What indoor temperature do you keep your Village castle at when you are here?

[SFSkol]

Battling the heat and humidity.

"Owing to variations in humidity and (likely) clothing, recommendations for summer and winter may vary; a suggested typical range for summer is 23–25.5 °C (73–78 °F), with that for winter being 20–23.5 °C (68–74 °F)." - Room temperature - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_temperature)

Are you using variable day/night temp settings? If so please relate your values.

[retiredguy123]

77 degrees, all the time, day and night, summer and winter.

[rustyp]

Castles are meant to be cold and damp.

[birdawg]

78 ac. 70 heat

[CoachKandSportsguy]

75 year round. .

northerns must acclimate

[justjim]

Thermostats all do not register the same. They can be off as much as 2 or 3 degrees. You should have another temperature gage in your house to make sure when you set your thermostat for 76 degrees that it’s actually 76 degrees in your house.

[manaboutown]

At what temperature do I keep my castle? 74 degrees year round.

[Toymeister]

Cool to 77, heat to 72. Although on really cold days I'll kick on the gas fireplace.

As the guy with the whole home energy monitor I can assure you that your HVAC is the number one consumer of electricity.

[retiredguy123]

Thermostats all do not register the same. They can be off as much as 2 or 3 degrees. You should have another temperature gage in your house to make sure when you set your thermostat for 76 degrees that it’s actually 76 degrees in your house.
If your thermostat is off by 3 degrees, you need a new thermostat.

[Topspinmo]

77 for me, I find tipping point for me 76 or cooler my lungs congest and A/C wants to run lot more. 71 or 72 winter setting.

[Topspinmo]

If your thermostat is off by 3 degrees, you need a new thermostat.

Also temperature may very throughout locations in house by couple degrees. My back bedroom always 4 or 5 degrees warmer due to length of duct and afternoon sunshine’s.

[JRcorvette]

76-77 in the summer…. 68-73 in the winter

[Michael 61]

I think I’m an outlier- I like it cool - Year round AC - 72 days / 67 nights - I don’t turn on heat - I’ll put on a sweater or put on an extra blanket on those few cooler winter days/nights.

[Stu from NYC]

76 year round.

[tophcfa]

Me, 80 by day and 74 to sleep. Wife, 76 by day and 70 to sleep. We compromise at 78, 72. January to mid February we open all windows and sliders, turn the HVAC off, and the temperature is what it is. I turn the heat on once per year for about a half hour, with the windows open, just to check that it’s still working and burn off the dust. When up north, my wife will keep a window open in the bedroom anytime it’s above 32 degrees, so I often sleep with a sweatshirt. Our bedroom is upstairs, so the heat from the wood stove raises up and makes the room an oven. That being said, if it’s that cold we should be in the Villages.

[justjim]

If your thermostat is off by 3 degrees, you need a new thermostat.

Agree. But a lot of people Don’t know that their thermostat is not accurate and need another instrument to check the actual temperature in their house.

[Kenswing]

78 during the day. 73 at night.

Heat 70.

[chrisinva]

78 during the day, with the oscillating fan & the ceiling fan on in the liv/kit.

71 at night with ceiling fan on. Our bedroom faces north, thankfullly, & is always the coolest place in the house.

[Keefelane66]

Thermostats all do not register the same. They can be off as much as 2 or 3 degrees. You should have another temperature gage in your house to make sure when you set your thermostat for 76 degrees that it’s actually 76 degrees in your house.
We can agree ours is off about 4° confirmed by A/C company
on service call. A new thermostat was installed and that was off by 3° not worth the $150 charge technician reinstalled original

[retiredguy123]

We can agree ours is off about 4° confirmed by A/C company
on service call. A new thermostat was installed and that was off by 3° not worth the $150 charge technician reinstalled original
It's possible that the thermostat just needs to be calibrated. But, any decent thermostat should be able to measure and control the temperature to within one degree of the setting. Note that it can only control the temperature at the thermostat location, not the entire house.

[BobnBev]

77 degrees, all the time, day and night, summer and winter.

Us also.

[Velvet]

It depends. I notice I’m comfortable inside between 74-78 degrees anywhere anytime. But sometimes when it is really humid 78 can feel hot. And sometimes when the sun has gone down and it is quite dry, 78 can feel coolish after a hot day, so it is relative. My app is on the phone so if I wake up because it’s too hot I just lower the temp.

