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I like it about 71 or 72 in the cooler/winter months....
In the summer I like it 69 or 68 (Depending on how I feel that day) -- Sometimes I put it lower (64 one day)
So you wear shorts inside in the winter, and sweatshirts inside in the summer?
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Originally Posted by nei
Ugh living room went down to 55f
Yep - I had a morning in the mid-50s inside as I forgot to shut the windows overnight. Warmed right back up during the day though... Today was 59 or so when I woke up but pretty cold outside. Won't turn the heat on till next month at the earliest, unless we have freak weather like the October 2011 snow.
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Originally Posted by ilovemycomputer90
If it drops below 60 F inside, then I consider turning on the heat.
I wait till mid-50s and the temp outside has to be cold enough for it to stay that one. One day or night isn't enough for me to turn the heat on.
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Originally Posted by G8RCAT
I would sweat sometimes when the house was 76F, and now that we are keeping it at 70F I feel cold. Why am I so sensitive when it comes to indoor temps?
Because you've trained your body to work within a narrow range!! See your quote below:
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Originally Posted by G8RCAT
We use heat if it's below 70 and AC if it's above 76.
That's only 6 degrees. How much time do you spend outside? If you keep your house within a 6 degree range, and do the same in your car and work in climate controlled offices and don't spend a lot of time outside - your body is acclimated to exactly what you've told it to do.
Last edited by WouldLoveTo; 10-03-2015 at 11:32 AM..
Oh, I read that article when it was published. Crazy to me. 15°F is not doable if you have running water, the pipes will freeze and crack. Wherever the water is still liquid (or if it warms up later) you'll get leaks from the cracks in the pipes, causing water damage in your house and walls. Because the exterior is colder than the inside, it doesn't need to be freezing inside to freeze the pipes; a temperature below 50°F inside if it's very cold out might be enough.
Sounds very unpleasant if still. That wasn't a real house though.
40s outside and i just turned on my AC . Window aint doing diddly. Got a headache because room got to stuffy (with window open and fan on)
That's insane. How can it be too warm inside when it's in the 40's outside?
It's very bad for the compressor to run the AC at below 60 degrees, maybe get a better fan to pull the cold air inside the house? Maybe have an attic fan installed, that'd pull the cold air inside quick - we used to have one of those when I was a kid. With that, we could drop the indoor temp to within a degree or 2 of the outdoor temp.
It's 69 indoors at the moment, down from 71 last night. I haven't run the AC in nearly a week, although I'll probably need it by tomorrow.
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. With all the cooking and partying hullabaloo, its easy to keep it above 60.
Drinks?
