[AB^2=BCxAC]

My office and home are typically at 70F this winter, and I'm finding that that actually feels a little chilly. My mother-in-law likes it to be about 63F at night, and she thinks there's nothing wrong with wearing a sweater to bed - it's not a money issue. When we go over there and spend the night, I always turn up the temp a bit after she goes to sleep. My landlord, who controls the thermostat, is a triathelete and probably thinks 69F is fine. For my wife and me, our floors feel cold and our hands feel really cold more often than not, even when our indoor thermometers say it's 70F.

I'm cold! And I grew up in Alberta! Who else feels 70F is just a tad low in the winter?

[nate_02]

My house is usually kept at 68F in winter but lately it's been up to 70F. I think the ideal indoor temp for me would be 72F.

[Kilbey]

The thermostat is set at 68F but the actual temp is around 66F. At night the thermostat automatically drops the temp to 60F (great sleeping/cuddling/necking temp).

But we have a space heater in our daughters room that keeps it around 71F. She sleeps best at that temp, but she's still too young for blankets. When she is older and can have blankets we will remove the heater from her room.

I try to conserve as much energy as possible. I have often found that people who brag about driving a fuel efficient car and demonize those who drive SUVs will have their heat set very high and will leave windows or doors cracked for "fresh air". Very Hippocratic of them.

[Mafia]

i keep it colder at nite cause i can't sleep if i'm hot.

[tooki]

I like it very warm. My ideal indoor temp in the winter is about 77 F. I've been sick this past week, though, which has been leaving me feeling hot, so I've kept it a bit cooler. Of course, if I want to snuggle with someone, I turn it down a bit, too.

One thing to consider is that air temperature isn't the only factor: the temperature of the walls makes a huge difference, too. In the summer, when the exterior walls are radiating heat, the air temp has to be cooler to make you feel the same.

tooki

[TheBadgerHunter]

70F during the day. Lower during the night since I prefer being a bit cold when I sleep.

[effgee]

Thermostat @ 67°F throughout the house. Heat in the bedroom's turned off and the window/skylight's cracked at all times (door's closed all day, of course) - guess it's in the mid-50's in there right now. I get cranky when it's hot and I want to sleep.

A really large and thick goose-down blanket + body heat will do the trick.

[MacNStein]

We keep it between 65-67. I don't get cold very easily, and it saves $ in the winter (propane heat)... though, I get hammered during the Summer because the AC runs so much.

[ASIMO]

I prefer approximately 295ºK during the cold, 20º C during the hot.

[BRussell]

Me and my wife like 69.

[villalobos]

Originally posted by AB^2=BCxAC:
My office and home are typically at 70F this winter, and I'm finding that that actually feels a little chilly. My mother-in-law likes it to be about 63F at night, and she thinks there's nothing wrong with wearing a sweater to bed - it's not a money issue. When we go over there and spend the night, I always turn up the temp a bit after she goes to sleep. My landlord, who controls the thermostat, is a triathelete and probably thinks 69F is fine. For my wife and me, our floors feel cold and our hands feel really cold more often than not, even when our indoor thermometers say it's 70F.

I'm cold! And I grew up in Alberta! Who else feels 70F is just a tad low in the winter?

68°F while am home and not sleeping, and 60°F the rest of the time during the winter. 78-80°F during the summer to avoid the temperature shock coming from 90+°F outside. trying to be as economical with energy as I can. some people have their house warmer in the winter than it is in the summer : never understood that. I am adapting to the season.

[Skip Breakfast]

I have no idea. Last night it was set to 60 and felt like 80. Sometimes it is set to 70 and it feels like 40. Go figure.

[OldManMac]

I set it to 68 when I'm home during the day, which is most days, as I'm still unemployed. When I'm gone for the day, I turn it down to 60.

[olePigeon]

My apartment is at 53°. Then again, I'm also a student right now and curling up in a blanket is cheaper than the heater.

[Kenneth]

When I got home during break, ny dad set it to 68F at the day-time, but virtually off(~60F) at night. I always complaint about it, since I set to 72F in my apartment. Well, currently it's snowing and temp at 27F outside.

