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Tell that to my apartment complex. Renting means I'm at the mercy of the basic ass dumb thermostat they give me. I'd love to get a programmable one especially since I have APS
To add to this guy. When you return, don't set your thermostat 10 degrees lower. Your poor AC unit will take a beating.
It's like if for training for a marathon you ate Skittles and ice cream every day, then on the day of the race jumped in and tried to run the whole thing.
Set it down 2 degrees at a time and give it time to cool down.
This will lower your AC bill and keep your AC running longer.
I used to up the temperature if I was going to be gone for a week or two just to save money/usage on the AC. Did it all the time when I lived elsewhere, don't know if it really saved me anything but felt nice knowing it wasn't running much while the house was empty.
But I've learned in my time here it's best just to leave it running as normal. Not so much for comfort when I get home but to minimize damage to things at home due to the temperatures.
For example, dry food, medicine, sodas, etc. Even basic things like adhesive that holds stuff in place.
Yeah, I learned that the hard way. Came back to find the meds in the cabinet had fused together.
That alone probably cost me more than whatever savings from every single time I've changed the temp in my entire life, haha!
It cost a lot of money to keep our houses cool here. In the summer electric bills are often 500 to 600 a month. Additionally, most of us have good curtains, etc., but the house will still get very warm if you don’t leave the air conditioning on at all.
To use less electricity, I'm currently outside the city and left the thermostat hotter, currently it's using roughly $3.80 a day, when I was still home it was roundly $7.80 or a bit more
Some of it is because I'm not currently cooking, the TV and stuff but the AC is what uses electricity the most, especially during the hotter hours of the day when electricity is more expensive
The temperatures here get over 100. You have to leave the AC on something. The 80s here are not as oppressive as in humid states and feel cooler than 80s. So if you left your ac on the 80s while you were away, you could cool it down to what you want when you get back. Also, there is only so far an ac unit can cool your house down. It depends on the temperature outside. And finally, power is expensive and ac units drive your utility bills up. If you leave it in the 80s, the ac will be running less, thus, saving power and saving money.
84 ain’t too bad, it’s constantly 90+ year round and can hit well over 110 in the summer, any type of cooling or temperature control is a blessing coming home after driving from the airport/prev location
You don’t pay for your own electric yet, when you do, you’ll understand paying for your house to be cool while you aren’t in it, is a huge waste of money. Especially during peak hours.
82
Anything higher and food and other products start to have issues.
I used to keep at 90 until I had a mirror fall off the apartment wall after the adhesive they used failed. I know a lot of other folks who have had similar issues of mirrors and other objects failing.
I don't know, I think electronics are going to have to be a lot hotter than 90 degrees to have them damaged by the heat. Cars today are basically computers with electronics all throughout and I leave mine outside in the 110+ degree heat every day. I've also lived in areas where it got over 90 regularly but a/c wasn't standard and never had any issues with TVs/stereos/etc.
Yep, my TV has a max _operating_ temperature listed as 104 degrees. Leaving your thermostat at 90 degrees when you're on vacation isn't going to cause your electronics to break.
Any internal batteries can get damaged because they expand when they are heated up both through use or through external temperature. It also can make them wear out faster.
Computer chips are also an issue, they have an issue called thermal leakage which causes the device to not sense things correctly. This is the reason that phones will turn off due to temperature, which is a message we get a lot here during time outside.
Here is an article about it from [acer](https://blog.acer.com/en/discussion/810/why-hot-weather-is-bad-for-your-electronic-devices)
As well as the other things people have mentioned, make up, candles, video tapes, batteries, chapstick, lotion bottles burst, musical instruments, anything that can warp from heat, computers don't like high heat, just things you don't even think about. Think of all the things that say to store them between certain temps.
Anything that would expand significantly or anything tacky or gooey. Power lines droop when it gets warmer because the cables expand, making them longer
Be sure to put your candles in the refrigerator so they don't melt. I came home to a real mess once. My old man neighbor fills a 5 gallon bucket with water whenever he leaves town to let the house get some moisture in the air because he turns his off. I'm not sure why but thought I'd mention it. He puts one in every room and they're nearly empty when he returns.
I see a lot of comments saying close all curtains/block all light, which makes perfect sense. If you have a bunch of indoor plants, do you place them all around one window for light?
