What's your ideal temperature?

Ryan

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Oct 31, 2000
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What temperature do you like your thermostat to be set too?

I keep mine in the high 70's. When I lived with my parents, I liked to keep it a little cooler, but now that I'm paying my power bills I've become used to temps that are warmer. ;)
 

shortylickens

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Jul 15, 2003
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I live in the Mojave Desert. Get sick cold in the winter and hella hot in the summer.

Summertime I will set the AC to about 90. This feels much cooler than the 125 outside and doesnt stick me a an electric bill in the several hundred dollar range.

Out here Pacific Gas and Electric raises the rates for gas in winter. So I set the heat to about 60 and use a small electric heater in my bedroom.
Net gain for me.
 

anno

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May 1, 2003
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it depends on if I'm heating or cooling.. if I'm paying to warm the air, 68 suits me but the family usually insists on 72. if I'm paying to cool the air, 72 suits me but the family and the budget usually insist on 78.

right now, we're just living with whatever temperature the weather serves up.

 

jagec

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Apr 30, 2004
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A little on the cold side...67 or so.

I don't set the temperature here though, the dorm does, and they like to keep things hot :(
 

sharkeeper

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Mine's been winged over hard left <60 and it rarely goes below 78 or so. Lately it's been much more comfy but that's because I've finally done something about it!

75F 49%RH now. Feels good.
 

Boze

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Dec 20, 2004
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Inside a building, I like 72 degrees F. Outside, I like around 85 to 95 degrees F.
 

alexjohnson16

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Originally posted by: shortylickens
I live in the Mojave Desert. Get sick cold in the winter and hella hot in the summer.

Summertime I will set the AC to about 90. This feels much cooler than the 125 outside and doesnt stick me a an electric bill in the several hundred dollar range.

Out here Pacific Gas and Electric raises the rates for gas in winter. So I set the heat to about 60 and use a small electric heater in my bedroom.
Net gain for me.

90 and 60? :confused:

I prefer around 73 in the winter and 68 in the summer... Both of which I never get...
 

vi edit

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About 70 in the winter. 75 in the summer. Honestly, in the summer I could do 80, but the humidity in the midwest is so miserable we run the AC just to dry the place out.