Temp and what is your t stat set at
It is 97 here in South Jersey. With the humidity it is 107. Have my Thermostat set at a nice crisp 69 degrees. Yes, being an AC guy, you can hang meat in our house. I have my system done up so good, I can make it like winter inside. After working all day in an attic, I like it ice cold when I get home. Sorry, but not sorry.
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Downstairs unit 72.
Upstairs unit 70, sometimes 69
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According to my weather station, it's 84 outside with 30% humidity. Nice breeze at 8mph.
Inside, I'm at 68 degrees and the ceiling fans are on.
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KL: 30119331523227/comments/30119327221275
According to my weather station, it's 84 outside with 30% humidity. Nice breeze at 8mph.
Inside, I'm at 68 degrees and the ceiling fans are on.
It's so cold in our house, that you can tell a woman's age, by which way they are pointing.😮
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We had a high of 102 today with a heat index of 127. When we finally break down and turn on the A/C it is set to 82. Our basement stays very cool since I insulated it before I had my bypass surgery years ago. I always just turn on the recirculating fan and that cools us down unless it gets really hot. We also have several ceiling fans in the house.
Joe
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We super-insulated our house. The A/C doesn't run much until afternoon, even when it's hot. Right now, my weatherstation says it's 96 and 15%. Feels like 92. No wind. We keep the t'stat set at 75 day and night. Sometimes drop it to 72 at night.
When we do, it will stay at or below 75 until perhaps noon on 100-degree days. Downstairs doesn't have A/C but the cool air comes down even with the door closed. It's 73 here at my desk right now.
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Thermometer says 90° and our AC is set at 76°. Humidity outside is 63 and inside 46. T-shirt and shorts for comfort. If I had it set as low as a couple of you guys, it would be jeans and sweater conditions for me. Bob
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Let's just hope that in places like TX and AZ it gets hot enough to send the prog softies back to their blue states.
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Oakie you temp is a bit too cold, or so they say.
84 outside and 69 inside
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I don't have A/C.
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It's true that "older is colder." I used to wonder why old folks kept their houses so dang hot. Now, I know.
My temperature range has narrowed such that I'm comfortable only between a narrow band. Right at 75 is perfect for me. I don't do well much higher or lower than that any more. At 70, if I'm just sitting at the 'Pooter, I almost want to put on a sweater or long-sleeved shirt. At 80, if I'm just still I'm fine. But if I have to do any semblance of work - like playing golf or loading my boat - I'm overly hot.
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All 3 zones are each at 55F. We do not have A/C. Many homes here do not have A/C.
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72 and it stays there.
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AC is set at 70, but with our large attic space, as well as the full ridge vent, it hardly ever comes on before 4 or so, even in 100 degree heat.
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It's been in the mid 90's during the day & the main floor is set at 76. We have R19 walls & 20'' of attic insulation. Yet, the AC runnnns. The problem is the humidity. Inside I try to keep it below 55 percent.
The unit for the lower walkout isn't on & it stays below 75. That level isn't finished & I have Styrofoam board insulation over some of the windows. Of course, we do run a dehumidifier down there.
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Almost 20 years ago.......I went from a worn out 3 ton/8 SEER.....to a 5 ton geothermal(last week, had to replace one of the two water circulation pumps).
It was 105 degrees yesterday..........thermostat = 68 degrees during the daytime, and 66 degrees at night.
At this stage of life......I refuse to sweat in my own home. 😎😇
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Rocky Raab: 30119331523227/comments/30119343804699
We super-insulated our house. The A/C doesn't run much until afternoon, even when it's hot. Right now, my weatherstation says it's 96 and 15%. Feels like 92. No wind. We keep the t'stat set at 75 day and night. Sometimes drop it to 72 at night.
When we do, it will stay at or below 75 until perhaps noon on 100-degree days. Downstairs doesn't have A/C but the cool air comes down even with the door closed. It's 73 here at my desk right now.
