Leaving home temp for AC

[Quackhead62]

Leave it on 78 you won't save any money when u are away if your unit runs for a entire day to bring you house down to 70.

[Matt G]

Originally Posted by Quackhead62

Leave it on 78 you won't save any money when u are away if your unit runs for a entire day to bring you house down to 70.

I can agree with this. My AC went out on me when I was on vacation this summer. I walked into the house and was hit by a wall of 86 degree humid stagnant air. It took nearly 12 hours of the AC running to get it back down to 72. That was one of the highest electric bills I've had in the 6 yrs I've lived here. I usually bump my AC to around 75 when I leave for vacation.

Never thought about the bleach thing. Good advice.

[swampman46]

Originally Posted by Matt G

I can agree with this. My AC went out on me when I was on vacation this summer. I walked into the house and was hit by a wall of 86 degree humid stagnant air. It took nearly 12 hours of the AC running to get it back down to 72. That was one of the highest electric bills I've had in the 6 yrs I've lived here. I usually bump my AC to around 75 when I leave for vacation.

Never thought about the bleach thing. Good advice.

If it took 12 hours to bring the temp down, I'd say you have an undersized AC unit. I've done this many times. Should NEVER take that long. On my house 1.5-2 hours max for 74 deg. Not trying to be contrary here...just stating my situation.