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Post by wildhorseluvr on Nov 6, 2022 23:22:12 GMT
I have mine set at 67* during the day and maybe 62* at night or when away for 4 hrs or more. On decent days that’s almost too warm, but after the snow, it seems a bit on the cool side. I can wear a vest and stay reasonably comfortable but my little dog is shivering. I’m trying to find a happy medium between being comfortable and saving money on my utility bills.
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Post by themotherhen on Nov 7, 2022 0:32:26 GMT
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Post by daw on Nov 7, 2022 0:54:03 GMT
Same here 66°
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Post by wildhorseluvr on Nov 7, 2022 1:14:41 GMT
Thanks. Do you turn yours down much at night?
I’m okay with 66-68*, guess I can get my dog a new sweatshirt to wear in the house. (Her winter coat is too heavy for indoors.) Don’t want to turn my heat up much but hate to have her shivering all winter.
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Nov 7, 2022 1:48:49 GMT
We have a very quiet ongoing battle with the thermostat. I like it warmer than Sweet Bride, especially when I head for the shower every Saturday night. I think it has something to do with menopause, I don't get the hot flashes like I used to.
The weather here has been unusually mild for this time of year, I haven't started a fire in the insert as yet. It's sort of wasteful to start a fire, then have a 70 degree day the next. It takes a while for the insert to heat up, and then you wish it hadn't.
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Post by wildhorseluvr on Nov 7, 2022 1:55:22 GMT
We have a very quiet ongoing battle with the thermostat. I like it warmer than Sweet Bride, especially when I head for the shower every Saturday night. I think it has something to do with menopause, I don't get the hot flashes like I used to. Okay, now that cracked me up. 😂
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Post by fixitguy on Nov 7, 2022 5:33:10 GMT
If a home is properly insulated, the cost to keep it at 65* or 70* would be equal if the home was at temp to start with. Turning down the temp to save money only costs more run time to bring it back up to temp as you want it later.
Keep it at one temp and forget it.
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Post by farmrbrown on Nov 7, 2022 6:01:56 GMT
If a home is properly insulated, the cost to keep it at 65* or 70* would be equal if the home was at temp to start with. Turning down the temp to save money only costs more run time to bring it back up to temp as you want it later. Keep it at one temp and forget it. I always do.....as soon as she tells me where to set it.
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Post by wildhorseluvr on Nov 7, 2022 11:15:52 GMT
If a home is properly insulated, the cost to keep it at 65* or 70* would be equal if the home was at temp to start with. Turning down the temp to save money only costs more run time to bring it back up to temp as you want it later. Keep it at one temp and forget it. The power companies now maintain that for the best efficiency your thermostat should be set at 68* during the day and 8* (or even 10*) lower at night. I’m fine with 66-68* daytime temp but wake up a lot if it’s that low at night. I can do it for a few weeks but it isn’t so great all winter long. And to me it seems like it takes quite awhile before the house really warms up again in the morning…even if the thermostat says 67* it doesn’t feel like it. So I’m leaning toward keeping it at one temp or dropping it by no more than 2-3 degrees at night…which I’m not sure will make much difference. Supposedly it drops your monthly bill 1% for every degree you drop the temp for a min. of 8 hrs per day. So potentially I could drop my bill by 8% if I set the thermostat 8% lower for 8 hrs every night. Problem is, I rarely sleep more than 4-5 hrs at night.
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Post by TxGal on Nov 7, 2022 12:26:22 GMT
In the winter we will only turn the heater on when it's cold outside. When it's 40-ish I guess and then just long enough to take the chill out. It'll be set around 68-ish.
Currently we are still in a/c weather and it's set at 72 when it cycles on.
We have foam insulation. Best stuff ever. Holds the temperature. Almost 2 yrs ago, during the TX winter storm power outage fiasco, we went without power for 4 days during zero-degree weather and the coldest the house got inside was 56 nor did any of the house pipes freeze.
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Post by laurazone5 on Nov 7, 2022 12:30:30 GMT
67 My heat is gas. It's the only thing that uses gas. June-October I do not use the heat, but I pay 50.00 a month, every month, to build a cushion.
My house is well insulated, and the front of my house is brick, south facing. But I will not be cold. I'm not going to freeze in my own home.
My A/C is set at 77. Fans, and spending all my time outside, it's comfortable.
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Post by themotherhen on Nov 7, 2022 13:20:50 GMT
I don't change the temperature from 66°. If it's chilly during the day I put on a sweater or hat. If it feels too chilly at night I add a blanket. It as gotten below freezing at night already. I am considering turning it down to 65°.
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Post by UseLess on Nov 7, 2022 13:21:36 GMT
Generally 66' daytime, down a couple degrees if I'll be away for a few hours, and before bedtime. I haven't gotten around to setting the thermostat to do that stuff automatically. I have a new gas furnace. Also gas dryer & stove. My big old house is surprisingly tight, well-insulated. Running humidifiers in living spaces helps it feel warmer inside.
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Post by wildhorseluvr on Nov 7, 2022 15:10:04 GMT
I don't change the temperature from 66°. If it's chilly during the day I put on a sweater or hat. If it feels too chilly at night I add a blanket. It as gotten below freezing at night already. I am considering turning it down to 65°. Me too, if it’s really cold in the house I’ll wear a light jacket, I frequently wear a vest in the early morning or evening. If I’m watching TV I put a lap blanket over my legs, not because I’m cold but because my little dog likes to sleep on the extended footrest of my recliner and she needs the blanket. 😁
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Post by kkbcc on Nov 7, 2022 15:27:09 GMT
66° daytime, 55° at night.
Heating season runs Sept through May using a pellet stove to heat ~900 sqr ft with a homebrew thermostat. I use about 1.5 tons of pellets per season. Zone 4 or 5, modestly insulated for the climate.
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