I have a central heat and air unit and its kind of cold in my house to me what is a good temperature to set it on to warm up the house but not really run up the bill
2007-12-07 17:06:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
68 degrees should do it. However, it's hard to judge that. It depends on square footage, how much glass/widows are their in your home and the size of the windows and do you have an option with window coverings.
I you stand next to a 2/3 pane, tight glass window that isn't covered, you'll notice a big difference in the winter. Glass is cold. Just food for thought.
With heating costs as they are 68 degrees is not unreasonable.
We heat with outdoor woodburner and the heat is hotter. For me 68 degrees is fine. If you're looking to save on your heating bills, set at 68 degrees during the day and possibaly lower at bed time.
We still conserve while heating with wood. We leave the house to do errands etc., the heat goes down. Bed time, heat goes down. Will turn down to 65 degrees at bed time.
2007-12-07 17:56:56 · answer #1 · answered by Eagles Fly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best solution would be to get a programmable thermostat, then you can program it to cool down to 62 at night and warm back up to say 68 in the morning, and cool back down while you are gone for the day.
We keep our house at 65, blankets and sweaters are not that much of a hassle. And we close off rooms we aren't using that don't have plumbing. It's an old house & drafty despite adding insulation and newer windows.
2007-12-08 01:26:16 · answer #2 · answered by Lola 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's supposed to be 68 at night and 70 during the day for the winter. And 74 in the summer during the day. The idea is to maintain a temperature so the furnace and air doesn't have to come on continuously.
2007-12-08 01:17:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
65 degrees is good to sleep to at night- and 68 is good by day. If you have a timer on your thermostat- you can set it to go up or down about a half hour before you get up in the AM- or go to bed at night...
2007-12-08 01:18:37 · answer #4 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They say 64-67 is reasonable for winter. I personally don't get cold, so I don't even bother turning the heat on half the time, and I live in Colorado lol. It's 59 in here right now and I'm just fine with it.
2007-12-08 01:14:12 · answer #5 · answered by Scott Evil 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it actually depends on the weather outside.If it is freezing you may need a lower number on your thermostat,the heat will run more.It also depends on how insulated your home is,how vulnerable your house is to wind,etc.
Just experiment and you will find the right number,start with 70 degrees.
2007-12-08 01:18:29 · answer #6 · answered by gg4kk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