Household Temperature

juju · 01-28-2007, 08:22 PM

It seems like people fight about this all the time. What do you think? What is a sane temperature to keep a house at? What is your house set at?

My apologies if this has already been discussed, or seems excessively boring or droll. I just truly would like to know if 70 degrees is really a deal-breaker like I am told it is.

monster · 01-28-2007, 08:25 PM

Depends on what you're doing. 70 is way too hot for housework, 68 is way too cold for paperwork.

lumberjim · 01-28-2007, 08:36 PM

oh sure. you lurk for like 2 years, and now you need our opinion. ch'yeah

Ibby · 01-28-2007, 09:11 PM

i keep my room at 16 degrees (celcius, of course).

Beestie · 01-28-2007, 11:20 PM

I keep the ole homestead about 77 degrees.

Yes, I'm going to hell for it.

Yes, I'm stealing my grandchildren's future.

Yes, I saw Day After Tomorrow.

No, I haven't seen Inconvenient Trooth.

But I do ride the last mile of my daily commute on a bike. That's gotta count for something.

Undertoad · 01-28-2007, 11:28 PM

If you want a cold house, it helps to be fat.

Aliantha · 01-28-2007, 11:43 PM

When I walked in the house today it was at about 45 degrees celcius. Now it's down to about 35, soon to get to around 23. That should about do it for us. We don't leave the aircon on when we're not home.

Beestie · 01-28-2007, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

oh sure. you lurk for like 2 years, and now you need our opinion.

juju just wanted to be double sure dave was really gone.

My "things I'm going to hell for" list just got a little longer, I think.

piercehawkeye45 · 01-28-2007, 11:57 PM

I live in a dorm so I don't know the temperature. Basically it is either too hot or too cold, no perfect temperature.

WabUfvot5 · 01-29-2007, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

I live in a dorm so I don't know the temperature. Basically it is either too hot or too cold, no perfect temperature.

Heh, that reminds me of my dorm room experience. My suitemate (shared a bathroom, that was it) never used his place so I could go in if I needed. Back at the time I was always cold and thought there must be a way to bump the heat up a few degrees. Since the heating controls were in his room I went over popped the plastic cover off. Then I deftly pulled the mercury gauge out and reveled in triumph as the heat came on. Yay! Huzzah for outsmarting the heating controls!

I temporarily ceased celebration so I could put the plastic cover back on and set the mercury gauge on the desk. Only to see the aforementioned mercury gauge roll off the table and break in two upon hitting the floor

From that point on the heat had two modes (controllable by a switch): always on or always off. 90° or 60°. What a choice. You better believe I was glad when summer came.

Sundae · 01-29-2007, 04:45 AM

I have no idea of the temperature at home as I don't have a thermometer there. When I get too cold I put on the gas fire in the living room. I can usually see my breath in the lower (unheated) part of the flat during the winter. I have no aircon, so the temperature is what it is in the summer, although high ceilings & draughty windows keep it cool even then.

Right here right now at my desk it is 23.5 degrees C (74). I'm not happy about this and it will rise as the sun starts to hit the windows - I start to complain about unreasonable working conditions when it goes above 25 (77).

Apparently recommended office working temperature is 18-20 (64-68). I would be happy at 15-18 (59-64).

Am interested to see how this changes as I lose weight, but I grew up in an unheated house, so I'm a pretty game old bird when it comes to ice on the inside of the windows.

Griff · 01-29-2007, 06:47 AM

68 F is our target here. I can take it colder but prefer not to go much hotter.

glatt · 01-29-2007, 07:33 AM

65 during the day and 60 at night (in winter)

78 or so in the summer.

Spexxvet · 01-29-2007, 07:48 AM

Our pediatrician recommended a lower temperature to keep the airborn germs in check, so we keep it fairly low. We wear sweatshirts in our house most of the time. I work in a big old house that has poor temperature distribution and with women who are always cold. It gets to a bout 80 every afternoon. Yes, I complain, but it doesn't do much good.

Griff · 01-29-2007, 08:09 AM

We're far enough North that ac is unnecessary in the summer. We get a couple nasty weeks in the summer and thats it.

View Poll Results: What temperature (in Farenheit)do you keep your house at (while you are awake in it)?
62 degrees	1	3.13%
63 degrees	0	0%
64 degrees	0	0%
65 degrees	6	18.75%
66 degrees	3	9.38%
67 degrees	2	6.25%
68 degrees	8	25.00%
69 degrees	3	9.38%
70 degrees	4	12.50%
71 degrees	1	3.13%
72 degrees	1	3.13%
73 degrees	0	0%
74 degrees	1	3.13%
75 degrees	0	0%
None of the above	2	6.25%
Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll

01-28-2007, 08:22 PM	#1
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	Household Temperature It seems like people fight about this all the time. What do you think? What is a sane temperature to keep a house at? What is your house set at? My apologies if this has already been discussed, or seems excessively boring or droll. I just truly would like to know if 70 degrees is really a deal-breaker like I am told it is.

01-28-2007, 08:25 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Depends on what you're doing. 70 is way too hot for housework, 68 is way too cold for paperwork. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-28-2007, 08:36 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	oh sure. you lurk for like 2 years, and now you need our opinion. ch'yeah __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-28-2007, 09:11 PM	#4
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	i keep my room at 16 degrees (celcius, of course). __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

01-28-2007, 11:20 PM	#5
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	I keep the ole homestead about 77 degrees. Yes, I'm going to hell for it. Yes, I'm stealing my grandchildren's future. Yes, I saw Day After Tomorrow. No, I haven't seen Inconvenient Trooth. But I do ride the last mile of my daily commute on a bike. That's gotta count for something. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

01-28-2007, 11:28 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	If you want a cold house, it helps to be fat.

01-28-2007, 11:43 PM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	When I walked in the house today it was at about 45 degrees celcius. Now it's down to about 35, soon to get to around 23. That should about do it for us. We don't leave the aircon on when we're not home. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-28-2007, 11:57 PM	#9
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I live in a dorm so I don't know the temperature. Basically it is either too hot or too cold, no perfect temperature.

01-29-2007, 04:45 AM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I have no idea of the temperature at home as I don't have a thermometer there. When I get too cold I put on the gas fire in the living room. I can usually see my breath in the lower (unheated) part of the flat during the winter. I have no aircon, so the temperature is what it is in the summer, although high ceilings & draughty windows keep it cool even then. Right here right now at my desk it is 23.5 degrees C (74). I'm not happy about this and it will rise as the sun starts to hit the windows - I start to complain about unreasonable working conditions when it goes above 25 (77). Apparently recommended office working temperature is 18-20 (64-68). I would be happy at 15-18 (59-64). Am interested to see how this changes as I lose weight, but I grew up in an unheated house, so I'm a pretty game old bird when it comes to ice on the inside of the windows. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-29-2007, 06:47 AM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	68 F is our target here. I can take it colder but prefer not to go much hotter. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-29-2007, 07:33 AM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	65 during the day and 60 at night (in winter) 78 or so in the summer.

01-29-2007, 07:48 AM	#14
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Our pediatrician recommended a lower temperature to keep the airborn germs in check, so we keep it fairly low. We wear sweatshirts in our house most of the time. I work in a big old house that has poor temperature distribution and with women who are always cold. It gets to a bout 80 every afternoon. Yes, I complain, but it doesn't do much good. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

01-29-2007, 08:09 AM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We're far enough North that ac is unnecessary in the summer. We get a couple nasty weeks in the summer and thats it. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode