On Average, Where do you Keep Your Thermostat Set?

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This Summer, Where do you Keep Your Thermostat Set To?

1. 85 or higher
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2. 82 - 84 F
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5%
3. 80 - 81 F
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4. 78 - 79 F
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16%
5. 76 - 77 F
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16%
6. 74 - 75 F
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11%
7. 72 - 73 F
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47%
8. 70 - 71 F
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5%
9. Lower than 70
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On Average, Where do you Keep Your Thermostat Set?

Post by EarlJam » August 9th, 2010, 8:24 pm

I'm talking this hot-arse summer only. What do you typically keep the thermostat set to? Do you allow yourself to get "very" comfortable, or do you "suffer" just a little bit in the name of cost savings?

Option four SHOULD read 78-79, not "78-89!"

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Re: On Average, Where do you Keep Your Thermostat Set?

Post by CameronBornAndBred » August 9th, 2010, 8:31 pm

EarlJam wrote:I'm talking this hot-arse summer only. What do you typically keep the thermostat set to? Do you allow yourself to get "very" comfortable, or do you "suffer" just a little bit in the name of cost savings?

Option four SHOULD read 78-79, not "78-89!"

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Post by OZZIE4DUKE » August 9th, 2010, 8:53 pm

73, and I leave my programmable thermostat on manual, not adjusting the temp up and down. A house has a helluva lot of thermal mass to heat or cool and running it all up and down makes no sense to this engineer.
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Re: On Average, Where do you Keep Your Thermostat Set?

Post by CathyCA » August 9th, 2010, 9:19 pm

The downstairs thermostat stays at 78. My upstairs thermostat stays at 78 during the day, but I turn it down to 72 at night.
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Re: On Average, Where do you Keep Your Thermostat Set?

Post by DukeUsul » August 9th, 2010, 9:35 pm

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Post by devildeac » August 9th, 2010, 9:45 pm

77 in the summer, 68-69 in the winter.
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Re: On Average, Where do you Keep Your Thermostat Set?

Post by YmoBeThere » August 9th, 2010, 9:58 pm

devildeac wrote:77 in the summer, 68-69 in the winter.
Epic Fail!
EarlJam wrote:I'm talking this hot-arse summer only. -EJ
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Post by EarlJam » August 9th, 2010, 10:06 pm

YmoBeThere wrote:
devildeac wrote:77 in the summer, 68-69 in the winter.
Epic Fail!
EarlJam wrote:I'm talking this hot-arse summer only. -EJ
Okay, not really, I just wanted to use that phrase once in my life.
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Post by TillyGalore » August 9th, 2010, 10:08 pm

I keep my thermostat set in the living room.
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Post by windsor » August 9th, 2010, 10:12 pm

74 during the summer. The house is cinder block and plaster, so she holds the temperature pretty well even in Florida. When school goes back in session we'll use the programmable during the day to let it warm up a little in the house (77 or so) when no one is home.
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Post by EarlJam » August 9th, 2010, 10:13 pm

TillyGalore wrote:I keep my thermostat set in the living room.
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Re: On Average, Where do you Keep Your Thermostat Set?

Post by Very Duke Blue » August 9th, 2010, 10:26 pm

In the summer, around 76, winter about the same. Sometimes, cooler.
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Post by ArkieDukie » August 9th, 2010, 10:28 pm

TillyGalore wrote:I keep my thermostat set in the living room.
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Re: On Average, Where do you Keep Your Thermostat Set?

Post by bjornolf » August 10th, 2010, 6:46 am

We never go above 70 on our thermostat. Sometimes we go in the 60s. I can't stand it hot and my wife can't breathe if it gets hot. This summer has sucked, as our AC hasn't been able to keep it below about 72.

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Post by indoor66 » August 10th, 2010, 7:17 am

I keep mine at 76 during the day and 77 at night. I like moving air so I use fans as well.
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Post by Miles » August 10th, 2010, 7:41 am

I keep it around 72-73 though it's rarely that cool or warm in our house.
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Post by devildeac » August 10th, 2010, 7:42 am

indoor66 wrote:I keep mine at 76 during the day and 77 at night. I like moving air so I use fans as well.
I woulda bet the farm your indoor temp was gonna be 66. :|
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Post by bjornolf » August 10th, 2010, 7:49 am

devildeac wrote:
indoor66 wrote:I keep mine at 76 during the day and 77 at night. I like moving air so I use fans as well.
I woulda bet the farm your indoor temp was gonna be 66. :|
I used to keep mine at 67, and still do at night in the winter, but it just got too expensive in the summer.

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Re: On Average, Where do you Keep Your Thermostat Set?

Post by bluebutton » August 10th, 2010, 11:21 am

Y'all are amazing. We keep it set to 78 in the day and 77 at night, I think. The programmable thermostat lets the temp vary by a degree or two.

What amazes me is I just told my husband to adjust the day time temp--when he's at work, but I'm at home--up a degree because I sometimes get _too cold_ during the day. @-) I would be wearing a sweater if I visited y'all.

We just moved into this house a few months ago, so it'll be interesting to see what we do for winter. I tend to layer up and try to tough out the cold, but clearly my version of cold and y'all's is not even close.
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Re: On Average, Where do you Keep Your Thermostat Set?

Post by DukeUsul » August 10th, 2010, 2:04 pm

Same as bluebutton. I'm comfortable at 74-75ish. But the other night MrsUsul whipped her snuggie out because that was too cold for her.
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