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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 2 years ago

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

[–] aport@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

76 in the summer and 68 in the winter

[–] octobob@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years 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.

[–] nowrongnotes@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Summer time - 75F during the day, 72F at night. Winter time - 68F during the day, 62F at night.

I live in the Midwest US

[–] RustedSwitch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Summer - cool to 76 around the house. 68 for sleeping.

Winter - warm to 70 around the house. 65 for sleeping, with a heavier comforter.

[–] p_diablo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Our heater is set to 60F in the winter.

If i want it warmer than that (usually) it's up to me to keep the wood stove fired and fed!

[–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

74F during the day, 72F at bed time.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years 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)

[–] Poseidon2023@artemis.camp 3 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

With ceiling fans on in every room

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

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

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years 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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[–] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 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.

[–] grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

At some point it will freeze up, stop working, and you can say "see?!" while it thaws. But no one will acknowledge you were correct and tried to warn them. But you'll know.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dude I even have graphs that show when it ices up and stops working. No one will listen.

[–] grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Now, let's get into proper dishwasher loading.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Metal and ceramic on the bottom, glass and plastic on top, bowls overlap no more than 50%, spoons and forks all curve in the same direction. Run it on express wash with no heat, remove to the drying rack when done.

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[–] CoriolisSTORM88@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years 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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[–] craigevil@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

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[–] OhTheMoose@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years 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.

[–] Echo71Niner@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years 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

[–] Zaros@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years 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 2 years 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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[–] penguinsAreRapists@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

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

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

[–] krellor@kbin.social 2 points 2 years 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.

[–] kinttach@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years 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.

[–] zeekaran@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

68-75. This means if it's between those numbers, the HVAC doesn't turn on.

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