It's That Time Of Year Again! What Is Your AC Thermostat Set To?

[launderess]

After a week of over 90 degree F temps finally caved in yesterday and put AC on for first time this year. Set the thing for 75 degrees F and that's where it will remain.

Happily have a few giant vintage fans that really move air, so they will supplement or replace AC usage this summer as local utility has once again raised rates.

 

[luxflairguy]

Same here. It's 90 here in Wilmington NC!

 

[countryford]

I have it set at 75 for when we are home and 82 for when we are gone.

 

[supersuds]

76 during the day, 77 at night. It’s off from morning to early afternoon. I like to open the windows and get some fresh air.

 

[appnut]

78 degrees 24/7. Mid to upper 90s outside from hear on out.

 

[wayupnorth]

I have turned on my 1990's Frigidare for the first time this year Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, as I want meat locker temps in my bedroom to sleep Now,.Storms dropped the temps and it is only 66 now.

 

[joeekaitis]

 

78 degrees in both zones of our mini-split running in Energy Saver mode.  96 degrees outside at 4:00pm PDT.

 

Ceiling fans running in all occupied rooms.  We call our house Casa de las Brisas (House of Breezes).

 

[whirlykenmore78]

72 Here:

Can't be over 75 in the house due to wife's medical condition.
WK78

 

[ea56]

No AC here. It’s 84 outside right now and 70 inside. We keep the windows closed during the day and have fans on in every room. Once the sun goes down and the cool ocean breeze starts to come in from the Pacific coast thats approx. 20 miles away as the crow flies we open up the windows to bring in the cool fresh air. Only on the very hottest days does in get higher than 75 in the house. We have lots of large Sycamore’s and Liquid Amber trees that provide lots of shade.

I look forward to the warm weather, it’s the only relief we get from very high electric bills.

Eddie

 

[mattl]

Same here,   have central AC, have not used it in years.  Lots of big trees around the house, I put cellular shades in the bedrooms, keep them closed depending on sun's position.  It was in the 90s last week, got up to 82 in the house, certainly livable. Have a fully finished basement to retreat to if it  gets too hot, dehumidifier keeps humidity at 50% so not clammy down  there.

 

[volvoman]

You'd hate being in my home...

...currently, the thermostat is set to 69 degrees.

What can I say? The Mrs. and I absolutely *loathe* being hot. The colder it is inside during the summer, the better.

 

[launderess]

@volvoman

Does your electric company send you a card at Christmas? *LOL*

 

[DADoES]

 
76°F 11p to 8:59a.  77°F 9a to 10:59p.  May increase the daytime setpoint (or both) by a °F as the summer progresses to an inferno.  Maybe 79°F daytime if the ambient reaches 104°F+.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Only numbers ending in 5, 0 or even numbers, though being mainly 4, 8 or 2... My finished basement is rotting away so it truly needs major restoration/refurbishing/refinishing/remodeling... Colder than a well-digger's butt, there, though...

 

So my large den actually helps me keep cool and keeps from reminding me how much my electric bill will be rising to as my a/c doesn't cycle on and off like the furnace does with heat... Meaning I'm at the thermostat raising the temperature when my house becomes a meat packing plant or when I'm going to the basement laundry room, just to crank it down when I feel the summer sweltering...

 

Leaving the house, I refuse to have that unit out there running and freezing an empty cavern... So I then brace myself to put the thermostat at the minimum 45-degrees that my daughter insists on it being as she claims she gets that hot while her mother mainly due to being so thinly and fraily built companies of always being cold...

 

 

 

-- Dave

 

 

 

-- Dave

 

[kalanikaau1]

Post# 1207957

Curious, how much is a Kw/hr in your location?

 

[volvoman]

@ Launderess - Christmas card? Heck, Mrs. V and I were celebrated by PSE&G with a bronze statue at their HQ and qualified for the Platinum Bill!!! Hahaha!!!!

Actually, our electric isn't that bad. We're part of one of those solar farms, and our bills have been pretty ok.

 

[qsd-dan]

75F during the day, 72F at night in the bedroom.

I have a 3 zone setup in the house with a thermostat in my bedroom which regulates my bedroom, bathroom, and a second kitchen (where the KDS-18 resides) with a pocket door to the rest of the house I keep closed at night.

The vintage appliance shop located in a detached garage with the thermostat in the upper loft where the parts are stored and some other stuff is set at 78F which generally keeps the lower half where the goodies are around 73F-ish. Gotta keep the appliances comfortable

 

[tolivac]

72 during the day while I sleep,78 during the night when not home-at work.

 

[sudsmaster]

 

 

It's not hot enough here in NorCal (East Bay) to worry about temps.