re: Your home thermostat: On/Off/High/Low when you’re gone?

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I may be crazy, but I also think comfortable temperature for me can also vary by house. At my parents house (much newer than mine) if their thermostat is set to anything below 74, I'm freezing. At my house, I'm comfortable in the 72-74 range. At my friend's house, at 72 I'm sweating and miserable.

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That's a combination of things. Your parents house has an oversized unit. The unit starts and stops a bunch of times, but never runs for long enough to dehumidify.

It may also be an issue of air velocity. If the unit is oversized, it's probably blowing the air faster, which increases the convection you're feeling.

At your friend's house, it is probably poorly insulated and/or sealed where you are sitting. The air near the thermostat is cooler than the air near walls.