[charlie1]

Summer - we have ours set for 78 degrees and turn on the ceiling fans in the rooms we are using.

Winter - we set ours to 72 degrees during the day and 68 degrees at night.

[Pondboy]

My wife is in charge of thermostat…..76 daytime and 66 at night. Mind you, at night the celling fan and a personal bed side fan are also running……

It’s cold enough to hang meat 🙀🤪😂😂😂

[PugMom]

74-75 daytime, 73 overnight

[Freehiker]

72 during the day
68 at night

[Stu from NYC]

My wife is in charge of thermostat…..76 daytime and 66 at night. Mind you, at night the celling fan and a personal bed side fan are also running……

It’s cold enough to hang meat 🙀🤪😂😂😂

Gave her the power we see. Do you at least get to hold the remote?

[MrFlorida]

80 for A/C in the summer. Only used the heat once or twice during the coldest of winters.

[vintageogauge]

75 days 71 nights summer, winter 72 days 69 nights but it usually doesn't come on at 69.

[Teed_Off]

Summer - 79 day, 78 night
Winter - 68
Spring/Fall - heat pump off

[Fredster]

🌞 Summer 75 all the time

☃️ Winter 73 all the time

[New Englander]

Summer, Day & Night 82
Winter, Day and Night 72

[patfla06]

We keep it on 78 but we measured it and it’s more like 76.
Been in Florida 26 years so now I get cold :(

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

1. The thermostat measures the temperature wherever the thermostat is located. Ours is in the hallway. The room on the other side of that wall is always colder than the rest of the house. The living room seems to always be the warmest, except if I've been doing a lot of work in the kitchen. The difference can be up to 5 degrees. So if we set it to 76, it -could- get as cool as 71 in my office. I hate that, but there's really no way to balance the air flow in this house any better without ripping the roof off and building an entire new duct system. We don't have an attic, so the ducts are directly between the roof and the ceiling of the house.

2. We try to keep it at 78-80 in the summer during the day, and 76 at night. In the winter, it's usually set to 68 at night and 70-72 during the day.

[Gpsma]

72…24/7/365

[ThirdOfFive]

My wife is in charge of thermostat…..76 daytime and 66 at night. Mind you, at night the celling fan and a personal bed side fan are also running……

It’s cold enough to hang meat 🙀🤪😂😂😂
It is my considered opinion, being married as long as I have to a woman who judges how she feels inside by what she thinks the weather is like outside, that women are NOT reliable judges of temperature. She once told me that it is possible to be too hot and too cold at the same time!

[Velvet]

It is my considered opinion, being married as long as I have to a woman who judges how she feels inside by what she thinks the weather is like outside, that women are NOT reliable judges of temperature. She once told me that it is possible to be too hot and too cold at the same time!

Absolutely, and I agree with her. That is why when I feel hot, down goes the thermostat and on go the fans, and when I feel cold vice versa. Fortunately the rooms are not the same temperature. The Western exposure studio is much warmer usually than the bedroom closest to the HVAC so when hubby wasn’t comfortable he just moved to where he was or I did.

[sdeikenberry]

In the north many people kept their furnace fans running 24/7 to even out the temp in all parts of the home. In Flordia, that is not a good practice as it brings unwanted humidity into the house because nearly all HVAC units are in the garage and outside air is infiltrated into the unit...thus moving outside humidity inside.

[Rwirish]

79

Recommended is 78-81

[PGApromike]

I just closed on new home last week in TV. While it is still empty till this week, I'm monitoring temp and humidity. I was surprised that humidity was over 60% at 78 degrees. I got it to 58% by holding temp at 76. I'm anxious to see what happens after my furniture is here what effect it has.
If I am making a recommendation it is this, don't just monitor temperature, humidity is extremely important. Some studies say under 60% others say 50%. If you don't monitor humidity, then you may open your home up to potentially getting mold. Nobody wants that.
Reason for this post is to just educate people that temperature isn't the only thing to monitor in your home. This is especially important to seasonal residents.
Hope this helps a few of you and if you look at your AC units there is usually a phone number to call if you have questions they should be able to help you with recommendations on settings.
Good luck.

[MandoMan]

Battling the heat and humidity.

