Those who live in hot climates and use A/C

[minendo]

68-70 at night, 74 during the day.

 

[IGemini]

Set mine to 74, but I really don't run the AC unless it's pushing 90+ and humid outside. My A/C run so far this year could be counted in hours.

 

[Red Squirrel]

My portable is usually set to 64, which is the lowest it goes. Basically I want it to just run continuously so it helps cool the house to some extent. I point it to the hallway so it can help cool more than just the room it's in.

I want to get central air eventually though, but it's a low priority considering our summers are like 2 months.

 

[Chaotic42]

Since it's apparently rare to have a house set to 67 and be close to 67, here's a pic of a thermometer I left on my thermostat for a few hours:

Good times.

 

[ponyo]

I know my temps are pretty accurate and off by maybe one degrees if that. I went around the house and checked the air temp with Thermapen. That thermometer is about as accurate you're going to get for a home consumer model.

 

[olds]

70-72

 

[purbeast0]

76-78 usually. we've actually had a very mild summer here in the DMV. sometimes when i have it on 76 i just have to go turn it off because it's getting too cold in the house.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

I keep mine at 80F when I'm out of the house, 68F when I'm in.
Need two ACs to do that though - central + portable (I rent, otherwise I'd use a window unit).

 

[ElFenix]

thermostat is set to 77. where i'm sitting it's about 80.

don't understand people wanting blankets in the summer.

any of y'all that cool your place down below 70 when you're sleeping have zones for the bedroom or are you cooling the kitchen and laundry room too?

 

[Attic]

Off all the time except when guests are over and then 77 degrees. House gets to 86+ routinely in summertime.


Southern California Edison charges 31c per kwh starting at kwh 357 and that jumps to 35c per kwh at anything over 547kwh's.

From what I can tell the average kwh per month for a family is 800-900kwh. The rates here are obnoxious and i've raised hell to a number of media outlets, but it persists and looks like it will raise substantially next year. Last rate hike was 15% after SCE had been trotting out to news media that the hike would be less than 1/3rd that.

The bills are deceiving enough that I think a lot of folks don't realize how screwed they are getting in tier 3 and 4 (the bills will show tier 3 and 4 usage in bar graphs as equal to or less than tiers 1 and 2 despite tier 3 and 4 usage being 2-infinity times greater than teir 1 and 2). So basically SCE charges rip off rates for all tiers but especially Tier 3 and 4 and then they mislead how much tier 3 and 4 power you draw.

Solar is very tempting now, but a few agents are now telling me in kind that the sky high rates from SCE is allowing them to charge a lot more for solar installation than they otherwise could and do in other areas.

 

[Narse]

68-70 The wife and I hate to be hot and we live in the deep south. Our apartment isn't very big and our power bill averages about 120 a month. Well worth not being hot.

 

[Gibsons]

80 to 81 during the day 77 or 76 for sleeping.

 

[Leyawiin]

This thread makes me long for (more than usual) Monterey, CA where I used to live. The run-of-the-mill summer day was about 70-75 F tops and the ocean fog rolled in every evening. Almost none of the homes had air conditioning - it was pretty much unnecessary save for a handful of days each year.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

68-70 The wife and I hate to be hot and we live in the deep south. Our apartment isn't very big and our power bill averages about 120 a month. Well worth not being hot.

Glad to see that I'm not the only one. I'm from the tropics, but would MUCH rather freeze my a*s off that sweat it off.

 

[Mungla]

We are in Central Oklahoma and the thermostat stays at 72F through the cooling season. We also have a brand new house, very good insulation and windows, and most importantly we have a geo thermal HVAC system. Our electric bill last month was about $90 and we are total electric.

 

[Red Squirrel]

thermostat is set to 77. where i'm sitting it's about 80.

don't understand people wanting blankets in the summer.

I don't understand people who like to sweat their balls off. :awe:

At work most equipment rooms are at 74 and office at 70-72. At home I set my portable to 64 (lowest it goes) but that's just because I try to do the whole house with it and it's kinda undersized for that. Basically I just try to get things as cold as I can for maximum comfort. I use fans to direct the air where I need it most. Keeps my office comfortable at least.

