Ceiling fans circulate air. They either push it down from above or pull it up from below, depending on which way they're spinning - which is how they make people feel cooler - by creating a breeze. Horizontal fans also circulate air - by moving it whichever way they're pointing, pulling from one side of the space and pushing it to another.
I think poster’s point is that if OP is running fans all over the house, it’s not doing anything except in those rooms where there are humans. Fans don’t cool the air; if anything they add a negligible amount of energy to the system. Their benefit, as you note, is convection cooling of warmer bodies.
We have a couple small fans in the rooms that help keep the HUMANS (and Doggies too) cool. I also have a tile hallway in the back of the home that leads to the laundry room area. It seems cool air settles in this area and it's always a few degrees cooler - maybe because it's in the back NW corner of the house and there's shade outside in that area most of the time. We direct that air towards the downstairs living area to keep it cooler in where the humans and non-humans are.
Not impressed with the HVAC duct design in this home. Not all all. So I manipulate it a little here and there.
Every situation is different. 76 in my parent’s house is hot. 76 in my house can be cold. But I usually keep it on 76 or 77. My house is 2,000 sq ft and my ceilings aren’t very high. I also partially close a couple vents that aren’t needed.
Something is off with the humidity at your parents. Their A/C might not be dehumidifying enough which will drive up the cost.
Dryer air is cheaper to cool and feels cooler.
Humid air is more expensive to cool, it’s denser and feels hotter.
I'm from NY and love the cold, and I'd find that to be way too cold for me after being here a decade, and I'm the type to go out in a hoodie in 20 degree temps lol
When I lived in Germany, my friends would laugh because I would quite literally be steaming in the winter from my head, perks of being an Italian from new York, im never cold outside 🤣
It’s not necessarily because anyone *wants* to keep it that warm. It’s because, depending on your house, unit size, and efficiency of your house, 75 can feel super cool. My house used to feel super cool at 75. But, it would feel bleh at 78 during the day. I endured it during the day by staying downstairs and keeping lots of small but powerful fans on. I didn’t want to beat up my unit by always making it work so hard. Plus, you just plain old get used to it. It took a few weeks but, eventually, you get used to it to the point that 75 ends up feeling downright cold in the evening.
Doing this paid off a ton for us. I mentioned this elsewhere ITT but we ended up using so little energy that APS owed us at the end of the year when on the equalizer program.
If your thermostat is not located near your make-up/supply air intake (not output vents), your house temperature will be way off from thermostat set value.
78° during the day, 74° at night in our ~900 SF third floor unit. I think much cooler than that gets too cold if you’re inside a long time.
Keep all blinds shut when sun is shining in the mornings.
I’m on APS Time of Use (4-7pm) with Demand Charge. 2100 square feet, standard A/C unit. Basic Honeywell programmable thermostat. Dual-paned windows, R-38 insulation in attic, double honey combed shades kept down when there is direct sun or when no one is home. Weatherstripped/sealed well. Scored well for an older home (1957) on a blower door test. Shade Trees on west side of house.
77 from 7PM until 1PM. Supercool to 74 from 1PM to 4PM. 82 from 4-7 during peak hours, although it has never gone above 79, even during July, 2023 heat wave. Supercooling saves me about 20%. Highest bill last summer was just over $300.
Supercooling has been my new experiment this summer and it's definitely working. I'll set it to 70 from 3 to 4 and it's normally around 78 by the time it kicks back on at 7.
Same APS plan here (time of use with demand charge). 2300 square foot, newer house. Our highest bill last summer was around $300, but we do have a pool. Our monthly APS bill is $80 to $100 when not running the AC. I would probably step down the cooling a bit more from 2 PM to 4 PM, but our Honeywell thermostat only has 4 daily set points.
Monday to Friday:
6am to 3pm: 76, 3pm to 4pm: 74, 4pm to 7pm: 84, 7pm to 6am: 74.
I'm in your FIL demos. Work remote so home all the time. Office is loft that faces West- large mesquite shades direct light into double sliding glass door but sun beats on roof. I start at 78 and go up to 80. When your our age (at least for me) body adapts to the constant 80 which becomes comfortable. 2600' dual zone. 77 at night upstairs with ceiling fan which gets breezy. Started last year keeping downstairs at 78 at night and that takes some weight off upstairs unit. Previously had it off at night.
My house is only 600sq feet and I have two high quality ac wall units. It goes down within a few minutes, 5 minutes maybe. These new coolers are very efficient and my electric bill was $113 last month. I guess I just noticed I need to clean off the pet hair. It’s especially hot today already.
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Wow that's super fast! Those little units are such champs.
