Honeywell - T5+ Smart Programmable Touch-Screen Wi-Fi Thermostat

Installation was very simple, and I was up and running within 10 minutes. Setup was guided and easy as well, and adding other admin users is a breeze. Have yet to get my first gas bill after this was installed, but I can already tell this is much more efficient than the old thermostat in both keeping the place warm, and also reducing the temp while we are asleep and/or away from home.

One of the most affordable smart thermostat out there yet very functional. App controlled from my phone, work with Alexa and has geofence. Also got an excellent customer Service via chat with my order.

I love the look of my new thermostat and it's features.

I updated to this thermostat from an older non smart thermostat. Completely love it! Installation was easy. Came with alexia and have Honeywell app downloads on my phone for easy control of my home temperature when I'm away. You won't be sorry.

I researched quite a bit on smart thermostats (Nest, Ecobee etc.) before deciding to get Honeywell Lyric T5 for the following reasons: 1) My existing thermostat is a Honeywell so I want to minimize any chances of compatibility issues 2) I did not need a lot of super smart features (and paying for them) - I just need something that I can control with my phone when I am in or outside of the house 3) I love the features of putting the fan on circulation mode and also the auto mode where the thermostat will decide to turn on the AC or the heating automatically depending on the temperature. These features meant that I can basically leave the system to run on its own with the house always on the right temperature and with the air circulating. 4) You do need a C wire to be able to use this though they have an option to work around that. If you don't currently have a C wire, I suggest getting an electrician to set that up once and for all as I imagine all smart thermostats will need this going forward (the C wire is to power the thermostat so that it can connect to the WiFi etc.) 5) I prefer the Lyric design as it is modern and sleek with it's brushed grayish/black colors. I cannot get used to the round design of Nest for some reason. Also the touch screen interface is much easier to use than Next (though I mostly use my phone app to connect to it). 6) There has been feedback from others around WiFi setup issues but I didn't experience any of that. I have a mesh WiFi setup with Netgear Orbi with both 2.5G and 5G on a single SSID and there were no issues with the Lyric connecting on the 2.5G automatically (it only works on 2.5G).

My thermostat turns off when I leave and turns on when get home! I love it! You can set it to home/away/sleep. Whenever you’re home, you can set it to whatever temperature you want while you’re home. When away, you can set it to a temperature that won’t kill your gas bill! My thermostat turns on before I hit my driveway. When I walk in, it’s already at the temperature I like! With sleep, you set the temperature you want before heading to bed. It’ll do it for you automatically! I love it!

I purchased two of these, one for my upstairs HVAC unit and one for my downstairs HVAC unit. With no prior experience I installed them myself using the included instructions, and it went fairly smoothly. I like that they include label stickers for the wires in your wall in case they are not color coded. Connecting to my wifi was also simple. I love the look of the thermostats--very sleek and minimal. The footprint of these are smaller than traditional thermostats, so I'll have to add a little touch up paint to the newly exposed wall area. The thermostats themselves are easy to use, but the app could use some improvement. My main gripe is that you can only use the schedule feature or the geofencing feature, not both. It would have been nice to be able to program a schedule, but then still have the geofencing kick in as a backup when you're away outside of the scheduled hours. Overall I think this thermostat is an excellent, cost-effective alternative to the higher end wifi thermostats out there.

Was looking to be able to remotely control my thermostat without spending too much. This has worked great for us. Getting the Honeywell account activated did give a little hassle since it would not send the email to a yahoo account. It's nice to have my routine setup for when I leave and return home.