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What temp you keep your house at in winter?
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If it would stay there, 55 deg is perfect for me in the winter, and 65 in the summer. I love cold weather, so winter is easy to do.
At Winter time our house is set to around 24-28 degrees Celsius, while at Summertime, it's set to 18-20 degrees Celsius.
When someone's at home, at 69 or seventy. When not, around 65.
Thing is, my dad works either monday-wednesday or thursday to saturday with alternating sundays, so more often than not, somebody's home and the heats at 70.
I don't think our bill's too bad, though(I'm just the kid, I don't see it). We did get at least a digital thermostat, so we've been keeping it more constant at a lower temp than we used to. We haven't gone programmable, though - my dad's work schedule changes too much, and my parents aren't technically minded enough to want to bother to change it all the time.
edit: And in the summer, about 72-73 when the AC's on. But we're a throw-open-the-windows house, so we'll crank it up to 80 or so and open the windows quite frequently as well.
aaand another edit: eldy, better you than me. My grandma does that, it's like suffocating every time you walk into her apartment.
Do you pay your own heat bill, or is it included in your rent?
Thing is, my dad works either monday-wednesday or thursday to saturday with alternating sundays, so more often than not, somebody's home and the heats at 70.
I don't think our bill's too bad, though(I'm just the kid, I don't see it). We did get at least a digital thermostat, so we've been keeping it more constant at a lower temp than we used to. We haven't gone programmable, though - my dad's work schedule changes too much, and my parents aren't technically minded enough to want to bother to change it all the time.
edit: And in the summer, about 72-73 when the AC's on. But we're a throw-open-the-windows house, so we'll crank it up to 80 or so and open the windows quite frequently as well.
aaand another edit: eldy, better you than me. My grandma does that, it's like suffocating every time you walk into her apartment.
Do you pay your own heat bill, or is it included in your rent?
My house is whatever temperature is it outside.
I don't have central heating of any kind. When it's really cold we just use a portable kerosene heater to heat the room we're in.
Taking a shower is fun, since it's just as cold in the bathroom as it is outside. But even more fun is having to turn off that hot water and get out of the shower
EDIT: One time my honey in the kitchen cupboard crystallized. It was pretty cool, made it more like a peanut-butter type spread instead of a corn-syrup consistency.
I don't have central heating of any kind. When it's really cold we just use a portable kerosene heater to heat the room we're in.
Taking a shower is fun, since it's just as cold in the bathroom as it is outside. But even more fun is having to turn off that hot water and get out of the shower
EDIT: One time my honey in the kitchen cupboard crystallized. It was pretty cool, made it more like a peanut-butter type spread instead of a corn-syrup consistency.
Me too. When I'm using the furnace I leave the thermostat set to 56ºF or so in daytimes, turn it down to 52 overnight since I'm upstairs under a pile of quilts and two cats anyway. If I am burning wood well then I'm into cutoff jeans and T-shirts since it gets up to 85ºF in the kitchen and 65 the rest of the place. If I don't burn wood then the kitchen gets pretty cool overnight, enough to turn olive oil cloudy if it goes to -20ºF outside.
In the depth of winter, when it is below 10ºF day and night, I tend to get it around 70º-74ºF. Other times when it is above 10ºF the house is between 72ºF and 82ºF....
I burn corn.
The stove has no precise temp. control and heats the house unevenly, so I crank it up and let it blast. A ceiling fan blows the heat around the house a little.
Heating price per month < $100.
Eat it.
Also, my windows and doors are leaky as hell, so I could probably heat this house for $70/month if it was properly sealed.
I burn corn.
The stove has no precise temp. control and heats the house unevenly, so I crank it up and let it blast. A ceiling fan blows the heat around the house a little.
Heating price per month < $100.
Eat it.
Also, my windows and doors are leaky as hell, so I could probably heat this house for $70/month if it was properly sealed.
I keep it at 66F when I am home, 62F when I am not, and a chilly 58F at night...
70F would be ideal for me, but it's not worth the extra cost. I wear my Apple Fleece in the winter to make up the difference.
70F would be ideal for me, but it's not worth the extra cost. I wear my Apple Fleece in the winter to make up the difference.
Wow. I can't believe how low some of you can go. We usually do 66 during the day on a sunny day, 68 if it's overcast. 60 - 64 at night.
I hate air conditioning in the summer though. I try to keep it off as much as possible. Problem is my other half is Japanese and loves the air con.
I hate air conditioning in the summer though. I try to keep it off as much as possible. Problem is my other half is Japanese and loves the air con
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We have radiators. It's an old building from the 20's. We don't pay heat, the landlord does.
It's always really warm in our place, sometimes a bit too warm. I love radiator heat.
It's always really warm in our place, sometimes a bit too warm. I love radiator heat.