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What do you keep your year round inside temp? What is your optimal temp if electricity / gas wasn't a factor?
Also, what state you live in :-)
My current inside temp is 72-74F and I live in Largo, FL. Personally I hate this temperature and wish I could have it closer to 67F. But alas, it would be unproductive and costly to my electric bill!
I don't "keep" it at anything, because we go with the ambient temperature. This is one of the perks of living in SoCal. In fact, the idea that people keep their house at a certain temperature all the time is a little weird to me, because we get along just fine without heat or a/c and I've never lived where it would be excessively uncomfortable or dangerous not to use one or the other.
Although, of course, plenty of people here do run their a/c or heat or both. But you don't HAVE to, and we prefer not to.
Ask me at any random time, and I will have no idea what my inside temp is. But I just checked and it is currently 62.
Ask me at any random time, and I will have no idea what my inside temp is. But I just checked and it is currently 62.
That's insane. Your indoor temp is 62ºF? My hands and feet would be solid blocks of ice. I don't even turn my thermostat down that low at night!
I keep my living space a perfect 70ºF year-round. Of course, sometimes it's a tad warmer or colder, depending on whether I have my windows open, if the air conditioning is on, if I'm cooking, etc.
What do you keep your year round inside temp? What is your optimal temp if electricity / gas wasn't a factor?
Also, what state you live in :-)
My current inside temp is 72-74F and I live in Largo, FL. Personally I hate this temperature and wish I could have it closer to 67F. But alas, it would be unproductive and costly to my electric bill!
LOL I was just going to say that 72-74 F is my ideal inside temp. In the winter, we have the heat set to 70 F but even at that, I have to wear warm clothes with layers to stay comfortable - sometimes a blanket too if I'm just sitting on the couch. Even as I type this, my feet are cold and I'm wearing thick, heavy socks! But it's at least better than my parents house which is usually set to 66-68 F in the winter and I'm always freezing while I'm there. My parents live in PA, I live in CO.
In the summer, I like to have the windows open unless it's ridiculously hot outside (90+), in which case the AC is set to 73 or 74 and that is comfortable for me. Needless to say, I am much more comfortable in the summer than winter. Fortunately, CO has weird weather and frequently has days in the 60s and 70s in the middle of winter which is always such a nice little break to help get me through the winter!
I'm most comfortable in the upper 70s, but I'm too frugal to enforce that. In winter, I keep my thermostat set at about 68, in summer 82. Six months out of the year, I go the entire month without ever turning on either the heat or the cooling nor closing the windows, and the temperature stays between those two values.
Try to keep it around 70 in the winter and 75 in the summer. Usually don't need to use it at all mid march-mid may and early October-mid November in southern mo.
That's insane. Your indoor temp is 62ºF? My hands and feet would be solid blocks of ice. I don't even turn my thermostat down that low at night!
I keep my living space a perfect 70ºF year-round. Of course, sometimes it's a tad warmer or colder, depending on whether I have my windows open, if the air conditioning is on, if I'm cooking, etc.
The difference between 62 and 70 is noticeable, of course, but it's hardly enough to turn someone into blocks of ice!
The fact is, if you live in a climate like mine, your body will acclimate to somewhat warmer and somewhat cooler temperatures naturally, as the outside weather fluctuates, and you will be comfortable either way without artificially altering the environment. Of course, you wear warmer clothes in winter and lighter clothes in summer. I don't expect to wear a T-shirt and shorts in the house in February or March. Why would you? That's just bizarre. I was wearing a sweatshirt and jeans today.
Of course, I realize this is not possible in places where you could freeze to death without heat. You have to make some concessions for really inclement temperatures. But, if you keep yourself at an artificial 70 forever, then you will lose much of your ability to adapt. "OMG it's 62, I'm FREEEE-zing!" "OMG it's 78, I'm MELT-ing!"
70-73 Year round. Might run the gas fireplace if it's cold in the winter, so that's actually warmer.
I really love wearing long clothes at home and life's too short to be uncomfortable.
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