Question is “What temperature do you set your A/C heat to?”

72-76 (night day) in summer 63-65/68 (night day) in winter. I know people are doing much more extreme and we should. Energy is a global resource. The less we all use the demand goes down and Russia inevitably losses money. But just like in the Iraqi war (I am aware it shouldn’t have happened or should during first gulf war) we saw SUVs with “I support the troops.”. Bullshit you do get a smaller car you high. Now we’ll have gas guzzlers with Ukrainian flags or “Puck Futin” on the… The I’ll buy a number sticker but not do anything slightly uncomfortable.

For this who want to save more you can cool your house even further during summer nights and be comfortable at higher temps during day. And in winter layers and a heating blanket/throw really do the trick. Heating blanket with a down comforter on top and you’ll be roasting.

  • TraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    18·
    2 months ago

    I set my thermostat to 16.5 (62F) in winter evenings and 19 (66) during the day. I don’t do it to own Russia, I do it because I don’t mind being a little cold and wearing more sweaters or a blanket, and because I don’t feel like paying half of my paycheck to the gas company. Hell, for the longest time I lived in a place with no heating or insulation and the temperature would drop at 12C in the evenings. Let’s not act like not keeping your house at 25C year long is some kind of death sentence.

    This person is a doofus though. Ultimately treatbrained take born out of someone whose only effect on the world is measure by consumption.

  • mathemachristian [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    good lord if your walls get colder than the air then humidity condensates on them and you get mold dumbass. You arent just heating for comfort, but to keep temperatures stable. Water should condensate on the window, where you can just wipe it, let fresh air in once or twice a day for about 5 minutes and then reheat.

      • mathemachristian [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        The guy is talking about going beyond those temps, and the humidity I’m talking about is indoors: from cooking and showering mainly. That water is more likely to condense on the window if the walls are warm. As it condenses on the window the air humidity drops and whatever might have condensed on the wall dries up to condense somewhere else (probably the window). Collect from the window, air out your flat, reheat.

        • Biddles [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          He’s talking about setting it at those temps, which are perfectly fine. Everything is less humid in the winter, including indoors. Many people need to run humidifiers lol.

  • LanyrdSkynrd [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    10·
    2 months ago

    My thermostat is usually at 60, I’ll bump it to 62 if I’m feeling particularly cold. It’s actually not that bad. You get used to wearing a lot of clothes indoors and your body adapts.

    I figure if people are living outdoors in below freezing temps, I can manage to survive at double that.

  • Blockocheese [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    Me reading the other comments and remembering my temperature regulation issues are part of being disabled and not something everyone has

  • merthyr1831@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    new guy just dropped: guy who lives on victorian-era squalor because he thinks he’s making a personal impact on the Russian economy

  • piggy [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    I live in the north east 70 is luxury here, and 68 is starting to be less common as energy prices increase.

    Parts of my house are somewhere between 55 and 80 because I heat with wood. I average out between 60 and 68. Anything above 55 is fine, just wear a sweater. Lower than 55 is only a problem if it’s for an extended period of time because it’s a higher risk for respiratory viruses.