[residentEvil]

winter time:

68F when home, 60F when sleeping or away

summer time:

68F when home or sleeping, 75 when away

i also have ceiling fans in the bedrooms and kitchen. i like feeling a cool breeze on me at all times.

[MacNStein]

Originally posted by BRussell:
Me and my wife like 69.

Good, then you've got it licked.

[AB^2=BCxAC]

Maybe I have poor circulation and that's why I'm feeling uncommonly cold at 70F this year. Man, I still keep thinking that the thermometer's lying!

I think having heavier blankets really helps at night, and wearing socks to bed. But, ugh, I hate wearing socks to bed.

[Oneota]

I've just switched homes. My apartment had free heat (it was some newfangled variety of a water-based radiator system, and we didn't have to pay for water or for the water heater energy), so when I lived there I kept it at around 70º all the time.

Now that I'm in a condo with traditional forced-air heat coming from a natural-gas furnace, whose electricity and gas I'm fiscally responsible for, I keep the thermostat at around 65º when I'm gone or sleeping and around 67º or 68º when I'm there and awake.

I may spring for one of those electronic thermostats with a timer so I can program it to keep my place at 60º or less for most of the day and just bring it up to a balmy 67º a little while before I get home.

[theJoKell]

Always at 68.

[nica]

I keep at 80 F at home. I was born in a tropical country plus It's cold outside why should I be cold inside?

[Zimphire]

Originally posted by Mafia:
i keep it colder at nite cause i can't sleep if i'm hot.

Same here, usually 65.

This reminds me of a ankle brains thread.

[Link]

Between 65 and 70. Depends on how everyone's feeling, mostly.

[Dr. Wahnsinn]

Originally posted by Tooki:
My ideal indoor temp in the winter is about 77 F

Geez! Do you run around naked? That's rather warm.

In the winter, I set my thermostat to 67°F during the day and 59°F at night. In the summer, the AC comes on when it reaches 79°F - unless it's late in the day and the nights have been cool. This keeps the average monthly gas & electricity bill to about $115. (1,900sq. ft.)

[alligator]

68 during the day, and 70 if I'm really cold. 66 at night, because we have kids.

Of course, I'm one of those freaks who can't have odd numbers. My car temp is always at 76, or even 74 - but never an odd number.

[spatterson]

Originally posted by Mafia:
i keep it colder at nite cause i can't sleep if i'm hot.

me too.

I keep my house at 65 F during the Winter... and 75 F during the summer... I'm a poor college student that can't afford much! :-)

[Scifience]

68 F 24/7/365

I keep the heat off in my bedroom, and if I am feeling extremely chilly will sometimes turn it up to 69 F, get a blanket and a good book, and sit in front of the heat register.

[ManOfSteal]

98.6 F

[Gankdawg]

Winter - Heat to 70 degrees during the day, 68 at night.
Summer - Cool to 72 degrees all day.

[Scifience]

Originally posted by ManOfSteal:
98.6 F

Household temp, not body temp, MoS.

[ManOfSteal]

Originally posted by Scifience:
Household temp, not body temp, MoS.

Correct.

Body Temp = 72 F (I'm cold blooded)

House Temp = 98.6 F

[nforcer]

I prefer 92 F at all times in any room I reside in. Anything less is too cold and requires additional shirts/sweaters/socks.

However, I do prefer to sleep in a cold 70 F environment, with lots of blankets over me to make things 92 underneath it all.

[sideus]

74F at all times.

[Agasthya]

Originally posted by ManOfSteal:
Correct.

Body Temp = 72 F (I'm cold blooded)

House Temp = 98.6 F

Do you even know what cold blooded means?

You aren't "cold" all the time. Your body temperature would be dependent on the temperature of your surroundings. In this case, your body temperature would be 98.6 since that is what your house is.

[ManOfSteal]

Originally posted by Agasthya:
Do you even know what cold blooded means?

You aren't "cold" all the time. Your body temperature would be dependent on the temperature of your surroundings. In this case, your body temperature would be 98.6 since that is what your house is.

[nforcer]

Originally posted by ManOfSteal:
Correct.

Body Temp = 72 F (I'm cold blooded)

House Temp = 98.6 F

I thought the only way you could be "cooooold bloooooded" is if someone slaps you in the face first. Specifically, Rick James. Unfortunately he is dead.

