What temp do you keep your home? Is it less than 68?

 

Well, when my dog is in a potential oven, ( not sure why you care, but )
I do keep my home cooler in the summer because older homes and cars have the potential to not recover very well when a large heat load is applied.
Your question seems to Attack?
You have the option not to reply. ( I'll refrain from calling you a Derogatory name but it seems like an appropriate place.)

 

Well, when my dog is in a potential oven, ( not sure why you care, but )
I do keep my home cooler in the summer because older homes and cars have the potential to not recover very well when a large heat load is applied.
Your question seems to Attack?
You have the option not to reply. ( I'll refrain from calling you a Derogatory name but it seems like an appropriate place.)

I asked a question and you got extremely defensive and passive aggressive.

I think it’s clear you know you’re wrong.

 

In light of being able to adjust the cabin temp downward, could you use a front windshield solar shade? That greatly helps to cut down UV and radiation and the front windshield is the largest glas area on the vehicle. Just a thought.

 

True, but finding a place ( even the ones that fold up ), easier to lower the temperature.
Just left the truck on a cloudy 65 degree day for 20 minutes empty ( no dog ) it still felt warm in the cabin... got going the vehicle was like a meat locker when I got going.
A few degrees does matter to keep humidity lower.
Not sure why Rivian cares what temperature I want my vehicle when my pet is in it.

 

I'm the passive aggressive one? Funny

Asking me what Temperature I keep my house, like that matters in this conversation.
Actually, if I need to lower humidity I'll lower it to 66. My comfort, and my pets comfort aren't restricted by a number.
Nor should it be on vehicle I paid 80,000 dollars for.
So, no, your needing to be argumentive.
Go away

 

I'm the passive aggressive one? Funny

Asking me what Temperature I keep my house, like that matters in this conversation.
Actually, if I need to lower humidity I'll lower it to 66. My comfort, and my pets comfort aren't restricted by a number.
Nor should it be on vehicle I paid 80,000 dollars for.
So, no, your needing to be argumentive.
Go away

I think you meant “you’re”? Is that argumentative? Or perhaps just helpful?

the point is if it’s hot and yes cars suck at insulation, so even at 70 degrees the compressor is going to be running all the time, anyway.

 

I always enjoy when someone in a discussion goes after grammar, that means you've got nothing to contribute to "you're" side of the argument.
Thanks for "you're " imput.

 

Helpful, it was very helpful.
Asking what Temperature I keep my house at , Thank You!

 

Helpful, it was very helpful.
Asking what Temperature I keep my house at , Thank You!

To be fair, I think @CommodoreAmiga might have been alluding to what temperature your furry friend is accustomed to, that is all. At least that's how I took it when I first read it. I know it's hard to judge someone's intent from just words on a screen sometimes. In general, the regulars here like @CommodoreAmiga try to be helpful, not hurtful.

I used pet mode A LOT last summer and a bit this year. I turn it on even when my dogs are not inside. When I leave my truck to go in a store or something, I always kick it on. While it may use a little energy (This hvac is very efficient), I like to believe that it actually washes out in the end because it doesn't have to work so hard to recover every time I get back in if I leave it off. In all that usage, I've not had one instance where it didn't hold temp. I also keep tabs on the cabin temp when away from the truck with my boys inside just in case anyway.

 

I learned a lesson on my first night or ownership last night (and first time EV owner). I use a car seat in the front seat for my 22 lb Wire Fox Terrier. I moved her car seat from the 4Runner into the R1S, and secured it with the seat belt. However, the AC and interior lights were all still on several hours later, even after I locked it. With the seat belt latched (even the front seat), it thinks someone is in the car, and it was downright chilly inside - I'm in the Houston burbs, AC was set on Low. So that's the way to keep it very cold, make it think there's a person inside vs a pet.

 

Be sure to unlatch the seatbelt when parking for long periods of time with no one in the vehicle, because as you noticed, the vehicle will never sleep.

 

The only reason I can think of to lower the temperature below 68 degrees is if the HVAC system cannot keep the interior of the vehicle at 68 degrees.

But if it cannot keep it at 68 degrees, it certainly cannot keep it at 66 or anything lower either and eventually the temperature will increase no matter how low you go.

It is like setting your home A/C to 60 degrees instead of 68 degrees when the house is at 80 degrees already. The house will not cool any faster.

But I submit that the car's HVAC can keep the temperature of 68 degrees easily, so lowering the set temperature is not required.

 

I think some of this depends on where the temperature is measured, and how effective the airflow truly is throughout the vehicle. If the front of the vehicle is in the shade, it may be a very comfortable 68, while the rear could feel significantly warmer if it were in direct sunlight. There is certainly going to be some variation throughout no matter what. Similar to a multi-story house with a single zone, you may need to set the main floor thermostat lower than you'd like to to keep upper floor bedrooms tolerable.

 

The amount of airflow in a small vehicle is so high that it is rather difficult for there to be differing temperatures in the cabin. Every part of the vehicle”s interior is within 5 feet of a vent. In fact if a vehicle HVAC system is running at a higher fan speed, the amount of air flowing replaces the cabin air quite quickly.

A house HVAC system moves about the same amount of air through the system but it has to cool a volume that is orders of magnitude bigger. There is always that room at the end of the line that gets minutes amount of air. It can take a very long time for the air to be processed in a house.