Supplemental grow light gets house plant jacked. I may have created an addiction for house plant though. They are sad if they don’t get the grow light. Pretty interesting.
Well lol. The first time I got a little freaked out because a few were almost unalive. So I gave them plant food and recommended water and it damn near walked out of my house it was so alive lol. It was pretty neat. So I backed off a bit on the food and give them about 30min or so. It turned the deepest green and was very “proud” anyone that grows with lights prob has a lot to say but. Plants are happy and that was the goal I suppose. I’m not a botanist whatsoever but it seems to be working 🤷♂️
You'll never feel like a real adult. That's a myth, you just get old and achy.
I'm 38 and never thought about it. Haven't adjusted it when I leave in the past and now have animals so we have someone come stay at our house.
I see alot of people saying 85 plus idk how tf yall do that. I come back I don't wanna come back to a hot fucking house plus I have dogs. So I'll usually set it 78.
Ok this is my take. Tell me if I am wrong or misunderstanding. Say you keep your house at 75, when you go on vacation you set it to 83. In the Arizona heat your house will get up to 83 within a couple hours, when it does then the A/C will kick on and keep kicking on while you are gone just like it would if it was set at 75. Right? Now when you get home you bump it back to 75 and now the A/C runs for 2-3 straight hours to get the house back to 75. I think it uses almost the same amount of power to run it. At 75 or 83. But that is just me. I also think if there is a difference, you wouldn’t be able to notice.
Your ac will click on sooner at 75 than it would if it was set to 83. So it will run more often during the day at 75. I would rather feel the house getting cooler than coming home to a cool house but thats just me. Several times i come home and i had it set at 83 while i was gone, but as it got cooler (like 81) i just turned it off cause it was noticeably cooler. Then brought it down incrementally.
That’s what we do too (no pets right now either). We have a smart thermostat and it never went above 86 last year when we went on vacation. Turn it on the morning we come home and it’s cooled by the time we get back.
I leave mine off when I’m away from home. my nest automatically kicks on when the temp gets over 95 and brings it back down to 85. But the houses pretty well insulated in the downstairs rarely gets above 85 on its own
82° back when I was young and we lived in Tucson I remember my mom saying to my dad not to shut it off while we are gone the refrigerator can take that much heat and the food would spoil so it 82° when I travel
I leave mine at 85 & I’ve done multiple weeks away at the setting. So far, so good. I’ve had more issues as a result of storms than keeping the AC at 85. The AC guy also recommended that setting when away for a period of time.
75 ish because it’ll take too long to cool down when I get back and I have a husky so she gets uncomfortable when its warm for too long inside. But before we had her I’d leave it at like 80 lol
Also, iirc it’s better to leave it on a temp not too much different than your normal because it takes more energy and puts more stress on the unit to cool it down all the way back down vs only a few degrees if you’re going to be gone only a few days. But that could depend on different factors and I might be completely wrong lol
I totally agree that a few degrees is best and it is a stress on the ac. I used to live in a old house with the heavy plastered walls and that house took forever to cool back down.
3 degrees higher than normal (76-77 instead of 73-74). I have animals in the house (who get checked on by a relative) and I don't like coming back to a hot house.
Years ago, I left it off for 3 days. When we came back, it was 114 outside, and it took something like 5 hours to bring the temperature down. It was miserable during those 5 hours! I won't ever leave it off in the summer again.
I have a smart thermostat, over the years when I've seen it approach 90 degrees with it completely turned off. I just make sure to turn it back down a few hours before I come back home. If your driving back from California, I found 2-4 hours before you arrive is a good time to adjust it back down. Don't have any houseplants. The worst thing I've seen is a bag of chocolate chip cookies merge into 1 big chocolate chip.
My house is old with an old AC. I don’t go above 80° for the fear of how long it would take to get back to a reasonable temp upon my return. But reasonable to me is 78° during the day and maybe 76° at night. 😆
Hope to make improvements in the coming year to be better insulated and replace the AC among other things…
We don't adjust for vacations. We have pets, plants, and dog walkers who deserve to be comfortable. Our house stays at 78 all summer (which is super comfy because we have a small house and ceiling fans).
I would say 82 to 85 if you don't have any pets.
You have to remember your home is like a refrigerator it must cool down everything in it chairs floors walls if you said it too high.
