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Good Temp To Set

Jordan2 — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:15:55 GMT

So I live in an apartment that has central air conditioning, which I don't like as it cools off rooms your not using. I was wondering what is a good number to set the thermostat at to save money? I looked it up online and it was recommended 78 degrees which seems too warm to me. I think I'll set it for 74 degrees, what do you think?

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SharkE — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:18:47 GMT

I got a 2300 sq ft house and mine is at 78. if it gets too hot I'll go 77. I'm in Tx suppose to be 101 Tues.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:30:15 GMT

Mine is set at 75 but when it gets really hot outside then I lower it to 73 b/c otherwise it won't keep my house cool enough for me.

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jackiejenny — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:45:41 GMT

My A/C guy once told me 75 was the perfect temperature, but I would roast at that temp.

I keep mine on 70/72

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spumoni99 — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:46:16 GMT

We just got our electricity bill, it is over 500 and the weather has been unseasonably cool and we have solar! I think I will raise it from 73/74.

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BlueFinch — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:50:48 GMT

I always keep mine at 78, but I also have fans in rooms I most frequent. I turn them on and it circulates the air well. I always sleep with one on, too. 78 used to seem too warm for me, too, but I have gotten use to it and it now feels comfortable.

It's really kept my energy use down. On power player reports, I'm usually only around 14 out of 100 for energy usage. It makes me happy to conserve energy whenever I can. Wish everyone would, to lower the risk of power outages.

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on the bay — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:54:49 GMT

Wow, I always have mine at 67!

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jackiejenny — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:59:26 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
Wow, I always have mine at 67!

I would keep mine at 65, but it would run constantly!

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BlueFinch — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:04:13 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
Wow, I always have mine at 67!

@on the bay If I had mine on 67 here in TX (103 here today), it would probably never cycle off. It's on a lot during the hottest part of the day, at 78.

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bmorechick — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:04:51 GMT

I keep mine on 72 upstairs and run fans and don't touch it all summer. Downstairs unit runs on 75 all summer with fans going. Really helps when you don't keep flipping the thermostat up and down.

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granddi — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:05:29 GMT

The low temp (where i am in TX) will be 79. So my AC will run continually even if thermostat is set in the mid to high 70's. Long range forecast 100's next 2 weeks (at least)

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Kachina624 — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:14:28 GMT

I have an evaporative cooler instead of refrigerated air. All I pay for is the electricity to run a small pump and a little water. I have no thermostat, it's off or on. It gets so cold in the house at night, I get up, turn it off and don't restart it until the next afternoon. It's never higher than 70° in the house and may be 60° in the mornings.

Experts say a central AC unit will only cool 10-15° below the outside temperature. If it's 100°, you're still going to be hot.

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Trailrun23 — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:23:14 GMT

I do miss having a swamp cooler. We have a two-stage A/C and keep the upstairs vents closed and doors closed unless DH needs to use his office or we have guests staying overnight. We keep ours set at 74-75 with ceiling fans going in every room and raise it to 77 at night. A ceiling fan allows us to turn the temp up. Will be 100 tomorrow but the heat index is still 110 and it is after 8 pm. Heat index tomorrow is supposed to be 115-120. It's miserable.

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sunshine45 — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:36:01 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
Wow, I always have mine at 67!

can i move in with you @on the bay ? i would be in heaven! i run hot all the time.

we keep ours at around 74 generally. i try not to touch it too much.

my mom likes hers at 78......i cannot even feel it. she is even in a turtleneck. lol

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JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:47:16 GMT

We keep ours at 75/75 during the day. Right now, it's still cooling down outside at night so we'll turn off the A/C and open a couple windows. That only lasts until summer is in full swing. Then we'll just leave the thermostat stay set 24/7

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ECBG — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:51:27 GMT

We have a large 2 story. Day is 74 degrees.

NNight 71 degrees

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mamaslittlepotato — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:57:36 GMT

It depends on how hot it is outside, but it’s usually kept set at 70°.

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bikerbabe — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 02:02:50 GMT

If I set our temp to 74 or 70 or 67 it would never shut off and the electric would be well over $1000. I can’t even imagine setting it that low.

I sometimes set to 79 when we have a heat wave of 110 or more. Most of the time 78. Night 75 or 76.

I don’t think it’s helpful to ask unless you qualify with where you live?

Inland SoCal and climate is considered desert but not as bad as Palm Springs.

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GenXmuse — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 02:27:53 GMT

Can you close the vents in the rooms you don't use? I set my temp at 73.

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on the bay — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 03:24:07 GMT

@sunshine45,

lol! Yes you can. If it gets a tad too cold I turn it up to 68