How low do you set your thermostat in winter?

Normally 60 -62 degrees Fahrenheit at night and during the day when I am working inside the house. I turn it up to about 65–67 degrees in the evening when I might be sitting and not moving around so much. I also cover up with a blanket and if we have company I turn up the heat a bit for them.

Usually 68, and I turn it down at night.

I usually leave mine on 72, but after reading the above, I think mine must be too high. I’ll try lowering to 70 and see if that will be warm enough. I’m sure it will save me some money.

We have and oil fired boiler – hot water baseboard heat.
At 10pm on the weekends and 9:30 pm during the week it goes down to 56F.
In the morning 6:30–8 am on weekends, 5:30–7:30 am weekdays it goes up to 66F.
The rest of the time it is at 62F
Before you start thinking we are stoics, remember, we also have a high efficiency, wood burning stove that keeps the house toasty. Typical daytime temp is around 68–70F.
If we start to get cold, we throw another log in the fire.
At night the rule is: “He who gets up to pee throws a log in.” That makes it easy to get it started in the morning.

68 is good for now. When it really starts getting cold it may go up to 70. Just really depends on how cold iot gets around here!

70 degrees year round. constantly adjusting the thermostat costs you money.

Set it and forget it. my electric bill for last month was 79.01.

I have a very warm memory foam bed so I turn the heat down to about 62 at night and keep it around 68–75 during the day if it is pretty chilly.

I like warmth, am one of those that likes to run around barefoot in my jammies and be comfy.

I do not like being bundled up indoors.

I also turn it up before a bath or shower, can’t stand being cold getting out of the bath.

My little house has amazing insulation and if anything, it can get too warm at times.

In the Summer, we run the AC at 74 degrees all the time. We’ve not been in our new place through a Winter yet, so I’ll let you know in the Spring! : )

I put in all the insulation myself, so it should be pretty warm.

Usually 60°.

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67. I suspect I would keep it lower, but we have old windows.

When I am home, I keep it between 68 and 72. When I am out it is usually at around 64. However, during the winter I close off the three zones we have, and the part of the house we rarely go into is maintained at 60. The other two change basically on a schedule. The bedrooms are warm through the night hours and the main living space is kept warm in the morning and evening. My winter utility bills are much less than my neighbors, minimum $100 a month less.

@john65pennington I just noticed your answer, you keep it 70 in the summer? I would be freezing. You’re wrong about moving your thermostat, you save money if you move it a few degrees when you are out of the house for several hours.

@laureth Where do you live? Does it get cold there? 60 degrees seems pretty cold.

I don’t set it, but I turn it on if I’m cold and it’s under 65 in the house. Then I run it to 70. This is a luxury. I live in California, so I know this makes me sound like a wimp.

One winter we lived in someone’s summer house, which didn’t have any heat. At all. Outside the weather was 36 degrees, sometimes lower. We relegated ourselves to one room and burned a paraffin heater most of the day. Good times.

@chyna – I live in SE Michigan. Yes, it gets cold. Yes, the bills are expensive. We also keep the AC at 80 in the summer.

@chyna

60 degrees cold?

Where do you live, on the equator? lol

Last Dec. 7th was the snow storm of the decade in the sierra foothills, 16 inches of snow, no power for almost 3 days, man…I had every blanket in the house on my bed and damn near suffocated the cat by forcing him to stay under the covers with me. lol

I’m on the east coast. Yes, if it’s 30 degrees outside, 60 is cold to me.

Thermostat?

It’s blankets and snuggles (if applicable) at night, and as much wood as feels necessary during the day/evening, plus woolly socks and sweaters.

@chyna

Got’cha!

I agree, if it’s 30 degrees outside I want it 75–80 inside.

My parents always set it to around 70 or so. In the house I’m living in now during college, we have it set to 70 as well.

If you get a wave of the chills when you sit down on the toilet, the house is too cold! lol

@Coloma Good rule of thumb.

Maybe a good rule of cheek. lol