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Title. We keep ours at 75F, parents do 77F, and in laws 68F. It made me curious what everyone else keeps theirs at?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm in Denver Summer: 80° in the day, 70° at night Winter: 73° in the day, 63° at night

[–] LucyLastic 2 points 1 year ago

In winter I light the fire, in summer I open the windows, the temperature range goes from chilly to toasty. I don't have exact numbers on that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

For A/C I like it warmer than most office buildings, around 27°C/81°F, which means it's usually off outside of summer heat waves. My current place in Vancouver has no A/C.

Winter the heater's usually at 21°C/70°F.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

27?! I would actually die. We keep ours at 19.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If I had one and was unbothered by energy, probably around 18-21 C. As it stands, I'm planning on storing a couple of spray bottles full of water in the fridge and having a fan pointed at me at all times when summer comes around.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

74 during the day, 70-72 when I go to sleep

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

76F summer 74F winter

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Summer for ac it is about 76f

75f if it gets extra humid for some reason then we’ll push it down by one degree

But at night 78f for the ac.

Although if it’s nice outside we’ll turn it off and open windows.

Winter it’s 69 or 72 for during the day depending on a few factors. If I’m just sitting working in the computer it’s closer to 72 but up and moving around maybe 69.

66 f at night

Btw I’m in Minnesota US.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Summer Cooling 22C - 23 C (71.6F to 73.4) in Winter Heating 20 C- 20.5C (68 F - 68.9 F) Since we have large summer and winter seasonal temperature differences we are all dressed more warmly in the winter so a lower over set point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

24°C / 75°F during summer, 20°C / 68°F during winter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

86F/30C. Turn on the fan and it's cool

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Usually around 74F in the summer but I'll bump it if the temps outside hit the mid 90s. 64 in the winter, I like it cold. I run a portable AC in the master bedroom during the summer while we sleep. Bit of a story there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If it were up to me 17°C/63F, I can manage pretty good by blinds and windows open in the evening but I like to run the A/C an hour or two a day to help. In the winter, just leave the windows open to cool off its like -20°C out that's good enough to cool it to whatever feels good. I can't stand heat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's been mid 70s here in the day and mid 50s at night just about all summer so far. Bought two window air conditioners but never bothered to install them. We open windows at night and close them in the day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I let visitors change it at will, but I always keep it above the minimum temperature for water to evaporate as a temperature reference.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

We don't have a set temperature for all year, that seems silly to me. The outside temperature, the price of electricity/gas, the energy efficient of your house, so many variables...

Apologies for not converting, but in the winter we stick to the mid to high 60s when it's in the 40s or below outside. For the summer if it's getting into the high 90s or low 100s we have to go up to the high 70s to avoid going broke on electricity.

PS go clean out the heat exchange fins on your compressor outside, sometimes animals or weather will clog them up with debris which kills the efficiency of the compressor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I do 26c, my partner likes 24c.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

In the summer: usually 78, but sometimes I'll drop it to 75 if I'm feeling hot. We spend most of our time in the basement and most of the time it cools off at night enough to just open the windows.

In the winter: somewhere between 65 and 68. Our house can feel chilly pretty easily so I tend to bump the heat up a bit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

73 in spring, summer, and fall. 67 in the winter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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I don't live somewhere that it gets to 0°C / 32°F, although it can get close in the middle of the night in winter, so I don't need to worry about the cold killing me.

Electricity is expensive though. I just dress in layers and use blankets or a hot water bottle when it's cold. When it's hot I might turn on the aircon to get myself to "not miserable", but that usually only happens a few weeks a year. I try to acclimate to whatever the outdoor temperature is.

I also keep my windows open all year. The idea of keeping an entire house (not my small city shoebox, that is at least insulated by other shoeboxes) at a constant temperature year-round is sort of weird to me. Most people I know will use the aircon or heater at home maybe half the time, they're nowhere near as avoidant of using them as I am.

I just find it hard to justify the expense, both financially and environmentally, unless I'm truly miserable and not just slightly uncomfortable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Just moved into a house with ac for the first time and it is well insulated and lots of shade from trees. At night before bed I set it to 68, and in the morning I set it to 74. Even when we had 100 degree days it never got above 73 inside, so basically I only run the AC at night.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

on winters, I don't go above 20°C. on summers, I completely turn off the heater and even cut the gas, have all the two windows fully open for the rest of the season. I have an AC system installed, tho it's really old and consumes too much power for my likings. In my country they fucking rob people with electricity/gas bills, it's the fetish of our president. Also the AC unit is in a wrong place and haven't even cleaned it in years, so... it's just decoration at this point.

my luck is that I have neighbors on two sides and under me (I'm at first floor) so I don't really need to crank up the heater, because I'm already surrounded by heated homes. since my home is small, heating with gas is extra cheap for me.

I'm from Europe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I do 80F during the day and 78F at night in the pacific northwest US. It usually gets cold enough at night that opening windows will cool my house to the low 70s overnight. In the winter I have it set to 68F. I use ceiling fans and appropriate clothing to stay comfortable within those parameters.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I don't! My windows are open all year here in Chicago.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hah, thermostat

I'm the top floor apartment

My AC is set to 70f, it's currently 82f inside at about 0100.

My bedroom is 85f

If it could do the job I'd have it set to 75f and ideally keep it there but unfortunately I have to set it to 70 because the area near (like within a meter) the AC gets cold enough to get it to kick off any higher while the apartment cooks

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Somewhere between 15 to 20 during summer and Somewhere north of 25 during winter for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have electric panel heaters so there isn't a thermostat. I'd normally turn one on in the main room and bedroom for a couple of hours each day during winter, but last winter my electricity rates were so high that I just used them on the coldest days. The thermometer in my bedroom dropped below 10°C, it wasn't fun.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

77F - day 75F - night.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

House only has a traditional heating system with no temperature control. In summer I just drink a lot of water and wear short sleeves, in winter it's the lowest setting that can keep me from freezing.

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