“My customers love the easy programming features, the "TOTAL-CONNECT" WEBSITE & PHONE APP FROM HONEYWELL (for remote access) and of course the 5-year factory warranty.”
“Very good thermostat. Installer documents are not the best but the thermostat is not hard to program or use. The challenge is understanding the terminology.”
“I have sold this Honeywell thermostat without the Wi-Fi feature to several commercial customers and have not had any issues with them. They are all still functioning well and performing the tasks for which they are designed, controlling rooftop commercial HVAC units. I love the easy tech setup via the touch screen and the amount of features it has gives me the ability to install it on many different types of systems. This Wi-Fi version is a nice upgrade that gives the ability to monitor and control the thermostat from off site locations. Some business customers who manage multiple locations will find this option invaluable. I purchased this Wi-Fi enabled thermostat to install in a home that I have under remodel. It has proven to be just as robust, feature rich and reliable as the non Wi-Fi version and I could not be more pleased with it. Setup was easy via the touch screen tech setup menu, as with the non Wi-Fi version, and the pale blue back light is more pleasing on the eyes than the green or amber lights of most touch screen thermostats. Honeywell makes a few versions of this thermostat and you need to know what type of system you are wanting to control with it before you buy. For example, if you have a 1 heat and 1 cool system such as an electric or gas furnace and a regular air conditioner then you would purchase the Honeywell TH8110R1008 Vision Pro 8000. For more options like a heat pump system with electric or gas backup heat you would purchase one with 2 heat and 1 cool or the one I am reviewing here, the TH8321WF1001, which has 3 heat and 2 cool options. Either way you cannot go wrong as long as you understand what type of system you are controlling. A few more pluses to this thermostat are the 7 day programming, the auto switchover function and the remote sensor hookups. You have the choice of using the programing ability or using it as a set it and forget it thermostat, which means that you are not forced to program a thermostat or press the "hold" button every time you need to change the temperature set points. You can use remote sensors on this thermostat and control the temperature based on the reading from another room where the remote sensor is installed. You can install a remote outside temp sensor to stop a heat pump from operating when it is too cold outside. You can even install a humidity sensor inside and use the humidity control feature of this thermostat to keep the humidity level from getting too high inside. Probably the most impressive feature though has to be the auto switch over ability. The auto switchover feature lets the you set heating set points and cooling set points and the thermostat will automatically switch from heating to cooling as needed according to your set points, no need to manually change your system from heating to cooling on those warm spring days or back to heating that same night when the temperature drops to the low 50's. This feature is so handy I wonder why thermostat makers do not included it in all of their products. Pros: Reliable, easy to setup, pleasing to look at and feature rich in an affordable thermostat. Cons: You must have a common wire from your furnace to power this thermostat, this thermostat has no battery compartment and uses the furnace transformer for power. It is highly recommended to have this thermostat installed by a professional for this reason and to properly program the tech functions to match your heating and cooling system. I have been pleased with this thermostat and highly recommend it to anyone wanting a feature rich and reliable thermostat to control a variety of heating and cooling systems.”
“After utilizing the Nest Thermostat in two of my homes, I purchased a new home and it had the Honeywell system with the remote sensors. The remote sensors allow for averaging overall temperature throughout the home to be approximately the same. In contacting, Nest, it does not work with the remote sensors so it could not be utilized.I contacted Honeywell support and requested what could be used via Wi-Fi and manage a home remotely. They recommended this unit and I had a HVAC company install per the company statement on warranty coverage.After installation, the product operated fine but after utilizing the Nest, this is not the most user friendly product. Example, I prefer with the Nest the ability for it to recognize that I am "Away" or can set it as "Away" with the Nest App. This unit simply acts as a regular thermostat with no bells and whistles other than I can use the Honeywell Connect app.If Nest allows for integration with remote sensors, I would change in a heartbeat.”
“Product worked great and very happy with it with the exception of it not having a battery backup. plumbingsupplyandmore came through with on-time delivery and good pricing.”