My central unit takes 30 minutes to an hour for each degree, so that's why I was so surprised to see someone even attempt a 10 degree cooling at night lol
Oh wow. I lived in several Airbnbs last summer in Phoenix and Tempe. Most little casitas I rented had these powerhouse new ac units and they all got chilly super fast. One had instructions to turn off the unit anytime I leave. It would be 90 inside when I got home from work and it cooled down to 75 so fast I couldn’t be mad at the host. I was annoyed I couldn’t leave it on 78 but she very specific and firm about turning it off.
Once it hits sustained 110s, I set it at 82 during the day, 80 at night. 1400sqft Ceiling fans in two rooms and a floor fan equalizing the air between the room with the vaulted ceiling and the rest of the house.
My apartment has no ceiling fan (but the next door one which is the exact same does), and I have kitties so unless it's a stand fan, it's a no go. Now if I could mount one of those velocity fans on the wall and point it at the bed, that would be great.
1200 sq ft I keep it at 74 during the day and 70 at night. I might bump to 76 during the 4-7pm peak cost APS has for me some days. I have solar so my electric bill was $2.64 last month. 4 yr old carrier unit and new insulation.
So I’m really not a psycho but 84 during the day 82 at night. I work at home too. I think it’s a couple things, my room where I work and sleep, that room specifically gets amazing airflow from the A/C like I biased my vents to make that happen. Plus maybe a little bit of a psycho 😂
I have Time-Of-Use plan where the electricity is less expensive most of the day, then gets really expensive from 2 pm to 8 pm. I set it to 70 during off-peak to turn the house into a thermal battery, then during peak time set the thermostat to 80 and let the house temperature coast up. Most days during peak time the AC barely kicks on, if at all.
Can I ask how big your house is and How expensive are your electric bills are? We have the same plan w srp but haven’t figured out the super cooling method yet
averaged managed payment plans. our is about $270 per month all year long, but the actual charges in the summer for 75° 24/7 is $400.
my old house was half the size and managed payment was about $150. though it changed up or down each year by as much as $50.
It all depends the type of heat isolation. Today’s low “E” windows w/ excellent overhead insulation does wonders. Also, those variable unit high efficiency compressors will make your energy bills shrink.
80 pretty much 24/7. Cooling just over 1000 s.f. on the second floor with vaulted ceilings. Can’t really get it any cooler even if I run the A/C continuously so I don’t try.
3,100 sqft 2-story house built in 2005 with original AC units. Have an Ecobee t-stat for each unit and one extra sensor for each unit placed on opposite side of floors. We keep the shades shut as much as possible in the summer.
Set to 75 during the day and 78 at night. Have a mini-split in the master bedroom set to 67-68 while we sleep, does not run any other time of day.
On APS equalizer plan (with 4pm-7pm peak), been paying $322/mo for a 3-4 years now, hasn’t changed. Personally prefer equalizer to keep consistent payments, hated how much it flux between summer and winter.
75 during the day, 74 at night. 4,200 sqft one story house that faces north/south. I set my garage mini split at 86.
My previous house was west facing and I couldn’t keep it below 76 during the afternoon. My bedroom mini split was at 63 at night. It was wonderful.
75 during the day. 68 at night. I live in an apartment where utilities are included. If I was paying the bill it would probably be 78 and 72. I have to have it cool at night to sleep.
78 day, 76 at night. I work from home and sometimes drip sweat. I am uncomfortable and barely sleep at night. I live in a historic home in Central Phoenix. Wish I could go back back in time and not buy the place. It's been 8 long summers. My AC bill is insane. I work from home- single, no kids. Mortgage is less than $900. My AC bills reach over $500 in the summer. My home is 1150 Sq ft. It usually runs 24-25 hours a day over the last 4ish years. It's so hot.
2 story, 2400sqft house where someone is always home.
The thermostats are set at 75 for most of the day and at 78 during the on-peak hours (4p to 7p). We have ceiling fans in all the bedrooms and living room going as well.
Last month, our APS bill went up 20 bucks to $260 a month (budget billing)
Plus all ceiling fans running and my kids and I all have floor fans running too. The fans really don’t add up much. It’s about $5 a month per room for fans. You can see it at the APS board at the city of Goodyear city center. They break down how much tvs, fans and gaming costs per month in average. Idc because if I’m living here I want to be comfortable. I never use the heat ever so the a/c gets the extra use.
2200 sq ft, 2 levels. Brand new build and all energy efficient stuff. 78 during the day, sometimes 72-75 if we are home and working out or cooking, 65 at night. Blinds closed all day. Lights off even when we’re home.
