This programmable thermostat features a crisp, clear touchscreen for intuitive setup and use. You can schedule your heating and cooling your way, by automatically heating or cooling your home to maintain the temperature you like the most. Change it from day-to-day, just at weekends, or keep one program all week. Package includes: Thermostat, Quick installation guide, Screws, Anchors, UWP mounting system Scheduling your heating/cooling cycles to fit your lifestyle is easy to do, with options to program day-to-day, over the weekend, or for an entire week. .Includes : Package includes thermostat and receiver | Thermostat Type : Programmable The crystal-clear display on the T5 Touchscreen Thermostat provides a seamless blend of function and style. The screen is brightly backlit with a cool blue color and provides an easy-to-read indoor temperature, including indoor humidity readouts. For added convenience, reminders to change air filters appear on the screen. The advanced design of this thermostat provides maximum comfort by sensing whether your home needs heating or cooling with the Smart Response Learning technology. Learns your heating/cooling cycle times to deliver the right temperature when you want it. Choice of battery or hard-wire operation wired power source to fit your home. Your settings stay saved with the permanent day and time backup in the event of a power outage. Compatible with- single stage heating and cooling, multistage heating and cooling, heating only, cooling only, furnace (warm air), central air conditioning, heat pump without auxiliary heat, heat pump with auxiliary heat, hot water, steam or gravity, 750 millivolt, and gas fireplaces. Includes : Package includes thermostat and receiver | Thermostat Type : Programmable
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10 reviews for Honeywell Home RTH8560D 7 Day Programmable Touchscreen Thermostat
Great, no-frills thermostat.
Simple thermostat that does what it is supposed to do. First, this is a 4-wire thermostat – that means it doesn’t draw power from your furnace and relies on batteries. Second, it has a lot of flexibility in how you program it – you can have a unique program for every day of the week, you can also have a unique program for M-F and then something different for S-S. It can be set to switch automatically between heating and cooling (where I live that is such a narrow margin we don’t bother with that feature). The main display shows humidity, which is nice. Speaking of, the main display only lights up when you touch it.In terms of installation – total breeze. It’s literally 4 wires and the instructions are super clear. It has a mounting plate with terminals for the wires making it even easier to install (and remove when you need to replace batteries). It has lots of set-up options to match different heating/cooling configurations – the defaults work for a standard gas furnace and single-stage AC. But if you have electric heat, heat pump, multi-stage, etc. it can easily be configured for that.In terms of accuracy – I find it to be within half a degree of my instant read thermometers – so no problems there at all.Overall, a great well-priced thermostat.
Works Very Well
Installed this unit about six weeks ago. It has worked out very well. The thermostat was easy to install, logical to wire, simple to mount. Learning how to program and use it has been easy so far. It has turned out to be just what I wanted, a simple, stand alone programmable thermostat. No WiFi, not smart, I don’t need to change my heat while I’m vacationing in Bora Bora, etc. The battery power was key for me and that has worked well. I also like the way the thermostat runs as it turns on off quicker and holds temps where you want them better than similar thermostats I’ve used.
No detailed User’s manual–ANYWHERE!
The overall unit is a nice size. The backlight color is appealing. Numbers and words are easy to read. The temperature setting numbers could be bigger. The room temperature number size is fine. Installation was done professionally. Here’s my complaint and why this thermostat did not get 5 stars. There is no detailed, complete User/Owner/Operator Manual included. And that’s just not with the unit in package, that includes online searches. Also, Residio customer service was not able to locate a manual for this model (RTH8560D) although they genuinely tried when I called them on the phone (that’s why they only got 3 stars). The unit did come with a quick installation and set-up guide. But that document does not take the consumer, step by step, through the process of programing the thermostat. It puzzles me why Honeywell, a respected and trusted name, would not include a manual with their product. Even on-line. I will continue to try and find one for this specific model. If I do, I will update this review (if possible). This model does not have Wi-Fi capability. I did not want Wi-Fi because I was told the power company could control the system through the thermostat and Wi-Fi units are often hacked into. So, I chose the safe route, if all that’s true. But I like this model for its size and easy-on-the-eyes backlighting. As installed, it operates our totally new HVAC system very well. I just don’t understand how Honeywell dropped the ball by not making a complete, detailed, user manual available, anywhere. We like the thermostat and recommend it if you’re considering an upgrade, just be aware that programing and a few other features are not explained in detail in the quick install/set-up guide. We’re on our own to figure that out for now. Oh, the price was fair too.
