If it's real HOT outside how COOL do you keep your house with AC of course?

[Goofy_Disney_Dad]

I know cuz you are wayyyy busy cooking dinner for your wife.

I'm working on replicating those Beer and Brat potato chips as we speak.

 

[AmyA]

I am so jealous of all of you that can sleep or be comfortable in a house that is in the high 70s or low 80s!! We have been in Nashville for 16+ years and, being originally from Oregon, have never acclimated to the oppressive heat and humidity we have from May-September. Our A/C is set at 68 in the day and 65 at night; DH would prefer a 60 at the max but that just gets too $pendy.

We barely ever run the heat in winter...only if the house dips below 58ish and then we turn it on just long enough to take the chill off.

 

[kimj88]

Between 67 and 69 if I am home during the day.
65 at night. I like it cold.

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

70 and I would love to go lower, but my husband runs on the colder side! Needless to say, I am glad our reading library is in the basement! LOL

 

[LJSquishy]

72 during the day and 69 at night. There are a few instances where I get cold at 72 but if I'm cleaning the house I get hot. I'd prefer to set it at 68 at night but my husband won't let me...it was set at 70 and I was just too hot at night so 69 is a compromise. We have an Ecobee 3 thermostat and 5 additional sensors.

 

[ten6mom]

I live in Phoenix and my "summer" thermostat is set at 78. Around here, that's the majority of the year.

 

[tarheel618]

78 in the day if were home 80 if at work and 75 at night. We use ceiling fans and a floor fan for the rooms we are in during the day. Like it cooler to sleep. Love to have it lower but I don't want to spend a fortune on electric. My electric bill usually runs around 150-170 in the summer months at this setting. Central Florida here so summers are hot.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

71 is as low as DH lets me go.

That being said, our AC cannot handle the 90's & up so we have to set it at 74 some days so our unit does not freeze out.

Also I live in St. Louis, land of humidity hell. 90's & a high dew point can literally be crushing on your chest to breath. Does not help I live in a valley 1/2 mile from the Meramac River.

 

[10MoreMinutes]

78 during the day when I'm not home.
76 when I am home, unless I'm moving around a lot (cleaning, packing, etc.) and in that case, I bump it down to 73 or 74.
68 to sleep, and I have the ceiling fan on in my bedroom, as well as a small tabletop fan on the nightstand.
I live in south Georgia, where the temperature has regularly been hitting 100 degrees for the last two months.

In the winter, I very rarely turn the heater on, unless the inside temperature dips below 63 or so.

 

[Julylady]

73

 

[jevs]

it is 10C here at the moment - I am beyond tired of it.

 

[cedricandsophie]

We only have bedroom air conditioners. I keep it well below 70. In the winter we keep our house at 68 during day and 60 at night plus we sleep with the windows open. I much prefer being cold than hot.

 

[Poohforyou]

For those who keep your houses in the 60's/low 70's are you wearing long sleeves or a hoodie and using a blanket at night?

 

[oneandonlytara]

72.

I'm a warm sleeper though too, so I have a fan blowing on me as well bc my a/c unit doesn't reach my bedroom very well. We've had a very hot summer up here in Southwestern Ontario and I've only had a handful of nights where it was uncomfy for sleep.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Wow, can't believe how COLD you all keep your houses! Glad I don't live with any of you, lol!

I keep my A/C set at 82. I do NOT want to feel cold in the summertime!

I'm with you. Ours is set at 83. I just want the AC to make the air cooler than the outside, not like I'm living in the refrigerator. And 83 is definitely cooler than the 90+ temperatures we've been enduring here.