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What is the difference between the Honeywell thermostats TH8320R1003 and TH8321WF1001 and TH8110R1008?

What is the difference between the Honeywell thermostats TH8320R1003 and TH8321WF1001 and TH8110R1008?

Excellent question because this is a source of much confusion. Especially because all 3 thermostats look identical! For a very complete answer Google Honeywell (now Resideo) document 50-1376 (the revision is on the bottom right hand corner, the latest as of December 2021 is 08/20). Here's a partial answer:

First, communication differences: The models with R in them are Redlink models. This means that they can be used as standalone thermostats or with a conjunction of Honeywell proprietary Redlink wireless accessories (remote temperature sensors, remote control modules, Zone panels, IAQ sensors, ethernet gateway for cloud/Wi-fi control, etc). An important point to consider is that, if used as standalone thermostats (with no Redlink accessories) they can be powered by batteries OR hardwired ('C'wire) and use the batteries as a backup. If used with accessories, including the gateway for Wi fi control, they need to be hardwired. The TH8321WF1001 is a Wi fi model. Needs to be hardwired (C wire) to operate. Does not communicate with any Redlink devices.
Next: Output and Input differences. here's what the digits indicate. The 2nd digit indicates the number of heat stages for a heat pump that it can handle- As an example with the TH83XXXX, in this case 3 heat stages for a heat pump(heat stages for conventional equipment are typically one fewer, because no backup heat- so in this case 2). The following digit indicates the number of cooling stages: in the case of the the TH832XXXX, 2 cooling stages. The third digit, if a "1" indicates it has a built in humidity sensor; a '0' means it doesn't. So the TH8321WF1001 is the only one of the models mentioned that has a humidity sensor. Hope that helped!

Dec 17th 2021 Bert

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