A Smart and Simple Upgrade
I’ve been using this thermostat for a few weeks, and it’s a huge improvement over my old, clunky one. The touchscreen is incredibly intuitive, making it a breeze to set a 7-day schedule that fits my family’s routine. I love how easy it is to override the schedule for a specific day if we’re home unexpectedly. The large, clear display is also a big plus. It’s not a smart Wi-Fi thermostat, which is exactly what I wanted—just a reliable, easy-to-program device that saves energy and keeps my home comfortable. Installation was straightforward, and it’s been working perfectly.
Good flexibility, good instructions. Easy to install and program.
I purchased this a few months back as a replacement for an older programmable thermostat that had corroded battery terminals, but I just installed it in the last few days. The installation instructions were very clear and the installation went quite smoothly overall. The trickiest part was I needed a COM wire to run this new thermostat without batteries (although batteries are still needed for backup), but I was fortunate that the existing thermostat had some extra unused wires. I just needed to make the COM connection at the HVAC end to have a COM connection for the new thermostat, so it wasn’t too difficult. This is a more modern design than the unit that it replaced, so I’m not surprised to find that it has more features to make it more flexible. The touch screen provides access to a good range of menu options, but it didn’t seem hard to program, either. I’m very interested in the Automatic Changeover capability which can switch between heating and cooling modes automatically if needed to maintain program temperatures. I think that may be useful in cases when the weather is changing and the need for heating or cooling is not as clear so it’s easy to miss changing modes manually. I haven’t seen that feature work yet, though. I’m using it in a home workshop area, so appearance is not super important, but it does have a simple and clean appearance, and I consider it a bonus that it displays the relative humidity in addition to the temperature. There is no WiFi connectivity and I chose this model for that reason. If it continues to meet expectations, I plan to replace my other older thermostats with this model.
This is an extremely versatile thermostat. Super easy to install. An impressive number of programming features, and the touch screen makes it super easy to program. Very impressed! You can partially or fully lock out the screen. Runs on 3 AA batteries. Has a backlit screen that comes on with a touch of the screen and will go off on a time delay with battery only power. If you have a C wire or want to run a small 24 volt power supply (to power the C wire input), it will stay lit all the time at selectable light intensities. It also gives you room humidity, which is nice as perceived temperature is related to humidity.Although this thermostat has wire inputs for almost every imaginable input, it can also be wired with as few as two wires for an old school furnace like I have. Simply hook your red (or black) wire to the R input and your white wire to the W input. Works perfect. And although I have a simple furnace, this thermostat can still be programmed to anticipate the heat changes and cut in early – if you like. You can program the maximum cycles per hour. Lots of cool features.I appreciated the size, square shape, pleasant white backlight, and ease of installation. It does NOT have a color screen, or Wi-Fi capabilities, but I was looking for a “simple” one without Wi-Fi. It also does not do high voltage switching (120 Volt line voltage). Honeywell has other models, with those features – if desired – see their website.The only feature lacking which I did want is cumulative run time tracking (for the furnace or AC). I had that on one of my previous Honeywell thermostats and really liked this feature. It seems like the only thermostats which offer this any more only offer it if have a Wi-Fi thermostat and log into a website to get the info. Honeywell – please bring this feature back an option on regular thermostats!I have installed programmable thermostats in several houses, and have always liked and preferred the Honeywell brand. Consumers reports also liked this thermostat (Model RTH8560D) for functionality and ease of programming. I could not agree more. Highly recommended!!!
There are reviews saying that this thermostat cannot be connected to a millivolt fireplace – they are outright wrong, this thermostat can handle pretty much anything – whether new and sophisticated air conditioners/heat pumps or really old and simple heating schemes like in my case a 2-wire hot water heating valve and separately a gas fireplace. On the box Honeywell it generically stating that the thermostat is “Compatible with most systems”, which I discovered to be true.I bought 2 of these units, and I’ll save you some headache and/or $$ installing it, if you have the same requirements as in my case:- the first one replaced a 2 wire old mercury thermostat for the apartment’s 24 volts central hot water heating valve. The wires are connected as: black to the thermostat’s “Y” connector, and white to the thermostat’s “R” connector.- the second one replaces a regular on/off switch for a millivolt gas fireplace, and now I no longer need to manually turn on/off the gas fireplace to regulate the temperature. For this installation, the wire connection scheme is black to the thermostat’s “O/B” connector, and white to the thermostat’s “R” connector.The thermostat has an intuitive interface and is easy to set/operate via a nice blue-light touch-screen. Because the thermostat has built-in intelligence, it was able to classify and select the type of unit I was connecting to. I also like the fact that it allows time in 12/24 hours format and temperature in F/C degrees. It also displays the room humidity, which I find to be a plus. The power comes from 3 AA batteries that you need to install, but it doesn’t need much power to run – some people were saying that they last over 8 months, but I guess it all depends on how often you touch the screen to activate the blue-background light. Otherwise it displays the readings on a nice LCD display which you can adjust for contrast. Kudos to Honeywell for a well-designed unit, I absolutely recommend it, especially if you are like me and have to replace some antiquated thermostat with something more in line with the times.
