Heh, funny you mention that, 'cause i just turned our programmable AC up to 80 'cause 79 was too cold for me ;D
That said, the only real variance on our thermostat is from day to night where at night i generally allow the house to be warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter and vice versa for the day.
I actually never quite got around to properly programming the thermostat I have now (when the new furnace got installed a few years back) and tend to whack at the Temporary Settings button from time to time >.>
Another Chicagoan's temp opinionmerseineSeptember 7 2011, 21:17:13 UTC
72º seems to be a break point for us. It's our bottom temp at night during AC weather and our top temp during heating weather.
We use a programmable thermostat (when we remember to reset the program after a power glitch - our house needs to be rewired in a BIG way) and we set it as follows:
season high/day low/night
summer 78 72
winter 72 65
If we let it get above 80 inside the house, it's hard to get it down to a temp that's sleepable, if you know what I mean. My husband especially can't sleep when he's too warm, and we've always got a fan going.
Yes we have one, we set it warmer in the summer than the winter and do have daytime temps slightly warmer/colder to save money but it is only a couple of degrees (don't want to stress the kitties too much). I think Java has them set to revert about an hour before we get home. I'm not sure of the temps but they are probably a degree or two off of the 'recommended' temps (colder in winter, warmer in summer) because I am sensitive to it.
Maybe Rick can have some nice sweaters or heavy lounge pants to wear around the house?
No central AC here, but the newer window ACs are set to 77°F when we use them.
As for heat in winter, the thermostat is programmed for 70°F from 6-8 AM, drops to 65°F until 3 PM, back to 70°F until 11 PM, then back down to 65°F. (I'm the only one home during the day, and my third-floor office collects all of the heat that rises as well as what's given off by four computers.)
On weekends. it's 70°F from 8 AM until 11 PM, then down to 65°F.
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That said, the only real variance on our thermostat is from day to night where at night i generally allow the house to be warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter and vice versa for the day.
I actually never quite got around to properly programming the thermostat I have now (when the new furnace got installed a few years back) and tend to whack at the Temporary Settings button from time to time >.>
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We use a programmable thermostat (when we remember to reset the program after a power glitch - our house needs to be rewired in a BIG way) and we set it as follows:
season high/day low/night
summer 78 72
winter 72 65
If we let it get above 80 inside the house, it's hard to get it down to a temp that's sleepable, if you know what I mean. My husband especially can't sleep when he's too warm, and we've always got a fan going.
But I'm with you - I love the cool weather!
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Maybe Rick can have some nice sweaters or heavy lounge pants to wear around the house?
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As for heat in winter, the thermostat is programmed for 70°F from 6-8 AM, drops to 65°F until 3 PM, back to 70°F until 11 PM, then back down to 65°F. (I'm the only one home during the day, and my third-floor office collects all of the heat that rises as well as what's given off by four computers.)
On weekends. it's 70°F from 8 AM until 11 PM, then down to 65°F.
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