A/C efficiency question

[DarrellS]

76 during the day. 69 at 8:00.

[RaginCagin]

73 during the day during the summer(my wife is a teacher so shes home) and 69 at night.

[TxAg]

so obviously some of you like it cold! me too, but I don't like the bills and i hate to listen to the unit running for more than an hour or so.

So, is there a consensus on what is most efficient????

I see the merit in leaving it constant (as long as it isn't set too low) and I also see the merit in raising it while away...assuming you don't raise it too high.

I always raise it when out of town, but generally leave it alone throughout a normal work week.

[Uncle Saggy]

Kick it up a few degrees above your normal setting when you're away at work..... It'll help with the bill. I keep the indoor fan manually on, which helps.
Don't raise the setback to where the system will have to fight increased humidity....

[elliscountyhog]

so obviously some of you like it cold! me too, but I don't like the bills and i hate to listen to the unit running for more than an hour or so.

So, is there a consensus on what is most efficient????

I see the merit in leaving it constant (as long as it isn't set too low) and I also see the merit in raising it while away...assuming you don't raise it too high.

I always raise it when out of town, but generally leave it alone throughout a normal work week.

Complete variable speed is the way to go. Look at the Trane XV18 or XV20. If interested I can come out and go over pricing with you as well

[firemanjj82]

I just installed the ecobee3 thermostat today. It has the remote sensors that I can put in another part of the house and it will perform sort of like a zoned system. So far, so good. It also shows me that I have quite a bit of humidity in the house, so I need to do something to get that changed. Another return air?