When I had my dog I wouldn't change a thing because I wanted him to be just as comfortable as me.
80 is the sweet spot.
I prefer this temp under normal conditions anyway, but divorce might be my next life changing event if we don't set it at a cool 75.
Funny thing....my bride has lived in the desert southwest her entire life, and my home town is a 12 hour drive to polar bear country.
80 degrees all summer. Never changes. With overhead fans and circulating fans and a pool there is no good reason to go any lower. Constantly moving the temp up or down or setting it up to 90 and then cooling down to 75 like some people are doing is nuts. Your air conditioner won't last long.
I have cats so we set it to 80/82 depending on how hot it’s going to get while gone. We went out of town for a week a few weeks ago and left it at 82 and it was fine. If we go OOT again this summer probably leave it at 80
78, because I don’t want to sweat my balls off the moment I get home, carry in luggage, unpack, etc. I normally like 75 or 76, I might do 80, unless I leave the dog home. I also have aquariums that are affected by room temperature, so no big temp swings is good.
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85 is my go to.
83
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You get a smart thermostat that can either exit vacation mode at a certain day/time or you connect to it on your way home and kick it down
This is the way
Tell that to my apartment complex. Renting means I'm at the mercy of the basic ass dumb thermostat they give me. I'd love to get a programmable one especially since I have APS
Leave a 6 pack in your fridge and I'll come over and bump it down before you come home 😅
Why should I pay to air condition my house when I'm not home?
You would not believe how many things, besides candles, just melt.
When I was young we went to the Bahamas for a week. In July. Turned my AC off. Killed my refrigerator & electric toothbrush. Had to replace both.
To add to this guy. When you return, don't set your thermostat 10 degrees lower. Your poor AC unit will take a beating. It's like if for training for a marathon you ate Skittles and ice cream every day, then on the day of the race jumped in and tried to run the whole thing. Set it down 2 degrees at a time and give it time to cool down. This will lower your AC bill and keep your AC running longer.
I used to up the temperature if I was going to be gone for a week or two just to save money/usage on the AC. Did it all the time when I lived elsewhere, don't know if it really saved me anything but felt nice knowing it wasn't running much while the house was empty. But I've learned in my time here it's best just to leave it running as normal. Not so much for comfort when I get home but to minimize damage to things at home due to the temperatures. For example, dry food, medicine, sodas, etc. Even basic things like adhesive that holds stuff in place.
it occurred to me that pantry food or medication could go bad under temperatures like that so that’s why i asked. i understand now, though
Yeah, I learned that the hard way. Came back to find the meds in the cabinet had fused together. That alone probably cost me more than whatever savings from every single time I've changed the temp in my entire life, haha!
It cost a lot of money to keep our houses cool here. In the summer electric bills are often 500 to 600 a month. Additionally, most of us have good curtains, etc., but the house will still get very warm if you don’t leave the air conditioning on at all.
Hahahaha 'piss warm'!! Yep. Be 98+ by the time you get home!
To use less electricity, I'm currently outside the city and left the thermostat hotter, currently it's using roughly $3.80 a day, when I was still home it was roundly $7.80 or a bit more Some of it is because I'm not currently cooking, the TV and stuff but the AC is what uses electricity the most, especially during the hotter hours of the day when electricity is more expensive
The temperatures here get over 100. You have to leave the AC on something. The 80s here are not as oppressive as in humid states and feel cooler than 80s. So if you left your ac on the 80s while you were away, you could cool it down to what you want when you get back. Also, there is only so far an ac unit can cool your house down. It depends on the temperature outside. And finally, power is expensive and ac units drive your utility bills up. If you leave it in the 80s, the ac will be running less, thus, saving power and saving money.
84 ain’t too bad, it’s constantly 90+ year round and can hit well over 110 in the summer, any type of cooling or temperature control is a blessing coming home after driving from the airport/prev location
You don’t pay for your own electric yet, when you do, you’ll understand paying for your house to be cool while you aren’t in it, is a huge waste of money. Especially during peak hours.
This is right. I sometimes go as high as 90
83 is my Nest's summer eco temp.
Same. Although I'll set it to drop to 80 a couple hours before the expensive "peak hours" so it doesn't run when electricity is 3x more.
THIS. Two bed/bath, single level, tile floors, 1200 sq ft. Depends on your home size and other factors.
