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Air conditioner ?
What do you keep your air set on during the day and at night?
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Re: Air conditioner ?
right now we keep it at 70* and that seems to be perfect. We also have been keeping the blindes closed. Our house takes a beating, as it faces N/S so that afternoon sun KILLS the back side of it. When it's hotter we'll lower it for a little while to 69-68*
Also, since having our duct work cleaned it's made a HUGE improvement in the air flow. - just a thought to keep in mind.
This is one of my "things." I am obsessed w/ temp control in our house b/c I swear it greatly affects how the girls sleep. Adam thinks I'm crazy. I adjust the thermostat all day long depending on my comfort (and my perceived comfort of the girls). Generally, it is about 74-75 degrees during the day, and I turn down to 73 during naps (this is enough to get it to kick on and reduce the humidity in their rooms). Then it goes back up to 75 in the early evening, I put it at 74 while getting ready for bed, 73 when I put ingrid to bed, and have it go down to 72 at 10:00 pm. Lately it has been staying at 72 all night, but I notice I get kind of uncomfortable around 3 am due to humidity, so I might have it go down another degree so the system eliminates the extra humidity?
See what I mean, I have issues. I just wish there was a way to get all the humidity out of the upstairs w/o having to keep the air on, b/c then I get a little cold. Do you think a dehumidifier would work well enough? I've only seen them used in basements, and I think they are kind of loud? that would be a deal breaker for me. The only thing I am weirder about than sleep temps is sleep noise. ha!
We keep ours, dehumidifier, running with the a/c on. or when it's nice enough to have the windows open, our house is older 50+yrs, not at all energy effecent, so it gets pretty humid in there. If you're willing to throw down some bucks, you might be able to find one that is quite. Ours is a constant running, the one my parents have turns on and off depending on moisture(sp?) in the air.
And my H has to have a fan noise on when he sleeps, so I don't notice the sound of the dehumidifier.
GL
A high of 77 and a low of 75 to save on energy costs/environmental impact. We also use our ceiling fans to help with circulation of cool air flow, and keep the shades drawn.
Right now ours is usually between 74-76. On those few 90 degree days we've had, I've moved it down as low as 72 during the day but it probably won't get much lower than that throughout the summer.
I would try the dehumidifier. I think people use them in the basements a lot because that is where a lot of moisture can build up but it should work the same in the upstairs. I think the models they have now are much quieter than they used to be. I would give one a shot and if it was too noisy, you could always return it. The ones we have used in the past work amazing and it is almost ridiculous how much water they actually pull out of the air!
We haven't turned ours on yet, but usually keep it around 76 when we run it. We have an older home with lots of big windows/good airflow and ceiling fans in the living room and all bedrooms, so haven't needed AC yet.
We do run a dehumidifier in the basement. We got one of the cheapest we could find and the noise isn't that noticeable to me anymore. It's at least just a low hum, not a mechanical noise.