Nice little device. Comes with mounting screws. Easy to install and program. Note that you have to hold down the menu button to get to the more detailed selection options. Also nice that you can toggle between F and C. That used to be a problem if you chose wrong. Display dims went not in use and one tap to brighten. System will increase/decrease temperature to meet you setting for the time you select. If you want 60 at 6am it will slowly increase/decrease to get to 60 at 6am. Nice feature to select from the program.
Mellow Sparky –
Great, no-frills thermostat.
Simple thermostat that does what it is supposed to do. First, this is a 4-wire thermostat – that means it doesn’t draw power from your furnace and relies on batteries. Second, it has a lot of flexibility in how you program it – you can have a unique program for every day of the week, you can also have a unique program for M-F and then something different for S-S. It can be set to switch automatically between heating and cooling (where I live that is such a narrow margin we don’t bother with that feature). The main display shows humidity, which is nice. Speaking of, the main display only lights up when you touch it.In terms of installation – total breeze. It’s literally 4 wires and the instructions are super clear. It has a mounting plate with terminals for the wires making it even easier to install (and remove when you need to replace batteries). It has lots of set-up options to match different heating/cooling configurations – the defaults work for a standard gas furnace and single-stage AC. But if you have electric heat, heat pump, multi-stage, etc. it can easily be configured for that.In terms of accuracy – I find it to be within half a degree of my instant read thermometers – so no problems there at all.Overall, a great well-priced thermostat.
Clark –
Works Very Well
Installed this unit about six weeks ago. It has worked out very well. The thermostat was easy to install, logical to wire, simple to mount. Learning how to program and use it has been easy so far. It has turned out to be just what I wanted, a simple, stand alone programmable thermostat. No WiFi, not smart, I don’t need to change my heat while I’m vacationing in Bora Bora, etc. The battery power was key for me and that has worked well. I also like the way the thermostat runs as it turns on off quicker and holds temps where you want them better than similar thermostats I’ve used.
K & D –
No detailed User’s manual–ANYWHERE!
The overall unit is a nice size. The backlight color is appealing. Numbers and words are easy to read. The temperature setting numbers could be bigger. The room temperature number size is fine. Installation was done professionally. Here’s my complaint and why this thermostat did not get 5 stars. There is no detailed, complete User/Owner/Operator Manual included. And that’s just not with the unit in package, that includes online searches. Also, Residio customer service was not able to locate a manual for this model (RTH8560D) although they genuinely tried when I called them on the phone (that’s why they only got 3 stars). The unit did come with a quick installation and set-up guide. But that document does not take the consumer, step by step, through the process of programing the thermostat. It puzzles me why Honeywell, a respected and trusted name, would not include a manual with their product. Even on-line. I will continue to try and find one for this specific model. If I do, I will update this review (if possible). This model does not have Wi-Fi capability. I did not want Wi-Fi because I was told the power company could control the system through the thermostat and Wi-Fi units are often hacked into. So, I chose the safe route, if all that’s true. But I like this model for its size and easy-on-the-eyes backlighting. As installed, it operates our totally new HVAC system very well. I just don’t understand how Honeywell dropped the ball by not making a complete, detailed, user manual available, anywhere. We like the thermostat and recommend it if you’re considering an upgrade, just be aware that programing and a few other features are not explained in detail in the quick install/set-up guide. We’re on our own to figure that out for now. Oh, the price was fair too.
Dmanuel –
A Smart and Simple Upgrade
I’ve been using this thermostat for a few weeks, and it’s a huge improvement over my old, clunky one. The touchscreen is incredibly intuitive, making it a breeze to set a 7-day schedule that fits my family’s routine. I love how easy it is to override the schedule for a specific day if we’re home unexpectedly. The large, clear display is also a big plus. It’s not a smart Wi-Fi thermostat, which is exactly what I wanted—just a reliable, easy-to-program device that saves energy and keeps my home comfortable. Installation was straightforward, and it’s been working perfectly.
Circuit Bug –
Good flexibility, good instructions. Easy to install and program.