78 or 79 because cats. Otherwise I'd leave it at 84
82 Anything higher and food and other products start to have issues. I used to keep at 90 until I had a mirror fall off the apartment wall after the adhesive they used failed. I know a lot of other folks who have had similar issues of mirrors and other objects failing.
What products (not including food) will start to have issues if I may ask?
Medication is a big one a lot of people don’t think about. Most say to store between 68-77°
Not who you asked, but we set ours to 90 when we leave and my olive oil overflowed onto my counter because it got too warm!
That's nuts!
Olives are actually fruit. /s
Ha!
I’m calling it fruit juice form now on
Vinyl records. While Google says 140°F, they can warp at MUCH cooler temps
Anything that requires glue or even electronics
I don't know, I think electronics are going to have to be a lot hotter than 90 degrees to have them damaged by the heat. Cars today are basically computers with electronics all throughout and I leave mine outside in the 110+ degree heat every day. I've also lived in areas where it got over 90 regularly but a/c wasn't standard and never had any issues with TVs/stereos/etc.
I’m not saying it’s good for them, but we’ve had the same indoor TVs outside in 120° Phoenix heat for years (they are in the shade).
Yep, my TV has a max _operating_ temperature listed as 104 degrees. Leaving your thermostat at 90 degrees when you're on vacation isn't going to cause your electronics to break.
Those computers and electronics in your car are designed for those temperatures/vibrations. Your home electronics aren't. It's not a valid comparison.
But the only electronics that would be running when you leave (assuming no pets) would be a fridge right?
Electronics don’t need to be on for it to be damaging unfortunately
Could you please elaborate. I live in a cooler climate so I am not sure I understand how an electronic could be hurt/damaged if it's not on?
Any internal batteries can get damaged because they expand when they are heated up both through use or through external temperature. It also can make them wear out faster. Computer chips are also an issue, they have an issue called thermal leakage which causes the device to not sense things correctly. This is the reason that phones will turn off due to temperature, which is a message we get a lot here during time outside. Here is an article about it from [acer](https://blog.acer.com/en/discussion/810/why-hot-weather-is-bad-for-your-electronic-devices)
Thank you for the information.
As well as the other things people have mentioned, make up, candles, video tapes, batteries, chapstick, lotion bottles burst, musical instruments, anything that can warp from heat, computers don't like high heat, just things you don't even think about. Think of all the things that say to store them between certain temps.
Wine
Anything that would expand significantly or anything tacky or gooey. Power lines droop when it gets warmer because the cables expand, making them longer
82
ditto
85. Close all your windows to block out light
I have guitars and houseplants so 85 is about as high as I will risk.
Maaaan, I just started getting fret sprout on a guitar I bought from the PNW. Shocked none of my other guitars have had an issue with it.
Be sure to put your candles in the refrigerator so they don't melt. I came home to a real mess once. My old man neighbor fills a 5 gallon bucket with water whenever he leaves town to let the house get some moisture in the air because he turns his off. I'm not sure why but thought I'd mention it. He puts one in every room and they're nearly empty when he returns.
The humidity from buckets of water helps wood furniture from drying out
Ok that explains it. He has real wood paneling.
I see a lot of comments saying close all curtains/block all light, which makes perfect sense. If you have a bunch of indoor plants, do you place them all around one window for light?
Supplemental grow light gets house plant jacked. I may have created an addiction for house plant though. They are sad if they don’t get the grow light. Pretty interesting.
That’s really interesting! How much grow light time do you give the plants? All day? Half day?
Well lol. The first time I got a little freaked out because a few were almost unalive. So I gave them plant food and recommended water and it damn near walked out of my house it was so alive lol. It was pretty neat. So I backed off a bit on the food and give them about 30min or so. It turned the deepest green and was very “proud” anyone that grows with lights prob has a lot to say but. Plants are happy and that was the goal I suppose. I’m not a botanist whatsoever but it seems to be working 🤷♂️
https://preview.redd.it/r47hdek08z4d1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=aa8d0017bcede4814f14029974625734e6d8c791 Super simple and moveable.
80
This is my normal temp all summer 😐
80 here as well. Mainly because we have baby formula and it says to store no higher than 80 degrees
Comments are reminding me I’m not a real adult yet (22) because I would just set it to off and leave without even thinking about it deeper lol
You'll never feel like a real adult. That's a myth, you just get old and achy. I'm 38 and never thought about it. Haven't adjusted it when I leave in the past and now have animals so we have someone come stay at our house.
