At what temperature do you set your thermostat at in the summer (degree, humidity)
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I don't have an air conditioner and I probably couldn't afford to set it this low if I did, but I like the temp between 55 and 60 degrees at night. That's no problem in winter and I always have my window cracked open then.
If it gets up to 70, I'm already too hot. I go out in T-shirts when other people are wearing coats and hats.
Summer or winter makes no difference, temperature is always set to around 72 during the day and 66 at night. The American Sleep Institute as well as other professional organizations agree that sleeping temperature should be in the mid-60s, it should not be 70 degrees or higher. That is way too warm. You're not getting quality sleep that way and in fact you're just being unhealthy.
What I really want to know is what are people wasting their money on that this is some big issue for you? What are you doing wrong somewhere else to make a fuss about this?! I have solar panels and a top notch HVAC system, summer is the cheapest season! It costs me $90/month for ALL electric bills in a 3-story 2,900 square foot house working from home running my AC all day long along with TVs, computers, video game consoles, RAID hard drives, etc. Is a few dollars really worth the miserable aggravation? This is 2018, it's not 1654. We have the ability to control indoor temperatures and there is no good reason they should vary whatsoever between seasons. Are you going inside and outside constantly? Probably not, so what does it matter if it's -29 out or 122? The human body has the same internal temperature and a well insulated house should remain the same temperature no matter what. The outdoor temperature is just that -- outdoors. It doesn't affect or have any influence on my comfort indoors.
This is maybe the issue that annoys me the most to see people talk about because it should be clear to everyone that it makes no difference when the season is, this is a house, it's not a cave, it isn't subject to outdoor issues. If your house isn't insulated enough to hold the proper temperatures, either fix it or move. If your HVAC system isn't powerful enough to do its job, replace it. I can't imagine a more essential thing than the temperature of a dwelling. It's absolutely miserable to be subjected to the whims of mother nature when you're not even outside! If I want to experience the outdoors, I go outside. If I'm indoors, I expect the same temperatures no matter what.
PS: I love most of the replies here, it's refreshing that most people seem to understand upper 60s or 70 at most is a good sleeping temperature. I don't understand these people who talk about how we should all be able to fall asleep in 80 degree heat. I couldn't do ANYTHING in that heat indoors for long. If I'm outside and it's 80+ I'm probably not out for too long (I do love the heat outside, though) or I'm hiking and sweating or I'm swimming or I'm in the shade for an hour, then go inside. I'm certainly not trying to do serious work in 80 degrees inside, or trying to sleep in that.
You are a bad influence. I just turned the thermostat down to where I want it. 72. I was telling myself 74 is fine but it didn't feel fine! It's a frugal thing that was implemented growing up to acclimate to the seasons. When it gets cold, put on more clothes. When it's hot, deal with it.
Never got good at the latter. For some people being hot is miserable and I am one of them. I was annoyed my $45 balanced billing went to $50 due to cold snaps but that is being ridiculous. It used to be $90. Am I hoping it will go down to $48 by being too warm all summer?
No. That is dumb. 6 cents per day. Or 13 cents trying to get it back to $45.
I think you both would be unhappy here, our bedroom AC goes on set at 65 about 7pm, and stays on all night. I would be unable to sleep at 80, even 70 is too warm. Fortunately we only have to use the AC from mid-July through August here.m
So you live in a meat locker?
I keep the mini split at 74. My house is remodeled with good windows, doors, and insulation. With a high SEER modern A/C, it doesn’t cost much to cool the house. My expense is heating. It takes a lot more energy to heat from 20F to 70F than to cool from 85F to 74F.
79 during the day, but 78 if my wife complains. At night, 78 if needed at all (luckily, when the sun goes down, the outside temperature drops pretty quickly and we get a cooling breeze, so we open up all the doors and windows).
We live in NJ and our home can cool nicely as long as we aren't in a heat wave, which is maybe two or three weeks a year. Then the system can't keep the house at 70 and we have to settle for 72-74
So it becomes an issue of making a major upgrade for a few weeks of the year, or just trying to deal with it (which is why I asked the question of how people sleep at higher temps because I genuinely wanted tips!)
In our last house, one of the bedrooms didn't cool well all summer and we supplemented with a window AC which worked great. So that is always an option for a bedroom as well
Comfortable for me is in the 60 to 80 degree range.
90 degrees, yeah, you are not weird, that is pretty much roasting for most people.
Currently in Ridgecrest, Ca..........this area has weather quite similar to Death Valley.
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