This is what I do too. I refuse to be even slightly uncomfortable in my own home. That usually ranges from 66 to 74 depending on the weather outside, but I'll go as low as I want to or as high as I want to to be comfortable. As an added bonus I will open our patio door when it is cold or hot out sometimes and adjust the thermostat accordingly to compensate if I feel like letting some fresh air in regardless of the temps outside.
Annual what’s your thermostat set at?
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57 at night in the winter?? You must not have a wife who has to sit on the toilet seat in the middle of the night.
sorry my dad got on my account
Built in 1920,...9' ceilings downstairs, 7' upstairs, with a forced air system. A coal bin in the basement.
Updated a bit since then,.....Duct controls in the basement allow huge changes in air-flow. Winter, close down upstairs, open downstairs and it is all good, 70* at most,....heat rises.
Spring/summer,....push most A/C air upstairs, even with 7' ceilings it gets very cool with the temp at 68*. Cool air sinks.
Physics works.
Updated a bit since then,.....Duct controls in the basement allow huge changes in air-flow. Winter, close down upstairs, open downstairs and it is all good, 70* at most,....heat rises.
Spring/summer,....push most A/C air upstairs, even with 7' ceilings it gets very cool with the temp at 68*. Cool air sinks.
Physics works.
I live in Arizona too. We keep ours at 78 or 79. Sometimes we drop it to 77 overnight.
We're 69 at night and 71 during the day. All year.
My wife and I are on the same page. We spend enough time outdoors that we refuse to be uncomfortable in the house.
Does anyone have a whole house fan? Ours hasn't worked since we moved in and I've been thinking about replacing it.
My wife and I are on the same page. We spend enough time outdoors that we refuse to be uncomfortable in the house.
Does anyone have a whole house fan? Ours hasn't worked since we moved in and I've been thinking about replacing it.
I'm curious, do you have yours set at a constant temp? or do you drop it at night, i used to let it get a little high in the house, but it would take FOREVER to get back down and our electricity prices were insane.
57 at night in the winter?? You must not have a wife who has to sit on the toilet seat in the middle of the night.
The intrepid Mrs. Pourcyne has used the METAL facilities at Longs Peak, Colorado (highest spot in Estes Park) on a summer's day, of course, but with snow and ice on the ground all around.
As long as she doesn't start yodeling, all is well.
We keep ours pretty constant. I swear the house gets warmer after the sun goes down, which makes no sense. I heard about one person who cranks their AC overnight so it gets really cold then turns it off during the day during the summer. Supposedly the house stays cool during the day and they save a lot on their bills. I haven't tried it.
Are you in the Valley? I'm always suspicious of APS and their price increases.
Im in Queen Creek, so we have SRP, but we did just get an email saying our energy is being used more... I'm sure i'm due for a new AC unit, which i am just scared of doing. so damn expensive.