"Owing to variations in humidity and (likely) clothing, recommendations for summer and winter may vary; a suggested typical range for summer is 23–25.5 °C (73–78 °F), with that for winter being 20–23.5 °C (68–74 °F)." - Room temperature - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_temperature)

Are you using variable day/night temp settings? If so please relate your values.

73°, 24/7. My most recent electric bill, for the month ending August 10, was $122. That’s the highest this year. But it’s not bad.

[RcCalais]

It is amazing how the human body can adjust. I thought it was amusing after first arriving in the Middle East. In their winter the locals wore raincoats to break the wind and huddled around fires if the temperature went below 70 degrees. After being there for a few years I was wearing a jacket if below 70.

[jimkerr]

Battling the heat and humidity.

"Owing to variations in humidity and (likely) clothing, recommendations for summer and winter may vary; a suggested typical range for summer is 23–25.5 °C (73–78 °F), with that for winter being 20–23.5 °C (68–74 °F)." - Room temperature - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_temperature)

Are you using variable day/night temp settings? If so please relate your values.

72 during the day and 69 at night.

[Bill32]

summer 79 day 77 night, winter 72 constant...

[mikeycereal]

☀️ 76 in summer.

☃️ 77 in winter.

In between I change it up or down a few.

[Black Beauty]

78....

[nn0wheremann]

Battling the heat and humidity.

"Owing to variations in humidity and (likely) clothing, recommendations for summer and winter may vary; a suggested typical range for summer is 23–25.5 °C (73–78 °F), with that for winter being 20–23.5 °C (68–74 °F)." - Room temperature - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_temperature)

Are you using variable day/night temp settings? If so please relate your values.
79F summer, with ceiling fans on, and 70 winter. It's not the heat, its the humidity!

[Dgodin]

79 in the summer, 72 in the winter. It doesnt have to be that cool indoors in the summer, just maybe 10 degrees cooler than outside

[Mazjaz]

We find 79 daytime and 74 bedtime a happy compromise between my wife and I…I like it cooler she likes it a bit warmer, but the humid inside stays under 60%.

[KJ1325]

80 during the day with celling fans running and 69 at night while sleeping

[mrf0151]

AC at 78 average daytimes. At night whole house at 79 except bedroom we set at 72 to sleep cool. Home HVAC zone system helps us save some money.

[westernrider75]

Battling the heat and humidity.

"Owing to variations in humidity and (likely) clothing, recommendations for summer and winter may vary; a suggested typical range for summer is 23–25.5 °C (73–78 °F), with that for winter being 20–23.5 °C (68–74 °F)." - Room temperature - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_temperature)

Are you using variable day/night temp settings? If so please relate your values.

77 during the day, 75 at night

[asianthree]

Age comes in to equation..it seem the older you are the warmer you keep you home. My in-laws 80 year round. Parents 79 year round. And they wear sweaters.

Our house 72-74 day sleep 69ish

[Rainger99]

According to the experts, if you raise your thermostat just one degree in the summer, you will decrease your electric bill by 2 percent.

So if you normally keep it at 72 degrees, increasing it to 79 degrees will save you 14% on your energy bill.

Is that true? We have a broad range of temperatures listed so far. What is the square foot of your house and what is the average monthly bill? Does it pay to turn the thermostat up?

I have about a 1500 square foot house and usually keep the temperature at 78 during the day and my monthly electric bill varies from $100 to $150 a month.

[JSR22]

My home is 2070 sq ft and an enclosed lanai of 390 sq ft. I keep the AC at 74 24 by 7. The pool runsabout 8 hours a day. My most recent bill was $220 which I think is inexpensive.

[Taltarzac725]

Usually 78 in the day and maybe 77 at night. Depends on our company though. Some like it cooler.

[RCMill531@comcast.net]

72 day and night. Would prefer cooler at night but I turn the fan higher.

[Fredster]

According to the experts, if you raise your thermostat just one degree in the summer, you will decrease your electric bill by 2 percent.

So if you normally keep it at 72 degrees, increasing it to 79 degrees will save you 14% on your energy bill.

Is that true? We have a broad range of temperatures listed so far. What is the square foot of your house and what is the average monthly bill? Does it pay to turn the thermostat up?

I have about a 1500 square foot house and usually keep the temperature at 78 during the day and my monthly electric bill varies from $100 to $150 a month.

That sounds about right. My house is 1150 sq ft, and in the summer I keep it at 75 degrees (day& night) my last bill was $101 which I think is a bargain!

