Household Temperature - Page 2

LabRat · 01-29-2007, 08:22 AM

63-4* at night or when we are at work, 65-66* in the day when we are home. We have carpet everywhere but our kitchen and workout area. I wear slippers and sweatshirts pretty much all winter to be comfortable. My husband wears sweatpants and a T-shirt. He is usually warm when I am cold. In the summer, I think we keep the AC around 70, but I don't really recall. I know that hubby always complains it's too hot...

*lower # if he touched the theomstat last, higher # if I have

Spexxvet · 01-29-2007, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

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

I've been up there - it's not the heat, it's the humidity! When I've been there, other than dead winter and summer, you get the weather where you see your breath in the morning, sweat in the afternoon, then keep warm around a campfire at night - just the kind of weather that I love.

Kitsune · 01-29-2007, 02:37 PM

In the winter, absolutely nothing below 70F. In the summer, as high as 80F as long as the ceiling fans are running.

Yes, living in Florida for six years changes your temperature tolerance.

01-29-2007, 02:39 PM

Low 70s.

SteveDallas · 01-29-2007, 02:58 PM

I voted for 69 since that's where we have it now.. but usually 80 during the summer.

Dagney · 01-29-2007, 03:37 PM

We're at 68 most days - if I'm cold, I grab a blankie, if I'm warm, I take stuff off. (and then strangely, find myself under a blankie)

monster · 01-29-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

We don't leave the aircon on when we're not home.

For economy reasons or not liking to leave machines running when you're out or....?

We tried both turning the AC off in the day and keeping it on and didn't notice any difference in the electricity consumprion, so we opted for keeping the house cool/dry as it's so much nicer to walk into. We use the AC more for the humidity than the heat. A dry heat is bearable. When I say cool, I mean about 77F/25C.

My previous answer was for winter.

wolf · 01-29-2007, 10:54 PM

I would LIKE to keep my house at 65 degrees. Unfortunately, having an elderly mother in the household requires that the temperatures remain sauna-like at all times, probably around 75.

I do not expect to be able to use the flannel sheets this year. I'm roasting as it is, on the cotton.

freshnesschronic · 01-30-2007, 12:07 AM

We should consider the rest of the world, not just Ameri-centric English units of measurement. Celsius in parenthesis at least, I mean it's what the rest of the world uses!

Mixie · 01-30-2007, 07:27 AM

Living in a student room as well, I keep the heater somewhere in between 2 and 3. No idea how many degrees Celsius that is, though, let alone Fahrenheit.

But I always set the heater so that it's comfortable. I usually aim for 20°-21°, but if it feels too hot or cold then I adjust the heating accordingly (if I don't feel like putting on a sweater or something).

Griff · 01-30-2007, 08:34 AM

here we go

BrianR · 01-30-2007, 10:13 AM

My sweetie and I discuss this all the time. She can be freezing at 75 while I am melting. Really! She is a desert rat and needs her heat. I am a weenie who likes it between 68 and 70 only. Less and I am cold, more and I am hot. And I use dogs as bedwarmers.

Summer in Texas is gonna be...interesting.

I think her cold-bloodedness may be related to having a large area of skin to dissipate heat but it's barely even a theory...women are tough to figure out! Especially THIS one. Talk about blowing hot and cold....

Brian

xoxoxoBruce · 01-30-2007, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by freshnesschronic

We should consider the rest of the world, not just Ameri-centric English units of measurement. Celsius in parenthesis at least, I mean it's what the rest of the world uses!

See, that's how it starts. Oh well I guess, it really can't hurt in parenthesis.... writing the parenthesis is such a pain I'll just leave them out..... Oh, that's too confusing.... hell, I'll just leave the Fahrenheit off.
That's the slippery slope that predicates the total destruction of truth justice & the American way.

No, wait that was Bush.... never mind.

