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a kennedy

(33,753 posts)
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 09:57 AM 6 hrs ago

So, what's the temp of your air conditioner set at today???

Southeastern MN gonna be warm and muggy today. Haven’t turned on the AC yet, but today??? I just might have to turn it on. Fingers crossed it’ll work, I know, should have had it checked, husband always did that, he’s gone now, so I gotta start learning all this stuff.

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So, what's the temp of your air conditioner set at today??? (Original Post) a kennedy 6 hrs ago OP
75 on ours here in the Low Country of South Carolina. livetohike 5 hrs ago #1
We're in Florida radical noodle 5 hrs ago #2
ditto to both Native 5 hrs ago #6
florida as well roomtomove 5 hrs ago #9
70 degrees, with 3 ceiling fans running counter-clockwise. n/t LuckyCharms 5 hrs ago #3
75 here in Northern California. It will be 91 today but temps will drop back to 80s and 70s in a couple of days. Polly Hennessey 5 hrs ago #4
78 when not at home, 72 for nighttime sleeping. Omnipresent 5 hrs ago #5
Mine stays on 71 bamagal62 5 hrs ago #7
I keep ours set at 77 WhiteTara 5 hrs ago #8
I'm in SW Florida. markodochartaigh 5 hrs ago #10
No air conditioner in my house RoadRunner 5 hrs ago #11
74 daytime, 72 night. Wingus Dingus 5 hrs ago #12
Currently 41 here at 6500' FirstLight 5 hrs ago #13
We don't own one CanonRay 5 hrs ago #14
west central coastal Florida here onethatcares 3 hrs ago #15
Sierra Fothills East of Sacramento Squeaky41 3 hrs ago #16
Haven't had an air conditioner since 2004 LogDog75 3 hrs ago #17
I've never felt the need for AC in my house jmowreader 1 hr ago #18
It's 11:41 a.m. and 105 degrees. Forecast is 111 degrees later this afternoon. Our A/C has been set to 78 degrees for beaglelover 1 hr ago #19

livetohike

(23,482 posts)
1. 75 on ours here in the Low Country of South Carolina.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 10:02 AM
5 hrs ago

The ceiling fan is on too. It’s 85° right now at 10 AM and going up to 92 for a high. It’s really humid too.

You’ll figure things out as you go .

roomtomove

(242 posts)
9. florida as well
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 10:14 AM
5 hrs ago

I try to set it at 75-76, but my wife always turns it down to 74, which is actually cold for me. My thermostat includes a humidistat that governs the temperature/cooling when the humidity is above a set point. I can get around the wifey issue because the stat is connected to the internet and I can change the settings remotely, which wifey is not aware that I can do that. Drives her crazy when she finds out the settings change even when I am not home. lol...........

Polly Hennessey

(7,887 posts)
4. 75 here in Northern California. It will be 91 today but temps will drop back to 80s and 70s in a couple of days.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 10:05 AM
5 hrs ago

We have low humidity.

bamagal62

(3,944 posts)
7. Mine stays on 71
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 10:10 AM
5 hrs ago

regardless of the temp outside! 64 and foggy here in NYC. We have a heat wave starting on Thursday. Not looking forward to it.

WhiteTara

(30,811 posts)
8. I keep ours set at 77
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 10:11 AM
5 hrs ago

I woke up early early this morning and was really hot, so I turned it down to 74, but keep it in the high 70s.

I'm sorry about your loss. My sister is going through the same thing as you. Her husband did all things like that, and she is having to learn how to do it all. I often moan bout having to do all these things in my life, but I guess it is good prep for me when it comes to the day my beloved is no longer with me.

markodochartaigh

(3,050 posts)
10. I'm in SW Florida.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 10:16 AM
5 hrs ago

But I grew up in Texas. We didn’t have air-conditioning until I was about 16. I lived in Dallas for thirty years, and in Dallas if it is 105° at noon it is still 90° at midnight. In this part of Florida the hottest months of June to October have almost daily rains about 2-4 PM. Most days it may hit the mid 90's for a couple of hours but the rains drop the temperature to the 70's. I don't use the air-conditioning, just fans. I find it very comfortable, even a bit cool around 5-8 AM.

FirstLight

(15,281 posts)
13. Currently 41 here at 6500'
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 10:45 AM
5 hrs ago

It's only going to get up to 75 today!

Many places here in Tahoe don't even have AC, because it gets so cold at night in the Summers it balances things out pretty well. That we're supposed to have a hot day or two coming up Friday Saturday I think but hot for us is 85 with low humidity! The sun is very strong here though because the atmosphere is so thin, so you got to watch it cuz it gets hot in the Sun for sure!

Edit to add.. im sorry for the loss of your hubby. Hope you can start feeling more independent with all those details... 🥺🫂

onethatcares

(16,856 posts)
15. west central coastal Florida here
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 12:13 PM
3 hrs ago

81 degrees all day, all night. Wife gets colder if we set it any lower and I get hot if we go higher. She's in remission so I bow to her.

Ceiling fans work all day/all night too.

Squeaky41

(364 posts)
16. Sierra Fothills East of Sacramento
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 12:32 PM
3 hrs ago

A/C left at 82 all day. Comes on about noon.

Just had contract annual tune up. Filters changed. Large outside fan bearing failing. Hope holds until fall.

Furnace set at 68 in cool season.

LogDog75

(511 posts)
17. Haven't had an air conditioner since 2004
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 12:45 PM
3 hrs ago

I have no need for an air conditioner. Temperature in the summer usually in the mid- to high 70s with about two or three weeks in August when it gets in the low 80s. All I need are fans to cool my home.

jmowreader

(52,428 posts)
18. I've never felt the need for AC in my house
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 02:36 PM
1 hr ago

I just open some windows and turn on my ceiling fans.

beaglelover

(4,287 posts)
19. It's 11:41 a.m. and 105 degrees. Forecast is 111 degrees later this afternoon. Our A/C has been set to 78 degrees for
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 02:42 PM
1 hr ago

over a month now. Live in Rancho Mirage, CA.

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