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Phoenix61

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17. I set my central unit at 78 and run a dehumidifier

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 07:02 PM

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24/7. I have a small window unit in my tiny bedroom I just run at night. I set it at 68 before I go to bed and sleep under just a sheet. If I had to I could live without it but menopause definitely changed my internal thermostat.

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This appeals to the selfish Conservative mindset. . Oneironaut Thursday #1

It's been advised by A/C experts and the power companies to set the thermostat at 78* in summer Deuxcents Thursday #2

Perhaps Lindsey forgets republicans losing power in Texas and Ted Cruz ran off to Cancun to get warm. Norrrm Thursday #3

Let's dispense with the niceties... GiqueCee Thursday #4

Maybe vultures. 3catwoman3 Thursday #5

Mine stays at 80. BidenRocks Thursday #6

I keep mine lower, but... cab67 Thursday #14

i swear lindsey grahams brain has gone in to sleep mode and hasn't woken up in years. dawn5651 Thursday #7

I think you are quite correct. niyad Thursday #22

The request to set AC a little higher during high-use times is standard. yardwork Thursday #8

Set it too low, and you get kicked in the face by the atmosphere if/when you go outside 0rganism Thursday #9

Graham probably see Texas's shitty "freedom grid" as aspirational and not something most states avoid like the plague. Karasu Thursday #10

They tell us that here in Austin. ananda Thursday #11

A Texan here. We are told to use as little electricity as possible every hot day. Whyisthisstillclose Thursday #12

Hey, leningradlindsey, you clueless jackass. That is, word for word, what my niyad Thursday #13

Republicans don't do common sense MustLoveBeagles Thursday #15

True niyad Thursday #16

I always found their branding as the party of common sense to be utterly fucking hilarious coming from people obsessed Karasu Thursday #20

So very true. niyad Thursday #23

I set my central unit at 78 and run a dehumidifier Phoenix61 Thursday #17

Dehumidifier BidenRocks Thursday #19

It sweetly turns itself off when the reservoir is full. 😀 Phoenix61 Thursday #21

Apparently, Social Democrats have a theory that if everybody works together... 70sEraVet Thursday #18

Lindsey's thermostat peaks anytime he hears the name Trump. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Yesterday #24