I’ve been meaning to ask this for a while. I saw a comment a month or so ago. Person said they keep their thermostat at like 65 in the winter and 78 in the summer. 78 seems fucking insane to me. That’s too damn hot for inside. How do you sleep at 78 degrees?
Are they a lizard person or am I a baby?
Edit 1: I love all the comments on this! Never thought this post would create such discussion. Looking at the comments vs upvotes it honestly seems 50/50ish that 78 is hot for the indoors. Can lemmy do polls?
I set it to 291K.
Not sure what that is in feet-degrees or miles or whatever you guys use in Murca.
Edit: changed to CAPITAL K, you nerds.
Edit 2: removed the degree symbol!
That’s about 523.8 °R. I prefer 531.67 °R
Grew up in a house with no AC in the summer. Would easily hit high 80s inside during the day and hover in the lower 80s or high 70s at night.
You learn how to deal with it. Use fans to bring cooler air in at night. Close up windows and curtains (especially south-facing blinds) during the day. Hydrate frequently. At night, strip down as far as comfortable, use just a sheet instead of a blanket, and have a fan to circulate air. AC is a relatively new invention, people have been living longer in hotter areas without it. 78 degrees should literally be “no sweat”.
18° during the day, 16° at night. I remember reading somewhere that getting down to 15° or lower for extended periods of time can cause problems for your house.
Usually off, but if on 18°C.
Dry climates will let you set the temp higher in the summer since your body will cool better.
I have solar/battery and heat pumps so I set my temp to whatever makes my SO happy.
AC only goes on when it’s 90 out. Used it 5 times last year. People can adapt. It’s like cutting sugar from your diet.
How is it like cutting sugar from your diet
It’s the same thing in that both cutting sugar from your diet and living inside a 90°F/32°C box both take all possibility of joy out of your life
Sans humidity being like 85% its fine… trying that when it’s 85+ and humidity to match, you’ll melt.
Nothing. My place is so well insulated (with triple glazing) that I don’t have to heat. Don’t have AC, but closing the blinds during the day keeps things cool enough.
Do you live in the UK?
If I’m paying the bills the AC is set to 72 in the summer and the heat is set to 66 in the winter.
If I’m not paying the bills the AC is set to 66 when it’s hot and the heat is set to 72 when it’s cold.