Although, I do know a certain some-hwan who is good at administering PITFs.

[JHromadka]

76-78.

[BRussell]

If you say you keep your house anything above the low 70s, your thermostat is off.

[Kilbey]

Originally posted by nica:
I keep at 80 F at home. I was born in a tropical country plus It's cold outside why should I be cold inside?

For fuel conservation reasons.

I bet you hate people that drive SUVs don't you.

[Krusty]

Originally posted by Kilbey:

I try to conserve as much energy as possible. I have often found that people who brag about driving a fuel efficient car and demonize those who drive SUVs will have their heat set very high and will leave windows or doors cracked for "fresh air". Very Hippocratic of them.

Well, if you've "often found" this, it must be true on a large scale, right ? I've often found that people who are sticklers about SUVs are also sticklers about limiting their climate control costs. According to rule #57 of Teh Intarweb Rule Book, my anecdotal observation has just as much credence as yours and thereby negates it.

Its really difficult, I think, for almost anyone to point the finger at others regarding their environmental/energy conservation habits. Some are sticklers about certain things (turning off lights, eating vegetarian, etc.) but then ignore others (leave tech gear permanently running, wearing the hides of dead animals that they refuse to eat). Some factors depend almost totally on things that are hard to control (e.g. if you live in a cold climate, you're going to be running heat 8 months a year or more, if you live in crowded city public transport is a truly viable option, etc. ).

My Settings ? If its above 50 at night and 60 in the day, we don't even bother turning the heat on (I'm starting week 2 of no heat at all right now). If we require heat, its usually set on 65 or less... but that's almost pointless too since the thermostat is at the top of a very drafty stairwell that leads outside (and is usually much colder than the rest of the house) so it'll be 75 in one room, 70 in another, and 65 at the thermostat. It's all played by feel, pretty much .. but generally, we generally just grin and bear whatever the weather is unless it extreme in either direction.

[Gankdawg]

Originally posted by KarlG:
I set it to 68 when I'm home during the day, which is most days, as I'm still unemployed. When I'm gone for the day, I turn it down to 60.

I've always wondered -- Doesn't it cost as much for the furnace to bring the temp from 60 up to 68 when you get home as it does for it to maintain it at 68 all day? In other words, the furnace has to work hard to heat the entire home 8 degrees (and take alot of energy).

Of course, there are alot of factors like how new your house is, how much insulation, effeciency of the heater, etc. But all things being equal, isn't it cheaper to just maintain than to constantly go up and down?

Not picking on you KarlG, just quoting for example.

[paully dub]

I like to adapt to the climate. I like wearing a sweater in the winter and a tee shirt in the summer. No AC, and very little heater usage. It must be about 65 degrees in my appartment, a little nippy, but I've got a nice cup of tea and a sweater.

And kilbey some of do practice what we preach. I don't hate people who drive SUV's, I just would prefer if people bought vehicles that suited their needs and tried to be less wasteful.

For example, the vehicle that suits my needs is a bicycle. If I need a car, I rent one.

[Lancer409]

settings? thermostats? the house is whatever temperature it is. in other words, in the summer, it's hot - and while it's cool at night out in the streets, the house is still cooking us alive. in the winter it's cold. we just double up on socks and wear a sweater or two. the thermostat = cash ... and not the banninated kind. We basically bundle up in the winter and strip down in the summer. i remember one winter when my dad turns the thermostat up (one day - not the whole season) and when i walked in and felt the warm blast of heat ... i was like .. holy ****! someone turned on the heat. better turn that thing off before we get b!tched at! I figured it was my brother but it was my dad. Wierded me out like you wouldnt believe. Heater's been off for years. Never had AC...

Luckily, San Francisco has pretty mild weather year round.

[villalobos]

Originally posted by Kilbey:

I bet you hate people that drive SUVs don't you.

You are a very subtle and nuanced man aren't you?

[Kilbey]

Originally posted by villalobos:
You are a very subtle and nuanced man aren't you?

Nope.

[Kilbey]

Originally posted by paully dub:
I like to adapt to the climate. I like wearing a sweater in the winter and a tee shirt in the summer. No AC, and very little heater usage. It must be about 65 degrees in my appartment, a little nippy, but I've got a nice cup of tea and a sweater.

