Re:July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to Nasa
by usea on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @08:53AM
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I live in Louisiana, southern US. I generally leave the thermostat set to ~23°C, so the AC comes on periodically to try and maintain that temperature indoors. During the warmer months, that's a significant portion of every day. During the winter, the central heating comes on instead to do the same job. There are some times of the year where neither come on, but they are brief and it will likely be on at night. It would get far too humid indoors without something running, I wager.
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Re:July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to Nasa
by m_mueller on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @09:57AM
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Here's the thing: You'd save significantly by setting it to 25deg. when cooling and 19deg. when heating. Both are very comfortable once you've adjusted for a day or two - after that, going to 23deg. actually feels wrong (either too cold im summer or way too hot in winter).
Don't underestimate the thermal power needed for just one additional degree in a typical American house with poorly insulated windows, walls and doors.