Your House Temperature is ... ??

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

I saw a complaint about 70, but I wasn't sure if that was too warm or too cold.

I'm cheap and I don't like utility bills, so I adjust accordingly. Winter, the house is almost always in the 60s somewhere. Blankets/quilts, sweats, socks and so on make it comfortable.

Have not had any of the heaters on yet this year, but the pilots are all lit and ready.

I hate being hot and an artificially heated/hot house doesn't appeal to me.

I understand some have medical/health issues and need the warmth. I can only hope that won't be me someday.

Summer is a different issue. I hate cooling almost as much as I hate heating. A/C units make noise which I also hate, but when it's in the 90s and the Dewpoints are in the 70s, there really isn't much choice. But even then, I try to keep it to a minimum. The house may get close to 80 and I use the A/C to dry the air more than cool.

No A/C used in close to two months now and it's covered until probably May.

No blankets, socks or much of anything else then.


Currently 47 outside, 66-69 inside.

 

[mikeymikec]

UK: Thermostat is set to 18C (64.4F), temp outside today is 10C (50F).

 

[Chaotic42]

I like a good 75F/24C unless it's really humid, then I go down a few degrees. If it's dry, I'm comfortable in the low 80sF / high 20sC

 

[snoopy7548]

70F in the winter is too warm. 70F in the summer is too cold. I do 64F in the winter and 72F in the summer. Each have a 2F setback before the heat/air kicks on. I'm still getting used to the colder winter temp; maybe I'm getting too old and I need to turn it up.

 

[KMFJD]

it's a bit cooler than it is outside but not by much, don't use ac, a fan is all i need most of the time

so around 84f?

 

[Brainonska511]

My 2 bd apartment has 3 mini split head units for a heat pump. For heating, the bedroom is set to 65F; the office bedroom is set to 67F with a motion sensor setting to let it swing a little more if no one is present; the the main living area is left at 68.

For this place, I don't really use setbacks anymore based on the guidance I saw for minisplits (ie, too large a heating setback in some systems can can trigger resistive heating if the temp drops too much and it wants to get up to the new temperature)

 

[jpiniero]

My 2 bd apartment has 3 mini split head units for a heat pump. For heating, the bedroom is set to 65F; the office bedroom is set to 67F with a motion sensor setting to let it swing a little more if no one is present; the the main living area is left at 68.

I can understand not doing 68 everywhere because of the Heat Pump, but that's still pretty low.

UK: Thermostat is set to 18C (64.4F), temp outside today is 10C (50F).

Now that's crazy.

 

[lxskllr]

My ideal temp would be 60°F. Maybe a bit cooler in the winter. I try to heat 100% with wood in the winter, but can't always be here to feed a fire, so I set it to 47°F as an emergency fallback. Since I'm in a long rancher, it might be 80° in the stove room, 60° at the thermostat, and 50° in my bedroom. On the coldest days, it gets down to the low 40s in my bedroom, and the stove struggles to heat the rest.

Summer, the temp is set to 80°. When I leave the house, I bump it up to 84°. I'll occasionally let it stay above 80° depending on how I'm feeling. AC runs about 2 weeks in the summer. I have lots of tree cover, and it tends to stay cool inside. Ceiling fans help make it bearable.

Right now, it's about 60° inside and out. It's a warm rainy day. I'd open the door, but it would let the humidity in.

 

[Brainonska511]

I can understand not doing 68 everywhere because of the Heat Pump, but that's still pretty low.

We like it cold for sleeping, and the office is generally fine during the day while I'm working because I can just put socks and a sweater on if I'm a little chilly. It also gets a lot of daytime sun.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I tend to keep it around 18-22c if I'm home, will let it drop as low as 12C if I'm not home, or sleeping. It really depends on time of year as a given temp can feel colder at one time than the other. At this time of year I find 20C feels colder than 20C in middle of summer or winter, for example so I tend to use the heat a bit more.

24C in my office right now and it feels just right but in summer I'd be putting on the AC since I'd be sweating. Rest of house:

Living Room:	19.6°C (=)
Hallway:	21.6°C (=)
Server Room:	25.9°C (=)
HVAC Return:	20.8°C (=)
HVAC Supply:	22.2°C (-)
Outside:	0.1°C (+)
Delta Temp:	1.4°C

 

[biostud]

20.5C (69F) all year round (Denmark) using 17MW for heating and hot water/year from district heating.

When we moved in we smart thermostats and had our heating looked at by the district heating company, so the previous owners used ~24MW/year. So we have reduced our usage by ~30%.

 

[JM Aggie08]

75F during the day across the house in the warmer months, 74F on the kids' side of the house (gets much colder in their rooms relative to where the thermostat is) and 70F on our side (thermostat is in our room).

72F in the colder months.

 

[allisolm]

70F in the winter is too warm. 70F in the summer is too cold. I do 64F in the winter and 72F in the summer.

Agree with bold. 68 in winter and 78 in summer for me. Have 7 ceiling fans in the house that help in the summer.

 

[thestrangebrew1]

It's currently 51F outside right now and inside its 68F. It's just right for me, but chilly for the wife. We don't run the heater though unless we absolutely have to. It's almost time to start using the wood stove to heat the house. During summer, my preference would be about 72-75F but our house is so inefficient we can only get the house to cool down to about 78F.

 

[nakedfrog]

Thermostat is set to 67, it's currently 64 in the room I'm in, 45 outside. Sometimes I bump it up to 69 until bedtime if I'm feeling too chilly, but I'm also wearing a sweater and fingerless gloves.

 

[lxskllr]

fingerless gloves.

I fucking love gloves! Not inside so much, but I love when it gets cool enough to wear them for work. Nice to have a little armor and cushion so my hands don't get beat up too badly.

Been wearing my fingerless gloves lately, which used to be climbing gloves. When the latex wore off, they became work gloves, and when the fingers got too many holes, they became fingerless gloves. Three pair of gloves for the price of one! :^D

 

[Brainonska511]

Agree with bold. 68 in winter and 78 in summer for me. Have 7 ceiling fans in the house that help in the summer.

In the summer, main room and office are set at 76-77; bedroom is set to 72 overnight.

It only feels hot in the summer when you just come in from outside. It's easy to get used to a higher temperature, especially if you can use fans. Plus, it saves a ton of electricity.

 

[IBMJunkman]

Las Vegas. Last week or so my system has been off. Outside temp is 55 right now. When inside temp gets to 81 I turn on the ceiling fan. When on my AC is set to 81 and heat is set to 79.

 

[KLin]

I have a cheapo govee Bluetooth thermometer in my bedroom. Window faces west hence the high points in the afternoon.

 

[pcgeek11]

South Carolina Coastal - 72 Degrees F all year...

 

[IBMJunkman]

Just saw this:

Here's the Right Temperature for Your Thermostat in the Winter

Find out how the experts recommend managing your heat to stay comfortable while saving money.

www.cnet.com

 

[jpiniero]

Just saw this:

Here's the Right Temperature for Your Thermostat in the Winter

Find out how the experts recommend managing your heat to stay comfortable while saving money.

www.cnet.com

wut

 

[IBMJunkman]

wut

What wut?

 

[Chaotic42]

Lulz

 

[Red Squirrel]

lmao that comes up to 27C. Yeah I'm not letting the house get that hot lol.