Cold and curious - what is your thermostat set to when you are home?

[AmyAnne]

Finally a break in the really cold (for us) weather so I am celebrating by turning the heat up to 70.

This winter has been unusually cold and I just am not prepared - no space heaters, no down comforters, no wool socks . . . I have been resisting buying those things because hopefully we won't need them again (most winters, we get temps below freezing occasionally at night and hardly ever during the day), and spending that money for one season's use doesn't seem economical. I might rethink that reasoning when I see the latest electric bill.

 

[Gr8t Fan]

68 in the winter and 78 in the summer. We occasionally bump it up or down a degree or two if necessary. Our natural gas bill is $135 month and our electric is $135 a month as well (budget billing).

 

[AZMermaid]

We keep it at about 78-80 in the summer and our electric bill runs around $350-$400 July-Sept and $300ish May and Oct. Yikes!!!

 

[MAJPLO]

68 when we are home and awake, 64-65 while we are sleeping, 62-64 when we aren't home. If we won't be home all day (more than 7 hours or so) we may lower it to 60.

 

[lisaross]

71 when home... 63 when sleeping

 

[jenniy122]

We're at war over ours here. I'm home alone most of the time and I put it at 65. Mom's home it's at 68. Dad's home it's 72. My bedroom is the coldest room of the house and regardless of what the rest of the house it stays between 60-65. I like drowning in blankets! In summer we set it to 75 and I die.

 

[shamrock30]

Our (oil) heating bills are astronomical even though we keep it at 59-60 degrees at night, and an average of 62 for most of the day. I usually put it up to 64 for a few hours in the early evening. The night time temperature doesn't bother us, and I dress in layers during the day, plus I use a space heater in my office.

We don't have central air, only window units.

 

[Dallas_Lady]

70 when we are home, 67 when we sleep.

 

[AquaDame]

We keep it at 67 in the day and 63 at night and when we aren't home. If we are out of town and the pets are elsewhere we drop it to 50 (so the pipes won't freeze). In the summer we have the A/C set to 78 whether we are there or not (my cat has been known to get overheated and ill if she gets too hot) although I will drop it briefly if I'm running on the treadmill. I figure if I'm suffering through running on the thing because it is too hot or rainy outside, I may as well make certain the temp inside is super comfy!

 

[tina.tina]

It's interesting that people are lowering their heat when it gets colder outside. That's when I turn mine up. It's been colder than usual this winter and I have kept the heat at 71 since.

In the summer, it depends. We have cooler nights here in the mountains but if it gets hot in here during the day, it won't cool down by bedtime. If it gets over 75, it's too hot to sleep. Usually, I can close the windows and turn on the air at lunch and it stays cool enough.

 

[snitchseeker]

Our (oil) heating bills are astronomical even though we keep it at 59-60 degrees at night, and an average of 62 for most of the day. I usually put it up to 64 for a few hours in the early evening. The night time temperature doesn't bother us, and I dress in layers during the day, plus I use a space heater in my office.

We don't have central air, only window units.

we just moved into an apartment - same no central air and we're sharing heat (oil) with the tenant downstairs who's a lawyer and only there 830-5 M-F. it's freeeeeeeeeezing in the morning and the heating bill for the whole building last month for him was $395! so we split that with him 3 ways but geez....ugh i want spring/summer.

 

[mrodgers]

It's interesting that people are lowering their heat when it gets colder outside. That's when I turn mine up. It's been colder than usual this winter and I have kept the heat at 71 since.

My heating bill from December 28th until I think February 4th was $640. We certainly don't turn the heat up when it gets colder.

 

[tina.tina]

My heating bill from December 28th until I think February 4th was $640. We certainly don't turn the heat up when it gets colder.

Mine from 1/9 to 2/7 was $415.88 with heat pump set at 71 degrees. Last year with an electric furnace only was about $670 and I still kept it at about 70 (according to the bill, it was 8 degrees warmer last year).

 

[kidshop]

It's interesting that people are lowering their heat when it gets colder outside. That's when I turn mine up. It's been colder than usual this winter and I have kept the heat at 71 since.

In the summer, it depends. We have cooler nights here in the mountains but if it gets hot in here during the day, it won't cool down by bedtime. If it gets over 75, it's too hot to sleep. Usually, I can close the windows and turn on the air at lunch and it stays cool enough.

The reason is when it's colder outside the furnace runs more and you feel the warm air on your skin"

This house is not very insulated and when the temp was in the single digits and teens the heater never shut off, and 64 during the day felt ok!

When it's super cold around 65 day/ 60-62 night. 'Normal' winter temps 67-68 day/ 64-66 night.

 

[skysmom99]

67-68 when we are home and 65-66 at night or when we are gone. I would go with colder at night but my dd's room is in the basement and gets pretty chilly if I turn it down too much. Not much of a fluctuation for us. We don't have central air so we hang in the basement family room when it gets really hot in the summer.

 

[FWAddict]

This winter has been really cold so we've kept ours at 68. You can always grab a sweater. I lower it at night since we can wrap up in bed.

 

[JanaDee]

Our furnace stays at 69 degrees all the time.

Our winter has been exceptionally cold. Our gas and electric (get a combined bill) for January was $205.

 

[shamrock30]

we just moved into an apartment - same no central air and we're sharing heat (oil) with the tenant downstairs who's a lawyer and only there 830-5 M-F. it's freeeeeeeeeezing in the morning and the heating bill for the whole building last month for him was $395! so we split that with him 3 ways but geez....ugh i want spring/summer.

Ours is running about $720 every 5 weeks right now. I can't imagine what the bill would be if I kept it at a "normal" temperature. I'd love to have it at 68 or so all day, but with those prices, it isn't going to happen.

 

[goofytinkerbell]

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[rstamm]

72 during the day and 68 at night, gas and electric are about $100 a month for center unit of a new townhouse.