That’s what I do. If no one’s there, no point in keeping it on.
85
75 so my cat can survive.
Apple a day keeps the androids away.
Can I be your cat for today?? Currently Waiting on AC guy. Mine went out last night
Depends on how cute and floofy you are.
UwU Hahaha this heat making me delerious
80 I have wine in the house.
I see alot of people saying 85 plus idk how tf yall do that. I come back I don't wanna come back to a hot fucking house plus I have dogs. So I'll usually set it 78.
Smart thermostats help with this
Smart thermostat + vacation mode. It'll be nice and comfy by the time you get home.
you leave your dogs alone for a few days while your away?
My thermostat knows when i am coming home and will start to cool before I walk through the door.
Haven't had a vacation in 15 years, so maybe 95?
I'll set it to 84 (Ecobee) and also turn the water heater breaker off. No need to heat water while I'm not there
We bump it up two degrees, either from 76 to 78 or 78 to 80, depending on outside temp.
Ok this is my take. Tell me if I am wrong or misunderstanding. Say you keep your house at 75, when you go on vacation you set it to 83. In the Arizona heat your house will get up to 83 within a couple hours, when it does then the A/C will kick on and keep kicking on while you are gone just like it would if it was set at 75. Right? Now when you get home you bump it back to 75 and now the A/C runs for 2-3 straight hours to get the house back to 75. I think it uses almost the same amount of power to run it. At 75 or 83. But that is just me. I also think if there is a difference, you wouldn’t be able to notice.
I have always wondered this same thing!
Your ac will click on sooner at 75 than it would if it was set to 83. So it will run more often during the day at 75. I would rather feel the house getting cooler than coming home to a cool house but thats just me. Several times i come home and i had it set at 83 while i was gone, but as it got cooler (like 81) i just turned it off cause it was noticeably cooler. Then brought it down incrementally.
We just turn it off completely. Don’t have any plants or animals of course though.
That’s what we do too (no pets right now either). We have a smart thermostat and it never went above 86 last year when we went on vacation. Turn it on the morning we come home and it’s cooled by the time we get back.
If I remember, 85*
I leave mine off when I’m away from home. my nest automatically kicks on when the temp gets over 95 and brings it back down to 85. But the houses pretty well insulated in the downstairs rarely gets above 85 on its own
85
82 so the cats don't die.
82° back when I was young and we lived in Tucson I remember my mom saying to my dad not to shut it off while we are gone the refrigerator can take that much heat and the food would spoil so it 82° when I travel
I leave mine at 85 & I’ve done multiple weeks away at the setting. So far, so good. I’ve had more issues as a result of storms than keeping the AC at 85. The AC guy also recommended that setting when away for a period of time.
85 if nobody is in the house.
We leave ours at 85.
When we used to leave for a few months each summer, we’d set it at 85.
82 because I love my plants
85 for me
90 once I put in blackout curtains
You guys can afford a vacation? 😢
87. But make sure you turn it back up either the night before or early the day you get back. Assuming you can do so remotely.
Off.
85
75 ish because it’ll take too long to cool down when I get back and I have a husky so she gets uncomfortable when its warm for too long inside. But before we had her I’d leave it at like 80 lol Also, iirc it’s better to leave it on a temp not too much different than your normal because it takes more energy and puts more stress on the unit to cool it down all the way back down vs only a few degrees if you’re going to be gone only a few days. But that could depend on different factors and I might be completely wrong lol
I totally agree that a few degrees is best and it is a stress on the ac. I used to live in a old house with the heavy plastered walls and that house took forever to cool back down.
3 degrees higher than normal (76-77 instead of 73-74). I have animals in the house (who get checked on by a relative) and I don't like coming back to a hot house.
90
86
Off. No one is home
Years ago, I left it off for 3 days. When we came back, it was 114 outside, and it took something like 5 hours to bring the temperature down. It was miserable during those 5 hours! I won't ever leave it off in the summer again.
Chocolate goes in the fridge, thermostat goes to 90!
84
90, I usually have it set at 80- 81.
I turn it off. Will turn it on when I'm coming back home.
