Honeywell Connects Homeowners to New Levels of Comfort

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today introduced Total Connect Comfort Services to give homeowners and business owners the three "C's" of managing their indoor environments: comfort, connectivity and control over energy costs. The new system provides consumers with the freedom to monitor and manage their heating and cooling systems remotely from a mobile application or web portal using their smartphone, tablet or PC. With widespread consumer adoption of mobile devices, Total Connect Comfort Services equips homeowners with a simple and flexible way to achieve maximum comfort while reducing energy costs and environmental impact.

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Once a Honeywell programmable thermostat system is installed, users can create and activate their Total Connect Comfort Services account at www.mytotalconnectcomfort.com from any PC and download the free Total Connect Comfort mobile application from the iTunes store on their mobile smartphone or tablet.     

"There is an enormous opportunity to integrate and connect home comfort with everyday technologies to help our home and business owners be more productive, energy efficient, and most of all, comfortable," said John Tyhacz, vice president and general manager for Honeywell's Home Comfort and Energy Systems business. "Total Connect Comfort Services is a natural extension of Honeywell's 120+ yearlong track record of innovation and commitment to providing ease and comfort to our customers."

An essential tool for busy families and frequent travelers, users of Total Connect Comfort Services have the ability to view and change system settings as well as monitor and set temperatures while on the go. Homeowners will likewise find peace of mind with customizable system performance alerts for added safety.  The Total Connect Comfort Services suite also provides consumers with the ability to view indoor and outdoor humidity, while connecting to multiple thermostats in a zoned system. As new features become available, the system will receive automatic upgrades.

Investing in and properly using a programmable thermostat remains the single most effective way for homeowners to control their heating and cooling costs. In fact, the average American household spends roughly $2,200 a year in electricity bills, over half of which is attributed to heating and cooling systems. Recently awarded the "Overall Best Brand of Programmable Thermostats" by Frost & Sullivan, Honeywell is leading the way to help consumers stay comfortable while saving money each month.

 Total Connect Comfort Services works in conjunction with the RedLINK™ Internet Gateway, a modem-like device that wirelessly connects any RedLINK Comfort System, including Honeywell's smart thermostats the Prestige®, Prestige 2.0, Prestige IAQ, Prestige 2.0 IAQ, Wireless FocusPRO® and EConnect™, to a user's Internet router. To learn more about Total Connect and other home comfort Honeywell products for the home, visit http://www.mytotalconnect.com/comfort.

Honeywell International (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stock Exchanges.  For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com. Honeywell Environmental & Combustion Control is part of the Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions business group, providing integrated product solutions in heating and heating processes, ventilation, cooling and refrigeration, air filtration, zoning, humidification, air conditioning, water controls and processes, electrical devices and systems, lighting control, buildings controls, switches, sensors and controllers. ECC's technologies are found in more than 150 million homes, 10 million buildings, and a multitude of manufacturing plants around the world.

Prestige® and FocusPRO are registered trademarks of Honeywell International Inc. RedLink™ and EConnect are trademarks of Honeywell International Inc.

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Honeywell Now Blog

Honeywell YouTube Channel

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