What do you keep the thermostat at in the winter?

[dullard]

I don't believe basement floors are even insulated even in modern construction though, and not sure how easy that would be to do, can you pour concrete over foam without it compressing? Though if basement is dug deep enough and the walls are insulated as part of the same envelope as the upstairs walls, then it would probably be pretty good.

Basements have about 12742 kilometers of insulation as-is. Adding a few more centimeters of foam would not do much. I posted the calculations on this forum years ago, and the heat lost through the basement was negligible.

 

[Netopia]

69 from 6am to 10pm (people always at home)
58 from 10pm to 6am

 

[OverVolt]

Basements have about 12742 kilometers of insulation as-is. Adding a few more centimeters of foam would not do much. I posted the calculations on this forum years ago, and the heat lost through the basement was negligible.

Particularly because heat rises.

Whats going on in the basement is the concrete and such just sucks up any infrared heat. The walls are cold, the floor is cold, etc. Even if the air is warm.

 

[nageov3t]

my boyfriend and I are currently engaged in a war of 67 (my preference) vs 72 (his preference).

he raises the thermostat when he gets home because he likes being comfortable dressed in (at most) boxers and a t-shirt after work... when I get home, I bitch and open a window because I like being comfortable in jeans and a sweater (because it's December)... we usually settle on 70, with me lowering it before bed.

 

[lxskllr]

my boyfriend and I are currently engaged in a war of 67 (my preference) vs 72 (his preference).

he raises the thermostat when he gets home because he likes being comfortable dressed in (at most) boxers and a t-shirt after work... when I get home, I bitch and open a window because I like being comfortable in jeans and a sweater (because it's December)... we usually settle on 70, with me lowering it before bed.

Holy shit! I'd kick both of you out, or setup a tent for myself in the back yard. I would be one angry motherfucker coming home to a 67+ house(unless it was August. Then I'd be mildly pissed you were wasting electricity) :^D

 

[KMFJD]

I like my house drafty. Houses that breathe feel better. This year the heat's set to 56F.

do you live by yourself? Most women would freak out about temperature that low. I like it in the mid 60's and lower when I sleep

 

[lxskllr]

do you live by yourself? Most women would freak out about temperature that low. I like it in the mid 60's and lower when I sleep

Yup, gloriously alone :^D When my daughter's over, she has a space heater in her room.

 

[OverVolt]

Depends on the apartment. If you set 70F downstairs like it is right now, its probably 75F upstairs with the TV running and stuff. The heat rises up there, you can get snug in a room or two. Thats easy.

In my old apartment it was a drafty 1 floor layout and I'd put that shit on 77F in the morning to get ready for work otherwise it was freezing, everywhere.

So long as there is at least 1 well insulated room you can warm up in I'm good with 68-70F or whatever.

 

[werepossum]

68F in the day, 65F at night.

 

[nageov3t]

Holy shit! I'd kick both of you out, or setup a tent for myself in the back yard. I would be one angry motherfucker coming home to a 67+ house(unless it was August. Then I'd be mildly pissed you were wasting electricity) :^D

hell... back when I was taking care of my 93 year-old great aunt, I had to set her thermostat to 80F. it was the only way to survive the winter without her freaking out about the heat not working (if she touched the radiators at any time and they weren't warm to the touch, she automatically jumped to "omg, the heat isn't working, call the gas company!!" and had a freak-out)

 

[JulesMaximus]

67-68 if we even turn the heat on at all.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

50ish. Use blankets.

 

[utahraptor]

50f, just enough to keep the pipes from freezing.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

50f, just enough to keep the pipes from freezing.

Amen brother

 

[rcpratt]

68F during the day, 65F at night

 

[tortillasoup]

my boyfriend and I are currently engaged in a war of 67 (my preference) vs 72 (his preference).

he raises the thermostat when he gets home because he likes being comfortable dressed in (at most) boxers and a t-shirt after work... when I get home, I bitch and open a window because I like being comfortable in jeans and a sweater (because it's December)... we usually settle on 70, with me lowering it before bed.

he should stop being a nancy and just adapt. I wear T-shirts, shorts and sandals and it's 55F inside of my house right now. It's all about acclimating and accepting the cold weather and not freaking out every time you feel a chill.

 

[cbrunny]

21 during the day. 19.5 at night. 22 for one hour when I wake up. I have a nest so the auto away saves lots of gas.

 

[who?]

50f, just enough to keep the pipes from freezing.

The pipes shouldn't freeze as long as it's at least 33 degrees F.

 

[EliteRetard]

The pipes shouldn't freeze as long as it's at least 33 degrees F.

It's harder to gauge the temp of the pipes inside the walls, crawl spaces, etc which are exposed to colder temps than the air inside the house. Depending on just how much colder it is outside.

 

[skipsneeky2]

My apartment has excellent insulation.Its been near freezing here and somehow the whole apartment can easily hold 72-75 F degrees still .This is without the unit running all day.

During the day,i keep it at 75 F and at night 70 F.The 2 rooms seriously get toasty enough i still need to run the AC at 70 F during the evenings oddly enough.My pc and combined body heat i guess accumulates enough natural heat in the rooms?

 

[notposting]

New settings this winter, using ecobee Smart Si still.

63 overnight. 65 during the day, with a few scheduled boosts to 67.

 

[SparkyJJO]

68 F. My house feels warmer than my parents' house at the same 68 temp as I have forced air and they have radiant heat from the ceilings.

I do need to insulate the ductwork to my bedroom though as it is over a crawlspace, so between the cooler air and the longer duct run some of the warmth in the duct bleeds off through the metal pipe.

 

[Chiropteran]

I live in a modern condo.

Small space + only 1 wall exposed to the cold + incidental heat from TV & computers = no need to run the heat at all.

 

[Homerboy]

About 64 during the day and 58 overnight. When I'm home, comfy and not going anywhere I like to wear sweats around the house. They're plenty warm, so having the heat set at 64 is not the least bit uncomfortable.

Pretty much the exact same thing.

I have an old house with crappy windows and lack luster insulation, so it tends to bleed heat all over. 64 is just fine when we're awake -- we just toss on sweatshirts and the like. At night, I love my blankets so turning it down is OK.

 

[Bacstar]

I have a nifty thermostat that's programmable for days of the week and times. During the work weeks, from 8am-4pm I have it set to 68. It bumps up to 72 at 4pm-12am for the times I expect to be awake. At midnight, it drops down to 69, and back up to 72 before I wake up at 6:30am. On the weekends, it's pretty much 72 all the time when I'm home or awake.

Oh...Anchorage. AK. Current outside temp is 19 degrees F.