How to do Honeywell Analog Thermostat Troubleshooting

Honeywell is a well-known brand when it comes to thermostat manufacturers. It has a wide variety of thermostat devices available all over the world including programmable, nonprogrammable, analog, digital, wireless, wired thermostat devices.

The main aim of Honeywell is to provide quality products to the customers with a wide range of features. Now there have been multiple queries from customers regarding the troubleshooting of Honeywell thermostat devices.
In this article, we have tried to put in the efforts in order to troubleshoot the Honeywell thermostat devices. So let’s have a look at the troubleshooting measures:

Honeywell Analog Devices Troubleshooting Techniques

Initially, Honeywell used to manufacture the analog thermostat devices and later on they shifted to the digital thermostat devices. Now, in case if you are the digital thermostat devices you might be facing some different issues as compared to the modern day digital or smart thermostats. 
The analog thermostat devices are the traditional thermostat devices. These days have fewer features as compared to the modern day thermostats. It just consists of the modern day button to turn off the heating or cooling. Also, many of the thermostats display the replace battery light this helps to be very useful and prevents the situations such as the improper shutdown of the thermostat.
In order to troubleshoot the Honey analog thermostat devices we must first go through the checklist mentioned as follows:
The checklist for Honeywell Analog Devices

1. In case of the analog thermostat devices, we need to check for some basic conditions. Firstly make sure that the thermostat device is leveled to the wall i.e. it is firmly mounted on the wall and not inclined on the front side or the back side of the wall. The thermostat device should be perfectly vertical. If it is not vertical then there might be chances that the mercury switch present in thermostat device will also get tilted. In this case, the thermostat device will not be able to provide an accurate temperature reading. Thus it is very important that the thermostat device should be mounted to the wall perfectly vertical.
2. Generally, It is recommended that the thermostat device should be located well above the floor. The height generally suggested is 5 feet from the floor, this helps in keeping the device out of the reach of children. Also, It is done in order to make sure that there is no kind of obstruction for the device and the device itself does not become an obstruction.
3. The thermostat device should not be placed in the corners or any kind of covering such as curtains or a closet.  These covering should be avoided because air is not available to the thermostat device because of these coverings. Hence, they create an obstruction for the device. Thus, the device is not able to get the accurate temperature or the humidity levels as it is not directly connected to the room temperature because of the obstructions.

In the above section, we have mentioned the checklist for the analog thermostat devices. All of these points should always be followed in order to avoid any trouble while using the thermostat devices.

Troubleshoot Honeywell Analog Thermostat devices

In order to make sure that the device works well you can do the following tasks in order to troubleshoot you Honeywell thermostat device. It can help you to fix the device problems and you can start enjoying your thermostat device again.

• Remove the Cover
  The first step is to remove the cover of your thermostat device. This is helpful in having a precise look at thermostat unit for any kind of problem with the thermostat device. As soon as you open the thermostat device cover clear or clean all the dust or corrosion inside the thermostat device. This will help in locating the actual fault into the thermostat device.
  Note: Use a soft brush in order to clean the thermostat device from the inside
  
  In many cases, it is seen that the dirt/dust does not allow the thermostat device to work properly. In such cases, the thermostat unit starts to work properly once the device has been cleaned from within.
• Check the wiring
  The next step is to check the wiring of the thermostat device. You need to make sure that the wires are connected properly and there are no loose ends to the wire connection. Once the cover of the thermostat device is opened you would see multiple different colored wires.
  • Now, these wires should be connected properly to the ends. In case if the wires are not properly connected to its terminals, then go through the product manual for reference and connect the wires properly to their right slot/terminal.
  • Also, check that whether any of the wire has been corroded or worn out and also if there is any kind of short circuit happened to the device. As in most of the cases, it has been seen that two wires came in contact with each other and due to this system has suffered a breakdown.
  • But in case if nothing is corroded or worn out then there might be an issue with the furnace or the air conditioner.
• If nothing works – thermostat still not performing well
  In case after doing all the troubleshooting as mentioned above and still, the thermostat device does not work well. Then, most probably it is not an electrical issue with the thermostat device; it can be a mechanical problem with the unit.
  In case, if the repair of the thermostat device requires replacement of parts. Then we recommend that you should go for a new thermostat device as there are multiple thermostat devices available as the amount of money spent on the repairs can be used in order to get a new thermostat device. Also, there are multiple modern day thermostat devices that are much more advanced and can deliver better services than these analog thermostat devices.

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Conclusion

So these were some of the troubleshooting measures that can be implemented in order to get the Honeywell Analog thermostat devices working on your own. But always perform these troubleshooting measures while keeping your safety in mind as here we are dealing with electric systems, so make sure you take all the precautions while attempting these steps.
Checkout Official Manual in PDF on links below:

Honeywell Wifi Thermostat Manual [PDF]
Honeywell FOCUSPRO TH6110D Thermostat Manual [PDF]
Honeywell Programmable Thermostat Manual [PDF]

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