Texas thermostats adjusted remotely during heat wave residents claim
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Well, agreeing to give that entity control in exchange for lower rates might be a reason.
You'd be enraged that something happened that you previously agreed to allow happening?
I wear a hoodie until its over 75, lol. 68 - 72 is a nice winter day
AC at 71 lol, its about 68 here right now 4pm on an Australian winter day and I'll be wearing a jacket when I got outside because I don't want to get sick from the cold. When air con goes on it in my house it starts at 78 (26c) and would go no lower.
How does it cost so much? I live in the Chicago burbs and keep my thermostat at 65 all summer for about $200
I remember some nest outage that somehow fucked up your shit but never read into it. Couldn't understand why you couldn't just overrided it somehow.
never really dug into it though
I'm sure most those people opted in without reading or understanding it
dumb thermostats don't look so dumb anymore
never really dug into it though
I'm sure most those people opted in without reading or understanding it
dumb thermostats don't look so dumb anymore
People signed up for this, why they mad, haha.
78 doesn't seem that bad, depending on how humid it is. I keep mine at 75 usually with ceilings fans going. I also sleep with a normal stand fan pointing at me too, lol.
78 doesn't seem that bad, depending on how humid it is. I keep mine at 75 usually with ceilings fans going. I also sleep with a normal stand fan pointing at me too, lol.
But you see you live in the placing temperate climate without danger people call Australia.
Not the hellscape called south US. (/s)
Same goes if you're the person who sets it at a sweltering 75. I already sleep in the nude, I can't take any more off. You're welcome to have the extra blanket, though.
Houston we keep ours between 74-78 and that gets the job done. Last few weeks have been very hot as usual, so the fan in my room stays on all day and night if I'm home. I rarely crank it lower than 73 unless an extreme heat wave is passing through, which is isn't a problem October-March. About 6 months of cool to cold to somewhat warm weather. I don't have to think about heating my home in the winter at least. I just bundle up. Summer I wear shorts but it's hard to enjoy outdoor activities in June/July especially.
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Yeah, they did, and after reading it, I'm not sure why ANYONE would. It's a shit deal for giving up the right to control your own thermostat, especially during the summer months.
Because your AC unit in Chicago isn't trying to keep up with an entire week straight of 117+.
Even for my 1,000 sq. ft. condo, setting the AC at 77 degrees this month has my energy costs going as high as $13/day, when in December I'd typically be under $2. (Just replaced our 15-year-old unit though, so I'm hoping the costs go down.)
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same. Seeing stuff like "69" is kinda wild to me. My ass would be freezing
Indeed. Stuff about ACs sometimes sounds like "other people can suffer to solve climate change, but I need my house at 21 degrees."
Speaking as a fatass sweathog who lived all his formative years with AC in the 60s, 78 is not bad and if you get used to it, which you can be perfectly comfortably in, that probably seems like it would be better for the world and environment and stuff. 78 is what we normally have our AC set to, maybe drop it down to 77 sometimes.
It's not impossible to learn to sleep with a fan near you (I speak from experience).
And some brands are selling small silent fans. Those are providing the same fresh air effect than bigger one. I don't know if Duux is selling its product in Austria, but I bought one of their products a couple of years ago and at the slowest level, it's perfectly bearable.
And AC is not silent either.
When an energy grid falls because it's overloaded, instead of people having to learn to live will a bit more heat, they will be forced to learn to live with much more heat (though, not having access to AC may be the less of their problem because much more important systems may fall without a functioning grid).
And people give up conveniences and liberties without fighting every day…
this thread 😬
our planet is doomed
you don't need 72 degree temps to play video games and shitpost on era
i doubt the people who live in actually hot places have some superhuman capabilities. you should be able to sleep at 85 if they're able to at 105, but i'm willing to be proven wrong if someone has actual medical science proving otherwise
our planet is doomed
you don't need 72 degree temps to play video games and shitpost on era
i doubt the people who live in actually hot places have some superhuman capabilities. you should be able to sleep at 85 if they're able to at 105, but i'm willing to be proven wrong if someone has actual medical science proving otherwise
Canadian here, and the only time I ever put the AC on is when the temperature is over 30 celsius(86F), and humidity make it feel like its around 36 celsius(97F).
Otherwise, I leave it off and temperatures stays around 24-26 celsius(73F-78F) inside during the summer, which is just fine & comfortable, don't even need a fan. Really don't understand how people live with AC opened 24 hours/7 days a week, unless they live in a region where it's always over 30 celsius outside.
Otherwise, I leave it off and temperatures stays around 24-26 celsius(73F-78F) inside during the summer, which is just fine & comfortable, don't even need a fan. Really don't understand how people live with AC opened 24 hours/7 days a week, unless they live in a region where it's always over 30 celsius outside.
