In the UK, dew point highs will peak above 22 degrees multiple times per year, so the safe temperature to cool to is something like 25 degrees.
Might provide some benefits on really hot days, but it’s still uncomfortably warm for working in.
Might provide some benefits on really hot days, but it’s still uncomfortably warm for working in.
There is no reason to set all units to the same value in the entire country.
In general, if you want to save money, you should set your aircon to the highest temperature you can tolerate. We typically operate at 26-28C at home here in Singapore, and our dew point is typically between 24-26C.
The modest reduction in air temperature from 30-33C outside feels amplified, because the aircon also reduces humidity. We also rely heavily on ceiling fans.
That said, I'm guessing 22 (or 18 or whatever) is the lowest temperature you can have on the pipes; that wouldn't translate to 22 in the house.
If their working fluid is water, you are right. But most aircons work like fridges, and their pipes don't transport 'cold' by literally having a cold fluid, but by having an ambient temperature fluid that they turn into a gas inside your interior aircon unit (and then later turn back from a gas into a liquid on the outside unit).
The actual pipes are always at pretty much ambient temperatures.