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In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter?
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during
the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On 02/08/2019 07:54 PM, arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? 60-65. It may be psychological. In the summer the nighttime temperatures drop here and 50's in the morning if fine, but my mind knows it's going to get warmer soon. When the forecast is for single digits for the next week or more my mind knows it ain't gonna get warm anytime soon. |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter?
On Sat, 9 Feb 2019 02:54:53 -0000 (UTC), arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? 70. |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? 70 F. During the day when nobody is home I'll set it back to 68. If it's windy outside, I might set it for 71 F overnight. My two outside thermometers read 11 and 14 right now. During the past couple of weeks it has got to -4 F. If I'm home and it's sunny and not too windy and outdoor temp is 25 - 40 I'll set the indoor temp to 69. Two story, 1975, brick exterior on first story, second story could use more insulation on walls. Original Pella windows. Forced air natural gas (original furnace, standing pilot, natural draft combustion exhaust, single stage). Drum humidifier. Main floor humidity reading of somewhere between 30 - 40%. Furnace fan runs 24/7. In the summer my AC will struggle to get to 73F and 50% humidity when its 85F and 65% humidity outside. There have been times when it's like 75-80 F and 75% humidity outside in the summer. When it's like that outside, 73F feels cool, even cold (initially). Condensation has formed on windows *on the outside* a few times. It would feel uncomfortable (too warm) right now if it was 73F inside. |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On 2/8/2019 9:54 PM, arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? It's not my choice but the thermostat is set at 68° F because that is the temperature my wife's dog likes. |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On 2/8/2019 9:54 PM, arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? When I lived in CT, daytime was 70 first thing in the morning but would drop to 68 at 10 AM when you were active. At 10 PM it would drop to 64 for sleeping. Here in FL on cooler nights it will drop to 70 with no heat on. It will go to 73 but if it warms more the AC will kick on to keep it at 73. We've not been here in the summer so I don't know yet how the days will be when 90 and humid outside. The AC will run until we are comfortable. |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter?
On Sat, 9 Feb 2019 02:54:53 -0000 (UTC), arlen holder
wrote: In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? about 17C |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On 2/8/2019 8:54 PM, arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? Â* Between 65° and 70° depending on activity level . Hard to maintain an exact temp , we heat with a wood stove . Night time we turn the stove down , average between 60° and 65° . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter?
On Fri, 08 Feb 2019 22:32:32 -0500, Home Guy wrote:
arlen holder wrote: In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? 70 F. During the day when nobody is home I'll set it back to 68. If it's windy outside, I might set it for 71 F overnight. My two outside thermometers read 11 and 14 right now. During the past couple of weeks it has got to -4 F. Down to -12C again tonight - Was up to 0C (32f) today - as high as 11C the last few days - and highs in the -20C range for the last few weeks. With winds hovering around 60kph today it felt a lot colder than the thermometer indicated, with a bit of lake effect snow blowing around. Duringthe day we keep it around 18C, then after dinner when sitting around watching the news or TV programs we often bump it up to 22 - then down to 17 or so overnight If I'm home and it's sunny and not too windy and outdoor temp is 25 - 40 I'll set the indoor temp to 69. Two story, 1975, brick exterior on first story, second story could use more insulation on walls. Original Pella windows. Forced air natural gas (original furnace, standing pilot, natural draft combustion exhaust, single stage). Drum humidifier. Main floor humidity reading of somewhere between 30 - 40%. Furnace fan runs 24/7. About the same as mine, but I replaced the original aluminum frame windows with LowE2 glass in Rehau