I purchased this a few months back as a replacement for an older programmable thermostat that had corroded battery terminals, but I just installed it in the last few days. The installation instructions were very clear and the installation went quite smoothly overall. The trickiest part was I needed a COM wire to run this new thermostat without batteries (although batteries are still needed for backup), but I was fortunate that the existing thermostat had some extra unused wires. I just needed to make the COM connection at the HVAC end to have a COM connection for the new thermostat, so it wasn’t too difficult. This is a more modern design than the unit that it replaced, so I’m not surprised to find that it has more features to make it more flexible. The touch screen provides access to a good range of menu options, but it didn’t seem hard to program, either. I’m very interested in the Automatic Changeover capability which can switch between heating and cooling modes automatically if needed to maintain program temperatures. I think that may be useful in cases when the weather is changing and the need for heating or cooling is not as clear so it’s easy to miss changing modes manually. I haven’t seen that feature work yet, though. I’m using it in a home workshop area, so appearance is not super important, but it does have a simple and clean appearance, and I consider it a bonus that it displays the relative humidity in addition to the temperature. There is no WiFi connectivity and I chose this model for that reason. If it continues to meet expectations, I plan to replace my other older thermostats with this model.
Scott in CA –
This is an extremely versatile thermostat. Super easy to install. An impressive number of programming features, and the touch screen makes it super easy to program. Very impressed! You can partially or fully lock out the screen. Runs on 3 AA batteries. Has a backlit screen that comes on with a touch of the screen and will go off on a time delay with battery only power. If you have a C wire or want to run a small 24 volt power supply (to power the C wire input), it will stay lit all the time at selectable light intensities. It also gives you room humidity, which is nice as perceived temperature is related to humidity.Although this thermostat has wire inputs for almost every imaginable input, it can also be wired with as few as two wires for an old school furnace like I have. Simply hook your red (or black) wire to the R input and your white wire to the W input. Works perfect. And although I have a simple furnace, this thermostat can still be programmed to anticipate the heat changes and cut in early – if you like. You can program the maximum cycles per hour. Lots of cool features.I appreciated the size, square shape, pleasant white backlight, and ease of installation. It does NOT have a color screen, or Wi-Fi capabilities, but I was looking for a “simple” one without Wi-Fi. It also does not do high voltage switching (120 Volt line voltage). Honeywell has other models, with those features – if desired – see their website.The only feature lacking which I did want is cumulative run time tracking (for the furnace or AC). I had that on one of my previous Honeywell thermostats and really liked this feature. It seems like the only thermostats which offer this any more only offer it if have a Wi-Fi thermostat and log into a website to get the info. Honeywell – please bring this feature back an option on regular thermostats!I have installed programmable thermostats in several houses, and have always liked and preferred the Honeywell brand. Consumers reports also liked this thermostat (Model RTH8560D) for functionality and ease of programming. I could not agree more. Highly recommended!!!
Cliente Kindle –
Lo volveré a instalar en futuros proyectos
Eugen –
There are reviews saying that this thermostat cannot be connected to a millivolt fireplace – they are outright wrong, this thermostat can handle pretty much anything – whether new and sophisticated air conditioners/heat pumps or really old and simple heating schemes like in my case a 2-wire hot water heating valve and separately a gas fireplace. On the box Honeywell it generically stating that the thermostat is “Compatible with most systems”, which I discovered to be true.I bought 2 of these units, and I’ll save you some headache and/or $$ installing it, if you have the same requirements as in my case:- the first one replaced a 2 wire old mercury thermostat for the apartment’s 24 volts central hot water heating valve. The wires are connected as: black to the thermostat’s “Y” connector, and white to the thermostat’s “R” connector.- the second one replaces a regular on/off switch for a millivolt gas fireplace, and now I no longer need to manually turn on/off the gas fireplace to regulate the temperature. For this installation, the wire connection scheme is black to the thermostat’s “O/B” connector, and white to the thermostat’s “R” connector.The thermostat has an intuitive interface and is easy to set/operate via a nice blue-light touch-screen. Because the thermostat has built-in intelligence, it was able to classify and select the type of unit I was connecting to. I also like the fact that it allows time in 12/24 hours format and temperature in F/C degrees. It also displays the room humidity, which I find to be a plus. The power comes from 3 AA batteries that you need to install, but it doesn’t need much power to run – some people were saying that they last over 8 months, but I guess it all depends on how often you touch the screen to activate the blue-background light. Otherwise it displays the readings on a nice LCD display which you can adjust for contrast. Kudos to Honeywell for a well-designed unit, I absolutely recommend it, especially if you are like me and have to replace some antiquated thermostat with something more in line with the times.
M Garoa –
Termostato programable, pantalla digital compatible con varios climas. Requiere de instalador profesional.
Keith A. –
Nice little device. Comes with mounting screws. Easy to install and program. Note that you have to hold down the menu button to get to the more detailed selection options. Also nice that you can toggle between F and C. That used to be a problem if you chose wrong. Display dims went not in use and one tap to brighten. System will increase/decrease temperature to meet you setting for the time you select. If you want 60 at 6am it will slowly increase/decrease to get to 60 at 6am. Nice feature to select from the program.