Honeywell RTH230B 5-2 Day Programmable Thermostat
by Honeywell
|
List Price: Our Price: $24.99 You Save: $15.00 (38%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $15.48 (click here) Category: Tools See more product details |
|---|
Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell RTH230B 5-2 Day Programmable Thermostat
Customer Review: Cheap. You get what you pay for.
Summary: 2 Stars
I picked up this 5/2 Honeywell thermostat because it was about $10 cheaper than a White Rogers version (that I had at my old house and liked). I figured, what could be so different? Well, a lot.
1)the cover is not hinged, so for 'fiddlers' who like to change settings, it's a total pain to pop it open and get inside to adjust programs. You are able to adjust temperature temporarily without opening the Honeywell cover, but it eventually reverts to the program. .
2) no backlight
3) battery consumption, for some reason, is really high. My first set of fresh duracell AA's went out after 6 months
4) non-intuitive display
I could provide a lot more detail but the bottom line is if you're the type of person who is constantly checking your thermostat and likes to adjust programs frequently, look elsewhere. I don't know the model number but there's a 5/2 White Rogers with a swing down cover that works great - spend the extra $10 on that one.
Customer Review: Easy to Install and Works Well for the most part
Summary: 4 Stars
We have had a manual thermostat since we purchased the house. This is our first programmable unit and the reviews were good so we decided to try it. The price was also attractive.
The instructions are pretty clear and installation was easy. Reprogramming or temporarily overriding the program is a pain as the cover is not hinged so you have to pop it on and off each time. Very annoying.
The unit boasts +/- 1 deg accuracy. That is not the case at all. One of our units is consistently 2 degrees off and the other one is around 1 deg but sometimes goes to 2. We are considering calling for replacement on the first unit. Amazon is really good about their customer service so we dont expect any problems here.
Overall, for the price and functionality I give it a 5 but due to the accuracy and ease of button access, I drop the overall rating to 4.
Customer Review: Honeywell Thermostat
Summary: 1 Stars
Honeywell RTH230B 5-2 Day Programmable Thermostat
HI Bought Honeyswells thermostat RTH230B. It was a replacement to my older Majic Stat from 1998. All I can say is WOW. Quaility really plumeted. Majic stat is Made in USA (and twice the size and weight).RTH 230 B in CHINA. Driving a unit as a oil fired burner should have a better unit with more quality control. Unit would only work in Manual mode. Several customer service calls ( From India) made me feel like I was trouble shooting a high tech lap top. They refused to replace bad unit and only offered hours of trouble shooting advice. Unit will most likely be trashed and replaced with another brand. I am really disapointed with Honeywells Spiral Downhill turn and total lack of customer support.
Customer Review: Nice improvement
Summary: 4 Stars
It took me years to finally put in programmable thermostats because I have base-board hot water heat, which means I have 5 zones. The thermostat wasn't too hard to install, but the setting up the programs wasn't as easy. Be careful to look for the small PM when setting the clock and program times. It is easy to miss. The cover is a pain unless you never reset the thermostat. I leave the cover off which doesn't look as nice, because I am frequently turning off or overriding the settings because the weather fluctuates so much in Colorado depending on the amount of sunshine coming in through the windows. The best part is knowing exactly what temperature the thermostat is set at. Previously I had the little lever which had you guessing the real setting. Now there is no doubt. I put in two already and will put the rest in soon.Customer Review: Great Value
Summary: 5 Stars
It's hot this summer in Central Texas and we grew weary of the house being so warm when we came in from work. We decided to check into a programmable thermostat. We found this one, and we are extremely pleased. We ordered the thermostat, and paid a HVAC technician to come in and install the unit. It has worked flawlessly from the start. It is able to be programmed to go into a sleep cycle at night, to shut off in the AM when we leave for work, and to come on before we come home from work. It works well and we have no problem with the programming. We can also override for faster cooling if needs be. We would recommend this model to anyone for their basic thermostat needs; I don't know if it makes a difference but our house is about 1450 sq.ft.