Non-clicky poll: Thermostat

chelle_ann · June 2011

What temp do you set yours when your AC is running?

BlinkingLight1 · June 2011

72

kellyt327 · June 2011

71-73..depending how I'm feeling.

katie4253 · June 2011

During the day 78-80, at night 75-77, when we have guests a little less.

We have a portable ac that we use to cool just our room. It gets our bedroom to about 70 (which for me is ideal sleeping temp).

That said, the heat index today is 96, if we had it as low as I'd really like it the AC would never turn off. If I think the house is too hot I just go outside and come back in. 77 feels super cool after being out in 96!

futuremrscrocco · June 2011

Our central air is set to 72.

FunNSunAZ · June 2011

78...although sometimes I lower it to 77. And yes, I live in the desert. I tend to get cold if we keep it any lower than 75. Let's hope LO has thin blood like his momma.

Five_letter · June 2011

69-70

lucylea · June 2011

We have always kept ours at 78, but this year I have already kicked it down to 76 and may go even lower. I've already pulled out the big floor fan to blow on me at night along with the ceiling fan, which is something I've never done before.

txaggie2002 · June 2011

74 during the day and 70 at night. It was 104 here on Saturday and our AC ran ALL day and it was still 80 in the house. The heat is absolutely miserable right now!

CactusGirl · June 2011

78

mp1320 · June 2011

68-70 at night and 70-75 during the day

x0stephanie · June 2011

Off ? Our air conditioner is separate from our thermostat, the thermostat is basically for heat only.

Gummybear · June 2011

I have mine set at all different temps but it goes down to 68 at night and up to 76 in the heat of the day. Programming it has saved us SO much money.

Steven&Jamie · June 2011

Five_letter:
69-70

I was beginning to think I'm the only one, just reading some of these temps is making me hot!

We have ours set on 70. It was at 69 but DH was getting a little too cold at night, oops Stick out tongue

. We've always set it at 70, too, even when I'm not hot and pregnant!

theluckiestduo · June 2011

70

melissa.1985 · June 2011

In our condo the heat is part of the thermostat, but the AC is either off, auto, or high. It's been on Auto ALL day.

ashleytyler7 · June 2011

It's usually 69-70. The last few days, I've been hot all the time so it's been down to 66.

Bunniehug · June 2011

I'm going to answer for no reason other than I'm bored, cause I don't have a/c and definately don't need it here. I could have the heat on today, it's ridiculous! The temp in our house is usually 68 in the winter and in the summer it varies with how warm it is outside.

chelle_ann · June 2011

We have ours set to run at 79 when we are both at work during the day. I get home between 4 and 5 and turn it down to 72. I woke up around 1 am and DH had turned it up to 74 (and I was HOT). I put it back to 72 and he laughed at me for "cranking it down". Seems like 72 is pretty average. I was just curious, thanks!

chelle_ann · June 2011

Bunniehug:
I'm going to answer for no reason other than I'm bored, cause I don't have a/c and definately don't need it here. I could have the heat on today, it's ridiculous! The temp in our house is usually 68 in the winter and in the summer it varies with how warm it is outside.

You, my dear, have made me extremely jealous! It is 102 here today...I'm miserable.

momtoRaegan041008 · June 2011

76

Firefly9 · June 2011

I just set it today at 73. Easy enough to go up or down a couple degrees depending on how I feel.

Mrs.Cords · June 2011

Wow I feel kinda crazy now. We keep it at 72 during the day but at night both DH and I can't sleep unless its 65. Were both very warm blooded so sleeping next to each other is like having a heater in the bed. Right now with pregnancy hormones I would love to keep it at 60 >.<

Woodwife · June 2011

During the day, 74. At night "meatlocker." I am a furnace at night!

ejs207 · June 2011

68-70

MFAinNYC · June 2011

64-67 at night, but just upstairs. Probably anywhere from 68-71 other times. Downstairs I can usually set a little higher, because cool air falls.

brenwick · June 2011

kat327:
71-73..depending how I'm feeling.

Same here.

GracieLou Freebush · June 2011

72 during the day b/c I WFH and I'm constantly hot. 69 at night b/c I'm even hotter. My H is huddled under a blanket as I type this.

Amya · June 2011

70-72

MuseumMaven · June 2011

Right now it's at 76. We also have a window unit in our bedroom set at 70. We live in a very old house with high ceilings, so the temperature throughout is far from consistent.

Pooka8 · June 2011

Last summer we were living in a poorly insulated old house with an undersized central air unit... we were lucky to keep it at 76 when it was near 100 degrees outside. This year we live in a new duplex with proper insulation and an adequate AC. We've been keeping it at somewhere between 71 and 74. It's always warmer upstairs (where the bedrooms are). so I'm not sure what the actual temperature is in our room when we're sleeping.

damabo80 · June 2011

Basement: 70 (since the workout room is down there), and it's coolish anyways, so it doesn't take much a/c to get it down to 70.

Main floor (where the master is): 77 + ceiling fans on

Upstairs: 78 + ceiling fans

Shelleybell · June 2011

72

hcdekarske · June 2011

70 when we are home, 72 when we are not.

We have a three story home that is all open up the staircase, so it can be hard to manage and regulate.

taylorfriend · June 2011

Normally I am the one bundled up in a hoodie and sweatpants because I am always freezing... this pregnancy has drastically changed my body temperature. Just looking at the temp some of you ladies keep your house at is already making me sweat!!! My thermostat has to be somewhere between 63-65 all day.. all night. Our bedroom has a ceiling fan and I still had to add another small fan that is directly on me.

Luckily we live in military housing so they pay my bills.. cuz that A/C would make our bills through the roof!! lol

BethD76 · June 2011

Mine is set on 74. With a 3 ton unit for a 1500sf house. 73 is cool enough.

fivesgirl · June 2011

During the day it's at 74 (when I remember to turn it back up). At night when we are just hanging out, it's 68 and for sleep 62-64. Plus I also have a fan that blows on me at night. It's like this whether I'm pregnant or not.

cburitz · June 2011

MrsMcB926:
I just set it today at 73. Easy enough to go up or down a couple degrees depending on how I feel.

Same here. I finally gave in and kicked the air conditioning on today. I can't handle the 95 degree heat!

Teresa1896 · June 2011

We don't have A/C, and our bedroom is on the upper level of our house. I totally have A/C envy right now! Currently we also don't have A/C at my work (a school), and we're out walking in the heat for several hours a day. My car is the only reprieve I get from the heat!

FunNSunAZ · June 2011

I'm curious if the temperature we choose to set the thermostat is directly dependent on whether we come from a warmer/colder/drier/humid environment? In my very unscientific reading of everyone's responses, it seems like a large majority of posters who hail from say colder, possibly more northern parts of the country keep their thermostats at a lower temperature than those who live in states known for their hot conditions (be that a drier or more humid environment, like FL, TX, NV or AZ). Obviously, there are exceptions but I think it's really interesting how our local weather can influence how we handle temperature conditions.

I so hope the above makes sense because I can't help but feel like a rambling, incoherent mess! Embarrassed

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