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Winter heat - 62 at night, 64 day, 66 in evenings
Summer cool - house stays at whatever outside temperature is (60s through 80s), run window a/c in bedroom to keep bedroom below 75 at night if needed
From May through October every window in the house stays open, screens installed on all outside doors, and the covered front porch becomes an open extension of our living room. We also have retractable exterior sun shades on the west side windows that we use in summer.
I sleep with the AC on 65 every night. Although when it gets intensely muggy and humid in the summer I've been known to go down to 62 some nights. Much rather be cold and bundle up than the reverse.
My thermostat settings fall between your options: 22.5 C (72.5 F) for heat, 23.0 C (73.4 F) for air conditioning. I never change the settings, just whether I am heating or cooling. It got warm enough on February 23 that I ran the A/C in the afternoon. Nice.
Don’t know? I have two wall furnaces that are rarely used (no thermostat), and a wall A/C unit that’s used even less.
At our cabin in the mountains we keep it at 70° when temps are 50° and below. We probably won’t get up there anytime soon as it’s getting dumped on now. Over 6’ of snow the last few days (San Bernardino Mountains just outside of Los Angeles)
Well, I live in North Dakota. I always have a few days over 100 in the summer and it’s consistently around 80’s a month or two, humid too. Then during winters, sub zero for at least a month every night, a lot of times subzero during the day. Never getting above freezing for several months. I shut off the heat around May and don’t turn it on till September or so. But I’ll keep it at 62 in the winter. Feels hot when I come inside after working outdoors in subzero.
Thermostat set at 74. Utilities bill last month: $45; Highest bill last August and September: $75.
I was gonna ask how your bill was so low and then I remembered you probably live in a condo given you aren’t a trillionaire, and sharing walls is huge for saving energy costs.
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In Canada, even below zero, it was heat off and window open for sleeping. Some nights down to 30s in the house. Felt good.
I honestly do not understand some people. How are you just not getting sick all the time? I start getting cold just above freezing (like 35 and below) and at that point a basic hoodie and jeans don’t help anymore and I consider other layers.
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Don’t know? I have two wall furnaces that are rarely used (no thermostat), and a wall A/C unit that’s used even less.
At our cabin in the mountains we keep it at 70° when temps are 50° and below. We probably won’t get up there anytime soon as it’s getting dumped on now. Over 6’ of snow the last few days (San Bernardino Mountains just outside of Los Angeles)
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I was gonna ask how your bill was so low and then I remembered you probably live in a condo given you aren’t a trillionaire, and sharing walls is huge for saving energy costs.
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Condos in Miami are not limited to non-“trillionaires” but FPL/NextEra utility rates are quite reasonable. Contrast my high bill of $75 here in the summer months with the $200+ I paid a few months a year in milder San Diego, also living in a shared space condo, but with a utility company (SDG&E/Sempra) that charged considerably more.
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Hard to define my TriCities climate. Hot in summer (90 average high) moderate to cold in winter (42 average high). Closest similar might be Salt Lake City, but they get much more snow. I keep my thermostat always under 68 in winter and AC only above 80 in summer. This isn’t that difficult if you know how to dress for the season. For example here in February I usually where a t-shirt, a short sleeved summer shirt and a comfy Columbia cotton jacket.
I guess from your earlier definition I'm in a mild climate living near Boise... though it's not that mild in the core winter and summer. We keep the daytime thermostat at 68 - 70 in the winter (gas furnace months), 63 degrees at night, and about 72 in the summer (electric a/c). Max bills are about $100 per month at the peak for gas or electricity.
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but FPL/NextEra utility rates are quite reasonable. Contrast my high bill of $75 here in the summer months with the $200+ I paid a few months a year in milder San Diego, also living in a shared space condo, but with a utility company (SDG&E/Sempra) that charged considerably more.
