Smart Temp TX500E Programmable Thermostat

by Jensen

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Smart Temp programmable thermostat allows you to easily program up to four settings per day. It also includes variable weekday and weekend settings, as well as an easy-to-read digital display. Other features include an on-screen low-battery indicator light, and a vacation hold setting. Designed for maximum versatility, the thermostat works with heat-only and cool-only systems, as well as gas or oil heat, electronic ignition systems, and millivolt systems.

From the Manufacturer

Smart Temp TX500E Programmable Thermostat

Product Details

Product Manual [533kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000CBJK5
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: TX500E
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,632 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LUX 500 Thermostat: Easy and convenient, November 26, 2005

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Barry W (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smart Temp TX500E Programmable Thermostat (Tools & Home Improvement)

We own a two-story house with separate heating zones for upstairs and downstairs. We bought a LUX 500 SmartTemp thermostat for the first floor, so the heat can come on automatically in the morning. In the past, I had to go downstairs, turn up the thermostat (the traditional round Honeywell control), then go back upstairs to get ready for work, while the downstairs area warmed up. That's a real pain during New England winters!
We have a basic oil-fired, baseboard hot water heating system, no air conditioning or fans, and the LUX 500 was easy to install. You connect your thermostat wires to different terminals on the LUX 500, based on your heating/cooling system.
Can't vouch for more complicated heating/cooling systems, but the instructions are supplied, and look very thorough and straighforward.
We've been using it for two months, and really like it. You can set it to automatically raise or lower the temperature four times per day. For example (on weekdays), you can have the heat automatically turn up at 6:00 AM, then lower at 8:00 AM (when you leave for work), then have the heat come back on at 5:00 PM so the house is warm when you arrive, then lower at 11:00 PM when you go to bed. Separate settings for weekdays vs. weekends. You can also override the settings. So if you leave the house for a few hours, or for vacation, you press the "raise" or "lower" button to the temperature you want, then press the "hold" button, and it stays at that setting until you put it back in automatic mode. Very easy to make the settings, and the digital display is large enough that we don't need our reading glasses to see the temperature setting, as we needed to do with the old round thermostat. We like it so much that I just ordered a second unit to replace our upstairs thermostat.

NOTE: If you replace an old-fashioned thermostat that has a mercury switch, be sure to dispose of it properly (such as bringing it to a hazardous waste disposal center) instead of throwing it in the trash.

This thermostat is great!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Many in service, no problems in 4 years, January 8, 2007

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Homer123 "Homer" (Somewhere USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smart Temp TX500E Programmable Thermostat (Tools & Home Improvement)

I buy these things for about 20 bucks at a local home center, when they are on sale. I use them in my rental buildings. I noticed a few bad reviews here, but can say - from my experience - that they work just fine. I have never had one not work, some have been in service for over 4 years.

Its cheap, fits the bill, holds up well to tenant abuse, and does its job.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars 2 Bad out of 3, June 11, 2007

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Julay "julay" (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smart Temp TX500E Programmable Thermostat (Tools & Home Improvement)

we had AC installed in our house last year. We have 2 zones. The AC company I guess worked with these Thermostats.
The one downstairs has worked fine, no problems. It controls both the AC and the Heat.
But 2 have already died upstairs. The forst one just blew, it wouldn't turn on the AC at all. The second one starts fine, but when the temperature reaches is goal it will not turn off. The other day we were going up tp bed and the temperature was set to 74, and the AC was still blowing and it was actually 63. Our little baby was freezing in his room. I see that other people hace similar problems with this unit that it won't stop at the temperature needed.
So I am now shopping for another one, probably a Honeywell. And I will probably replace both just in case.