Awesome Device! Got mine connected to my Lenovo Smart Display (with Google Assistant), which is connected to a few home minis, and it works perfectly fine. Keep up the good work!
I don’t know about this Honeywell, but you mentioned that you can only set schedules for the period of weekdays and weekends, but on your phone screen I see a panel that says “single day”. At least for my Honeywell, that page allows you to as you said for example, disable Friday if you don’t work.
This thermostat can automatically switch from heat to cool as needed; go to menu, then hit right arrow until you see changeover, hit select them enable.
@@rubbercheesereviews I just stumbled on your video, I was thinking of getting it, so it has a password so no one can turn on or off, so I can only control the furnace, can you shut off your furnace while you are away and turn on the furnace using the phone? I just want simple feature just turn furnace on or off and set temperature using my phone to control the furnace. I don't want the expensive Over $200 USD I just want very cheap cost but not cheap made, I just want a simple very easy to use feature.
I swapped mine out to an ecoBee3 Lite more than a year ago now (I was having frequent wifi connectivity issues with the T5), but I believe you can go to Menu and then scroll through the settings. I believe this needs to be done on the device (not the app).
Just a tip to anyone reading this, if you have electric heat you shouldn’t let your house get too cold in winter and then ask it to warm up all at once when you get home. It will use more energy trying to warm the house back up from a very low temp
ecoBee (one of Honeywell's competitors) claims a 23% energy savings relative to leaving your thermostat at 72°F all the time. I've always used programmable thermostats so I don't have my own baseline. Use of a smart or programmable thermostat also can be programmed to save money if your area has Time-Of-Use pricing - for example, we 'overcool' our house in the evening to reduce the cooling load during peak electricity rate times.
Every time I want to use that particular app for the T5 Wi-Fi Thermostat, I have to start all over again to reprogram it. What am I doing wrong? Also, there is no troubleshooting area to find out how to rectify the trouble. @@rubbercheesereviews
@@Cdnguy101 I'm not using the Honeywell T5 right now (I'm currently using an EcoBee3 Lite), so I can't say for sure. I'll likely re-install my T5 for an update to this video to showcase the new app and any new functionality but that may not be for a while. If you scroll to the bottom of www.honeywellhome.com/en/support , there is an option for live chat which might be able to help you out. Best of luck, sorry I can't help you any better.
You're very welcome! If you haven't already bought, it's definitely worth checking out the ecoBee3 (if you can find it on clearance) or ecoBee3 Lite. I have a review/demo of the ecoBee3 Lite here: th-cam.com/video/CoJJcrFhxwU/w-d-xo.html
Yes my home didn’t have a c-wire so I can’t control the fan installers used green wire for c-wire I have a gas furnace but I will get it corrected put in new furnace and a/c unit.
Does this thermostat allow you to set a time limit rather than temp limit. In other words, I want to run my AC at night for a set time regardless of the temp it achieves. Just enough that I can fall asleep. Usually, as long as it's not too hot, I can stay asleep.
Yes, you can accomplish this one of two ways. 1) you can manually change the set point before bed, then select "hold until..." and pick a time a couple hours from then. or 2) if you have smart recovery disabled, you can use one of your schedule setpoints for this temporary temperature but have a new schedule setpoint a couple hours from then.
@@rubbercheesereviews Awesome, thanks for the response. Also, does this unit require a home internet connection? I use my phone as a hot spot and do not have home wifi.
I can't say for sure (I switched to ecoBee3 Lite a couple years ago - see my review at th-cam.com/video/nhWKdUMWWkU/w-d-xo.html ), but I don't THINK you need a constant internet connection.
I find it very odd that I cannot find any info on changing the read out from centigrade to Fahrenheit , you'd think that it would be a common question 😒
No kidding - I changed mine when I first got it with no issue... If you can't find it, I really wonder if they inadvertently left the option out on one of the updates? If so, hopefully they will add it back!
Yes, that's a huge advantage of any "smart" thermostat including this one (though the thermostat needs to be connected to your home's wifi for this to work).
Thanks! Sadly it took more than 3 months to repaint hahaha, here is a review of my current thermostat with a fixed wall: th-cam.com/video/nhWKdUMWWkU/w-d-xo.html
It's actually been almost a year now - I keep trying different thermostats (I've used 4 different thermostats in the last year)... the thermostat is in the dining room which we don't use, so ascetics isn't overly important.
The "c" wire is the common wire, and is normally blue. It supplies constant 24v AC power to the thermostat. Some older homes may not have it - my home had a spare wire between the furnace and thermostat, but I had to connect it to the furnace. You'll need a "C" wire for any smart thermostat to work fully, though I believe all of them have work-arounds (i.e. will work without a "c" wire, but some missing functionality).
Try not changing the temperature more than 3 degrees. It cost more to heat the house back up once it gets to cold.. I Tried it and it works. So 66 at night, and 69 when awake for instance.
