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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1800 sq ft Colonial (plus finished basement) built in 1939. Pretty old house and not too efficient.

Keep thermostat at 77 during day (I work from home), 78-79 overnight.

Electric was $84 for July.

I think a lot of you keep your houses pretty cold! Are you really uncomfortable at higher temperatures, or do you just set it at 72 or whatever because that's sort of the "norm"? P[b]P who sets it to 68 at night, why don't you dual-zone[/b] or get a window unit so you're not wasting so much electricity cooling your whole house?
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We have two zones.   (actually two HVAC units in the house).
One handles lower level and 1st floor.  The other the second and 3rd floors.

Sorry, I just didn't go into that much detail above.

After work, while we are downstairs cooking, eating dinner, reading, watching the Nats on tv, etc.  the lower zone is cool.   
Meanwhile, the 2nd and 3rd floors are set at the warmer "we're at work" temp.     
Just before we head upstairs for bed *click* the upstairs begins to cool and the lower levels turn off for the night.   
The upper level will go down to 68-70 (depending on set) and then basically will be off for much of the night b/c by then it's cooler outside and the cooler temp has held inside (and the moisture has been taken out of the air inside).  We put an overnight cap of let's say 73 until the morning.    
Once we wake up, the upstairs cools as we get ready for work (hot hairdryer for instance), then shuts off for the day, and we go downstairs, which is cooled if needed for breakfast before we leaving the house.

It's actually quite efficient and easy once you get your M-F routines down and programmed.    Obviously anything can be easily overidden with a simple up or down temp arrow.   And the weekends are adjusted as our schedules are set.

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