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Our heat pump both heats and cools. It is 42 years since we owned a house with a chimney or furnace. A programmable thermostat won't work for us, as retirees we get up when we feel like it. Our 2 BR condo has 5 ceiling fans which are a huge help. Right now the thermostat is set at 77.
Anything between 15-21C (59-70F)
Currently set at 18C (64F) and I live in the tropics with 32/23C year round (90/73 F) and elctric bill no/rarely higher than 800k rupiah a month (around $64)
AC is set at 68 degrees. As soon as it is cooler than that outside, the AC is turned off and the windows opened. In the morning, the house is closed up and the cold air from night is enough to keep the house cool until about noon, when the AC is turned on again.
Heat in winter is also kept about 68 degrees, but that is a wood stove, so no thermostat involved.
My family has very little tolerance for heat and I don't scrimp to the point that we are miserable. AC is something that I pay for without complaining. I save elsewhere in the budget.
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