The Honeywell RTH7500D: A Review
The Honeywell RTH7500D Conventional 7-Day Programmable Thermostat is great value at under $70. It has all the functions you would expect to find on a much more expensive programmable thermostat and if used sensibly can save a household up to 30% on its heating and cooling bills.
The Honeywell RTH7500D is compatible with a wide range of 24-volt HVAC systems. It can be installed onto both single and multi stage heating and cooling systems, air-con units, heat pumps and gas fire places. It is simple to install and also easy to program. The Honeywell RTH7500D has a large backlit screen and an intuitive menu driven programming system.
Because the Honeywell RTH7500D is a 7 day programmable thermostat you can set a different program for every day of the week and within each day you can program in 4 different periods. This allows you to cut out waste – no more heating or cooling empty an empty house. It also lets you take advantage of cheap off-peak electricity.
There is a useful temporary hold button to let you quickly change the room temperature without having to alter the programmed settings. There is also a handy vacation mode to let you suspend the settings while you go away on holiday.
The thermostat is accurate to within 1 degree Fahrenheit. It also has smart response technology that monitors how long it takes to heat or cool a room throughout the changing of the seasons and uses this information to pre-heat or pre-cool a room so the house temperature exactly matches your requirements at the start of a programmed period.
To further add to your comfort the Honeywell RTH7500D Conventional 7-Day Programmable Thermostat can also automatically switch between heating and cooling to precisely regulate the room temperature.
You get all of these features and more when you buy a cheap Honeywell RTH7500D. In short this programmable thermostat is a bargain.