I live in the NE. What is the best energy saving temperature to set on the thermostat when noone home?

Question

The ideal temperature in the cold winter without bursting any water pipes when no one in the house.

Answer 1

Around 65. If you set it too low, takes more energy to get the house up to temperature.

Answer 2

I try to save money, so I keep the temperature low. I set my heat on 60-61 when I am not home, and at night. I turn it up to 65-66 for the evenings. It's only a few degrees difference so It doesn't take much to 'heat' it up. I live in a mobile home, right in the middle of the snow belt in Upstate NY. So far, no pipe problems, but then again we have an 8 foot snow blanket on the ground insulating the low pipes.

Answer 3

If the house is going to be empty for an extended time, I would recomend setting the temp. at 55 But open the cabinet doors under plumbing fixtures to keep pipes from freezing. For shorter periods of time 65 if ok to conserve energy.From a ex-nothern plumber.

Answer 4

One thing to add to the other good tips.
See what the differential is between the thermostat set temp & the actual temp in the house esp in the rooms w/ plumbing at risk.
Also live in NE & sometimes have to set thermostat at 78deg to be comfortable.. thats a 6+deg differential.
Hope your place holds heat better than mine.
Good luck.

Answer 5

Assuming you have good insulation and skirting, I would suggest 60 degrees. If you are not going to be there for 6 months, I would drain the water system, use anti-freeze in the fixture traps and close it up for the time. This is especially true if the house sitting does not allow you to make trips to your own home for long periods.

Answer 6

65-68. Keep it at the same temp all the time or more energy is used by the boiler going on and off.