Dollipop, it is also going to depend on how secure you feel, leaving windows open while you sleep. You may find that you sleep better with the windows and doors locked up, and then have AC on low, if need be.

All depends on the houses location Dollipop. A house might get great breeze and have the house just next door might get none bc of some breeze blockage. A/C is nice to have some nights.

When I do use the AC I set it at 76 - that way I still don't need a cover. Many of my neighbors who's units are vacant much of the time leave their AC's set at 80 or 82 full time. This keeps the moister out and the air smelling fresh.

Harriette, we keep ours at 78 when we are gone and my power bill very seldom exceeds $150.00 BZ and it eliminates the musty smell you get if your place is all closed up.

It's been my experience that a person newly arrived on the island may not have the same tolerances as those of you that live on the island. As for myself, when I first arrive, I almost always have to have the AC on at least for a few days, until I've acclimatized, and then depending on the weather, I can start to let the breeze cool off my place, more often than not. I don't generally sleep with the windows open because I don't want any uninvited guests during the night, no matter how low that possibility may be. Even if no two-legged uninvited visitors come by, there may still be mozzies.

78 degrees and only $150 BZD per month? You either live in a shoebox or a space with no windows located in the center core of a building with units in front, behind, above and below you? You are talking Celsius right?

I can't believe that your BEL bill is that low in say August and September even without anyone in the unit.

Our unit is 800+ sq.ft., bottom floor in a two story complex. Yes, there is a unit on each side of us and one above. We have four windows to the back, one window and a slider in front. We have a split A/C unit and a window unit. We run the split unit 24/7 at 78 fahrenheit when we are not there. I just checked my last bill and it was $190.00BZ...I guess I understated a little when I said it is usually around $150.00 BZ

We are down for about two months a year. We have a bedroom that we leavre the door closed at all times and we do not use the A/C in the day. It works fine for us to turn the A/C donw to 78 degrees during the night but I (Canadian) would have a hard time sleeping otherwise.

Sorry, that should have read THREE months a year and not two.

I have my A/C on right now and am sitting right next to it. Very hot!!!