Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

"Joe" wrote in message
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I work in an unheated basement all day and the temp ranges from 55-62
degrees. I've grown accustomed to the temp with an array of fleece
pants, jackets and socks. My children don't seem to be bothered by
cold temps. The problem is my wife, she cannot handle any temperature
lower than 66 degrees. I feel it's a little wasteful to turn up the
heat for the whole house (we have one-zone heat) when she is the only
one uncomfortable so I was considering an oil-filled heater to follow
her around. I'm just wondering if it's worth it or will it be a wash
cost-wise. Has anyone else tried this?

55 to 62 is reasonable if you are active. A bit chilly for most that are
not. We use 68 here and are comfy.

You'll probably find the space heater very expensive to operate. I tried
doing that by keeping our family room warm and the rest of the house cooler.
Oil bill went down, but the electric bill went up twice the oil savings.

Many people think keeping a house in the mid 60's is some sort of torture,
but that is really considered warm compared to typical homes before cheap
central heat. Can you imagine what it was like in some of the big stone
castles? Last March we stayed in a stone house built in the 1100's. (Yes,
1100's, in Italy) The owner kept the heat at 57, but I had to boost it to
62. The walls were about 2 feet thick so it took some time for it to warm
up.
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Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/

I've done some experimenting and found that 65 seems to be my hard
limit. At 65 I am comfortable, at 64 my fingers start to develop
permafrost.