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Originally Posted by Patf
We are new to The Villages and trying to figure out if there is a problem with our house. The house was built in 2008. During the cool months, we keep the thermostat at 68 degrees during the day and turn the heat off at night. On a typical night when the low is 45 degrees, the temperature in the house drops to about 60 degrees. Is this normal?
Our neighbors tell us they do the same thing and the temp in their house only drops to about 65 degrees.
We do the same thing in our house in Michigan. When the temp is 45 degrees at night the temp only drops to about 65.
I can not find any drafts or cold air leaks in our Villages house. Are our neighbors just lucky, or do we have a problem with our house?
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The houses are very well built. I think what you are experiencing is that most of our homes have a lot of glass and that exposure causes the additional drop. We have enclosed our lanai with floor to ceiling glass, and leave the sliders open. Our home remains comfortable in spite of that.
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