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53. 65 except my bedroom 63

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 02:28 PM

Dec 6

I like sleeping in a cooler room.

We have propane heat and costs about $1,000 a tank. Therefore, have to keep the thermostat set low. May have to boost it up a bit as I see I’m less adaptable to the chill as I age (71)

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Those of you in cold regions: What temp do you keep you thermostat at? [View all] Sogo Dec 1 OP

i do things lower than most. Except today Tetrachloride Dec 1 #1

65 -68, depending on how drafty the place feels. Ocelot II Dec 1 #2

72 Betty Boom Dec 2 #22

++ cadoman Dec 6 #60

72, year round. Meadowoak Dec 1 #3

80 in summer 75 winter. onecaliberal Dec 1 #4

72 elleng Dec 1 #5

I live in Florida, but my 2 cents? Lunabell Dec 1 #6

Heated steering wheels seem ridiculous but they are kind of nice. mobeau69 Dec 1 #10

Funny story about my heated seat. Lunabell Dec 1 #12

LOL mobeau69 Dec 1 #16

68-70 (in winter) depending how I feel and how many layers I'm wearing. But right now it's more like 63 deg because nmmi Dec 1 #11

Oh, layers!! Lunabell Dec 1 #13

You are not like these Twin City dwellers then. OldBaldy1701E Dec 5 #46

Many times I step outside in the morning when its like 68F and hear air conditioners blasting away at both neighbors' nmmi Dec 6 #48

Exactly. OldBaldy1701E Dec 7 #61

55 in Maine Easterncedar Dec 1 #7

55 degrees?!? Boy, you must LOVE winter! JoseBalow Dec 4 #42

I do love winter Easterncedar Dec 4 #43

Glad I'm not the only one! imaginary girl Dec 6 #54

72 in Winter, 76 in the summer. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 1 #8

Similar in NoVA. I program the thermostat to save energy at night and when I'm not in spooky3 Dec 2 #26

I keep it at +69F... 2naSalit Dec 1 #9

We keep the main floor at 70 degrees, and the upstairs bedrooms at 69. patphil Dec 1 #14

68 in winter, 70 in summer Luciferous Dec 1 #15

Mid to upper sixties at night. Lower to mid seventies during the day. dgauss Dec 1 #17

64 in winter / 72 in summer SharonClark Dec 1 #18

I've been wondering about getting electric socks The Wandering Harper Dec 2 #19

They may be better now than they once were. taxi Dec 2 #27

66 day, 62 night WilliamPlanke Dec 2 #20

ND winter, 69 day, 59 night fargone Dec 2 #21

Winter during the day KitFox Dec 2 #23

Somewhere between 72-76 mwmisses4289 Dec 2 #24

I set the thermostat at 68 during daytime, in winter. love_katz Dec 2 #25

Its 27f outside, 65 while sleeping, 68 while up and about. nt yaesu Dec 2 #28

60-62 happybird Dec 2 #29

68 in winter, 61 summer n/t sarge43 Dec 2 #30

Usually at claudette Dec 2 #31

It is 9 degrees Fahrenheit currently Dr. Shepper Dec 2 #32

Kind of embarrassed to say, after reading these temps. Mike 03 Dec 2 #33

Mines at 75 as well. jimfields33 Dec 2 #36

My internal thermostat seems to run higher compared to other peoples internal thermostat Niagara Dec 2 #34

Michigan here DetroitLegalBeagle Dec 2 #35

North Dakota DeepWinter Dec 2 #37

A hot water bottle helps. I'm sitting at the computer with one between my feet nmmi Dec 3 #38

68-69 on winter days, and 60 at night. 3catwoman3 Dec 4 #39

I keep it at br. justaprogressive Dec 4 #40

72 in SW PA debm55 Dec 4 #41

About 75 year round. Enough south-facing glass that in the winter I sometime have to open windows highplainsdem Dec 5 #44

After years of 68, we finally decided crank it to 70! bif Dec 5 #45

68 degrees jmowreader Dec 5 #47

upper 50s low 60s Eugene Dec 6 #49

Upper Michigan here. 70 year round Kaleva Dec 6 #50

I have a woodstove ShepKat Dec 6 #51

67 winter/78 summer Diamond_Dog Dec 6 #52

65 except my bedroom 63 SaveOurDemocracy Dec 6 #53

66 during the day, 63 overnight. Hassler Dec 6 #55

59 at night, 64 daytime. n/t Harker Dec 6 #56

63 in winter. irisblue Dec 6 #57

I have parakeets to keep warm, so 75 Beringia Dec 6 #58

This year - it's 70. dwayneb Dec 6 #59

During winter, 68 during the day, 60 at night. Elessar Zappa Dec 7 #62