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Old 04-15-2010, 10:06 PM
 
Location: Purgatory (A.K.A. Dallas, Texas)
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I set the thermostat at 80 and once in a while, turn it down to 78.

Jesus. I'd melt. I set it at 74 when I leave, and 68 when I am at home.
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Old 04-15-2010, 11:37 PM
 
Location: Central CA
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That's the difference the humidity makes. Even though it can get 105 degrees in my California town, we usually keep the thermostat on 79 or 80 degrees. I remember living in Houston, we had to keep the AC on 70 just to keep the 'wet' out of the air. Ugghh.
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Old 04-16-2010, 05:47 AM
 
Location: Somewhere in Texas
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Jesus. I'd melt. I set it at 74 when I leave, and 68 when I am at home.
It's not pleasant but at your setting, it would NEVER shut off. I just won't let that happen. Being uncomfortable for five months hasn't killed me yet. There are crazies around here that "can't wait for it to be 105 degrees in the shade," but they're already running their A/C. That certainly makes no sense to me. The griped all Winter about, "I live in Texas and it's not supposed to be this cold." Whatever!
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Old 04-16-2010, 09:19 AM
 
Location: Purgatory (A.K.A. Dallas, Texas)
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Why would you voluntarily be uncomfortable in your home?
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Old 04-16-2010, 10:29 AM
 
Location: The Big D
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Why would you voluntarily be uncomfortable in your home?
See, that is something I just totally do not understand as well. I don't want to walk around in the freezing winter all bundled up in my own house and I sure as heck am NOT going to live in a stiffling oven in my own home. Either of those conditions would send two of us in this household to the doctor and the ER.

FYI, even when the a/c is set to 74 in the heat of summer it DOES turn off. A very efficient unit that is well cared for and maintained can properly cool a house to a very comfortable temp and not run constantly nonstop.
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Old 04-16-2010, 05:02 PM
 
Location: Ruidoso, NM
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A very efficient unit that is well cared for and maintained can properly cool a house to a very comfortable temp and not run constantly nonstop.
A very efficient unit won't do as well if the house is poorly insulated to begin with, or has large window areas that are not double paned.

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Old 04-16-2010, 05:11 PM
 
Location: Clear Lake, Houston TX
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I don't know about you, but when it's 99 outside with a 111 Houston heat index, 78 with all the fans blowing on high feels pretty darn comfortable. When it goes down to 75 at night with all those fans going it can feel almost cold.

80 is still a bit too warm for me. I only set it to 80ish when I'm leaving for the weekend to save a few bucks.
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Old 04-16-2010, 09:19 PM
 
Location: Somewhere in Texas
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Why would you voluntarily be uncomfortable in your home?
I guess it's just a choice to conserve energy, plus I really love fresh air and not A/C or a heater. When I'm really busy "ginning" around is when I get uncomfortable but not nearly as uncomfortable as when I'm outside working in the yard, et al. The house then feels like a freezer.

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Old 04-16-2010, 09:27 PM
 
Location: Somewhere in Texas
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See, that is something I just totally do not understand as well. I don't want to walk around in the freezing winter all bundled up in my own house and I sure as heck am NOT going to live in a stiffling oven in my own home. Either of those conditions would send two of us in this household to the doctor and the ER.

FYI, even when the a/c is set to 74 in the heat of summer it DOES turn off. A very efficient unit that is well cared for and maintained can properly cool a house to a very comfortable temp and not run constantly nonstop.
I agree. I wouldn't want to be in my house freezing either or in a stifling oven. 80 degrees is hardly an oven or a stifling one at that, and my house is never freezing.

FYI, the A/C doesn't turn off until after dark. Sometimes the running drives me so crazy, I then turn it to 82 to make it stop for a while. Again, hardly an oven temperature. I had an electrician test my unit for efficiency and he said with the low bills I'm paying, I have nothing to worry about ... it's working wonderfully well.

I don't understand how people can say the weather in Texas "isn't that hot" but yet, they keep their thermostat set relatively low. If it's not that hot, why keep a house so cool and low in humidity? One day the humidity is good, but the next day is bites. Crazy!

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Old 04-16-2010, 09:33 PM
 
Location: Somewhere in Texas
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I don't know about you, but when it's 99 outside with a 111 Houston heat index, 78 with all the fans blowing on high feels pretty darn comfortable. When it goes down to 75 at night with all those fans going it can feel almost cold.

80 is still a bit too warm for me. I only set it to 80ish when I'm leaving for the weekend to save a few bucks.
80 degrees with the fans on really is quite pleasant unless I'm getting physical. Then it gets uncomfortable but a cool shower makes it "all better." No one can argue it surely beats the temperature outside. Mine gets set to 85 when I go away for a few days. Even that feels cool when walking in from the stifling outside temps.

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