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Nafoom Question: Where do you set your thermostat? |
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Posts: 786 Jun 30, 2009 1:01 AM |
I like mine at around 71-72. Anything higher than that and I can't sleep at night.
If passed, a future Cap-n-Trade bill will be financially detrimental to me.
I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists
who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did'. Kurt Vonnegut, Timequake, 1997
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Steven McCrosky |
I like it cool | #1 | ||
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Posts: 2034 Jun 30, 2009 7:32 AM Registered Member |
Set it on 70 at night with the fan running above. Keep it on 73 during the day.
I have a programmable thermostat & rarely ever even have to mess with it. It is kind of a bitch when seasons change, but overall it's easy to set and operate. Yea, I'm screwed with Cap n Trade deal if passed. I have no problem if Obama wants to keep his office 78 degrees, but by damn if I want to keep it at fucking 60 don't punish me for it!! 
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Optimus Prime 4 |
I like to sleep with it frigid. And a fan on. But warmer if I'm in the recliner | #2 | ||
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Posts: 13326 Jun 30, 2009 8:10 AM Shogun of Harlem |
I think it's right below a vent. Doesn't matter anyway, it's over 80 in my house in the afternoon regardless of the setting.
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rebelpimp |
That's fucked up | #3 | ||
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Posts: 2316 Jun 30, 2009 8:21 AM |
I have the same problem, my AC is one of those shitty ones designed only to keep it 20 degrees cooler that the outside temp. It's fine except for when it
gets over 95 degrees which is June 1 to about Sept 15. My thermostat stays on 73 throughout the summer but from about noon til 6 pm it's 80 degrees in the
house.
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McNulty |
No lock yet? | #4 | ||
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Posts: 242 Jun 30, 2009 8:39 AM |
However regarding your question my wife actually slays air conditioner units, it's like the fricking winter here all the time. The cap and trade bill
would put me in the poor house.
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ridgereb84 |
I'm hot natured. | #5 | ||
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Posts: 8305 Jun 30, 2009 8:41 AM |
But my unit is evidently pretty efficient. I keep the thermostat on 74 and it's comfortable in my house. I also run ceiling fans throughout the house in
the summer to help circulate the air.
I use a timed thermostat that, when no one is home, runs at 80 and then drops to 74 at 2:30. It's cool by the time I get home at 4:50.
Rick Rodriguez, Dexter McCluster's H.S. coach: "When the Florida recruiters came down
recruiting Dex, I told them they'd better sign him or he'd come back to bite them in the ass. He bit them in the ass last fall."
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Optimus Prime 4 |
nope, as long as no one else gets into the political shit** | #6 | ||
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Posts: 13327 Jun 30, 2009 8:41 AM Shogun of Harlem |
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 patdog.sixpackspeak |
76 during the day and 68 at night. | #7 | ||
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Posts: 598 Jun 30, 2009 8:41 AM |
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deetuner |
You should monitor your | #8 | ||
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Posts: 451 Jun 30, 2009 8:54 AM |
ventilation if your house will not get cool in the afternoons. You can get a USB temp/humidity logger or just use a regular thermometer to monitor it between
those hours. Depending on when your house was built, most contractors don't give two shits about attic ventilation. They put a couple of whirly-gigs up top
or just use the rigde vents where it seems appropriate. The ridge vents look good, but I have found that they are not really good for ventilation.
If you attic gets above 150 degrees (F) in the afternoon, it does not have proper ventilation. There are a couple of options, you can get electrical exhaust fans installed, they are ususally about 200$ but then you gotta pay to have them wired into your attic. With them being electric, you really don't realize any energy savings....just a more comfortable home. You can also opt for the solar attic fans that are popular now. Most anyone can install them and it is just a matter of securing it to your roof and off it goes. It has a thrermoswitch that starts it up at 70 degrees and it runs off the sun.....good energy savings, plus you can write the cost off on your taxes up to 40% I believe. The downside to the solar ones are the price. They are usually about 500$. Both methods should take your attic to ambient +~10-15 degrees, which will take a lot of pressure off your A/C and make it much cooler in the afternoons. IF you own your home, this is something you should look into. If you rent, screw it....just move. |
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Optimus Prime 4 |
my house has good ventilation, but there's only so much the unit can do | #9 | ||
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Posts: 13328 Jun 30, 2009 9:07 AM Shogun of Harlem |
when it's 105. I've considered going on the roof to put tin foil over the skylights. That would probably help right?
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ridgereb84 |
How big is your house? | #10 | ||
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Posts: 8306 Jun 30, 2009 9:11 AM |
Unless it's huge, it sounds like you probably have either an undersized or an outdated A/C. Of course, if you're renting, not nuch you can do about
that.
Rick Rodriguez, Dexter McCluster's H.S. coach: "When the Florida recruiters came down
recruiting Dex, I told them they'd better sign him or he'd come back to bite them in the ass. He bit them in the ass last fall."
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ridgereb84 |
We need an "anything goes" board. | #11 | ||
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Posts: 8307 Jun 30, 2009 9:15 AM |
Sometimes it would be good to blow off steam about politics, religion, etc. but still be able to cuss and also not have to go to sites that are strictly
political. Those seem to be full of people who eat, sleep, and breathe politics, and I don't think that describes most on here. Sometimes it's good
to talk about that stuff with people who are as ill-informed as I am.
Rick Rodriguez, Dexter McCluster's H.S. coach: "When the Florida recruiters came down
recruiting Dex, I told them they'd better sign him or he'd come back to bite them in the ass. He bit them in the ass last fall."
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deetuner |
That would help, or if you | #12 | ||
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Posts: 452 Jun 30, 2009 9:31 AM |
can reach the skylights from inside, go to lowes, buy a sheet of perma-R board and cut it out to fit the inside of the skylight and put it up there (foil side out). |
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Optimus Prime 4 |
It's almost a flat roof, outside would actually be easier. Just don't want to make a | #13 | ||
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Posts: 13329 Jun 30, 2009 9:41 AM Shogun of Harlem |
fire hazard
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deetuner |
If it is easy enough | #14 | ||
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Posts: 453 Jun 30, 2009 9:46 AM |
to get to that would help. I was just thinking about securing it on the outside. High Winds would probably rip it off. Perhaps just put the foil on the inside.
I know your pain. My first house was like that, I have just enough OCD in me to where that ruined my summers. That was all I could think about and it pissed me off to no end. |
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Posts: 243 Jun 30, 2009 10:00 AM |
like free speech zones, I think he's on to something here
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