vinyl framed windows about 20-25 years ago. Much tighter and better insulated. Replaced the furnace with a 2 stage mid efficiency furnace about 20 years ago. The DC fan saved a lot on the hydro bill. In the summer my AC will struggle to get to 73F and 50% humidity when its 85F and 65% humidity outside. There have been times when it's like 75-80 F and 75% humidity outside in the summer. When it's like that outside, 73F feels cool, even cold (initially). Condensation has formed on windows *on the outside* a few times. It would feel uncomfortable (too warm) right now if it was 73F inside. My AC can keep the house uncomfortably cool in 30C weather, even with 85% humidity but we generally don't keep it very cool. Electricity is too expensive at peak time |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On 09/02/2019 02:54, arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? 20C for us. -- Bod --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 9:54:56 PM UTC-5, arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? 71 F, 24/7/365, except when the windows are open during the day in mild weather. Then it may drop as low as 60 F. Cindy Hamilton |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
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In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On 2/8/2019 9:54 PM, arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? During the night, 67. Daytime, 68 and evening, when sitting around 69. I don't like to swing it too much as the heat pump takes too long to recover. |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On 2/9/2019 9:03 AM, wrote:
On Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 7:17:32 AM UTC-5, Frank wrote: On 2/9/2019 6:44 AM, wrote: On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 9:54:56 PM UTC-5, arlen holder wrote: In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? 71 F, 24/7/365, except when the windows are open during the day in mild weather. Then it may drop as low as 60 F. Cindy Hamilton Glad to see one as high as mine. Us seniors need higher temps. In summer with AC ours is set at 75. We're working toward that. We used to set it at 70 F. I'm surprised how much difference one degree makes. Cindy Hamilton I can feel the difference too. It is surprising. |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On 2/8/2019 8:54 PM, arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? Some people must like it rough. I have been creeping my indoor temperature up from 70 F (21 C) to 75 F (24 C) over the past few years. A lot of times even that feels cool. During the summer I keep the temperature at 78 F (26 C) and run the ceiling fans. They generally take 2 or 3 degrees off of the temperature. Bill |
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In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 10:32:43 AM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 2/9/2019 9:03 AM, wrote: We're working toward that. We used to set it at 70 F. I'm surprised how much difference one degree makes. Cindy Hamilton Oh yes, it does. We had hydronic heat in the last house and it would hold very well at whatever it was set at. The reading on the thermostat thermometer never varied from the setting. Occasionally if we felt cool I'd bump it one degree and life was good again. New house has hot air with a heat pump. It does not hold as accurately and I can feel the difference from start to finish on a cycle. I've been making little adjustments to the vents for better balance. We run the blower on our furnace constantly. It really evens things out, plus we get extra filtration for my asthmatic husband. Cindy Hamilton |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On 2/9/2019 9:27 AM, Bill Gill wrote:
On 2/8/2019 8:54 PM, arlen holder wrote: In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? Some people must like it rough.Â* I have been creeping my indoor temperature up from 70 F (21 C) to 75 F (24 C) over the past few years.Â* A lot of times even that feels cool.Â* During the summer I keep the temperature at 78 F (26 C) and run the ceiling fans. They generally take 2 or 3 degrees off of the temperature. Bill Humidity also makes a big difference. In very cold weather the inside air humidity can get very low. Our humidifier comes on when ever the furnace is running. In summers here, it is the reverse. High humidity makes hot air even less pleasant. Central AC takes out humidity but if not in use, a dehumidifier helps. |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter?