I keep mine at 78 when I sleep, sometimes I go to 75 during the day and I think I'm freezing. Not sure how people in heat go that low, I hate that contrast when I leave
Our house is 78 in the summer. I'll drop it to 76 for an hour just to suck the humidity out. In winter, it set to 72.
My house has the older version of this from before smart thermostats were a thing. We have a totally separate power line dedicated for AC with its own power meter and everything. We get a reduced rate for that power line but the power company reserves the right to kill power to that line at periods of high usage. I believe there are some limits around how long they can kill the power, maybe an hour at a time or something like that but Im not 100% sure. That said, there is no visual cue to tell you when it happens like in this example with the thermostat so I cant really say that Ive ever even noticed it happening in the 12 years Ive owned this house.
Yeah, for real. During the summer we leave our AC set to 73 at the most. 78 in a Texas heatwave sounds like hell.
Please, I'm in an equatorial country. It's ~70% humidity and I don't use an air conditioner. Tonight it's going to be 80F, and I'm going to use a thin blanket and a fan
I love how people just keep trying to one up each other in terms of how much heat and humidity they can take in this thread.
Some people have much different tolerances than others. Stop your damn preaching.
Some people have much different tolerances than others. Stop your damn preaching.
Lmao, I'm not a caveman and deserve to be comfortable in my own house. Setting that shit to 68 with absolutely zero guilt.
I'm with you. I'm willing to give up a lot of conveniences to help address climate issues, but being comfortable in my own home is nonnegotiable.
You'd get a much cooler home if you lived in a cave.
Anyway, I'm not much to shame regarding individual consumption choices correlated to ethical concerns, but when you so enthusiastically subscribe to an objectively negative societal trend, please at least consider the alternatives. This is a very artificial sensation of comfort - your body adjusts just fine to a few higher degrees. There is a reason that the median US citizen is an outlier regarding AC usage, and it's certainly not thermodynamics.
Same as above - barring any medical condition, you'd most certainly be comfortable at 78. We've seen multiple posters in this thread argue against that but it doesn't stand the basic test of worldwide experience.
Texas resident claims?
I can tell you, right now, they did it to me 3 times last week. On of those "rush hour" events lasted 4 hours on Monday.
I can tell you, right now, they did it to me 3 times last week. On of those "rush hour" events lasted 4 hours on Monday.
I'm comfortable at 77-78, but I'm kind of a skinny guy, (5" 10", 160 lbs.), I've noticed when I've been in the homes of larger/heavier people, they usually have it set much lower.
most people cant even tell certain temp differences like that. They actually say to start higher and slowly go down to find your sweet spot in the house because that would actually save you a shit load of money on energy. 78 Is pretty bareable to me, but one thing I do is have the fan run to circulate air which helps. my sweet spot at most ill go to is 75-76.
But I never thought the Tiger would eat MY face off...
Climate change will never be reversed when people can't bear to be even a little uncomfortable in their homes. 78 is something you can adjust to once you get used to it. A box fan in the window can work just as well to keep you cool but nothing is good enough for many people. Pretty sad.
To people who live in other parts of the country who are like "78 isn't so bad!": Air conditioning doesn't just cool your house, it pulls out humidity. Texas is ridiculously humid in the summer and without the ability to draw out the humidity what should feel like a fine 78 degrees becomes absolute misery.
I mean, I hate the last several days in Germany where it's fucking hot, but the prevalence of AC and insisting on needing some of the low temperatures thrown around in this thread is some peak example of humanities "fuck the consequences and you , got mine", and why we're all fucked long term.
We could all give up a little bit now and manage, or be forced to give up a lot later, and all be royally fucked. But as a species we really like option 2.
lmao at some of these takes. When its 70 degrees, and relatively low humidity i open the windows for fresh cool air.Yeah the deep red part of the map is close to how hot it routinely is here sans heatwave in spring/early summer. That sucks, it's probably very uncomfortable and everyone there wishes they had AC if they don't. Everywhere else is in the 70s/80s, which ain't shit. I'm just saying that the majority of southern states are Literally Hell On Earth and that there's broadly no comparison, climate-wise, for the majority of Europe in the summer. So applying a European-centric mindset to aircon to the Southern US often leads to a disconnect, the same way that I can't appreciate how fucking cold it gets in many places in winter because I don't really know what it feels like below 40 degrees Fahrenheit
Greetings from hell, and this week looks so much cooler than next week
yes lets continue to blame individuals when we know for a fact that giant corporations are far more the cause of global warming.
They also make dehumidifiers which use less electricity. Most places in the US get humidity in the summer, Texas isn't any special case. There are solutions other than setting your AC in the 60s.