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31. What is this "A/C" of which you speak?

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 09:56 PM

Jul 2012

I know, I know, I'm Canadian. But we're regretting we don't have it.

Sometimes, we have to abandon the house to seek relief from this heat. We had 15 minutes of rain the other day. First rain in a month.
The corn is dying and the marshes and streams are dry near the house.

I've never seen such hot, dry weather here in Ontario.

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So what do you have your A/C set to? [View all] NickB79 Jul 2012 OP

I don't. H2O Man Jul 2012 #1

We only have fans Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #2

Off, right now Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #3

Me too! cilla4progress Jul 2012 #110

Mine stays on 71 degrees. BlueJazz Jul 2012 #4

72F. turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #5

At this moment, 72 We are Devo Jul 2012 #6

No A/C. bitchkitty Jul 2012 #7

I'm w/ bitchkitty. Off in Oregon. dballance Jul 2012 #35

Off today, thank God. It's cool, drizzling here in Michigan. Denninmi Jul 2012 #8

79/80 nclib Jul 2012 #9

hi there! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #12

80 overnight, 78 during the day - we are fine even when it's been 105 outside. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #10

When I go to work I set it at 78. safeinOhio Jul 2012 #11

Same as you NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #13

Got the swamp coolers on today, kiva Jul 2012 #14

78--- over 100 degrees here today hlthe2b Jul 2012 #15

My AC here in Japan is kept to a minimum Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #16

I don't think it works that way Zanzoobar Jul 2012 #29

There is a temperature setting in the remote control Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #44

So it's related to the fan speed. Zanzoobar Jul 2012 #47

Fan speed does play a role, but Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #56

Do you have a ductless mini-split? Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #65

I had to look up photos of "ductless mini-split" to see exactly what it is Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #70

I just re-read your post and saw Japan. It's a no-brainer. Mini splits are big there. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #96

The mini-splits are very efficient Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #101

My furnace is only 12 years old but the A/C compressor has to be 20 plus. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #108

$3-4K for a mini-split? Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #116

I haven't done much shopping yet. But I'll need a 3 zone unit. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #117

My mind is blown! Zanzoobar Jul 2012 #83

We have the mini-split footinmouth Jul 2012 #92

Do you use the heat pump for heat also? Is it your primary system or do you have a furnace? Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #103

It's based on temperature, provides a differential jade3000 Jul 2012 #105

78 is perfect IMO. My work A/C is set to 68. Brrrrr.. Server room. tridim Jul 2012 #17

They hang meat in my server room. RoccoR5955 Jul 2012 #30

Cold is hard on the hard drives. They will fail sooner. RC Jul 2012 #79

I agree. We don't even have that many servers. tridim Jul 2012 #120

I remember well just about freezing in server rooms working on RKP5637 Jul 2012 #74

74 degrees day and night. soccer1 Jul 2012 #18

Same, 77F. Also have a couple of window auxiliary units and keep them at 78F so they RKP5637 Jul 2012 #19

74 when I'm home, 85 when I'm not. tammywammy Jul 2012 #20

73 LadyHawkAZ Jul 2012 #21

Same here customerserviceguy Jul 2012 #85

Mojave desert... procon Jul 2012 #22

78 here .... also using fans and ceiling fans .... nt littlewolf Jul 2012 #23

I CAN'T really set my A/C.... AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #24

Quit bragging!!! Odin2005 Jul 2012 #68

awww... AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #77

It was almost 100F in Fargo, today. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #87

Is that dry heat? AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #91

Humid heat, Dew Point was 75F. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #95

oh my... AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #99

I used to almost freeze in SFO at night, then lived in Ebay, oh, it used to RKP5637 Jul 2012 #80

just to let you know.. AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #89

Ohhhh, definitely, I can believe that ... and I used to go out at night RKP5637 Jul 2012 #93

When I lived in Arizona... AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #97

