Heat

[david3941]

What do you keep your heat at?  I have a Nest thermometer and it is set for 70 when home. and 68 at night. But my energy provider Consumers lower it to 66 at night. What I do like is I can raise/lower it using my smart phone or use my voice using Alexa.😁 

[+Warwagon MVC]

Normally 62 but gf moved in so I set it to 65.

[_neutrino Veteran]

I've always kept my HVAC at 20c (so like roughly 68f)

[Nick H. Supervisor]

I never understood Fahrenheit, but I tend to keep my heat at 17/18C. If I've been out in the cold for a while I might bump it to 22C for a while, but then it gets uncomfortable so I knock it back down.

With that said, I've been told that despite my stature I'm generally running hot so that probably accounts for quite a bit. I always work with the idea that I prefer to be cold than hot - if I'm cold I can add more layers to keep warm. If I'm too hot there are only so many layers that I can remove before the police get called for indecent exposure.

[notta]

Usually around 64.

The low humidity in my house is painful right now. Right before going to bed last night it was showing 18% humidity! That was lowest I've seen. I've usually been around 22% - 28% this winter. Going to need to get something to address this. Mouth is horribly dry in the morning.

[Dan~]

Come to UK where you won’t turn it on because of how darn expensive it is, my house is roughly 11oC in the day and have the heating on at night to 19oC for a couple of hours then it loses 1oC an hour.

On the plus my bed is at 28oC (waterbed)

[cooky560 Veteran]

It's set to 20c 24/7 but it goes on and off even during heavy winter as the house is pretty well insulated.

[+thexfile Subscriber²]

Here in southern Indiana, I keep my temperature around 68 degrees.

[Mindovermaster Global Moderator]

Here in Wisconsin, if it were to me, I'd keep it as 68F during the day and 65F at night.

But there's my mom in a way that likes to turn it down to 60 at night..

 

[tsupersonic]

On 22/01/2025 at 16:18, notta said:

Usually around 64.

The low humidity in my house is painful right now. Right before going to bed last night it was showing 18% humidity! That was lowest I've seen. I've usually been around 22% - 28% this winter. Going to need to get something to address this. Mouth is horribly dry in the morning.

Try a humidifier or if you want to spend a bit more, a whole home humidifier. Having a whole home humidifier is really nice! 

I keep my thermostat to 70 freedom units or 21c for the winter. Costs for gas and electric run about $125-200/month.

[notta]

On 22/01/2025 at 21:57, tsupersonic said:

Try a humidifier or if you want to spend a bit more, a whole home humidifier. Having a whole home humidifier is really nice! 

I keep my thermostat to 70 freedom units or 21c for the winter. Costs for gas and electric run about $125-200/month.

Yea I was looking for quick fix as it's so low right now. How much are you thinking for a whole house? Unit and service installation.

[tsupersonic]

On 23/01/2025 at 09:14, notta said:

Yea I was looking for quick fix as it's so low right now. How much are you thinking for a whole house? Unit and service installation.

Not sure - I bought a house and it had it. The past owners replaced the furnace / whole house humidifier / hot water heater a year before selling. 

[cork1958]

On 22/01/2025 at 15:55, Warwagon said:

Normally 62 but gf moved in so I set it to 65.

Holy crap! How many layers of clothing do you have to wear when inside? I used to have mine set at 69 and still had to wear a sweatshirt inside. I hate that. Turned it up to 70 this year and feel quite comfortable now. Wife is still always freezing but not turning it up higher. Gas bill is averaging about $75 a month.

I know I'd get hypothermia setting temp as low as some you have it set at!

[+Warwagon MVC]

On 23/01/2025 at 10:15, cork1958 said:

Holy crap! How many layers of clothing do you have to wear when inside? I used to have mine set at 69 and still had to wear a sweatshirt inside. I hate that. Turned it up to 70 this year and feel quite comfortable now. Wife is still always freezing but not turning it up higher. Gas bill is averaging about $75 a month.

I know I'd get hypothermia setting temp as low as some you have it set at!

I just have on a tee-shirt, shorts, sweatshirt and some warm Star Wars pants. I'd wear shorts and a tee shirt if it was 69 or 70.