The spray in foam insulation is amazing. My niece had it done to her house that she just rehabbed. In the winter, you can heat that house with a candle!!! Her ac comes on about once an hour. Her house was built in 1798, in a historical old town called, Old Rancoocas. Three stories and very cute. It still has the old plaque on it that states, It once was a Dr.s Office and home. Her parents live three doors down, and their house was a Blacksmith shop and stables.
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When the weather people predicted this heat wave,I check out the unit,cleaned the condenser and evaporator,new filters and went through the house and balanced the registers,set the thermostat to 73.My wife was complaining about being cold when it was 98 outside.
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Oakie, we not only had all the exterior walls foamed, but had 20" of blown in insulation AND had reflective mylar installed to the roof rafters. That mylar reflects so much heat back out that the attic never gets much above ambient. The insulation then keeps the inside temp from migrating through the ceiling. There's also a solar-powered vent fan.
The west-facing brick wall of our bedroom used to become quite hot to the touch in summer and stayed that way most of the night. Now, it stays cool. The other benefit is noise reduction. That foam is like the house is wearing earmuffs!
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74 during the day......71 at night...
This keeps the humidity in the lower level of the house below 45%... I like it cooler but this seems to work pretty well. We are installing new windows with Low E glass later this summer. Hopefully this will keep the parts of the house cooler where there are lots of window...
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thermostat set on 73 to keep humidity down. I closed off the unused portion of my home with a thick blanket hung from the ceiling to reduce the loss of A/C air into an area seldom used or visited. Outside is 94 now with hot wet blanket humidity.
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75 here - set my my loving wife who has never paid a electric bill in her life. I'm wearing a sweatshirt inside. 😕
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@Oakie I don't want to side track your thread, but.... I understand sealing a house up tight with the spray foam, etc. But, then where does the make-up air get in when you run the clothes dryer, gas water heater, range hood, etc.?
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99 outside----71 inside. The geothermal unit is loafing along. This month's elec. bill is $165, we are all electric, no gas, water or sewer bills.
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Big storm blowing through WNC, 65* outside, was 88 about 2 hours ago, 71* inside.
New HVAC working perfect. Power went out about 20 minutes ago.
New whole house generator fired right up. Broke the gun money bank for some time but well worth it.
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Yeah, we got that same storm yesterday @Butchdog3. Didn't lose power, but TV (Dish Network) goes out if it even looks like it's gonna rain. 😩
Installed two big window awnings on my two front windows a couple months ago. Really helps. The front of my house faces West and takes direct sun towards the latter part of the day. Biggest benefit is I can have those windows open in the rain now.
I took full advantage of the opportunity to shut off the AC and open those windows when the storm rolled through yesterday evening and the temp dropped.
I have a Trane unit (Heat pump/AC) from the 90's. 😞 My house is not as insulated as I would like. (Built in 1972 as a Summer Mtn getaway for folks who lived on the Coast.) My house's design also hurts me. 3 story steep pitched A-frame. Can sit in the living room and look up 3 stories. Open beams and tongue and groove knotty pin.
My AC struggles in the extreme heat of the day to keep my place 81°, when set around 75-77°. 😟
Heating it, is also a challenge.
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Mine was set at 110 degrees. Working in the concession trailer this weekend and temp is 95 degrees outside.
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Toolman286: 30119331523227/comments/30119312424219
@Oakie I don't want to side track your thread, but.... I understand sealing a house up tight with the spray foam, etc. But, then where does the make-up air get in when you run the clothes dryer, gas water heater, range hood, etc.?
Much of the make-up will still come into the house through very small openings at windows and doors and such. Things such as fart fans and kitchen fans never seal completely. The new high-efficiency gas water heaters use exterior air for combustion, same for many gas fireplaces and other gas appliances.
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Thanks Neo. I forgot that the water heater has an out side air intake that should satisfy all.
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MId to high 90's here.
73 in the house and I have the garage at 77.
Once I get to moving around more and am out in the garage, I'll crank it down to 73 when I'm out there piddling.
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External afternoon temps have been high 90's, inside temps somewhere between 90 and 104. Thermostat set on 60* so the furnace doesn't come if/when things cool down.
Learn to live with the environment/weather.
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