Stun Edweird Jul 2012 #25

Only put in on for bedtime,and very cool. virgogal Jul 2012 #26

77 in the summer... greytdemocrat Jul 2012 #27

110 volts, 60 Hz. n/t RoccoR5955 Jul 2012 #28

What is this "A/C" of which you speak? Canuckistanian Jul 2012 #31

"Permanent Press" jberryhill Jul 2012 #32

120v unblock Jul 2012 #33

We like to keep it at 80-85 permatex Jul 2012 #34

Stun .. . . . . n/t annabanana Jul 2012 #36

74 at night Texasgal Jul 2012 #37

Off. Iggo Jul 2012 #38

74 usually. femmocrat Jul 2012 #39

80 during the day while I am at work nevergiveup Jul 2012 #40

+1. I work outside all day, dogs are with me so 80 feels heavenly when I walk in riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #59

Our new house has 3 zones and all are programmable. mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #41

That's a wonderful way to have it set up, 3 zones. We need that RKP5637 Jul 2012 #78

One of the benefits of building our own house after the fire was getting the HVAC done to our specs mnhtnbb Jul 2012 #88

Here, they overtaxed the system when they finished the basement into a really nice lower level. An RKP5637 Jul 2012 #94

72, but that's only because it's a little bitty window unit The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #42

No AC here, (Az) just a swamp cooler. panader0 Jul 2012 #43

We set it at 77 badhair77 Jul 2012 #45

120v, 60Hz IDemo Jul 2012 #46

68 F............ FarPoint Jul 2012 #48

That's about what I have it set for nighttime. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #69

We don't have one. All we have are fans. sakabatou Jul 2012 #49

78 and I rarely use the heat in the winter. (Florida) Incitatus Jul 2012 #50

15 degrees lower than the outside ambient temperature RegieRocker Jul 2012 #51

76 the lowest... MrMickeysMom Jul 2012 #52

78 F all the time. Marie Marie Jul 2012 #53

75. Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #54

No central air..just a window unit that I set at 79 when it gets up into the upper 80's or 90's AnOhioan Jul 2012 #55

I tend to have it set at 78 when I am around, and 84 when it's kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #57

77F ~ here in Arizona this time of year it's usually one-oh-something each day. KarenS Jul 2012 #58

Mine is at 76 n/t Spirochete Jul 2012 #60

Cranked. ForgoTheConsequence Jul 2012 #61

Mine's at 77. demosincebirth Jul 2012 #62

What's air conditioning? longship Jul 2012 #63

82 altho it's about 107 out. This is marybourg Jul 2012 #64

77 all day died-in-1994 Jul 2012 #66

70F. I cannot tolerate heat and humidity at all. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #67

It depends on the humidity Hippo_Tron Jul 2012 #71

68 n/t Lil Missy Jul 2012 #72

72...life is too short to be sweaty SoCalDem Jul 2012 #73

76 almost all the time ..... oldhippie Jul 2012 #75

When it's hot..74 all day until... one_voice Jul 2012 #76

Same all summer flyguyjake Jul 2012 #81

73. but im in the basement so its about 65. JesterCS Jul 2012 #82

Generally 78 but if it weren't for my 90 y/o mother, it would be off tech3149 Jul 2012 #84

79 night 82 day DCBob Jul 2012 #86

Ours is set at 76 F but the room I spend most time in stays at 79-80 csziggy Jul 2012 #90

On, I don't have temperature control. Kalidurga Jul 2012 #98

I have it set to "as cold as I can get it" Marrah_G Jul 2012 #100

75F highplainsdem Jul 2012 #102

as low as it will go gopiscrap Jul 2012 #104

84 day/night lower to 79 when cooking or heavy work briefly then return 84 but we all sleep lunasun Jul 2012 #106

The Pacific Ocean... Tikki Jul 2012 #107

Keep it set at 80 degrees ChazII Jul 2012 #109

Full blast grantcart Jul 2012 #111

Don't have AC. yewberry Jul 2012 #112

I just have a small portable unit laundry_queen Jul 2012 #113

On JVS Jul 2012 #114

68 if at all possible. I hate the heat. The perfect day should be 72 outside, no hotter BoWanZi Jul 2012 #115

apparently 84 hfojvt Jul 2012 #118

No A/C here ... EVER. Blue_In_AK Jul 2012 #119

74-75 mn. glinda Jul 2012 #121