Honeywell Home RTH7560E 7-Day Flexible Programmable Thermostat-Extra-Large Backlit Display, White

Very versatile thermostat for home. I didn't need to pay extra for touch screen. The plus is the backlit display. Easy installation, very clear instructions and easy to program. Took me an hour to remove old, identify wiring and install and program new. Does not come with two AA batteries you will need.

First off after reading the less positive reviews I cannot understand what all the fuss is about. Especially when it comes to the mounting and programming. Three screws and yes you may need to drill new holes and patch unused ones, you might even need to paint 😱. Needless to say mounting was no problem and while the wiring was a bit difficult (arthritis) it’s not the fault of the unit. The real issue was whomever installed the existing HVAC unit and thermostat could have left a little slack in the wiring, not Honeywells fault. Programming was also no big deal, just have the install book so you can read (yes read) what it all means. Once you’ve don’t one or two setting you’ll likely fly through the rest. I also read one review that complained about having to pop the unit off it’s mount to replace batteries. Exactly how do you think this should be done? Don’t want batteries make sure you have a “C” wire and pick a different T-stat! In my case my existing wiring was only four wires so if I wanted something more advanced I would need to update/change the wiring. A simple enough job but I’m disabled and cannot get up into the attic space and couldn’t get any local technician to give me an actual estimate. Said the system needed to be tested first which they would do with a service. At best I was able to figure it would cost no less than $200 and my quest for a updated thermostat that required no “C” wire began. Which is what ultimately brought me here today. In the end my one gripe (other as well from reading reviews) is that the ambient temperature displayed is off a bit compared to my old unit. When installed the old unit reads 68 degrees and the Honeywell 70 degrees. Check 24 hours later and the difference was the same. Could be the old unit is off or the Honeywell, I did not check beyond the comparison of the two. But that’s not really the gripe. It’s that Honeywell does not provide and offset adjustment. This said I simply programmed the unit to account for the 2 degree difference and the house is as comfortable as when the old unit was installed. FWIW the old unit worked fine, I replaced it for the following reasons: * old units display was hard to read because it was small. * old unit was not backlit (this would have helped). * was repainting and the old unit was beige and looked terrible with fresh white paint (was light yellow before).

Honeywell thermostats come in a dizzying variety of features and you MUST do your research to avoid ordering something you don't want or need. I wanted a "fan circulation " mode for our new 2-story condo with a regular gas furnace and one stage AC. It came with a basic Honeywell thermostat that only turns heat or AC on or off with no "fan circulation" cycle. We learned years ago in our 2-story home that a "fan circulation" cycle (just the fan turns on for a few minutes between heat or AC cycles) really evens out temperatures in a 2-story house. When the fan runs it breaks up the thermal layers that naturally develop (warm air rises, cool air sinks). When your thermostat is upstairs (or downstairs) it responds to only the air around it (too hot or too cold depending on the season) and it kicks on your AC or heater until the air around that thermostat is at the right temperature, regardless of what is going on with temperatures in the other level. With an upstairs thermostat, in summer, it means the downstairs is probably cool but the upstairs is hot so the AC kicks on and now you are pumping more cold air into the downstairs and upstairs until the upstairs fills up with cold air, sometimes making the downstairs an icebox. By using just the fan to circulate the air between heating or cooling cycles the air is mixed up so the thermal layers don't form and make your thermostat kick on needlessly. You can buy fancier (more expensive) Honeywell thermostats with room sensors that will seek to get an average temperature for all rooms. But I just wanted the simpler less expensive thermostat with a "fan circulation" setting. And this one has it. (It was hard to learn which models had this fan circulation mode and which did not from online listings so I CHECKED THE SPECIFIC MODEL numbers Installation Manual at HONEYWELLS' site BEFORE buying). Since I was replacing a plain Honeywell model that was a modern era, Honeywell, it had the "standard" Honeywell bracket that the HVAC control wires were already set into. I snapped the old one out, and after confirming the wires were in the right places (red, yellow, white, etc) I just snapped the new one in. It came on in programming mode and I followed the manual's programming mode instructions. The instructions are pretty good so an amateur can do it. (I am not a rookie, and a rookie might need to go slower and maybe read the instructions in advance and learn some jargon). I am not a Pro so I made one mistake, and then followed instructions on page 14 to re-enter program mode and do it over. I got it right. Basically 10-15 minutes. Easy peasy as thermostat wiring goes. General advice though: Rookies beware, there are a LOT of different types of heating units and AC units in the world and you need to know something about what equipment you have as you can damage it with a wrongly wired thermostat, or if you pick a thermostat that won't recognize all equipment features you won't get the benefit of them. If you don't want to do your homework before you buy a new thermostat, call a pro, and hopefully they will get it done the right first time.