I've read that a few places, but I don't fully buy it. Heat transfer is directly proportional to temperature differential, so the bigger the drop, the better from that point of view. A couple sites suggest that dropping the temperature deposits condensation which increases heat loss, but since my relative humidity never exceeds 50%, I'm not convinced. Regardless, I now keep the house at 72° when home, and 65º when sleeping or away. I find this allows a quicker recovery and 65 is warm enough that I don't bother increasing the set point in the morning now.
If you are referring to a temperature sensor that tells the T5 the temperature of a different room, I don't believe so. ecoBee and Nest both offer those sensors. I now use an ecoBee3 Lite and have some sensors, but I prefer to not use them and instead adjust my ducts twice a year to optimize flow to the rooms we use the most.
Thanks for letting me know! Ugh and ripped off only one month after originally posted... I've requested TH-cam remove the copied video. Thanks again for the notice.
Awesome Device! Got mine connected to my Lenovo Smart Display (with Google Assistant), which is connected to a few home minis, and it works perfectly fine. Keep up the good work!
I don’t know about this Honeywell, but you mentioned that you can only set schedules for the period of weekdays and weekends, but on your phone screen I see a panel that says “single day”. At least for my Honeywell, that page allows you to as you said for example, disable Friday if you don’t work.
Great review. Thank you for such a well organized, concise, and informative explanation. You should start a channel!!!
Thanks for the kind words! I'm working on content to launch a channel - subscribe to keep in the loop!
This thermostat can automatically switch from heat to cool as needed; go to menu, then hit right arrow until you see changeover, hit select them enable.
I stand corrected, thanks for the post!
Thank God 🙏 All hail auto (and not fan auto)
@@rubbercheesereviews I just stumbled on your video, I was thinking of getting it, so it has a password so no one can turn on or off, so I can only control the furnace, can you shut off your furnace while you are away and turn on the furnace using the phone? I just want simple feature just turn furnace on or off and set temperature using my phone to control the furnace. I don't want the expensive Over $200 USD I just want very cheap cost but not cheap made, I just want a simple very easy to use feature.
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You should grab a T9 and then compare the two. Thanks for the review.
It does the job. Excellent product.
What I need to do when the T5 thermostat honeywell show system is offline .
Can you lock and unlock from the app? Or do you need physical access to the unit?
You need physical access to the unit - this MAY be different with the updated app (I now use a different thermostat), but I suspect not.
What’s the name of the APP?
How do I change from centigrade to Fahrenheit readout on my T5+ Smart Thermostat?
I swapped mine out to an ecoBee3 Lite more than a year ago now (I was having frequent wifi connectivity issues with the T5), but I believe you can go to Menu and then scroll through the settings. I believe this needs to be done on the device (not the app).
Just a tip to anyone reading this, if you have electric heat you shouldn’t let your house get too cold in winter and then ask it to warm up all at once when you get home. It will use more energy trying to warm the house back up from a very low temp
Exactly. Simply lower the temp like 2-4 degrees. Never turn it off. Same with AC in the summer.
What kind of savings on the heating bill can one expect to see with this compared to a regular thermostat set to 70F all the time?
ecoBee (one of Honeywell's competitors) claims a 23% energy savings relative to leaving your thermostat at 72°F all the time. I've always used programmable thermostats so I don't have my own baseline. Use of a smart or programmable thermostat also can be programmed to save money if your area has Time-Of-Use pricing - for example, we 'overcool' our house in the evening to reduce the cooling load during peak electricity rate times.
can it work with both electric as well as gas systems ?
Yes mine is nat gas
Has honeywell updated the app? The app I found does not look like this.
Yes - the app was updated yesterday (July 23rd). The Lyric app was replaced with the Honeywell Home Comfort app.
Every time I want to use that particular app for the T5 Wi-Fi Thermostat, I have to start all over again to reprogram it. What am I doing wrong? Also, there is no troubleshooting area to find out how to rectify the trouble. @@rubbercheesereviews
@@Cdnguy101 I'm not using the Honeywell T5 right now (I'm currently using an EcoBee3 Lite), so I can't say for sure. I'll likely re-install my T5 for an update to this video to showcase the new app and any new functionality but that may not be for a while. If you scroll to the bottom of www.honeywellhome.com/en/support , there is an option for live chat which might be able to help you out. Best of luck, sorry I can't help you any better.
@@rubbercheesereviews I'll buy your T5 xD I want a smart thermostat, but they're quite expensive.
Thanks for the review!
You're very welcome! If you haven't already bought, it's definitely worth checking out the ecoBee3 (if you can find it on clearance) or ecoBee3 Lite. I have a review/demo of the ecoBee3 Lite here: th-cam.com/video/CoJJcrFhxwU/w-d-xo.html
Bought a place with the Honeywell installed already
Yes my home didn’t have a c-wire so I can’t control the fan installers used green wire for c-wire I have a gas furnace but I will get it corrected put in new furnace and a/c unit.
