What's your home thermostat set at?

[westtexas]

I haven't turned my heater on yet this year, so it's still on the A/C and set to 80. Even on the few nights when the temps dropped to freezing here, my apartment never got below 60. I'm just sucking up my downstairs neighbor's warmth That and two cats really helps. I like to be cold though.

[shootingstar]

I'm in a newish building and the heating system is not working the best. The HVAC system was not properly flushed...at the beginning. Something that our condo board has to look after....long story. Not worth going into.

So 67 degrees F (19.5 degrees C). I want it at 75. Sorry, this brings back memories of growing up in an old drafty house.

I only have wall to wall carpeting in the bedroom. And haven't spent money on scatter rugs which I prefer not use. (It only encourages dust accumulation when I don't vaccum often enough.)

[breeze]

63 on the thermostat, probably around 58-60 in the house. Our rental house is very poorly insulated, and much of the heat escapes through the roof. I can't wait for the day that we move (in a year or so) and buy an energy efficient home.

[jessmarimba]

Thermostat is set at 60 all the time. I turn it up for one cycle to 70 in the morning and maybe in the evening if I went running or something.

I HATE being cold. But I can't afford a new furnace and this one isn't efficient at all. Plus the downstairs just won't ever be warm, as all of the ducts are in the ceiling. At least my whole floor upstairs heats up when the furnace is running!

Owlie I lovelovelove those rice/bean heat packs! But I don't have a microwave at home either

[colby]

Most days at home, we have our thermostat 60-65 when nobody's home and at night, and something like 66 or 68 otherwise. Though on weekends and evenings we use our "stove" (gas heat) in the living room to warm the toes.

In Austin, it's still been frequently unseasonably warm (I guess from my perspective it'll always be warm :P) and we're in the middle of a high-rise, so we have our A/C set at 76 or 78. On the occasional humid (or rarely rainy) day it's more about making it dry than making it cool. On nice (dry) days, we can open our floor-to-ceiling slider and get some fresh air in. There have been some cool mornings (30s-40s) but nothing sustained enough to matter.

It's weird to go from one end of the spectrum to the other.

[aka_kim]

The thermostat is set to 63 all the time. My house doesn't heat well and 63 usually keeps the upstairs from getting too hot while the downstairs isn't too cold. That said, right now I'm wearing wristies and have a blanket and cat on my lap to keep warm.

[Koronin]

For the winter it's typically set at 70. I could tolerate it at 68, but my husband can't and would prefer it to be warmer.

[ny biker]

Mine is set for:

- 68 while I'm sleeping
- 70 in the morning while I'm having breakfast and getting dressed.
- 68 while I'm away during the day
- 71 in the evening until near bedtime.

At these temps, I still need a heavy fleece bathrobe, shearling lined slippers and a snuggy.

In summer, it's set for 76 in the evening and overnight, 78 while I'm out during the day, and 77 (I think) for morning.

I got a new heat pump a couple of years ago and it dramatically reduced my electric bills. I literally use half the BTUs in the coldest months compared to my usage with the old system.

[Becky]

66 and 60, respectively. When DH and I bought this house, we spent a significant amount on a new boiler (not planned! ), new windows and a new front door. Last fall, we installed a high-efficiency woodburning insert in the fireplace. The combination of all of these means that our downstairs is often in the low 70s while we're having a fire and the thermostat doesn't kick on. Sure, the bedrooms are chilly, but I like sleeping in a cool room with lots of blankets

[redrhodie]

68 during the day, 63 at night. Once in a while I'll spike it to 70, which is a luxury. I also grew up in a old drafty house, and being cold brings back sad memories of not having enough money for oil, so I try not to let that happen. This apartment has really high ceilings, and old windows, so it's expensive. $75 for gas year round, which includes appliances/hot water. I'll be caulking soon. My electric bill is only around $30/month, though.

[surgtech1956]

66 or 67 when we're home and 63 at night.

[Biciclista]

we keep it on 69 when we're home.

[skhill]

Mine's normally at 55, day and night. My goal with the furnace is simply to keep the pipes from freezing. Then I supplement with space heaters scattered through the house.

With the combination of an ancient floor furnace (no ducts, no blower) and not enough insulation, it'd cost a fortune to keep the house at even 65 in the winter. So I wear many layers inside.

[carlotta]

We live in an old building with steam radiators (no individual thermostats). The building is mostly inhabited by elderly women who apparently complain A LOT when their apartments are below 75 (80?) or so. Thus, we leave a couple windows open year round....

I do love that the radiator pipes act like radiant heating in the tiled bathroom...nothing like warm floor when you first get up. I don't miss my grad school apartment...5 winters with virtually no insulation in a cinder-block box with a little tiny furnace. Good times.

[Pax]

We live in an old building with steam radiators (no individual thermostats). The building is mostly inhabited by elderly women who apparently complain A LOT when their apartments are below 75 (80?) or so. Thus, we leave a couple windows open year round....

I do love that the radiator pipes act like radiant heating in the tiled bathroom...nothing like warm floor when you first get up. I don't miss my grad school apartment...5 winters with virtually no insulation in a cinder-block box with a little tiny furnace. Good times.

I lived in a place with radiant heat when I lived in Chicago, it was around 80 most of the winter, I'd keep a window open even on zero degree days.