[asianthree]

Age comes in to equation..it seem the older you are the warmer you keep you home. My in-laws 80 year round. Parents 79 year round. And they wear sweaters.

Our house 72-74 day sleep 69ish

2800sf All ceilings are 10’ June $153.16 July $171.23. August runtime is very close to July.

According to the experts, if you raise your thermostat just one degree in the summer, you will decrease your electric bill by 2 percent.

So if you normally keep it at 72 degrees, increasing it to 79 degrees will save you 14% on your energy bill.

Is that true? We have a broad range of temperatures listed so far. What is the square foot of your house and what is the average monthly bill? Does it pay to turn the thermostat up?

I have about a 1500 square foot house and usually keep the temperature at 78 during the day and my monthly electric bill varies from $100 to $150 a month.

[Rainger99]

During the day, the outside temperature is usually around 95 degrees and during the night, the outside temperature is usually around 75 degrees.

Why does everyone turn the air conditioner down at night - when it is much cooler than during the daytime?

[asianthree]

During the day, the outside temperature is usually around 95 degrees and during the night, the outside temperature is usually around 75 degrees.

Why does everyone turn the air conditioner down at night - when it is much cooler than during the daytime?

Everyone has sleep comfort temps. Most sleep warm, so they lower evening temp. In the winter up north we keep sleeptime at 66. Here hvac runs less in the evening, so one can lower temp for little money

[Rainger99]

Everyone has sleep comfort temps. Most sleep warm, so they lower evening temp. In the winter up north we keep sleeptime at 66. Here hvac runs less in the evening, so one can lower temp for little money

Why not turn it off at night and open the windows? Take advantage of the cooler air?

[MrChip72]

Wife turns it to 73, I turn it to 75. So depends on who walked by the thermostat last.

[mikeycereal]

That sounds about right. My house is 1150 sq ft, and in the summer I keep it at 75 degrees (day& night) my last bill was $101 which I think is a bargain!

Similar to me only I keep mine at 76. Too cold at 75 for me.

[gbs317]

74 degrees day and night but I use the ceiling fans to keep the air moving.

[asianthree]

Why not turn it off at night and open the windows? Take advantage of the cooler air?

Some choose to open windows, those with severe allergies don’t. Our nighttime hvac run is 1.45 hours from 9pm to 5am.

Not sure why it bothers you people turn down their temp at night.

[Rainger99]

Some choose to open windows, those with severe allergies don’t. Our nighttime hvac run is 1.45 hours from 9pm to 5am.

Not sure why it bothers you people turn down their temp at night.

I didn’t say it bothered me. I am trying to find out the reason so many do it. Studies show that fresh air is healthier than air conditioned air.

The Health Benefits of Fresh Air - Physio Falmouth Plus (https://physiofalmouthplus.co.uk/health-benefits-fresh-air/)

[Whitley]

68 Degrees in the Summer
71 degrees in the Winter

[christiewright]

I think I’m an outlier- I like it cool - Year round AC - 72 days / 67 nights - I don’t turn on heat - I’ll put on a sweater or put on an extra blanket on those few cooler winter days/nights.

It must be a California thing. I agree with 72 days and 67 nights.

[asianthree]

I didn’t say it bothered me. I am trying to find out the reason so many do it. Studies show that fresh air is healthier than air conditioned air.

The Health Benefits of Fresh Air - Physio Falmouth Plus (https://physiofalmouthplus.co.uk/health-benefits-fresh-air/)

Unless you wake up from that fresh air with severe breathing issues. Many as they age can no longer tolerate pollen. This year in our screened lanai everything was covered in yellow pollen. Our screen is pet quality, I can only imagine what a common screen in a window would allow in.

Bonus when we both worked wore masks for 16 hour day, total air exchange every 15-20 minutes. I miss those days where could breathe without coughing and sneezing. Pollen in FL seems there isn’t a break, just degrees of how heavy or light it is

[CFrance]

We're currently set at 80 degrees, day and night, fans in living room and bedroom running. Our (recently former) summer home only had a/c in the bedroom, thick stone walls 400 years old, so it kept heat out. And it was dry there. I think we gradually got used to warmer temps, because we used to run 78 at day and 74 at night here.

[upstate]

72-73 during the day.
65 at night with ceiling fan on medium, in the bedroom.