Comments on: Frugal Tip: Acclimate To Less Air Conditioning http://www.festivaloffrugality.com/frugal-tip-acclimate-to-less-air-conditioning.htm Home of the weekly carnival that helps you pinch pennies out of dollars. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:37:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: landon http://www.festivaloffrugality.com/frugal-tip-acclimate-to-less-air-conditioning.htm#comment-4683 landon Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:51:32 +0000 http://www.festivaloffrugality.com/?p=156#comment-4683 i find that when we have the ac at 80 with our ceiling fan on, I have to cover up with a blanket - and it's 96 outside! i find that when we have the ac at 80 with our ceiling fan on, I have to cover up with a blanket - and it’s 96 outside!

]]> By: FruWiki Meg http://www.festivaloffrugality.com/frugal-tip-acclimate-to-less-air-conditioning.htm#comment-4682 FruWiki Meg Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:10:33 +0000 http://www.festivaloffrugality.com/?p=156#comment-4682 In my household here in Florida, we've been trying to keep the thermostat around 78 during the day and a few degrees cooler at night -- can't stand sticky sheets, but fortunately it is cooler at night. (We also lower it a few degrees when we have a few guests over, not just to make them comfortable but also because it's amazing how much body heat a room full of people makes.) We have a programmable thermostat and that has certainly paid for itself by helping us keep a better eye on temps and getting us out of the habit of bumping the thermostat up and down willy-nilly. This is our first summer with it and we've noticed A LOT of savings compared to when we kept the thermostat closer to 70. In my household here in Florida, we’ve been trying to keep the thermostat around 78 during the day and a few degrees cooler at night — can’t stand sticky sheets, but fortunately it is cooler at night. (We also lower it a few degrees when we have a few guests over, not just to make them comfortable but also because it’s amazing how much body heat a room full of people makes.)

We have a programmable thermostat and that has certainly paid for itself by helping us keep a better eye on temps and getting us out of the habit of bumping the thermostat up and down willy-nilly. This is our first summer with it and we’ve noticed A LOT of savings compared to when we kept the thermostat closer to 70.

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