In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 9 Feb 2019 02:54:53 -0000 (UTC), arlen
holder wrote: In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? 54! You know the same temperature feels colder when you're in the house than when you're outside. And it's not just becaus you have the sun on you. I think it's true even without sun. So 54 might be fine with a jacket outside, but inside? Does he wear a sweater, or a coat? When I was a boy my mother kept the house at 68, and she was thrifty. Grew up poor, and just when she married a professional man, the depression hit. Not much money for 8 more years. She also turned it down to maybe 64 (66?) at night, then up again when she got up, always before I did. In the winter, she would put my coat over the hot air vent so that it was warm when I left for school. By the time I had my own house, there were timers that would turn it down automatically, and so I did, to 66 or less and up to 70 the rest of the time. I figured, I'm so close to being happy at 68, for a little more money, it can be 70. Now that I don't have a schedule, could be awake or asleep at any hour, it's probably at 70 all the time but the thermostat is hard to get to now so I'm not sure. |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On 02/08/2019 10:19 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
Between 65° and 70° depending on activity level . Hard to maintain an exact temp , we heat with a wood stove . Night time we turn the stove down , average between 60° and 65° . The last time I had a wood stove the bed was in an open loft. There's an incredibly poor idea, picturesque though. The outhouse only had three walls and a great view of the valley as you did your thing. At 5 below. The woman I rented it from lived in town in the winter. That should have made me suspicious. |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On 2/9/2019 2:08 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 02/08/2019 10:19 PM, Terry Coombs wrote: Â* Between 65° and 70° depending on activity level . Hard to maintain an exact temp , we heat with a wood stove . Night time we turn the stove down , average between 60° and 65° . The last time I had a wood stove the bed was in an open loft. There's an incredibly poor idea, picturesque though. The outhouse only had three walls and a great view of the valley as you did your thing. At 5 below. The woman I rented it from lived in town in the winter. That should have made me suspicious. Â* The way our house is laid out the living room and dining room/kitchen is basically one big room . The bedroom has a 3' doorway and a 16" x 24" opening (had a window AC in it when that was an outside wall)in the corner nearest the stove - the hole is right above the stove . A fan in the hole sucks from the bedroom and blows the air across the stove then throughout the rest of the house . Bedroom stays a little cooler than the rest of the house which is fine . Ceiling fans keep the warm air from stagnating at the ceiling . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On 2/8/2019 6:54 PM, arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? House has been in the low 50's the last couple days, with the heat off. Woke up this morning and found it at 45, so I set the furnace for 60 for a few hours. I usually heat 2-3 days a week with the fireplace insert, which can get the main floor up to 70 occasionally. I need to move some wood to the house later today. |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
I come from northern Minnesota and now live in northern Illinois (which feels like the south, temperature wise!). In both places, I keep the house at 60 F during the night for sleeping and during the day when no one is home. In the evening and on weekends, the thermostat is set to 68. If I feel chilly, I put on a sweater. : )
DC On Friday, 8 February 2019 20:54:56 UTC-6, arlen holder wrote: In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On Friday, 8 February 2019 20:54:56 UTC-6, arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On 2019-02-09 3:21 p.m., DONALD K COE wrote:
I come from northern Minnesota and now live in northern Illinois (which feels like the south, temperature wise!). In both places, I keep the house at 60 F during the night for sleeping and during the day when no one is home. In the evening and on weekends, the thermostat is set to 68. If I feel chilly, I put on a sweater. : ) DC On Friday, 8 February 2019 20:54:56 UTC-6, arlen holder wrote: In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? it's 70 in here most of the time , unless i forget to keep the wood stove full |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas atduring the winter?
Day: 68°F
Night: 64°F |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 9:54:56 PM UTC-5, arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areasat during the winter?
On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 9:54:56 PM UTC-5, arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? 68 degrees when we are home, 63 during the day and overnight. Michigan. |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter?
On Sat, 9 Feb 2019 08:27:40 -0600, Bill Gill
wrote: On 2/8/2019 8:54 PM, arlen holder wrote: In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? Some people must like it rough. I have been creeping my indoor temperature up from 70 F (21 C) to 75 F (24 C) over the past few years. A lot of times even that feels cool. During the summer I keep the temperature at 78 F (26 C) and run the ceiling fans. They generally take 2 or 3 degrees off of the temperature. Bill I find a good sweater is a lot cheaper than an extra 5 degrees on the thermostat. In the summer we also have a ceiling fan in the kitchen - you can only take off so much when it gets too warm - - - - |
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter?
arlen holder wrote:
In general, what temperature do you keep your house living areas at during the winter? I was at a friend's house which was set to 54 degrees F (12 C) which is basically ambient inside temperature for the winter here in California. He told me that he likes to keep it a bit cool, when I started wondering what others keep their houses at. Just by way of a quick survey, what temperature do you normally keep your living areas at during the active times of the day when people are up and about? 75-76 sometimes 77. 70 night. Greg |
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