What temp is your house kept at in this heat?

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Jul 6, 2012 9:41:42 GMT -5 lys said:

We do not have AC and have managed to keep the house at about 74-75 degress during this spell of high temps. We open the windows at night and close them first thing in the morning.

Wow! I don't think it's gotten below 70 degrees at night here in awhile.

[marathon55]

We have a 2700 sq ft house and keep it at 73 (or 72 depending how we are feeling) when we are at home or sleeping and about 77 when we are away.

I must say that ever since we added a bunch of blown in insulation into the attic the 2nd floor isn't much warmer than the first floor (so worth it) and the A/C doesn't kick in all that often anymore.

Keeping the A/C at our preferred temps is one of the reasons we go to work everyday;)

[biogirl21]

We have the AC set to 80 and the electric bill last month was still $125. We won't be going any lower than that! Without the AC on it's over 100 in our apartment even when it's only 80 out. Stupid 3rd floor.

[jane6672]

Jul 6, 2012 10:38:43 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

About the same as it is outside. No central air here. We only run our window unit while we're sleeping.

I'm acclimated now, so it's better.

Same here. Usually this isn't too bad, but in the recent heat wave, it's been upper 80's to low 90's in our house.

[btay]

Ours is set at 68 and my husband is still complaining that it is too hot while I walk around in a hoodie and slippers.

[everam01]

71-72. When it gets 100+ the A/C can barely keep up, though.

[jane6672]

Jul 6, 2012 12:40:54 GMT -5 biogirl21 said:

We have the AC set to 80 and the electric bill last month was still $125. We won't be going any lower than that! Without the AC on it's over 100 in our apartment even when it's only 80 out. Stupid 3rd floor.

This is exactly how our apartment was. It was lovely in the winter, because I could open the curtains on a sunny day, and it would stay comfortable warm without ever turning on the heat. Summers were miserable though.

[Roc A Bee]

80, but I always have a fan on. It is too hot here for too long for us to keep it lower. I do turn it down when we have guests.

[biogirl21]

Jul 6, 2012 12:59:04 GMT -5 jane6672 said:

Jul 6, 2012 12:40:54 GMT -5 biogirl21 said:

We have the AC set to 80 and the electric bill last month was still $125. We won't be going any lower than that! Without the AC on it's over 100 in our apartment even when it's only 80 out. Stupid 3rd floor.

This is exactly how our apartment was. It was lovely in the winter, because I could open the curtains on a sunny day, and it would stay comfortable warm without ever turning on the heat. Summers were miserable though.

Yes, I love winter in this apt! We rarely had to turn the heat above 65

[friskypanda]

We aren't getting the heat wave the rest of the country is, but ours is at 77 all the time.

DH does a/c work and always says that your home a/c will get your house 20 degrees below outside air. If you are trying to get it lower and it doesn't, it isn't broken it just can't do it. If you do get more than 20 degrees difference consider yourself blessed.

[thegooser]

DH runs really hot and would want the house to be freezing year round. I "win" in the summer and we keep it at 71-78, and he "wins" in the winter and we keep it at 67.

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Jul 6, 2012 12:43:14 GMT -5 jane6672 said:

Jul 6, 2012 10:38:43 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

About the same as it is outside. No central air here. We only run our window unit while we're sleeping.

I'm acclimated now, so it's better.

Same here. Usually this isn't too bad, but in the recent heat wave, it's been upper 80's to low 90's in our house.

OMG!! I would die.

[heygrey]

i just went upstairs to check. landlord has it set at 77, but he turned it off since he's gone for the weekend. it's 83 on the main floor in his house right now. bleh. meanwhile, i have the door and windows open in our apartment and it's perfect without the ac or fans. god bless the basement.

[kate1482]

67. I hate being hot/sleeping in a hot house. (unless I'm by the pool in a swimsuit!) I'm just a wimp. I feel stuffy/headachey/gross when it gets too hot.

[ILikeSloths]

Around 72 or 73 during the day. Right now I'm unemployed and home often, and this is one thing I'm not willing to cut costs on. I like being comfortable.

67 at night because we sleep upstairs where it tends to be several degrees warmer.

[Deleted]

67 at night, 69 during the day.

Plus side of living in a huge multi-unit building? Protection from the elements. Our electric is included in rent if we stay below $50/mo. We've never gone over.

[msn06]

I keep my thermostat at 75 in the summer and I would love to keep it cooler but then my electric bill is way too high.

[mayflowers22]

70 when I sleep
72 during the day

[seventeen]

73 when we're home, 78 when we're not.

[ginger]

68 or 69 all year long.

My husband never had air when he was a kid, so he pretty much rebels and keeps it as cool as possible for our house.a

[AAM2012]

78 when were gone during the day. 76-77 when we're here. 72-73 when we're sleeping.

I would like it warmer during the day but it's too humid for our floors.

[cowboyjoe]

We only have air in our bedroom.

We turn the AC in the bedroom on about 72 when we go to bed.

Our living room (1st floor) runs about 75 with a fan. Upstairs runs about 78-80 with fans.

[darnkatz]

We turn the air off at night because we sleep in the lower level and it is very cool.
During the day, we generally keep it between 76-78 if it's above 90 degrees. Otherwise, we turn the a/c off.

[chessie]

Today was the first time I considered spending $ on A/C for ductless systems..got to 98 in the house, it was terrible.

[whitepicketfence]

We mostly keep it at 74 all day. I'm home with the girls all day and would freeze if it were any lower. I sometimes bump it up to 75.