, which works great. Definitely recommend, even with limited remote management of items outside of heating/cooling.

This is actually my second purchase… I purchased one for my last house, and I loved this thermostat so much that I made sure that I purchased another one for my new build. Initially, I purchased a Google nest and I hated it. I didn’t like the look of it or the functionality. This one is good looking and easy to function. The numbers are large enough that if you’re across the room you can see the temperature and humidity. It has the ability to change the color of the background to your liking or to match your surroundings, and is a smart set up so this can be accessed from your phone so that if you travel or go away from home, you have control over your heat and air conditioning from your phone. I have not hooked mine to the phone yet so I cannot comment on the ease of use of that particular feature, but I intended to download the app.