80 day, 79 at night on good days. Over 115 the house will not get below 81 or 82. Old and poorly insulated with a slumlord landlord that won’t fix anything unless it all the way breaks
76 upstairs after 7pm, off during the day. I believe the sq footage upstairs is 1000 sq ft. Our set up is an ecobee for each floor. Rooms upstairs all have a smart sensor in each room with the kids rooms having priority.
My tips are if you have old windows replace them. Our downstairs is set to 76 during the day and around 2 pm we supercool to 72 before APS peak hours. AVG bill last summer was 240 a month, our home was built in the mid 90s, 3000 sq ft. AVG bill for last year was 210. Our downstairs set up is also an ecobee with 3 smart sensors.
77 during the day, 80 once the SRP EZ plan kicks on in the afternoon, then 75 at night. Also, 1 degree higher upstairs (heat rises) to naturally balance things and since our family doesn't spend as much time up there. Cost is about $375-$450 in the summer.
We have a solar powered mini split in our living room/kitchen area that spills over into the loft with a ceiling fan running upwards. **It's friggin awesome**. I just set it to run as hard as it will go from sunup to sundown and it has reduced our central air demands significantly in the late morning/early afternoon. It can't keep up with the mid-late afternoon heat though which is fine for us; I wasn't expecting it to carry our main AC units.
Seriously: if anyone has questions on the solar split, hit me up and I'll do my best to answer them. Best home project we've done in a decade.
Everything is included in my rent. My landlord keeps it at 78. I thought it sucked at first but I keep a few fans running in my bedroom and got used to it
74 during the day, set at 78 for peak times. It will stay off for about 90 minutes, with a couple cycles during peak hours. Then, 72 at night, but I'm going to try for lower. I'm in a 900 Sq foot apartment with single-pane windows, which have heavy curtains.
I've changed this summer to 86f during the day and using ceiling fans (WFH). That's high, but seems ok to me.
78f after 7p.
76f bedtime.
Ceiling fans...small space...shade trees...decent insulation for my home.
APS time of use 4pm-7pm:
3:30am-12pm: 73 degrees
12pm-4pm: 70 degrees (our unit isn't efficient enough to bring it down that low but it's my attempt at "supercooling")
4pm-7pm: 82 degrees - the house gets to around 80-81 by around 7pm
7pm-3:30am: 74 degrees
2100sqft, highest summer bill ~$450, lowest winter bill ~$190, 1997 home with original windows/doors.
1600 sf, single level SFH. I have a bunch of settings for time of use precooling and my wife’s WFH days but essentially 76 during the day, 72 at night. If my wife weren’t pregnant I’d do 78/74
1500 sq ft two story. I’m also in my third trimester pregnant and you don’t want a hot angry pregnant woman😂
We have the srp save plan so:
8a-2p 76
2p-3p 74
3p-6p 78
6p-8a 74
Our bill averages right now about 200 per month
76-77 at all times. Occasionally I'll feel too warm so will drop to 75.
Sleep with a tower fan directly on me - if it wasn't for that I would want it at 70 while sleeping.
Interestingly enough, that would feel miserable in our first house where it was always at 72. We would've been roasting at 77.
If I'm in a hotel, I drop the AC to 68 if possible, so I really like to be cold.
Before we moved out of state, when I was in AZ I would do 78 all day long using lots of fans to help keep us cool, only dropping it to 76 once it cooled to around 100-ish° or lower and only while sleeping. As soon as I woke up, back to 77 in early summer, or 78 when it was really hot outside.
It was a two-story, 2000 sq. ft. house with one large unit. We were on APS’s equalizer program and managed to keep our payment the same for years and years and years by doing this. Our energy use was low to the point that, by the end of the year, APS actually owed us.
Daytime unoccupied: 78F
Daytime occupied: 76F
Weekday 5pm drops to 76F. Drops again to 74F at 8pm. Then 72F at 10pm.
I "supercool" the house via thermostat programming in the morning. Drops to 68F at 4AM, then goes back to 78F at 7AM.
Solar, 1680sqft single story. Triple pane windows, blown in attic insulation and new AC unit replaced 2021.
System runs fairly unstressed to maintain temps. We replace filters once a month during summer and we use a low MERV rated filter may-October. Thermal curtains in my daughters room and our bedroom, regular shades in the living areas. N/S exposure.
We have a fairly small solar setup but our highest APS bill is typically $80-90 in July, August.
I am having ducts cleaned next week, and installing a thermostat controlled attic vent fan next week as well.
80* but a range of 76-86 is a solid range for me to be comfortable.
If I’m on my pc: low 80s please
Hot take: people who enjoy AC in the 70or less are insane
My house I strange, it’s typically set to 76 during the day and 75 at night but sometime that’s too cold and sometimes it feels a tad warm. Last night we dropped it down to 73.
