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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 !

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

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.

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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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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 !

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.

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?

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?

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

Day: 68°F

Night: 64°F

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?

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.

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 - - - -

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