Comments on: Honeywell Thermostat “Adaptive Recovery” & “Smart Response” Explained

By: Daniel Walsh

Daniel Walsh — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 09:34:20 +0000

In reply to Fran.

Hi Fran,

I recommend reading our guide on Honeywell Setup Codes and how to enter the installer menu here – https://smarthomeperfected.com/honeywell-thermostat-isu-setup-codes-guide/

Hope this helps

Daniel

By: Fran

Fran — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 02:18:14 +0000

I have the older Honeywell Vision Pro 8000 TH8321U1006. How do I get in the menu in case I ever want to change some thing in the code like shutting off the recovery or brightening the backlit light. I believe they are coal set up functions such as 0280 for the back light 0530 for adaptive, intelligent recovery, etc. I believe you press system and then hold the third and fifth button until the display changes and then touch the upper down arrow to get to the proper function number or code. Thanking you in advance.

By: Daniel Walsh

Daniel Walsh — Tue, 30 May 2023 11:14:17 +0000

In reply to Christopher.

100% Agreed – Currently there is not enough flexibility with the Recovery mode when aux heat is in the mix and you can burn money needlessly.

By: Daniel Walsh

Daniel Walsh — Tue, 30 May 2023 11:13:06 +0000

In reply to Dave.

Hi Dave, I don’t think there is. For the T10 for example, the manual talks about 2 ramps or thresholds, one for the compressor and one for the auxiliary heat. When the room temp intersects the compressor ramp, the compressor turns on and if it doesn’t climb fast enough and hits the second ramp, the auxiliary heat turns on. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s possible to modify the values of these ramps / thresholds. So you may need to disable Recovery mode to avoid using aux heat.
REF: https://smarthomeperfected.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/T10-Pro-UG.pdf

By: Daniel Walsh

Daniel Walsh — Tue, 30 May 2023 11:02:39 +0000

In reply to Davea0511.

Thanks Dave! I’ve updated the article to reflect this info. Appreciate it

By: Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 05:51:11 +0000

Feature Request: Add a “recovery mode” option when changing the temperature via the mobile app.

There are times where our family leaves the house for several days to visit with friends and family. We often turn down (or up) the thermostat in order to conserve energy. If it is winter we set the thermostat to 55. If it is summer we set the thermostat to 85.

When we are on our return trip to home, it would be great if we could activate the smart recovery system and gracefully warm up our home without using auxiliary heat (resistive coils). I know in advance that we are headed home on Sunday, and I can adjust the thermostat from 55 up to 72 on Sunday morning. However, if I do so then the auxiliary heat kicks in.

I can slowly increase the temperature in our house one degree at a time but that involves the compressor kicking on and off (which is an expensive operation from an electrical load scenario). As a human, I am doing the work a robot can do for me, which is always an opportunity for automation and technical advancement.

It would be great if the Honeywell product line could allow me to perform an ad-hoc “smart recovery” when I return from being away from my home. I want to slowly warm up my house in an energy efficient manner from 55 degrees to 72 degrees without the use of resistive coils.

By: CD

CD — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 18:18:38 +0000

In reply to Davea0511.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! It worked!!!!

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 03:45:06 +0000

In reply to Davea0511.

Thank you davea0511! You’re a lifesaver! Couldn’t find it anywhere not even the manual

By: Davea0511

Davea0511 — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:43:24 +0000

On my Honeywell T4 thermostat you turn of recovery mode (adaptive intelligent recovery) by going into the installer setup (ISU) by hitting the middle bottom button and plus button for 3 seconds, then hit select until you get to 425, then down arrow to change the setting to 0. Keep clicking select after that until you get to “done” and hit select.

By: David H

David H — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 17:16:11 +0000

In reply to Dave.

I also need the answer to this question since I have a single stage heat pump and don’t want the resistance heating coming on at all.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 17:24:27 +0000

My Honeywell thermostat is using adaptive intelligent recovery to operate a two stage geothermal heat pump with electric resistance auxiliary heat. Is there a way to program the stat to prevent it from using the electric resistance heat during the recovery?