What Temperature Should I Keep it in My Home This Summer in 2019?

What Temperature Should I Keep it in My Home This Summer in 2019 is sort of a basic video for newer homeowners getting ready to turn on the AC this year. What temperature you should keep it at in your home really varies. Tune in to this video about what temperature you should keep it in your home this year iin 2019.

[foxfamilyheatingandaircond]

Hey everyone! Thanks for watching! This video is for our customers out there who may not know just where to keep there home's temperatures during the hot summer. Enjoy and as always thanks for your support!

[dm]

We finally had central a/c installed in our house last year after the indoor temp reached 96*!
We kept it pretty much set at 74* but like you said, we do adjust it slightly up/down depending on how we feel.
It's a great feeling to come into a cool house!
God bless the man who invented central a/c! Lol

[paulheydarian]

78 F with high humidity is very different from 78 F at low humidity.

[Stevie]

What is the point in having AC if it's almost 80? That's about 5 degrees past miserable.

[ArrowRozz]

I agree with you. 72 degrees is perfect for me and I work outside alot so I like to come home to a cool home. in the winter I like it at 64-66 degrees.

[cathyb]

I can't even imagine using 78 or above in the hot South East Texas summers! I'll have to accept whatever the increase is for my electric bill, to stay at 74-75.🙂

[FBHSswimmer]

Well said Greg. I get tired of our power companies here in FL (I am on Duke Energy) saying to lower our electric bill we should keep our thermostats on 78. For me, that is uncomfortable because of our high humidity levels. I have the exact same thermostat you showed in the video and it is set to 75 when I am home, 77 when I am at work, and 73 at night. If I go on vacation, I put it in Vacation Mode and keep the house at 78 for A/C and 65 for Heat. That works well for me. My electric bill is usually under $100, but if the temp outside is over 95+ it will get over $100.00.

[SalvadorHVAC]

Fresno Ca I tell our customers you have several factors that determine how Comfortable you will be, Windows, Insulation, & unit capacity. I like the 78-80 range here in the Valley, We are trying just to escape the scorching 90+ 100+ weather. But we always run into that one house who LOVES their tstat to run at 75-70.

[Shaqlife]

I like mine at 74 it’s comfortable I don’t like it any less. I do not move it. Running it lower makes the unit work harder and problems occur.
When I come home from work it still says 74 sometimes it will say 75 but no higher.

[The_Oblivion_Light]

I set mine to 80. But there are factors when finding the sweet spot. The number one and really the only factor is insulation. This includes the outter structure of your dwelling rather if it is a house or an apartment. I live in an apartment with good insulation and it is 90% brick on the outer structure. When I set it to 80 all day, my apartment stays cool enough where the ac would come on and off every 20 minutes or so during the day even in 100 degree weather and the intervals are longer at night. In a wood structure, this would be much different even with good insulation, mainly with older structures. I also have blackout curtains which helps keep the light from beaming in, thus making my apartment more favorable for cooling.

[TheMcGuireLife]

I, agree 72°F is a good temperature! I have my upstairs thermostat set to 79 during the hot afternoon.
The temperature dropped to 73°F!!! I have a clock with a builtin thermometer I got the clock sitting on top of my toilet.the clock read 73°F in my bathroom in my bedroom.”
I, got a standing fan I put my fan in the doorway to my bathroom, to blow that cold air into my bedroom!!

[babyhael]

We have our 3 ac at 78 at different times of the day. Our living room ac is on all day on heatwave days and off at night then the 2 bedroom ac are on at 4- 6 hrs at night still between 76-78... 5 electric fans on circulating 15-20 hrs a day

[Kevinb]

For me it depends on the house. Some houses run at 78 during the day andn73 at night nicely while other homes I’ve lived in needs to be at 80 during day and 75 at night or else the ac won’t shut down and take breaks. I would say just keep adjusting until your ac runs efficiently. You don’t want it running none stop

[shadowschilda]

Go with 20 degrees lower temp then outside factoring in humidex. You also need to get a feel for your a/c. During a heatwave mine seems happy at 79f. I bump it to 81 in the afternoons when the sun is hitting my windows. I dont like my ac running constantly, set to auto it cycles. When its constantly running for hours its bound to freeze over.

[shoff]

In the winter I'll have it to 68 during the day, and 58 at night.
During the summer it's usually 75 during the day and 65-60 at night.

[garyb]

We've had a Honeywell Wi-Fi programmable thermostat for about 5 years and it's the Best Thermostat ever! It really does help save heating and cooling energy. You get a monthly Honeywell Report that tells you how much the unit is running compared to last years use and so far the reports are showing it was hotter last year 2018.
"July Trends: Heating & cooling compared with last year. On average, temperatures were 4° cooler than July 2018. July 2019 Avg Hi: 83° Avg Lo: 64° .July 2018
Avg Hi: 88° Avg Lo: 68°.
The report also shows how many hours the unit ran. We set at 78 days and 73 at night, its very comfortable. Right now at 3: PM it's 104 deg. outside. I'm in southern California.

[ttrestle]

My personal opinion is to keep it no more than 8 degrees difference than outside unless it gets over 86 degrees. I will never set it higher than 77 or 78 degrees. But, I have a brand new high end TRANE AC condenser and furnace. I also have a programmable thermostat that with a schedule and attached to my Google home. I always ensure it knows when I’m away for longer periods in order to save more money. With shorter periods I don’t change as I don’t want the AC to go up and back down right away…

[MrIMCP]

We used to be those 68F people but over the years we've gotten ourselves used to 73 so far while we are home and 75 while we are gone, can't let the pupper get hot!

[JamesBond-srfw]

Biggest draw on your electric bill is the ac, I do exactly as he says 84/78 using a wifi controlled thermostat save allot of money so far and I help the environment by not running the unit so hard. Just do it!

[lyanne]

I live in south Texas, from May-October our A/C never gets a break.