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Coventina

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6. Good sleep hygiene calls for a max of 75 degrees.

Tue Aug 20, 2019, 11:51 AM

Aug 2019

In our house, the thermostat happens to be in the coolest area of the house.

Therefore, we need to keep our thermostat at 75 just so the rest of the house is bearable.

If we let the thermostat go to 85 while we were away, it would kill my fish and plants.
And the dog would be miserable as well!
Plus, it would take hours to cool the house down once we were home.

Those guidelines are insanity.

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Fed thermostat guidelines: Coolest 78 degrees daytime when home. [View all] Hortensis Aug 2019 OP

Whoever came up with this guidelines KatyMan Aug 2019 #1

+1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 #71

Or coastal Alabama. trof Aug 2019 #94

It had to have been my wife! Generic Brad Aug 2019 #96

Nuts Me. Aug 2019 #2

This 62-Year-Old RobinA Aug 2019 #3

:) Trump thought so, tried to eliminate the EPA/DOE program Hortensis Aug 2019 #4

I'm very heat sensitive. Turin_C3PO Aug 2019 #5

Autoimmune issues here, so I understand the problem. Hortensis Aug 2019 #7

68 here Johnny2X2X Aug 2019 #9

I read somewhere than if you want to live too 100... Joe941 Aug 2019 #75

I'm heat sensitive too. LuvNewcastle Aug 2019 #11

We used to do 60 at night in winter, but as my husband Hortensis Aug 2019 #37

I sweat in the winter, but since I've downsized to a small, energy efficient house, I'm Hoyt Aug 2019 #78

Good sleep hygiene calls for a max of 75 degrees. Coventina Aug 2019 #6

Eh sounds good to me blugbox Aug 2019 #8

I am comfortable when it's about 65 degrees at night, no more than 68 during the day. smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #10

I do not understand this and the replies. Does everyone wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #12

I live in Phoenix, it is supposed to be 113 today. Coventina Aug 2019 #14

That last is interesting change -- more irrigated land around? Hortensis Aug 2019 #19

Yes, there was definitely more irrigated land, and, less of an urban heat island effect. Coventina Aug 2019 #31

Oh, sorry to hear that. We've always really liked the desert, Hortensis Aug 2019 #41

Phoenix has always had high temperatures. former9thward Aug 2019 #33

Not live in the south, south was transformed by air conditioning 28% in the 50s to over 40% in 00s uponit7771 Aug 2019 #21

Not live in the south, south was transformed by air conditioning 28% in the 50s to over 40% in 00s uponit7771 Aug 2019 #22

Mark Twain wrote of his townspeople sleeping in the local caves when hot LanternWaste Aug 2019 #27

I grew up in the 30s--40s..top floor,3 decker in Boston. virgogal Aug 2019 #47

No AC here jcgoldie Aug 2019 #13

see my post above. You don't "adjust" to 113, you die. Coventina Aug 2019 #16

We could and should have built better houses and will in future. Hortensis Aug 2019 #20

I totally agree with you. Being out of sync with nature has caused innumerable problems. Coventina Aug 2019 #32

Do nice old trees shade your old house? A friend's wonderful old Hortensis Aug 2019 #17

Here in central Florida we keep our AC at 77 or 78. GulfCoast66 Aug 2019 #29

:) Us too. I love the giant live oak completely overhanging Hortensis Aug 2019 #36

Could be because average August temps in Ill average only 79-85 degrees. LanternWaste Aug 2019 #24

You're range is not really accurate for southern Illinois... jcgoldie Aug 2019 #26

That last, not necessarily healthily. Death rates were much Hortensis Aug 2019 #30

compare life expectancies over those centuries Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #34

I had never heard of a "swamp cooler" before we toured "The Land" in Epcot. woodsprite Aug 2019 #62

evaporation cooling wouldn't work here, either Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #65

When we looked into installing a swamp cooler (30+ years ago) for use before the monsoon in2herbs Aug 2019 #93

I agree jcgoldie Aug 2019 #67

I'm in the middle of NM and have no air conditioning womanofthehills Aug 2019 #95

Those guidelines Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2019 #15

One key is to have at least a ceiling fan and maybe a box fan. LiberalFighter Aug 2019 #18