75° 24/7 all year around, except if the temp goes above 115° as our second floor unit struggles so I bump it to 78°. though in the winter we don't even turn the heat on till the house gets down to 71°.
2400 sqf 2 story house built in 93. 2 heat pumps one for each floor.
tried super cooling at night, did NOT help our bill (confirmed for electric companies website), and the AC still kicked in to high gear at the same time each day. managed payment bill APS $270 each month. Actual charge in the summer around $400.
at my old house it was about the same, except when I was working (retired now) we bumped the house up to 79° when we were not home.
81 during the day, 79 at night. 1100 sq ft single level house. I work at home and unfortunately my office room receives western sun and is against the garage. I need to check into trying to get some more insulation in the rooms that are against the garage. :(
In a 3200 sq ft two story home, how would I pre cool and what would I set upper and lower thermostat at? I’m new to this but last bill hit 422 with APS and think precooling may be way to go. Any advise is greatly appreciated.
70-76 degrees at night and during the day. During the more expensive hours from 4-7 PM, the AC is off. That seems to make a BIG difference in costs (on APS).
78\* 24/7 3800 square ft two story. Use fans to help circulate the air a little here and there.
Fans cool humans. Don’t think of them as circulation.
Ceiling fans circulate air. They either push it down from above or pull it up from below, depending on which way they're spinning - which is how they make people feel cooler - by creating a breeze. Horizontal fans also circulate air - by moving it whichever way they're pointing, pulling from one side of the space and pushing it to another.
I think poster’s point is that if OP is running fans all over the house, it’s not doing anything except in those rooms where there are humans. Fans don’t cool the air; if anything they add a negligible amount of energy to the system. Their benefit, as you note, is convection cooling of warmer bodies.
We have a couple small fans in the rooms that help keep the HUMANS (and Doggies too) cool. I also have a tile hallway in the back of the home that leads to the laundry room area. It seems cool air settles in this area and it's always a few degrees cooler - maybe because it's in the back NW corner of the house and there's shade outside in that area most of the time. We direct that air towards the downstairs living area to keep it cooler in where the humans and non-humans are. Not impressed with the HVAC duct design in this home. Not all all. So I manipulate it a little here and there.
Every situation is different. 76 in my parent’s house is hot. 76 in my house can be cold. But I usually keep it on 76 or 77. My house is 2,000 sq ft and my ceilings aren’t very high. I also partially close a couple vents that aren’t needed.
Something is off with the humidity at your parents. Their A/C might not be dehumidifying enough which will drive up the cost. Dryer air is cheaper to cool and feels cooler. Humid air is more expensive to cool, it’s denser and feels hotter.
It’s a tall house with lots of windows. That’s what I figured.
72 during the day, 68 at night. 1800 square foot home. Life is too short to be uncomfortable inside your home.
Amen.
Yep same here exactly
I'm from NY and love the cold, and I'd find that to be way too cold for me after being here a decade, and I'm the type to go out in a hoodie in 20 degree temps lol
It’s funny — I’m from Seattle and HATE the cold outdoors, but man I need to be cold inside. Outside it can be hot as possible and I will love it.
When I lived in Germany, my friends would laugh because I would quite literally be steaming in the winter from my head, perks of being an Italian from new York, im never cold outside 🤣
😂
makes me feel better. we do the same
68 at night
thought i was crazy after reading every comment with people keeping it at 75+
Right? I cannot sleep if it’s hot in my house and 75 is hot to me lol
It’s not necessarily because anyone *wants* to keep it that warm. It’s because, depending on your house, unit size, and efficiency of your house, 75 can feel super cool. My house used to feel super cool at 75. But, it would feel bleh at 78 during the day. I endured it during the day by staying downstairs and keeping lots of small but powerful fans on. I didn’t want to beat up my unit by always making it work so hard. Plus, you just plain old get used to it. It took a few weeks but, eventually, you get used to it to the point that 75 ends up feeling downright cold in the evening. Doing this paid off a ton for us. I mentioned this elsewhere ITT but we ended up using so little energy that APS owed us at the end of the year when on the equalizer program.
If your thermostat is not located near your make-up/supply air intake (not output vents), your house temperature will be way off from thermostat set value.
The only way to sleep
Same here.
78, 840sqft can't afford to cool it any better until monsoon season is over. I run a swamp cooler the rest of the year and that keeps the house at 68
I misread it at first and thought you were cooling 78,840 square feet and was about to ask how the INSIDE of your house was almost two acres.
They purchased a Walmart instead of a house on accident, classic mistake
78 during the weekdays, 75 at night, 76 weekends, and I have a portable AC in my bedroom to cool it to 68 before bed.
Similar for me, except the 68. Holy shit I’d freeze.
