My wife and I are debating what the temperature within our house should be.?

Question

Thus, I’m conducting an informal survey on what on people set their temperature at? Do other couples have issues with household temp?

Thanks

Answer 1

We keep ours at 66-70 degrees (we live in No. California). In the summer, 70 degrees cuts down on our cooling bill a little but keeps it comfortable. In the winter, 66 keeps our heating bill down. It's also good to keep it on the cool side because if you're too hot, there's not much you can do, but if you're cold, you can put on a sweatshirt or socks or something. People also sleep better when it is even colder than that, so at night we let it drop to 60 degrees in the fall, winter & spring.

Another tidbit: women typically want things warmer. Years ago we went shopping for mummy bags (warm sleeping bags). Everywhere we went, they assumed I would want mine 15 degrees warmer than my husbands, and it's worked out well that way.

Answer 2

My husband and I are totally opposite on the temperature issue, and have been for over 17 years together. He likes it warmer, and I like is neutral or cool. I tend to wear shorts and t-shirts in the house all winter long because I am hot, and he's bundled up in sweaters. We have this in the summer too - we don't have a/c, but when and whether fans should be on and set at what speed is always a problem.
He comes from Eastern Europe and though he's been here in Canada for 20 years, it seems that his body was just attuned to the warmer temps from there. His three brothers are the same!
I guess our best rule is - you can always put another sweater or fleece on, but it's harder to get cooler than naked!

Answer 3

I'm sure this is a problem in most households. Rarely are two people comfortable at the exact same temp. Especially during menopause.
Our house is usually around 72. It varies beings we use wood heat and have no thermostat.

Answer 4

My thermostat is usually set on 70-72 degrees. Yes I have temp. issues too. My husband always wants it warmer, but due to having children in my home I dont keep it as warm as he wants. If a home is too warm kids will end up sick faster. I also heat with natural gas and the price of it is enough to keep it alittle cooler so it is not running as much.

Answer 5

Hmmm temperature is a personal thing. I'd say on a cold day between 60-70 degrees. My wife and I live in an apartment and we can't control the heat. During the fall/winter we have the window open and a fan going its so hot!

Answer 6

My husband's retired and keeps the temp at 68 during the day. When I come home it goes up to 72. It's turned down to 64 when we go to bed. We've pretty much compromised on this so it's not a problem.

Answer 7

We are in Montreal Canada so it get's cold here. We have digital thermostats that go to a maximum of 21degrees Celsius (don't know what this is in Fahrenheit) during the day and 18 degrees at night in the rest of the house and 19 degrees in the bedrooms.

Answer 8

Set it at the lower of the two temps suggested for your household.

You can always put on a sweater to be warmer, but you can't get away from heat. And you will have the plus of being a "greener" home.

Aloha

67 F here

Answer 9

We pretty much agree. Our thermostat is usually set at 72. But it depends on your home size , insulation , and heat source. We used to live in a mobile home and I had to keep it up on 75-78. But we are in a small house now and 72 is just right so far this year.

Answer 10

We keep our set at 70. And yes my husband and I have had issues on this. But when it gets to around 0 or below out we do turn it up to 74.