Unused 2nd floor thermostat settings

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Anyone have some sound logic on setting an unoccupied second floor thermostat for summer months? I have a separate system upstairs that I currently have set at 80 degrees. My FIL turns his 2nd floor system off.

Since no one goes upstairs much anymore, I’d like to save some energy dollars if possible.
 

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You can put a gate or whatever they're called in your ductwork and have it controlled by another thermometer. That's how ours is set up in the sunroom anyways; we don't want to cool it off as much as the rest of the house.
It’s a separate/independent system. Nothing is shared with the downstairs system.

I did use a a gate for the master bedroom to get more cold air in that room. Half the room is windows so it gets warmer than the rest of the house.
 

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