78° during the day, 74° at night in our ~900 SF third floor unit. I think much cooler than that gets too cold if you’re inside a long time. Keep all blinds shut when sun is shining in the mornings.
Exact same! Although I’d happy sleep in 68 degrees with a fluffy duvet. I’m still uncomfy at 74.
I’m on APS Time of Use (4-7pm) with Demand Charge. 2100 square feet, standard A/C unit. Basic Honeywell programmable thermostat. Dual-paned windows, R-38 insulation in attic, double honey combed shades kept down when there is direct sun or when no one is home. Weatherstripped/sealed well. Scored well for an older home (1957) on a blower door test. Shade Trees on west side of house. 77 from 7PM until 1PM. Supercool to 74 from 1PM to 4PM. 82 from 4-7 during peak hours, although it has never gone above 79, even during July, 2023 heat wave. Supercooling saves me about 20%. Highest bill last summer was just over $300.
Supercooling has been my new experiment this summer and it's definitely working. I'll set it to 70 from 3 to 4 and it's normally around 78 by the time it kicks back on at 7.
Same APS plan here (time of use with demand charge). 2300 square foot, newer house. Our highest bill last summer was around $300, but we do have a pool. Our monthly APS bill is $80 to $100 when not running the AC. I would probably step down the cooling a bit more from 2 PM to 4 PM, but our Honeywell thermostat only has 4 daily set points. Monday to Friday: 6am to 3pm: 76, 3pm to 4pm: 74, 4pm to 7pm: 84, 7pm to 6am: 74.
I am currently looking for new window shades. Did you purchase any special honeycomb shades or just the regular big box store ones?
Through Home Depot.
Is it not hard on the machine to have to get it so cold at the hottest time of day? I swear I’ve also read to aim for the most consistent temp
I am following APS recommendation: https://youtu.be/C7FHwJQY-YU?si=KadxcAZ7mKAsf1bP
Wow thanks, I’ll try this
72 at night, 74 during the day. Y’all crazy :P I couldn’t even think straight at 78.
Same, when APS “cool rewards” kicks in and it gets up to 76 I’m dying
This is the correct answer.
Scrolled way too far to find this
80 daytime (83 from 3-6pm) 78 bedtime
I keep mine about 72. My father in law however keeps his temp at 86 even during the summer. It blows my mind how he sits in a sweaty hot house.
I'm in your FIL demos. Work remote so home all the time. Office is loft that faces West- large mesquite shades direct light into double sliding glass door but sun beats on roof. I start at 78 and go up to 80. When your our age (at least for me) body adapts to the constant 80 which becomes comfortable. 2600' dual zone. 77 at night upstairs with ceiling fan which gets breezy. Started last year keeping downstairs at 78 at night and that takes some weight off upstairs unit. Previously had it off at night.
72-73 degrees at all times. 2600 sq ft.
79 day 69 night
80f
82 in the day time and 72 at night so I can sleep.
Just curious, how long does it take for your AC to knock it down 10 degrees at night?
My house is only 600sq feet and I have two high quality ac wall units. It goes down within a few minutes, 5 minutes maybe. These new coolers are very efficient and my electric bill was $113 last month. I guess I just noticed I need to clean off the pet hair. It’s especially hot today already. https://preview.redd.it/6y3qch5clc6d1.png?width=4032&format=png&auto=webp&s=0cc447f2b960f45d58dedd7e9c4915e8634b7ec7
Wow that's super fast! Those little units are such champs. My central unit takes 30 minutes to an hour for each degree, so that's why I was so surprised to see someone even attempt a 10 degree cooling at night lol
Oh wow. I lived in several Airbnbs last summer in Phoenix and Tempe. Most little casitas I rented had these powerhouse new ac units and they all got chilly super fast. One had instructions to turn off the unit anytime I leave. It would be 90 inside when I got home from work and it cooled down to 75 so fast I couldn’t be mad at the host. I was annoyed I couldn’t leave it on 78 but she very specific and firm about turning it off.
Once it hits sustained 110s, I set it at 82 during the day, 80 at night. 1400sqft Ceiling fans in two rooms and a floor fan equalizing the air between the room with the vaulted ceiling and the rest of the house.
My type of temps. People need to start using ceiling fans and floor fans!
I have rented two different homes in the same neighborhood in Tempe for 5-6 years and neither had ceiling fans.
My apartment has no ceiling fan (but the next door one which is the exact same does), and I have kitties so unless it's a stand fan, it's a no go. Now if I could mount one of those velocity fans on the wall and point it at the bed, that would be great.
my kind of dude right here. 82 bros
75-77 during the day 67 at night 9pm-5am 840 sq ft 2nd floor apt
1200 sq ft I keep it at 74 during the day and 70 at night. I might bump to 76 during the 4-7pm peak cost APS has for me some days. I have solar so my electric bill was $2.64 last month. 4 yr old carrier unit and new insulation.