 

[Tsavo]

75 until 5PM, then 74 till 7PM; 73 thereafter. That's for upstairs. Downstairs stays on 76 unless its 95F+ outside.

Upstairs ac fires up at noonish and runs a few times an hour until about 4.

I don't whine about $150+ elec bills/mo from July to September.

Heating doesn't come on at all until December, and runs infrequently until spring.

I have almost 4 months of using no heat (gas) or ac.

I was paying $500/mo to heat my house for 6 months/yr when I lived in the frozen north.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

I don't understand people who like to sweat their balls off. :awe:

At work most equipment rooms are at 74 and office at 70-72. At home I set my portable to 64 (lowest it goes) but that's just because I try to do the whole house with it and it's kinda undersized for that. Basically I just try to get things as cold as I can for maximum comfort. I use fans to direct the air where I need it most. Keeps my office comfortable at least.

People in Iraq learn to live in 120f weather. I think I'll be fine at 80f in my house with a ceiling fan blowing on me. I don't sweat and compared to the 100f temps outside it feels nice and cool.

 

[Crusty]

I don't understand people who like to sweat their balls off. :awe:

At work most equipment rooms are at 74 and office at 70-72. At home I set my portable to 64 (lowest it goes) but that's just because I try to do the whole house with it and it's kinda undersized for that. Basically I just try to get things as cold as I can for maximum comfort. I use fans to direct the air where I need it most. Keeps my office comfortable at least.

Because I like to wear shorts and tshirts indoors, especially in the summer when it's treacherous to wear pants and long sleeves outside.

 

[Miramonti]

When it gets to 88-90 inside, which it might around 4pm, I wimp out and kick it down to 86 or so. I'm in a very hot summer climate but no humidity, so as long as we're not active inside the house, we're good.

 

[arkcom]

So far, coolest summer I can remember here in Arkansas. Haven't turned on the a/c yet.

 

[kt]

I don't understand people who like to sweat their balls off. :awe:

At work most equipment rooms are at 74 and office at 70-72. At home I set my portable to 64 (lowest it goes) but that's just because I try to do the whole house with it and it's kinda undersized for that. Basically I just try to get things as cold as I can for maximum comfort. I use fans to direct the air where I need it most. Keeps my office comfortable at least.

77F is plenty comfortable for me when it's only my wife and I at home. At work it's set to 74F and during the summer months I keep a light sweater in my office to wear while I am there.

 

[roguerower]

72-74, but it drops to 68 starting at 10pm (I like to go to sleep cold).

Electricity is included in my rent.

 

[RockinZ28]

Off all the time except when guests are over and then 77 degrees. House gets to 86+ routinely in summertime.


Southern California Edison charges 31c per kwh starting at kwh 357 and that jumps to 35c per kwh at anything over 547kwh's.

From what I can tell the average kwh per month for a family is 800-900kwh. The rates here are obnoxious and i've raised hell to a number of media outlets, but it persists and looks like it will raise substantially next year. Last rate hike was 15% after SCE had been trotting out to news media that the hike would be less than 1/3rd that.

The bills are deceiving enough that I think a lot of folks don't realize how screwed they are getting in tier 3 and 4 (the bills will show tier 3 and 4 usage in bar graphs as equal to or less than tiers 1 and 2 despite tier 3 and 4 usage being 2-infinity times greater than teir 1 and 2). So basically SCE charges rip off rates for all tiers but especially Tier 3 and 4 and then they mislead how much tier 3 and 4 power you draw.

Solar is very tempting now, but a few agents are now telling me in kind that the sky high rates from SCE is allowing them to charge a lot more for solar installation than they otherwise could and do in other areas.

Yep that's what I did in SoCal. I did have a portable AC tho, no way I can sleep over ~79 degrees. Bill last July was $49.

Here in IN, think it's 10c per kwh. Or maybe 8c, and 16c between 12pm and 10pm June-Aug. Not sure yet, first full bill should be posted soon.

 

[Uppsala9496]

72°F right now. I would go colder but my wife and daughter then complain.
Can't go above 72°F since that will mess with the batches of beers I have fermenting (those are at 70° which is as high as I will let them get).

In the winter the heat stays no higher than 66° and drops to 62° at night. Wish I could go colder at night right now since I don't like sleeping when it is hot.