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Title. We keep ours at 75F, parents do 77F, and in laws 68F. It made me curious what everyone else keeps theirs at?

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[–] dumptruckdan@artemis.camp 3 points 1 year ago

75 summer, 71 winter. Would love to conserve more but my body is a picky jerk.

[–] octobob@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

In the summer? I have no AC at my house but it doesn't usually go above 77 - 80 on it's own. It's in a unique part of the city where we're surrounded by the woods and trees which provide a lot of shade and cool the air. Also the house is built into the side of a mountain and surrounded by massive retaining walls, so the first floor is basically a story underground. Our bedroom is also on the first floor, so I don't really go upstairs except to do laundry.

In the winter, usually about 64 - 67. It goes down to 60 during the day on a schedule or whatever.

[–] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I have an evaporative cooler it really doesn't have temperature control. It is kind of whatever the outside temperature is -20f degrees with 75% humidity.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

We live in Seattle. There is no thermostat.

[–] dan@upvote.au 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Currently set to 67F (19.4C) for heating, and I don't have air conditioning but would probably keep it around 76F (24C).The weather here is mild enough that we usually don't need AC in summer.

We're starting to have more and more hot days during summer though, so I'm getting the gas furnace replaced with a heat pump HVAC (which is the term Americans use for a reverse cycle air conditioner) this week. The furnace is 22 years old so it was due for a replacement anyways. I had an 11.2kW solar system installed earlier this year, so I'm trying to move away from gas appliances.

[–] xenspidey@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

No, Americans call those heat pumps, never heard the term reverse cycle air conditioners.

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[–] Poseidon2023@artemis.camp 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

68F-72F in summer 66ish in the winter. In live in the South East United States and humidity is a bitch

[–] Poseidon2023@artemis.camp 2 points 1 year ago

With ceiling fans on in every room

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[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

76F in the summer, 72F during the day in the winter, 68F at night in the winter.

[–] Zaros@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like to keep my home at 16°C (60.8°F) when possible. Summers are hell.

[–] 2d@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://www.relay.fm/cortex/145

In which CGPGrey discusses ordering parts to replace inside of hotel A/Cs so that he set the room temp to 16º. Quite chilly, btw, why do you need that??

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[–] Today@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That sounds awesome!

I'm in Denver Summer: 80° in the day, 70° at night Winter: 73° in the day, 63° at night

[–] kinttach@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

There is no one right temperature — it depends on the humidity. In the winter I often have heat at 71. In the summer 68.

[–] aport@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

76 in the summer and 68 in the winter

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The simplified version

Summer: Day: 76°F (24°C), Night: 73°F (22°C)

Winter: Day: 78°F (25°C), Night: 73°F (22°C)

[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Chiming in to say comparing thermostat settings between houses is comparing apples to oranges. Your AC is only "on" or "off," changing the thermostat setting only changes how much time it's on vs how much time it's off.

On a 100° day, the HVAC in a well-insulated house with double paned windows and solid weatherization is going to be able to maintain 77° with little effort, where a poorly insulated, leaky house may struggle to even reach 77° with the HVAC running continuously. These two houses may have their thermostats set the same but their internal temperatures and energy usage will be different, maybe even radically different

[–] krellor@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Just moved into a house with ac for the first time and it is well insulated and lots of shade from trees. At night before bed I set it to 68, and in the morning I set it to 74. Even when we had 100 degree days it never got above 73 inside, so basically I only run the AC at night.

25.5 C (78F) in the summer, 21 C (71F) in the winter

[–] MisterChief@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Cincinnati. 66 at night 70 during the day during the summer, sometimes 72.

Winter 70-72 all the time.

[–] Torty@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

In the summer 78F during the day but I spend most of that time in the basement because that's where my office is and 68F at night to sleep.

During the winter 68F all day err' day

[–] pulaskiwasright@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

75 in the summer and 68 in the winter

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

For A/C I like it warmer than most office buildings, around 27°C/81°F, which means it's usually off outside of summer heat waves. My current place in Vancouver has no A/C.

Winter the heater's usually at 21°C/70°F.

[–] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

27?! I would actually die. We keep ours at 19.

[–] Coehl@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I've had to tolerate summers like that. It'd be hard to CHOOSE to for me though.

[–] LucyLastic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

In winter I light the fire, in summer I open the windows, the temperature range goes from chilly to toasty. I don't have exact numbers on that.

[–] ptman@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Minimum, but it still doesn't get below 23C in the winter

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't! My windows are open all year here in Chicago.

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You have your windows open in winter in Chicago? In a single family home your pipes would or rather could freeze in winter. In an apartment depending on how warm the neighbors get their place and heart can radiate through walls that might work. In the summer though Damn that would get warm.

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[–] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

I don't have AC and haven't really needed it this year. I'm way north in New Hampshire.

We keep the heat at 63-65f(about 17c) in the winter, but occasionally go up to 67 when it's warmer out and the furnace doesn't have to work as hard to keep it there.

[–] CoriolisSTORM88@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mine is set at 80 degrees during the summer. During the winter it is at 60 or maybe 65. I live in an over 100 year old dog trot style house in Alabama with only attic insulation and the original single pane double hung windows.

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[–] OhTheMoose@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

65° while I sleep, 68°-70° while I'm home, off while I'm not

[–] Echo71Niner@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] craigevil@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

stays on 73F year round , AC and heat. Average bill runs around $80.

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[–] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Usually 72° F / 22.22°C. But my wife likes to turn it down on the really hot days were the AC doesn’t quite keep up. I try to explain the AC is running all out, turning it down does not help. And we certainly do not have one of the high end units that can throttle, it is either on or off.

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