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07-28-2008, 05:00 PM
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Isn't 67 kinda high to turn the heat on? Isn't 60 or 62 the usual? Especially for energy conservation. (Sorry, I really don't know because I love it cold!)
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07-28-2008, 05:01 PM
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Location: it's 66 degrees in Seattle in July?? NO THANK YOU
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I have my heater on year round!! - set to 77....
In california the AC never went on unless it was over 85 in the house - open windows do just fine
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07-28-2008, 05:02 PM
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07-28-2008, 05:30 PM
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I shut the furnace down in the middle of May and don't turn it back on until towards the end of September. I have it set for 65 during the day, and 60 at night.
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07-28-2008, 05:50 PM
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07-28-2008, 07:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by allforcats
Isn't 67 kinda high to turn the heat on? Isn't 60 or 62 the usual? Especially for energy conservation. (Sorry, I really don't know because I love it cold!)
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Most energy-savings type websites (like energy star or any environmental website) recommend 70 for winter, 78 for summer as a standard. Any degree that you can stand to go less than that for winter or more than that for summer will save you extra cash. |
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07-28-2008, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by seattlenextyear
Most energy-savings type websites (like energy star or any environmental website) recommend 70 for winter, 78 for summer as a standard. Any degree that you can stand to go less than that for winter or more than that for summer will save you extra cash.
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Thank you, S.N.Y. That's good to know. |
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07-29-2008, 01:07 PM
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Here in Houston, I try to put it at 78 Summer and 68 Winter, but I have crap AC/Heat so it's usually 84 Summer during the day and 79 at night, then 66 in Winter. Even with those settings my AC runs constantly from about 1pm to 11pm during the Summer  |
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08-06-2008, 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by dcoolbro
In my first apartment I lived on the first floor so those rare hot days in Seattle didn't bother me at all since heat travels up. But when I moved to a third floor apartment the heat did become somewhat annoying. But the fan was enough for me. I guess we all have different tolerences. Here in Houston you can't survive without the AC.
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This is all too true about not being able to survive it Texas without A/C. I can't count how many people have died in the past 2-3wks in their home because it wasn't air conditioned. It's mostly the elderly that can't get out of the house, but there are plenty of reports of people dropping like flies because of heart attacks induced by high heat, stroke...you name it. Very sad |
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08-06-2008, 08:54 AM
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Just an issue of comfort and not safety around here (fortunately) - but it will be nice to use our air conditioning to cool the house down when my wife and I get home from work this evening. The first floor of our house tends to stay pretty cool, but the upstairs are a different story, and today looks like it will be a warm one.
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