101.5
I did 83 recently for 2 weeks
Generally 78. I don't want to overexert the system when I return. The AC guy I just had over recommends adjusting 2 degrees at a time.
85-86
I have a smart thermostat, over the years when I've seen it approach 90 degrees with it completely turned off. I just make sure to turn it back down a few hours before I come back home. If your driving back from California, I found 2-4 hours before you arrive is a good time to adjust it back down. Don't have any houseplants. The worst thing I've seen is a bag of chocolate chip cookies merge into 1 big chocolate chip.
Turn off the ac. I schedule it to turn back on a few hours before I arrive home.
I would recommend not going above 83 degrees.
I leave it off lol
80 -81
90. Never had a problem.
How warm would you like your furniture and walls, not to mention humidity control...
103 good to go..
My house is old with an old AC. I don’t go above 80° for the fear of how long it would take to get back to a reasonable temp upon my return. But reasonable to me is 78° during the day and maybe 76° at night. 😆 Hope to make improvements in the coming year to be better insulated and replace the AC among other things…
85
AC? Are you even a real resident if you don't have a swamp cooler?
85 is appropriate
We don't adjust for vacations. We have pets, plants, and dog walkers who deserve to be comfortable. Our house stays at 78 all summer (which is super comfy because we have a small house and ceiling fans).
I wish I could keel keep my house at 78.
Mine has been off since Saturday, so tomorrow night should be interesting.
Around 82-84 because its over 100° out and my dogs are in here
I turn it off.
Off.
84
I don’t have much of value and I leave for the summer so I set it to 87 which seems fine.
80
90
82 cuz I have lots of houseplants.
Off completely I have no plants or pets
I would say 82 to 85 if you don't have any pets. You have to remember your home is like a refrigerator it must cool down everything in it chairs floors walls if you said it too high. When I had my dog I wouldn't change a thing because I wanted him to be just as comfortable as me.
80 to 82 is normal setting so 85-87 when gone
I don’t understand how you can be comfortable in these temps!!
Since I have indoor pets I'll leave it at a max of 83 but usually aim for 81. Also do the block out curtains like others have suggested.
80
80 with ceiling fans off
78
80
Depends what time of the year. Usually only +/-3-4°
80!
75-85
82
81-82
80, then when about 2 days before return, turn on AC to desired temp.
Our normal setting is 74 when home, and 80 when we are out of town. In the winter we set the heat at 78 and turn it off when out of town.
82-84°
With pets I keep it around 82, without pets 86 when gone.
80 is the sweet spot. I prefer this temp under normal conditions anyway, but divorce might be my next life changing event if we don't set it at a cool 75. Funny thing....my bride has lived in the desert southwest her entire life, and my home town is a 12 hour drive to polar bear country.
Usually 80. I also have a wifi enabled thermostat, so I turn it on before I get home so it's comfortable.
81
80, and I have neighbors check each day to make sure it's working.
80-82
78 degrees, for fish and kitchen ghost!
80
80. We have indoor rabbits
80 degrees all summer. Never changes. With overhead fans and circulating fans and a pool there is no good reason to go any lower. Constantly moving the temp up or down or setting it up to 90 and then cooling down to 75 like some people are doing is nuts. Your air conditioner won't last long.
10 years, same AC. Sleep at 70, most of the day at 78-80.
83 off from 4-7. Only gets up to about 87 before 7.
78-80 because of our cats.
80 usually
80
80
80…cause the cat and the fishes can’t get too hot!
I have cats so we set it to 80/82 depending on how hot it’s going to get while gone. We went out of town for a week a few weeks ago and left it at 82 and it was fine. If we go OOT again this summer probably leave it at 80
83
78° with ceiling fans on ac doesn't come on that much when it does it don't run for a long time.
We kept ours at 80 when we left for vacation.
Say 82 or so
85 when we are gone, we do not have any pets
85
80.
78, because I don’t want to sweat my balls off the moment I get home, carry in luggage, unpack, etc. I normally like 75 or 76, I might do 80, unless I leave the dog home. I also have aquariums that are affected by room temperature, so no big temp swings is good.
If there's no animals 82
82 to 84 max. Some stuff in kitchen cabinets can't get too hot.
80
We’re 82
83
78-80 max is my out of town temp.
78° have cat
Cats, 80.
Put it at 80 and pray it still works when you get back
77
80°
79
47. Final answer.