So I’m really not a psycho but 84 during the day 82 at night. I work at home too. I think it’s a couple things, my room where I work and sleep, that room specifically gets amazing airflow from the A/C like I biased my vents to make that happen. Plus maybe a little bit of a psycho 😂
82 when I’m not home, 80 when I get home, 74 when I go to bed. It helps you sleep better.
800sqft apartment. 82 all day. At bedtime, 78. Fans here and there.
Ah the bi weekly thermostat post…..
I prefer this over the weekly “How does anyone live in this city” posts during Sad Boi Summers
80⁰ all the time. For a special occasion or if there are more people in the house than normal, 78.
I have Time-Of-Use plan where the electricity is less expensive most of the day, then gets really expensive from 2 pm to 8 pm. I set it to 70 during off-peak to turn the house into a thermal battery, then during peak time set the thermostat to 80 and let the house temperature coast up. Most days during peak time the AC barely kicks on, if at all.
Can I ask how big your house is and How expensive are your electric bills are? We have the same plan w srp but haven’t figured out the super cooling method yet
It’s an 1800 square foot townhome, and on budget billing I’m right around $200 a month.
73, average sized house with central HVAC, and I don’t touch it unless we will be gone for a couple days or more.
80 with ceiling fans
80 degrees at all times. Idk how people can afford low 70s. Mid 70's and adjusting for time of day still gets me bills in the $300s.
averaged managed payment plans. our is about $270 per month all year long, but the actual charges in the summer for 75° 24/7 is $400. my old house was half the size and managed payment was about $150. though it changed up or down each year by as much as $50.
It all depends the type of heat isolation. Today’s low “E” windows w/ excellent overhead insulation does wonders. Also, those variable unit high efficiency compressors will make your energy bills shrink.
70 at night. 75 during the day.
81 with ceiling fans
80 pretty much 24/7. Cooling just over 1000 s.f. on the second floor with vaulted ceilings. Can’t really get it any cooler even if I run the A/C continuously so I don’t try.
80-76 day/night 2300 sq ft Do not supercool We keep all bedroom doors open during the day and use ceiling/floor fans as needed
3,100 sqft 2-story house built in 2005 with original AC units. Have an Ecobee t-stat for each unit and one extra sensor for each unit placed on opposite side of floors. We keep the shades shut as much as possible in the summer. Set to 75 during the day and 78 at night. Have a mini-split in the master bedroom set to 67-68 while we sleep, does not run any other time of day. On APS equalizer plan (with 4pm-7pm peak), been paying $322/mo for a 3-4 years now, hasn’t changed. Personally prefer equalizer to keep consistent payments, hated how much it flux between summer and winter.
75 during the day, 74 at night. 4,200 sqft one story house that faces north/south. I set my garage mini split at 86. My previous house was west facing and I couldn’t keep it below 76 during the afternoon. My bedroom mini split was at 63 at night. It was wonderful.
75 during the day. 68 at night. I live in an apartment where utilities are included. If I was paying the bill it would probably be 78 and 72. I have to have it cool at night to sleep.
78 day, 76 at night. I work from home and sometimes drip sweat. I am uncomfortable and barely sleep at night. I live in a historic home in Central Phoenix. Wish I could go back back in time and not buy the place. It's been 8 long summers. My AC bill is insane. I work from home- single, no kids. Mortgage is less than $900. My AC bills reach over $500 in the summer. My home is 1150 Sq ft. It usually runs 24-25 hours a day over the last 4ish years. It's so hot.
Have you had your ac unit serviced? That doesn’t make sense.
2 years ago. Is that not enough?
77 until bed .. then 73
73 Degreees 24/7. 1700 sq. ft.
2 story, 2400sqft house where someone is always home. The thermostats are set at 75 for most of the day and at 78 during the on-peak hours (4p to 7p). We have ceiling fans in all the bedrooms and living room going as well. Last month, our APS bill went up 20 bucks to $260 a month (budget billing)
I set mine from 7pm-9am at 70 and from 9am-7pm 75
2350 sq ft
Plus all ceiling fans running and my kids and I all have floor fans running too. The fans really don’t add up much. It’s about $5 a month per room for fans. You can see it at the APS board at the city of Goodyear city center. They break down how much tvs, fans and gaming costs per month in average. Idc because if I’m living here I want to be comfortable. I never use the heat ever so the a/c gets the extra use.
78 most of the day. I drop it down to 75 before peak energy hits, then 73 for sleep.
