EXHIBIT 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT HONEYWELL INC.: We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement for the Honeywell Canadian Employee Stock Purchase Plan on Form S-8 of our report dated February 10, 1998, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Honeywell Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1997. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Minneapolis, Minnesota May 18, 1998