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  1. #1
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    Mine is set at 62 during the day, 60 at night. I have only one thermostat for my entire apartment and it is in the coldest room (floor to ceiling windows on two sides of the room); the temperature in my living room tends to remain between 66 and 68 degrees.

    I keep a humidifier running all the time once the temperature drops. I feel that helps with the temperature (and my skin and wooden furniture also enjoy the humidity).

    A ceiling fan also helps with better air distribution. When at home, I tend wear socks and a light fleece pullover.

  2. #2
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    68. We have a small house. Our bedroom is in a converted attic and it is FREEZING. We have an electric blanket we turn on an hour before bedtime, otherwise the cold is almost unbearable.

    Our heating bill in the winter is around $75-$90.
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    62 - all the time, except on the coldest nights, then we might set it at 55. We are so spoiled - we have a woodstove so lots of times, it's 73 in the living room.
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  4. #4
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    Yikes. I'm not even going to say what mine is set on after those posts.


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  5. #5
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    We're 64-65 in the daytime and 58 at night. I love to sleep cold - but I have been warming it up a bit more some days (I work from home, and we're both home a lot).

    The summer is when I have more call to be embarrassed. I cannot do hot!
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  6. #6
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    The insulation in my apartment sucks. What's nice is that I can control the bedroom and the living area separately. I leave the bedroom heating off and keep the door close until just before I want to take a shower, then turn it up to 70, then back down to 60 before I go to bed. I do the same thing with the living room--it gets turned off when I leave for the day, then I turn it up to 70 for a bit and back down to 60. Then I turn it off at night.
    At least I don't leave slime trails.
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  7. #7
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    67 at the thermostat, which keeps the temperature at 64 in most of the rooms.

    I'm consistently freezing at bedtime, so setting it down at night isn't an option. I've been sleeping in two layers of wool on top and one layer wool longjohns or sweatpants, wool socks, wool cap, four blankets, and it's not even cold outside...
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  8. #8
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    74 when we're home, 67 when we leave and at night.

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  9. #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
    67 at the thermostat, which keeps the temperature at 64 in most of the rooms.

    I'm consistently freezing at bedtime, so setting it down at night isn't an option. I've been sleeping in two layers of wool on top and one layer wool longjohns or sweatpants, wool socks, wool cap, four blankets, and it's not even cold outside...
    My mom made me a bag of rice sewn out of one of my grandmother's old cloth napkins, with a flannel cover. Stick in microwave for 1-1.5 minutes, and voila! toasty warm feet!
    (Also the giant super-warm comforter helps...)
    At least I don't leave slime trails.
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    2009 Giant Avail 3 |Specialized Jett 143

    2013 Charge Filter Apex| Specialized Jett 143
    1996(?) Giant Iguana 630|Specialized Riva


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