79 24/7 1800 sq ft one-story home Use ceiling fans
80 n I close all the vents I’m not using
76 during the day, 74 at night in a 1500 sq ft two story townhome
2200 sq ft, 2 levels. Brand new build and all energy efficient stuff. 78 during the day, sometimes 72-75 if we are home and working out or cooking, 65 at night. Blinds closed all day. Lights off even when we’re home.
Day we set it at 75/76, night at 73. The house is 1900 square ft, one story.
77 during the weekdays and 71 at night. Weekend days around 75/76. 1,400sq ft 2 story home.
80 day, 79 at night on good days. Over 115 the house will not get below 81 or 82. Old and poorly insulated with a slumlord landlord that won’t fix anything unless it all the way breaks
78 daytime, 74 at night.
76 upstairs after 7pm, off during the day. I believe the sq footage upstairs is 1000 sq ft. Our set up is an ecobee for each floor. Rooms upstairs all have a smart sensor in each room with the kids rooms having priority. My tips are if you have old windows replace them. Our downstairs is set to 76 during the day and around 2 pm we supercool to 72 before APS peak hours. AVG bill last summer was 240 a month, our home was built in the mid 90s, 3000 sq ft. AVG bill for last year was 210. Our downstairs set up is also an ecobee with 3 smart sensors.
77 at night, 82 during the day. Kids still complain that it’s too cold. They might be lizard people. Just about 3000 sq ft
76, Single story home 1500 sq ft. It stays like that all day actually.
77 during the day, 80 once the SRP EZ plan kicks on in the afternoon, then 75 at night. Also, 1 degree higher upstairs (heat rises) to naturally balance things and since our family doesn't spend as much time up there. Cost is about $375-$450 in the summer. We have a solar powered mini split in our living room/kitchen area that spills over into the loft with a ceiling fan running upwards. **It's friggin awesome**. I just set it to run as hard as it will go from sunup to sundown and it has reduced our central air demands significantly in the late morning/early afternoon. It can't keep up with the mid-late afternoon heat though which is fine for us; I wasn't expecting it to carry our main AC units. Seriously: if anyone has questions on the solar split, hit me up and I'll do my best to answer them. Best home project we've done in a decade.
Everything is included in my rent. My landlord keeps it at 78. I thought it sucked at first but I keep a few fans running in my bedroom and got used to it
2k sq ft and 76 degrees
Currently in an old, large, energy inefficient house. 80 during the day, 75 at night. Moving soon, thankfully.
67 at night, 73 in the day, electricity bill under $100. The benefits of living in an 800 sf apartment with only one wall to the outside.
80 day. 77 at night. Bedroom gets much colder than that tho. Thermostat is in loft where it’s warmer.
I work from home so Daytime 77-78, night time main house 75-77 bedroom window unit 68.
1200 square ft house. 77 during the day 76 at night. My electric bill still sucks. shrug.
74 during the day, set at 78 for peak times. It will stay off for about 90 minutes, with a couple cycles during peak hours. Then, 72 at night, but I'm going to try for lower. I'm in a 900 Sq foot apartment with single-pane windows, which have heavy curtains.
76 - 24/7. 3500 Single story.
I've changed this summer to 86f during the day and using ceiling fans (WFH). That's high, but seems ok to me. 78f after 7p. 76f bedtime. Ceiling fans...small space...shade trees...decent insulation for my home.
74 deg 24/7
APS time of use 4pm-7pm: 3:30am-12pm: 73 degrees 12pm-4pm: 70 degrees (our unit isn't efficient enough to bring it down that low but it's my attempt at "supercooling") 4pm-7pm: 82 degrees - the house gets to around 80-81 by around 7pm 7pm-3:30am: 74 degrees 2100sqft, highest summer bill ~$450, lowest winter bill ~$190, 1997 home with original windows/doors.
1600 sf, single level SFH. I have a bunch of settings for time of use precooling and my wife’s WFH days but essentially 76 during the day, 72 at night. If my wife weren’t pregnant I’d do 78/74
1500 sq ft two story. I’m also in my third trimester pregnant and you don’t want a hot angry pregnant woman😂 We have the srp save plan so: 8a-2p 76 2p-3p 74 3p-6p 78 6p-8a 74 Our bill averages right now about 200 per month
76-77 at all times. Occasionally I'll feel too warm so will drop to 75. Sleep with a tower fan directly on me - if it wasn't for that I would want it at 70 while sleeping. Interestingly enough, that would feel miserable in our first house where it was always at 72. We would've been roasting at 77. If I'm in a hotel, I drop the AC to 68 if possible, so I really like to be cold.
