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Pro tip: Track your thermostat settings for a month before you make changes
I kept adjusting my heat and AC every time I felt a little warm or cold, but my bills kept going up. About three months ago I started logging the temp I set, the time of day, and the outside weather in a notebook. After 30 days I saw I was cranking the heat to 74 every evening even though 68 was plenty for sleeping. That simple habit cut my electric bill by $18 last month and probably saved a few hundred pounds of CO2. I used a free app called Loop Energy to help visualize the patterns. Has anyone else tried tracking their settings like this instead of guessing?
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pat_hall871mo ago
Did you notice any patterns with humidity too?
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the_anna1mo ago
Wait, you're telling me humidity actually changed things that much? I figured it was all about temperature swings.
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