Good solution for a programmable thermostat. While it is not wifi and phone capable it does the job well with easy versatile options. Control has a clean interface with backlighting. Temperature accuracy is spot on. Buttons have a good tactile feel and nice and simple. Easy to clean material and has held up well.

Great thermostat took off the old one not knowing there was a huge hole in the wall.So I was thinking how am I going to install this thermostat to the wall.So being a handy person I can up with an idea I got a solid face switch plate drilled a hole in it the center of it just big enough to get the therostat wire thru ,Then I mounted the back of the thermostat terminal plate to the solid switch plate and mounted everything to the wall.BINGO problem solved.The thermostat works great I highly recommend it.

First: bought the RTH7560E **.. :: Because, i want to (1.)upgrade to a 3-4(non-Blue wire) wire thermostat:: (2.)Simple easy to use=userfriendly, thermostat:: (3.)that was *NOT* a self-learning-google-nest. Oh one of the 2 things the selling information was correct on is the *installation* instructions are clear(*Not so for programming). I believe might good for most that this product (best of my knowledge) is discounted. I sure hope future similar products are improvements for the better. .{**side-note** I bought the *HONEYWELL name**over similar less known brands}.. Although, i might shy away from HONEYWELL name brand from now&into the future. If you read this whole review, one may wonder way 3stars so do i\I. **I did not waste time using tech support** 1. Most-likely an upgrade for some, But not us; since the bottom line is it did *NOT* work as stated on 3-4 wire system(non-Blue wire). The fan came on and would *not* shut-off. to clarify and repeat \: the Fan did *not* shut-off(yes i tripled & more:; checked wiring and tried to many other things. then put our old Thermostat back in and called it a day. Since I had so *much fun wasting my time & energy* with the 7560E. Thus the **old thermostat (until it straight-up fails)stays-in.>> No Programing For Me!!! 2. & 3. Simple and easy to use :: Well i say **NOT**. Installation instructions are fine. This needs time & energy, it's not plugging in a cord into an electrical outlet. Programming is a pain/time eater. Worse than the programming is that when installed the fan stayed on all the time as long as there is power to the unit. Hey maybe the Electric company would shut off power to the house to turn off the fan when the A/c turns off... Ah(maybe not a good idea because) i doubt my wife would like that. 3. I did not what a Google Nest thermostat. a child's family has one. For the most part they **don't want to say - hate - so i will just say frustrated with it. Gogole-nest-thermostat shuts-off if no-one walks past it and **will start saving energy**(shut things off like the cool-less-humid effect of A/C). Yet they are Geeky enough that they took me to the thermostat & touched the thermostat then said watch this. To show me that they can control the thermostat with their phone App. I am as i did back then holding back my giggling right now: thinking if-if the thermostat had switches i could reach out & touch it and control it with-out a phone App to push buttons on... Well that seems to be the future our children will *need* their phones to push buttons to button up their own Dress Shirts.... So my review is a mix at 2.5 stars at best, since 2.5 is not available rounded up-to 3stars.

I purchased 3 of these and replaced all of the thermostats in our house. Set up and programming is very user friendly, and installation is very simple. This thermostat works with simple "2 wire" systems, so there are only two wires to connect, although the thermostat can be used on other types of systems. Have had them installed for about a month and they are working perfectly and no doubt saving us $ with the program feature.

Bought this RTH7560E Honeywell in June, 2025 new from Amazon. It wasn't working so pulled it off and checked the 2 wires. Removing the wires from the backplate and alligator clipping them together turned on the circulator. Carefully reinstalled the wires into the backplate, installed the thermostat, pushed the temp way up, it said "heat on". No dice. The circulator wasn't running. Scheduled to be 9F degrees tonight. Clipped the wires together, circulator running to prevent pipes freezing and ordered another Honeywell RTH7560E. At least Amazon is on the ball and will deliver tomorrow. In the meantime I'll just burn some extra oil.