76 in the summer day and night.....set it and leave it alone. We're on average billing.
You must have a huge house, or need insulation like I do.
My parents have a good sized house, keep it cold like you, I don't think theirs has ever topped $350. Usually lower. I just rember them being surprised at $350.
I don't look at mine either. Autodraft. I think ~$200-ish in the summer? Small house tho.
Well, it's not huge, it's around 5,000 square feet. That's my total bill which includes gas, trash and sewer too. The electricity is the bulk of it though. Pool equipment adds to the total usage too.
85? I take it you're not married. I've got 1800 ft and the bill rarely runs over $200. I do have a foot of insulation in the attic, good ventilation out the roof and good windows, and decent insulation in the walls of most of my 1800 ft house, which was built in 1948. I just have 10 seer equipment I installed years ago with the upgrade of installation. I'm a heat and air guy.
Insulation and attic insulation is the best bang for the buck. I can cover up heat gain situations by throwing more air at it but it will cost ya.
My wife runs it at 69 summer and about 60 in winter. I do save on gas although I have a heat pump that does most of the work.
Insulation and attic insulation is the best bang for the buck. I can cover up heat gain situations by throwing more air at it but it will cost ya.
My wife runs it at 69 summer and about 60 in winter. I do save on gas although I have a heat pump that does most of the work.
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I am 76 day/night winter/summer at the house. Total electric with heat pumps except for the lake house on propane heat Do burn some wood in the winter but my fireplaces are marginal on efficiency. No average billing. Keep the hangar at 79 in the summer, 66 in the winter when we are not staying there. Same with the lake house.
Seems to do a pretty good job of keeping the humidity under control and does not tax the refrigerators in the summer too much, have to keep the beer cold.
You have to spend your money somewhere, they forbid you to take it with you.
You might consider getting radiant barrier installed either before or with insulation. The radiant barrier helps keep the heat out in the summer, whereas the insulation keeps the heat in during the winter. I had radiant barrier installed in my house in Texas and dropped the summer electric bill by at least 30%. Didn't get the insulation and really wished I had when winter can't around. Moved back to OK before I got a chance to mess with the insulation part.
As for where the thermostat stays around here, I work from home so the a.c. stays set for around 75* all day. Need radiant barrier installed here but we are planning on being out of this place within the next year so we aren't doing anything that isn't necessary to this house.
71 and I love it cool when I sleep....aaaahhhh
My girlfriend keeps her place in the 80 range too but still lowers mine to like 82 when she's over. Most women I know like it hot... must be a generational thing.
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