<p>I set it at 65 during the day, but it always seem warm to me, but I guess hot flashes help also. I don’t think our thermostat is very accurate.</p>
<p>68…</p>
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<li>Old single zone large house and heat escapes no matter what I’ve done to improve. Lower than 65 makes us all hibernate, which is counterproductive for income generation and keeping daily expenses low (like cooking in because it’s not too cold etc). Still we’re always cold and hate the cold bathroom floors.</li>
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<p>68 when we’re home. 62 when we aren’t home and in the middle of the night. My husband likes 65 but that’s just too cold for me when it’s in the teens outside.</p>
<p>Yikes, I couldn’t live with (or even visit) some of you! Here’s another recent thread - I think people were slightly more cold blooded on that one!</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/821750-ideal-room-temperature.html?highlight=thermostat[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/821750-ideal-room-temperature.html?highlight=thermostat</a></p>
<p>We have a new heating system for the kitchen and family room - I’ve been keeping it about 70 during the day ( less if it’s sunny out) and am very comfortable. The bedrooms are on another system - if I’m in that part of the house I have it at around 71. As I said on the other thread, I make up for this in the summer because I am consistent - hardly ever turn on the AC.</p>
<p>^^^ too funny…you would never survive in my house. Thermostat is set at 58, in the winter…no central air either.<br>
I turned the heat up the other day to take the dampness out and after about 10 minutes I was roasting and had to go turn it back down…it was 64! :)</p>
<p>60 during the day</p>
<p>58 at night</p>
<p>72 during the day, 68 at night. I cannot stand to be cold. During the summer I would like it at 75, but husband can’t stand to be hot, so it goes to 70 when he is home. But our home is very energy efficient.</p>
<p>We keep it at 67 during the day and lower at night (love the down comforter !) That does translate to much less than $200/month in our climate. </p>
<p>Of course here the real expense is in the summer - how much heat can you tolerate during the day? Can you sleep if it’s that temp at night? My first spring in Houston I finally decided that if sweat is running down your shins, you need to turn the AC on…even if it’s April.</p>
<p>Some of you with thermostats at 60 must be the people buying the flannel-lined jeans from LLBean that always give us the giggles when that winter catalog arrives in September - when it’s still 90 here.</p>
<p>60…</p>
<p>We have unvented gas logs in the family room, kitchen and master. If we are cold, we turn those on. Kids not allowed to say they are cold unless they are already wearing a sweatshirt. First thing in the morning, I may bump up a bit before we leave for the day to break the chill.</p>
<p>Cannot sleep with the heat running.</p>
<p>^LOL. No flannel lined jeans here but we do use flannel sheets in the winter.</p>
<p>67 when we’re at home and awake. 55 when we are gone or sleeping…EXCEPT when it’s really cold outside, we don’t turn it down to 55…we turn it down to 60. </p>
<p>We all wear polar fleece jackets in the house. </p>
<p>If we’re chilly, we turn it up to 70 but only on the level we are ON…not the whole house.</p>
<p>My parents heat to 72F and I have seen the bills, they are way cheaper than our home, heated to 50 or 60…yes, seriously, 60 if I am home, 50 if I am not. We do also use room heaters to warm certain areas.</p>
<p>Cathedral ceilings and walls of windows make it less efficient to heat than my parents smaller cozy place</p>
<p>Fleece pajamas from Lands End are great for staying warm. The down comforter on the bed and an expensive electric throw keeps husband from complaining too much.</p>
<p>What I save in the winter I spend in the summer - I hate to be hot, and I’m generally hot, which is why I’m comfortable at 62.</p>
<p>Well, I would roast to death in your houses!!!</p>
<p>Our daytime is 58, night 55. </p>
<p>Isn’t that why sweaters were invented?</p>
<p>Ours is about 68ish. We have radiator heat and don’t have success with altering the temp for day and night so it pretty much stays the same temp. Our upstairs definitely seems cooler than the main floor and the basement is warmest cause of the toasty monster radiator furnace down there!!!</p>
<p>70 when I’m home, 65 at night, 60 when I’m not home. For those of you who are cold at night, try a memory foam mattress – best night’s sleep I’ve ever had, wonderfully warm and cozy in the winter and, surprisingly, also comfortable in the summer.</p>
<p>Thermostat is set to 70 when we are home, but that equates to an actual room temp of 68. Themostat is set to 64 at night.</p>
<p>Flannel sheets are delightful…we run at 60-62 during the day, 66-68 in the evenings, 64-65 at night. I’d rather sleep in a cold room with a pile of blankets. I can’t stand to sleep hot.</p>
<p>I have found that the LLBean woolly slippers work wonders for keeping me warm. My feet cramp terribly due to meds I’m taking, and it’s even worse when it’s cold. Since I got these (they were a splurge) I’ve had no problems. I feel like I should deduct them as a medical expense! :)</p>