And kilbey some of do practice what we preach. I don't hate people who drive SUV's, I just would prefer if people bought vehicles that suited their needs and tried to be less wasteful.

For example, the vehicle that suits my needs is a bicycle. If I need a car, I rent one.

If it really bothered the environmentalists in this board as much as driving an SUV bothers them, then why haven't we heard from them. Can you possibly grasp the fuel waste of setting your temp to 80F in Chicago? Just for a little comfort?

Hypocrites indeed.

But certain members are quick to condemn me for pointing this out. Very telling.

[villalobos]

Originally posted by Kilbey:
If it really bothered the environmentalists in this board as much as driving an SUV bothers them, then why haven't we heard from them. Can you possibly grasp the fuel waste of setting your temp to 80F in Chicago? Just for a little comfort?

Hypocrites indeed.

But certain members are quick to condemn me for pointing this out. Very telling.

Happy New Year to you too.

[Kilbey]

Originally posted by Krusty:
Well, if you've "often found" this, it must be true on a large scale, right ? I've often found that people who are sticklers about SUVs are also sticklers about limiting their climate control costs. According to rule #57 of Teh Intarweb Rule Book, my anecdotal observation has just as much credence as yours and thereby negates it.

That's why I qualified it with stating that it was my experience. I was up front about it. And I was speaking about a lot of the people on here in fact. I'm glad your experience has been different than mine.

Originally posted by Krusty:
Its really difficult, I think, for almost anyone to point the finger at others regarding their environmental/energy conservation habits.

Difficult?!?! It's usually pretty easy for them to do so. What planet do you live on?

Originally posted by Krusty:
Some are sticklers about certain things (turning off lights, eating vegetarian, etc.) but then ignore others (leave tech gear permanently running, wearing the hides of dead animals that they refuse to eat). Some factors depend almost totally on things that are hard to control (e.g. if you live in a cold climate, you're going to be running heat 8 months a year or more, if you live in crowded city public transport is a truly viable option, etc. ).

Thanks for making my point. A lot of hypocrites in the environmental community. especially on here. But yet no one other than myself has taken the time to point out that setting your inside temp at 80F in the winter in Chicago is waste. 80F?!?! C'MON!

Originally posted by Krusty:
My Settings ? If its above 50 at night and 60 in the day, we don't even bother turning the heat on (I'm starting week 2 of no heat at all right now). If we require heat, its usually set on 65 or less... but that's almost pointless too since the thermostat is at the top of a very drafty stairwell that leads outside (and is usually much colder than the rest of the house) so it'll be 75 in one room, 70 in another, and 65 at the thermostat. It's all played by feel, pretty much .. but generally, we generally just grin and bear whatever the weather is unless it extreme in either direction.

Good for you. But if you took the time to go around with a thermometer setting your heating vents to a balanced system you would have more even temps. Move the thermostat too.

[Scifience]

Originally posted by Kilbey:
If it really bothered the environmentalists in this board as much as driving an SUV bothers them, then why haven't we heard from them. Can you possibly grasp the fuel waste of setting your temp to 80F in Chicago? Just for a little comfort?

Hypocrites indeed.

But certain members are quick to condemn me for pointing this out. Very telling.

Okay, now you get to "hear from" me. I consider myself an environmentalist. I refuse to eat factory farm produced food, and as a result, spend over $1200 a month buying all organic groceries. If it isn't organic, it isn't eaten.

Unlike many, I am not in favor of an outright ban on SUVs. I think that people who actually *need* SUVs should be able to get one. As in, people who live where they are constantly under ten feet of snow and ice. People who are driving around the jungles. However, your average John Doe living in my city does not need an SUV - we get a foot of snow, max, maybe once a year. The rest of the year the roads are fine.

My biggest pet peeve is with people who buy SUVs because they are "cool." The Hummer caters totally to this market...*nobody* needs one for any driving conditions.

I don't think that people should waste energy in any way. As I posted above in this thread, I keep my house at 68 degrees all year. I have no AC in the some, save for one room air conditioner that only gets turned on for those 90 F days. I turn off light bulbs when I am not in a room and use natural light whenever possible. I use only recycled paper.

[effgee]

**getsoutthepopcorn**