How To Reset A Honeywell Thermostat?

Honeywell Thermostat

Honeywell thermostats are used to control the temperature of a room that it provides heating or cooling of a physical system. These thermostats manage the heating and cooling costs of homes.

Honeywell has produced a large variety of thermostats such as Wi-Fi thermostats, heating, and cooling thermostats, , programmable thermostats, the heat pump that can all be controlled and adjusted in a simple way. Honeywell has always made it their top priority to manufacture the best products that are easy to use and provides maximum customer satisfaction.

Manual vs. Programmable Thermostat

Manual thermostats are cheaper than programmable thermostats. They do not provide accurate temperature so more energy is consumed and the expenditure is high as well. Every time someone enters or leaves the room, the thermostat needs to be adjusted. It should be turned off when the building or house is empty to avoid wasting energy.

While a programmable thermostat can be programmed automatically to turn on or off the thermostat according to one’s preferences if the screen is not displayed or changing of the program is needed to be done, then resetting the Honeywell thermostat is the best option.

Resetting a Honeywell Programmable Thermostat

Following are the steps on how to reset a Honeywell programmable thermostat:

Step 1: Turn off the switch of the thermostat. If this is not done, then there is a possible chance that the batteries will leak.

Step 2: Detach the thermostat from its wall plate carefully by removing the screws. This should be done in such a way so as to not damage the screen or impair the device.

Step 3: Next the battery compartment can be opened by inserting a coin into the slot on the door.

Step 4: Remove the batteries of the thermostat.

Step 5: Insert the batteries again but it should be done backward so that the positive pole lines up with the negative terminal and vice versa. The batteries should be left in this way for about 5 seconds.

Step 6: Now put the batteries in the correct way and close the battery housing. The display will be turned on and the thermostat is reset.

Resetting a Touch Honeywell Thermostat

The following steps given below show how to reset a Honeywell thermostat RTH9580WF

Step 1: Click on the menu button at the top right corner of the display screen. Scroll down until the Preferences button is shown and tap on it.

Step 2: Scroll through the sub-menus displayed and look for ‘Restore Factory Defaults’ button.

Step 3: After the ‘Restore Factory Defaults’ button is clicked a pop-up dialogue appears which prompts the user to confirm the restoration.

Step 4: Clicking on the ‘Yes’ button erases all the previously stored data and displays a message ‘Restoring factory default settings…’. The screen goes blank and reboots to show the Honeywell logo and asks the user new data for the thermostat.

Step 5: The thermostat inquires the user to input some initial settings and then the reset process is completed.

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