Honeywell Home CT87N1001 Review

The Honeywell Home CT87N1001 is a basic thermostat that lacks any setting, programming, or scheduling. Heck, it even lacks a backlight to see at night. Still, in a world filled with passwords, WiFi connectivity, and digital interfaces, we must acknowledge that some people might want a basic device such as the Honeywell Home CT87N1001 to control their HVAC system.

Ease of Use

While the Honeywell Home CT87N1001 is easy to use, it lacks many of the features of its more technically endowed peers and thus suffered mightily in this evaluation. However, it is worth noting that this device is perfect for those who don't consider themselves particularly tech-savvy.

Setting up the Honeywell Home CT87N1001 is easy — simply plug in wires and attach the unit to the wall. That's about it with this device, as it lacks a screen or any buttons to speak of. It also lacks scheduling, time and date, or any other advanced setting.

While the Honeywell Home CT87N1001 is a barebones device, its dial display is easy to read in the light. However, it becomes difficult to see the numbers on the dial at a distance. Moreover, the device lacks an onboard light to aid you when accessing it at night.

Install & Support

While the Honeywell Home CT87N1001 didn't shoot the moon in this evaluation, it performed well, considering it competes with smart devices featuring digital interfaces.

To assess the quality of a manufacturer's customer support, we email the company with a help request and record the time it takes to receive a response, as well as the quality of the response. Unfortunately, Honeywell took seven days and a follow-up to get a response. However, once we got the response, it was informative and satisfied our needs. To be frank, the email was unnecessary as the supplied instructions are detailed, and the device is simple to install. There is one caveat, however — the process requires a small screwdriver. Lastly, the Honeywell Home CT87N1001 lacks WiFi connectivity; thus, there is no WiFi setup and no app to download. Therefore, those assessments in our ease install and support evaluation are not applicable.

Remote Access

As many of the devices in our review are considered smart appliances, we test the remote access provided by their apps. However, the Honeywell Home CT87N1001 lacks this kind of sophistication and thus lacks remote access.

Accuracy

The accuracy evaluation assesses the thermostat's internal thermometer. We use a lab-grade thermometer as our control, and then run the thermostat through various settings to compare them with what the control registers. Happily, the Honeywell Home CT87N1001 is accurate to within a degree of the control at all settings.

Value

We view value as a comparison of the cost of an item in relation to its performance and how that comparison aligns with other models in the class. By this standard, the Honeywell Home CT87N1001 is not a very good value. Several other devices offer better performance at a lower cost.

Conclusion

This review of the Honeywell Home CT87N1001 thermostat provides a detailed examination of the device, highlighting aspects that may be of interest to potential consumers. Specifically, we look at the ease of use, installation and customer support, temperature accuracy, and remote access gained through an app. The Honeywell Home CT87N1001 did not fare well in our analysis. The unit is completely analog — which some folks might want — yet the lack of digital features does not significantly lower the cost. All told, one can do better looking at other models in our thermostat review.