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Internet Balks At US Government's Recommendations For What Temps To Keep Your Home At

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The U.S. Department of Energy's recommendations of what temperatures to set your thermostats at when you're home, away, and overnight has Americans saying 'heck no' amid an oppressive heatwave across much of the country.

The U.S. Department of Energy's recommendations for thermostat settings has the entire nation in agreement for the first time in history.

DoE suggests that your thermostat should be set on 78° while you're home, 85º when you're away and 82º while you sleep.


No, seriously.

Given the extreme heat sweeping the nation right now, those learning of the DoE's recommendations are resisting with a collective "no."



Some of the reactions were pretty hilarious.







Many also want to know who came up with these insane temps.


There were, however, a few outliers who clearly are not fully human.



It should also be noted that DoE says that if you're using a ceiling fan, you can set those thermostats an additional 4 degrees... higher?

Also a no.

On its website, DoE added:

"Set your thermostat as high as comfortably possible in the summer."
"The smaller the difference between the indoor and outdoor temperatures, the lower your overall cooling bill will be."

They also provided suggestions for the "more" and "less heat-tolerant."

"If you’re more heat-tolerant, you can experiment with the temperature, raising it 1° F at a time to see how it affects your comfort and your budget; that 3 percent savings per degree adds up pretty quickly."
"Do the opposite if you’re less heat-tolerant—try lowering the temperature 1° F at a time, and see how comfortable you are at the new setting before ratcheting it down further."

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