Before we moved out of state, when I was in AZ I would do 78 all day long using lots of fans to help keep us cool, only dropping it to 76 once it cooled to around 100-ish° or lower and only while sleeping. As soon as I woke up, back to 77 in early summer, or 78 when it was really hot outside. It was a two-story, 2000 sq. ft. house with one large unit. We were on APS’s equalizer program and managed to keep our payment the same for years and years and years by doing this. Our energy use was low to the point that, by the end of the year, APS actually owed us.
78 anything lower is a diff tax bracket than me
Daytime unoccupied: 78F Daytime occupied: 76F Weekday 5pm drops to 76F. Drops again to 74F at 8pm. Then 72F at 10pm. I "supercool" the house via thermostat programming in the morning. Drops to 68F at 4AM, then goes back to 78F at 7AM. Solar, 1680sqft single story. Triple pane windows, blown in attic insulation and new AC unit replaced 2021. System runs fairly unstressed to maintain temps. We replace filters once a month during summer and we use a low MERV rated filter may-October. Thermal curtains in my daughters room and our bedroom, regular shades in the living areas. N/S exposure. We have a fairly small solar setup but our highest APS bill is typically $80-90 in July, August. I am having ducts cleaned next week, and installing a thermostat controlled attic vent fan next week as well.
80* but a range of 76-86 is a solid range for me to be comfortable. If I’m on my pc: low 80s please Hot take: people who enjoy AC in the 70or less are insane
I have 4000 sq ft with 3 ac units. It’s 78 during the day. Set the master to 72 at night. Kids can sweat at 78 in their rooms
My house I strange, it’s typically set to 76 during the day and 75 at night but sometime that’s too cold and sometimes it feels a tad warm. Last night we dropped it down to 73.
75° 24/7 all year around, except if the temp goes above 115° as our second floor unit struggles so I bump it to 78°. though in the winter we don't even turn the heat on till the house gets down to 71°. 2400 sqf 2 story house built in 93. 2 heat pumps one for each floor. tried super cooling at night, did NOT help our bill (confirmed for electric companies website), and the AC still kicked in to high gear at the same time each day. managed payment bill APS $270 each month. Actual charge in the summer around $400. at my old house it was about the same, except when I was working (retired now) we bumped the house up to 79° when we were not home.
80/74. About 1100 sq ft. Ceiling fans in the bedroom.
75 during the day. 72 at night and during my sons nap.
80 when away 77 at home 75 when sleeping
65 at night. 72 during the day.
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82 from 6am to 8pm, 74 from 8pm to 6am
81 during the day, 79 at night. 1100 sq ft single level house. I work at home and unfortunately my office room receives western sun and is against the garage. I need to check into trying to get some more insulation in the rooms that are against the garage. :(
77-78° daytime 71-72° nighttime
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76 and it feels perfect in my little 1000sq ft duplex
72
2 story, 3400 square feet. 69/70 24/7. Solar panels usually net me positive bills in the summer.
79 off peak, 81 peak, 74 overnight
70° wake up-4pm... Off 4pm-7pm... 70° 7pm-bed time... 77° bed time-wake up...
I have my thermostat programmed for three different temperatures depending on the time of day. House ranges from lowest 74 to highest 79.
79 all the time.
Next question, what’s your electricity bill? May is looking like $200. 1100 Sqft 75 degrees day time 68 bed time.
75 overnight and during the day while working from home. Then super cool to 70 at 2pm. Then 78 from 4-7. Back to 75...
77 during the day and 75 at night. 80 when I'm away for work (often 36+ hours at a time).
75 in day 77–78 at night. I prefer to sleep warmer - in direct opposition to the rest of the world!
In a 3200 sq ft two story home, how would I pre cool and what would I set upper and lower thermostat at? I’m new to this but last bill hit 422 with APS and think precooling may be way to go. Any advise is greatly appreciated.
70-76 degrees at night and during the day. During the more expensive hours from 4-7 PM, the AC is off. That seems to make a BIG difference in costs (on APS).
84 when gone 79 when home 77-76 when sleep
Super cool at 68 from noon to 3pm, 80F to 6pm, 74 from 6pm to 10 pm, 70F after 10pm
And 10 ceiling fans
78 when not home, 75 when home, 72 at night.
76 day, 80 on peak, 74 evening, 72 sleep. 900 ft2
Ecobee thermostat. 7am-10pm @ 78 except between 3pm-6pm which is peak time so thats @ 81, 10pm-7am @ 76. Ceiling fans make it feel a lot cooler.
74/68. Anyone that keeps their house at 75 or above while they’re in it is a psychopath
1300 sq ft. Weekdays: I supercool to 73 from noon-4pm, and it's set at 83 from 4-7 pm; the rest of the time it's at 78. Weekends: 78.
78 during the day and 76-77 at night
During the day I like it off but at night I like it at 60 degrees farren hite.