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

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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