As a spin-off to the thread about heat... what temp do you put your air conditioning on in the summer (if you have it)?
DH is all about saving on energy costs, but even though in the winter we leave our heat on 62 in the day (60 at night), the A/C stays on 72 (70 at night) during the summer.
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pomegranate / 3244 posts
76 or 77 if I am paying the utilities myself. I've lived in places where utilities are included, in which case the AC is waaaay down 
bananas / 9357 posts
Whoa! I guess we are super cheap with our AC because we leave it at 80 during the day sometimes 78 if we're super hot, and 78 at night. Our summers are super hot tho 100+ majority of the summer.
bananas / 9628 posts
80 during the day, 76 at night. we're cheap and our central air is $$ to run, our apartment gets crazy hot 'cause we're on the top floor so it would be super expensive to keep it much cooler.
coconut / 8472 posts
I think we go from about 71/72 during the times we're home but awake, and maybe 65-67 at night? I think when we're at work I have it set for ~75. I can not stand being hot at night. And our electric bill is so reasonable, the balanced bill is about $100 for each month during the most expensive quarter, then it'll go down to around $75. If we were paying several hundred dollars a month to cool the house, I might reconsider our settings.
pear / 1609 posts
73. DH would like it lower but it would be too cold for me. 73 is our compromise
persimmon / 1273 posts
80 for us during the day, but 73 at night. We both can't sleep unless it's cold, and our apartment is teeny and well-insulated so it's not expensive to cool.
papaya / 10343 posts
We keep ours on 78. Our main living space is in a living room that is 1/2 below ground though, so it stays cooler than the rest of the house.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
Usually 80, but on those over 100 degree days, sometimes we splurge at 78!
grapefruit / 4819 posts
Usually around 77-80 during the day but 72-74 at night. We use it pretty much year round here.
pomegranate / 3779 posts
We have a programmable thermostat, but it's typically on 72 if we are home and 70 at night.
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