Sounds good - it really is nice having the ability to run fan without heat/AC!
Does this thermostat allow you to set a time limit rather than temp limit. In other words, I want to run my AC at night for a set time regardless of the temp it achieves. Just enough that I can fall asleep. Usually, as long as it's not too hot, I can stay asleep.
Yes, you can accomplish this one of two ways. 1) you can manually change the set point before bed, then select "hold until..." and pick a time a couple hours from then. or 2) if you have smart recovery disabled, you can use one of your schedule setpoints for this temporary temperature but have a new schedule setpoint a couple hours from then.
@@rubbercheesereviews Awesome, thanks for the response. Also, does this unit require a home internet connection? I use my phone as a hot spot and do not have home wifi.
I can't say for sure (I switched to ecoBee3 Lite a couple years ago - see my review at th-cam.com/video/nhWKdUMWWkU/w-d-xo.html ), but I don't THINK you need a constant internet connection.
How wide is the wall unit?
I find it very odd that I cannot find any info on changing the read out from centigrade to Fahrenheit , you'd think that it would be a common question 😒
No kidding - I changed mine when I first got it with no issue... If you can't find it, I really wonder if they inadvertently left the option out on one of the updates? If so, hopefully they will add it back!
It’s an option when you first set up the thermostat. Reinstall or check in menu. It’s there I just redid mine (2-20-2022)
I'm interested in buying this thermostat. Can I turn on/off the furnace and change the temperature when I'm away from home from the app.
Yes, that's a huge advantage of any "smart" thermostat including this one (though the thermostat needs to be connected to your home's wifi for this to work).
This is accurate. I bought this today and I can't believe I can control it from far away.
What’s app you use on the phone
Honeywell Home
Can I lock the screen from preventing anyone from changing it?
Yes, this is demonstrated in the video at around the 8:45 mark.
I got 3 of Honeywell old white wifi ones so this is just the same thing but looks prettier and using a diff app.
Can it be locked so no one can adjust it? I dont like coming home and the thermostat is on 85!!!
I didn't watch it far enough!!!
@@Merkathomas Yes - keep watching, I showed how restrictions can be applied to prevent changes
Yeah I seen it. I'm getting one tomorrow for $75
Can one app run 2 different thermostats?
I'm not 100% sure - I stopped using my Honeywell a couple years ago. I now have an ecoBee and the app supports multiple different thermostats.
Great review and laughed my butt off about not fixing the wall for three months and waiting for good weather to do so.
Thanks! Sadly it took more than 3 months to repaint hahaha, here is a review of my current thermostat with a fixed wall: th-cam.com/video/nhWKdUMWWkU/w-d-xo.html
3 months and you haven't painted the wall???
Pffff the vid is 2018 and he said his hvac sys is from the 80's so what u think?
It's actually been almost a year now - I keep trying different thermostats (I've used 4 different thermostats in the last year)... the thermostat is in the dining room which we don't use, so ascetics isn't overly important.
Smart ass. Get a life.
Has anybody having/had issues with Geo Fencing not working on this thermostat ?
Honeywell t5 vs t9???
Great
What is the "C" wire you refer to?
The "c" wire is the common wire, and is normally blue. It supplies constant 24v AC power to the thermostat. Some older homes may not have it - my home had a spare wire between the furnace and thermostat, but I had to connect it to the furnace. You'll need a "C" wire for any smart thermostat to work fully, though I believe all of them have work-arounds (i.e. will work without a "c" wire, but some missing functionality).
Try not changing the temperature more than 3 degrees. It cost more to heat the house back up once it gets to cold.. I Tried it and it works. So 66 at night, and 69 when awake for instance.
I've read that a few places, but I don't fully buy it. Heat transfer is directly proportional to temperature differential, so the bigger the drop, the better from that point of view. A couple sites suggest that dropping the temperature deposits condensation which increases heat loss, but since my relative humidity never exceeds 50%, I'm not convinced. Regardless, I now keep the house at 72° when home, and 65º when sleeping or away. I find this allows a quicker recovery and 65 is warm enough that I don't bother increasing the set point in the morning now.
Does it work with Alexa?
Yes
Ming. Thermostat doesn't have emergency heat mode
Anyone know if this works with Alexa, Siri, or Google Home?
It is supposed to
@@Rach.Filippone Yeah I got it to work with Google Home and Apple Homekit.
Is there a remote sensor that goes with the T5 through Wifi ?
If you are referring to a temperature sensor that tells the T5 the temperature of a different room, I don't believe so. ecoBee and Nest both offer those sensors. I now use an ecoBee3 Lite and have some sensors, but I prefer to not use them and instead adjust my ducts twice a year to optimize flow to the rooms we use the most.
The support from honeywell never answer its very bad
Someone copied your video watch?v=mifRQ-mNaLQ
Thanks for letting me know! Ugh and ripped off only one month after originally posted... I've requested TH-cam remove the copied video. Thanks again for the notice.