You are so correct. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2019 #49

Ceiling fan helps a lot. Mike 03 Aug 2019 #57

I grew up before AC was common. It's not comfy without... LAS14 Aug 2019 #23

I set the thermostat to 88 when I leave in the mornings. LanternWaste Aug 2019 #25

88 is perfect, raise 78 to 81 during day at140 Aug 2019 #59

I did a brief google scan and found sites that both Hortensis Aug 2019 #28

my bedroom is at 72F Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #40

Here also, erratic winter freezes cutting into spring from one Hortensis Aug 2019 #43

I'm find with those temperatures as long as the humidity is low. Snake Plissken Aug 2019 #35

That's crazy for summer in the Southwest. It was 101 degrees before 9 am this AM. Right now, in2herbs Aug 2019 #38

Hopefully. I notice you're AZ also, presumably low southern desert. Hortensis Aug 2019 #45

When I first moved to AZ I didn't turn on the AC until end of June. As the years have progressed in2herbs Aug 2019 #91

Same here in GA, , only I tend to measure it in terms of gardening. Hortensis Aug 2019 #92

Lemme guess durablend Aug 2019 #39

:) Best guess 68. Hortensis Aug 2019 #46

The heat index here in Southern KY is 110 today Bayard Aug 2019 #42

Ouch. Woke up too hot with windows and fan last night also. Hortensis Aug 2019 #48

I miss living in places with hot summers. hunter Aug 2019 #44

Sounds lovely right now. Does sleeping at 82 sound Hortensis Aug 2019 #60

Menopause makes that IMPOSSIBLE! redstatebluegirl Aug 2019 #50

It would depend on the type of airconditioning system you have. Turbineguy Aug 2019 #51

Yes, the humidity is a big factor. Mike 03 Aug 2019 #54

77 - 78 is good with me. Mike 03 Aug 2019 #52

Here in NE Florida, we do 82 on thermostat at140 Aug 2019 #53

An affirmative winner! Setting of 81 at night is close enough Hortensis Aug 2019 #63

With tankless water heater, you never run out of hot water!! at140 Aug 2019 #97

I live in NW Montana - no way I could sleep at 82 Maru Kitteh Aug 2019 #55

I doubt that the White House sets their thermostats at those levels. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #56

:) For sure. We can assume these are NOT Trump-endorsed. Hortensis Aug 2019 #68

My body temperature tends to be fairly low -- 96. something to maybe 97.5 -- as it was today. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #73

:) 82 will NOT work for me,and I posted to find out if it Hortensis Aug 2019 #74

82 doesn't work for me either, unless it's dry out and breezy so I can open windows. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #89

New home owner here finding ceiling fans are a wonderful invention. Tiggeroshii Aug 2019 #58

Congratulations! Mike 03 Aug 2019 #61

Nope. Not if you achieve your comfort levels by combining Hortensis Aug 2019 #72

Ceiling fans are very common in the northeast. NutmegYankee Aug 2019 #80

I knew that from the many questions from those considering Hortensis Aug 2019 #81

I set my room a/c on energy save 74 it cycles on Historic NY Aug 2019 #64

Close to what I keep it on during the day but.......... Bengus81 Aug 2019 #66

Bengus, your point of using the AC as designed is important, Hortensis Aug 2019 #76

I'm on the Gulf Coast susanr516 Aug 2019 #69

74 during day, 70 at night. NutmegYankee Aug 2019 #70

:) Tend to same August heat-wave reaction, but Hortensis Aug 2019 #77

New England here. Hold 69 during day, 66 at night in winter. NutmegYankee Aug 2019 #79

:) We have a big shower that we can dry off and Hortensis Aug 2019 #83

You'd have to ask someone who uses their air conditioner Ms. Toad Aug 2019 #82

(!) Congrats for your summer resilience. Hortensis Aug 2019 #85

Someone doesn't live where it's humid obamanut2012 Aug 2019 #84

They're recommendations for about AC settings inside homes, Hortensis Aug 2019 #87

Ab-so-fucking-lutely not. W_HAMILTON Aug 2019 #86

Lol. But how do you really feel? Hortensis Aug 2019 #88

I used a personal fan at my desk all the time. W_HAMILTON Aug 2019 #90