But I use Fahrenheit. I think in Fahrenheit. I write in Fahrenheit. Why should I stop and find a conversion table to translate Fahrenheit into Centigrade (Celsius) every time I write a temperature? Do I have to post the Kelvin numbers too? And what about all the other units of measurement?.... distance?... weight?... volume?

And every time I write bathroom I have to add loo?.. and water closet?.. and toilet? How about french and Spanish subtitles? Oh, Portuguese and Chinese too?
I guess I'll have to add American when I talk about football, yes?

Aliantha · 01-31-2007, 12:38 AM

Monster...mainly for energy conservation since we're not home during the hottest part of the day usually, so if we turn it on when we get home in the late arvo or early evening, we only need to run it for a few hours to cool the house, then the evening breeze usually takes care of the rest.

Tonchi · 01-31-2007, 01:04 AM

71-72F in my house. But I have an excuse. There are few functioning veins in my legs

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

01-29-2007, 08:22 AM	#16
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	63-4* at night or when we are at work, 65-66* in the day when we are home. We have carpet everywhere but our kitchen and workout area. I wear slippers and sweatshirts pretty much all winter to be comfortable. My husband wears sweatpants and a T-shirt. He is usually warm when I am cold. In the summer, I think we keep the AC around 70, but I don't really recall. I know that hubby always complains it's too hot... *lower # if he touched the theomstat last, higher # if I have __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

01-29-2007, 03:37 PM	#21
Dagney The Prodigal Brat Returneth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,107	We're at 68 most days - if I'm cold, I grab a blankie, if I'm warm, I take stuff off. (and then strangely, find myself under a blankie) __________________ The Constitution gives every American the right to make a total fool out of himself. But that doesn't mean you need to.

01-29-2007, 10:54 PM	#23
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I would LIKE to keep my house at 65 degrees. Unfortunately, having an elderly mother in the household requires that the temperatures remain sauna-like at all times, probably around 75. I do not expect to be able to use the flannel sheets this year. I'm roasting as it is, on the cotton. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-30-2007, 07:27 AM	#25
Mixie Nitpicker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Groningen, Netherlands Posts: 25	Living in a student room as well, I keep the heater somewhere in between 2 and 3. No idea how many degrees Celsius that is, though, let alone Fahrenheit. But I always set the heater so that it's comfortable. I usually aim for 20°-21°, but if it feels too hot or cold then I adjust the heating accordingly (if I don't feel like putting on a sweater or something). __________________ I'm about as subtle as a flying brick.

01-29-2007, 02:37 PM	#18
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	In the winter, absolutely nothing below 70F. In the summer, as high as 80F as long as the ceiling fans are running. Yes, living in Florida for six years changes your temperature tolerance.

01-29-2007, 02:58 PM	#20
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I voted for 69 since that's where we have it now.. but usually 80 during the summer.

01-30-2007, 12:07 AM	#24
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	We should consider the rest of the world, not just Ameri-centric English units of measurement. Celsius in parenthesis at least, I mean it's what the rest of the world uses!

01-30-2007, 08:34 AM	#26
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	here we go Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-30-2007, 10:13 AM	#27
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	My sweetie and I discuss this all the time. She can be freezing at 75 while I am melting. Really! She is a desert rat and needs her heat. I am a weenie who likes it between 68 and 70 only. Less and I am cold, more and I am hot. And I use dogs as bedwarmers. Summer in Texas is gonna be...interesting. I think her cold-bloodedness may be related to having a large area of skin to dissipate heat but it's barely even a theory...women are tough to figure out! Especially THIS one. Talk about blowing hot and cold.... Brian

01-31-2007, 12:38 AM	#29
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Monster...mainly for energy conservation since we're not home during the hottest part of the day usually, so if we turn it on when we get home in the late arvo or early evening, we only need to run it for a few hours to cool the house, then the evening breeze usually takes care of the rest. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-31-2007, 01:04 AM	#30
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	71-72F in my house. But I have an excuse. There are few functioning veins in my legs __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

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01-29-2007, 02:39 PM	#19
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Low 70s.