gathermewool
Site Donor 2023
Heat source: electric baseboard with independent thermostats in every room.
Main bedroom: 58-60F at night, 58-65F for my wife during the day. If she’s doing chores she almost always turns the heat off.
Kid‘s BR: 58-60F at night, off during the day.
Living room: off unless it gets below around 50F most days; 55-60F or so when we’re hanging out or watching movies (if we want that, which isn’t always); as needed (usually 68F+) when guests are over.
Guest rooms: whatever they want. Keep it at 90 for all I care.
All: off if we’re not occupy the space.
Amplifying info:
1. We aren’t keeping the heat off/low just to save money. We are simply uncomfortably hot at 70F+ and don’t see a reason to waste money if it’s literally not providing any benefit. I’m sitting here with the meter reading 50.7F/47% RH and I’m just about to turn down my electric throw because I’m a little bit too warm.
2. I maybe should have made this #1, but suffice to say I don’t mess around with freeze risks. if it gets below 40F I turn on the heat. I have thermometers everywhere, many of which are smart. I have a 1500W heater in the coldest part of the basement on a smart switch, which I monitor temp near. Over the last couple of cold days it never dropped below 45F, so the heater has remained off.
3. If ANY or us feels unwell or cold for any reason the heat goes up. Most of the time that means upping the heat in the bedroom(s), because there’s no need to make all of us uncomfortable just for one person; that is, except for my wife. While my kids can hunker down in a warm room, my wife needs to move throughout the house at all times and I would never make her be uncomfortable. She hasn‘t actually ever done so, but if she wanted to turn the heat up in the open area (the living room, kitchen, dining room are all open to each other) or a anywhere, really, she has 100% authority. I don’t mean that I GIVE her permission. She literally does what she wants.
I actually keep the bedroom warmer just for her; I like it colder, but don’t mind upping the thermostat a couple of degrees to make her happy. When I wake up in the morning for work a few hours before she does, I turn the heat up in the room and connected bathroom a few degrees so she’s more comfortable getting the kids ready (including showers) in the morning.
What about you guys? Any kindred spirits? Any cold-blooded reptilian folks? lol. Maybe some conflicts between what you and the significant other or kids wants? I find this kind of thing very interesting.
Main bedroom: 58-60F at night, 58-65F for my wife during the day. If she’s doing chores she almost always turns the heat off.
Kid‘s BR: 58-60F at night, off during the day.
Living room: off unless it gets below around 50F most days; 55-60F or so when we’re hanging out or watching movies (if we want that, which isn’t always); as needed (usually 68F+) when guests are over.
Guest rooms: whatever they want. Keep it at 90 for all I care.
All: off if we’re not occupy the space.
Amplifying info:
1. We aren’t keeping the heat off/low just to save money. We are simply uncomfortably hot at 70F+ and don’t see a reason to waste money if it’s literally not providing any benefit. I’m sitting here with the meter reading 50.7F/47% RH and I’m just about to turn down my electric throw because I’m a little bit too warm.
2. I maybe should have made this #1, but suffice to say I don’t mess around with freeze risks. if it gets below 40F I turn on the heat. I have thermometers everywhere, many of which are smart. I have a 1500W heater in the coldest part of the basement on a smart switch, which I monitor temp near. Over the last couple of cold days it never dropped below 45F, so the heater has remained off.
3. If ANY or us feels unwell or cold for any reason the heat goes up. Most of the time that means upping the heat in the bedroom(s), because there’s no need to make all of us uncomfortable just for one person; that is, except for my wife. While my kids can hunker down in a warm room, my wife needs to move throughout the house at all times and I would never make her be uncomfortable. She hasn‘t actually ever done so, but if she wanted to turn the heat up in the open area (the living room, kitchen, dining room are all open to each other) or a anywhere, really, she has 100% authority. I don’t mean that I GIVE her permission. She literally does what she wants.
I actually keep the bedroom warmer just for her; I like it colder, but don’t mind upping the thermostat a couple of degrees to make her happy. When I wake up in the morning for work a few hours before she does, I turn the heat up in the room and connected bathroom a few degrees so she’s more comfortable getting the kids ready (including showers) in the morning.
What about you guys? Any kindred spirits? Any cold-blooded reptilian folks? lol. Maybe some conflicts between what you and the significant other or kids wants? I find this kind of thing very interesting.
