Setting the room temperature to 17/18C when people are dressed in summer clothes and 23/24C when people are in warm clothes

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Multiplenames10 · 27/05/2026 18:06

Am I being unreasonable to think people who do this are illogical?

To me it makes much more sense, is more comfortable and environmentally friendly to set room temperatures to higher in the summer (but still comfortable) and lower in the winter when people are wrapped up anyway.

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cinquanta · 27/05/2026 18:21

Multiplenames10 · 27/05/2026 18:13

Yes I'm talking about air conditioning for 17/18C and heating

Who do you know that sets the aircon at 17/18? We set it to 26-28 and then only overnight.

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Multiplenames10 · 27/05/2026 18:17

BertieBotts · 27/05/2026 18:09

I guess people who set it like this are assuming the machine isn't going to be perfect at maintaining the temperature they want (approx 20C all year round) so they are overshooting a bit.

I guess I should say make rooms actually 17/18C or 23C with AC or heating.

But I do get annoyed by people set something thermostatically controlled (and is either off/on) to a more extreme and it just over shoots rather than getting there faster.

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Multiplenames10 · 27/05/2026 18:13

Yes I'm talking about air conditioning for 17/18C and heating

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Kepler22B · 27/05/2026 18:12

When I lived overseas in a seasonal country with summers at 35 and winters -18, the recommendation (there were public adverts) to heat to 20 and cool to 26.

KilkennyCats · 27/05/2026 18:10

Set room temperatures? Are you talking about air conditioning, because I don’t know anyone who doesn’t just switch the central heating off in summer?

BertieBotts · 27/05/2026 18:09

I guess people who set it like this are assuming the machine isn't going to be perfect at maintaining the temperature they want (approx 20C all year round) so they are overshooting a bit.

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