So what is the right temperature for you?

[Lukas060606]

Honestly, I have always been more comfortable cold instead of hot. I could have my house set at 58 and be perfectly fine. When I was a bachelor, that's exactly what i did, and guess what, I survived. Now that I have a family I sense mutiny every winter. Here's a typical scenario...the missus has been ill for the last three days complaining of the cold, while I'm wearing short sleeves and not even close to being cold. Taking in mind the fact she truly is under the weather, I decided to crank up the New Yorker tonight and as I type, the house is 80 and I'm sweating my A$$ off. As I look from room to room the wife and kids are under blankets! How does this work? We're all the same race so we should share things in common, i.e. comfort level at a certain temperature...heck there aren't polar bears that crave the Carribean, nor are there gators in Antarctica. With that said, how is it that I'm fine at 58 and everyone else is still cold in the upper 70s? Are we truly that different from one person to the other? How about posting your "ideal" temperature.....I'll start....mine is.....

62F

 

[LLigetfa]

At 62, I would be downright miserable. 72 minimum up to 74 is my comfort range but the wife likes it closer to 75.

 

[johnstra]

When I was younger I liked it cooler. Now, in wintertime, 72-74 feels just fine to me.

 

[modo]

68-70

 

[santacruzbluz]

85

 

[CALJREICH]

70-73
when I sleep I like it about 65 in my bedroom

 

[savageactor7]

I think whatever my wife thinks...and she'll wear a sweater in July.

 

[ecocavalier02]

Honestly, I have always been more comfortable cold instead of hot. I could have my house set at 58 and be perfectly fine. When I was a bachelor, that's exactly what i did, and guess what, I survived. Now that I have a family I sense mutiny every winter. Here's a typical scenario...the missus has been ill for the last three days complaining of the cold, while I'm wearing short sleeves and not even close to being cold. Taking in mind the fact she truly is under the weather, I decided to crank up the New Yorker tonight and as I type, the house is 80 and I'm sweating my A$$ off. As I look from room to room the wife and kids are under blankets! How does this work? We're all the same race so we should share things in common, i.e. comfort level at a certain temperature...heck there aren't polar bears that crave the Carribean, nor are there gators in Antarctica. With that said, how is it that I'm fine at 58 and everyone else is still cold in the upper 70s? Are we truly that different from one person to the other? How about posting your "ideal" temperature.....I'll start....mine is.....

62F

same here my friend. when i lived in my apt and i had free heat the t stat stayed at 60. i could live with the house being at 60 all the time and then 30 in the bedroom wher ei sleep. i love the cold. but i love to burn as well but do get uncomfortable on the colder days and have to burn the stove hotter to warm the rest of the house up. i love it cold i work out in the cold all day and also love camping and hiking in the cold. nothing better than winter to me. when summer was over this year i jumped for joy. im a hvac duct work guy and work in a lot of attics in the summer at 120 degrees ! so when winter comes its a big relief. but like ya said also the miss's wont live with the house that cold. i could probably save a 1/3 of the wood if it was just me if not more.

 

[shawneyboy]

me personally 66-70 is great. for wifey and kids they prefer 70-75 . My daughter will complain at 68 that she is freezing. Of course in the summer she will complain that its to hot in the house when it hits 76 or so. LOL But as savageactor said, whatever wifey thinks is best.

When she is happy......... well you know.

 

[northwinds]

There's a common theme here related to gender. And while there may be exceptions, my home is not an exception.

 

[ControlFreak]

It's all about metabolism. I'll bet that you're moving around a lot more than they are.

I like a variety of temperatures. I like to have parts of the house cool (64-70) so I can be active and not be getting hot, but I like it how the living room where the stove is will be from 73-83 degrees depending upon the state of the fire. If we are in the cooler part of the house and get chilled from lack of movement, then we go into the living room and warm up our buns by the stove.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

I like it cool outdoors but when I am inside the house relaxing I do not want to be cool; I want to be warm sitting with only a t-shirt on top.

I have a rather unique situation in that it is the opposite with us. My wife is usually sweating and likes it cool; way too cool for me. I like it warm and my worst problem is cold feet and legs. I can be comfortable on top but freezing down low. Blood circulation is not a problem, the problem is from having polio in my youth. When sitting at the computer I usually also have a heater going. My wife can't stand it in the corner where I am. lol She roasts. So what temperature? 80 or above for our house as a general rule. However, while I am outside, she lets it get quite cool so if I am cold, I warn her a bit before I come in so she gets the stove going hotter.

I have always said that a man should be comfortable in his own home and that also goes for the woman. It can be difficult at times when there is a difference between man and woman but it can usually be worked out. Also, if a man works outdoors a lot during winter, naturally the body becomes more accustomed to lower temperatures. So if man works outside and woman works inside; a problem will arise.

 

[wingsfan]

We keep the thermostat at 63 during the day. If we start doing chores around the house we will begin to sweat, so we turn it down a few more degrees. At night the temp goes down to 57 and we are both comfortable with these temps.I try to pay Comsumers power as little as posible.

 

[wingsfan]

We keep the thermostat at 63 during the day. If we start doing chores around the house we will begin to sweat, so we turn it down a few more degrees. At night the temp goes down to 57 and we are both comfortable with these temps.I try to pay Comsumers power as little as posible.

 

[wingsfan]

We keep the thermostat at 63 during the day. If we start doing chores around the house we will begin to sweat, so we turn it down a few more degrees. At night the temp goes down to 57 and we are both comfortable with these temps.I try to pay Comsumers power as little as posible.

 

[wingsfan]

sorry for the triple reply

 

[joshlaugh]

Temp varies by the room and floor. The rooms where the stoves are tend to be much hotter(Obviously) around 75-78* The upstairs varies from 65-68 while the kitchen is the coldest room in the house, varies from 63-66. As ControlFreak said if you are cold move to another room. My wife is pretty good, she only complains about the kitchen temp

 

[branchburner]

75F winter, 72F summer. I attribute the difference in my comfort level to cold feet - winter air is always more stratified and cooler at the floor. O f course socks and slippers help, but the feet keep saying, "warmer... warmer!"

 

[Fake coal burner]

+ 85F
Solution Called A divorice.

 

[burntime]

72 if in for the night. 65 is fine if we are doing things in the house... I end up in the garage to cool down...

 

[woodchip]

I'm happy if the lounge is about 85f, but the bedroom has to cooler, about 65f.

But I have always liked it hot..........

 

[santacruzbluz]

I posted 85 degrees sort of as a joke, but I do like it warm in the house. I grew up in the South and got used to summers when you could pack all your long pants and long sleeve shirts away in April, because you won't need them after that. It can be 95 degrees at midnight during a heat wave. like it can anywhere in the East. I live in the West now, and that is not the case. I live near the ocean, and it gets cold here at night, no matter what it does during the day. If you go to the beach, you better take some warm clothes. You'll need them before you get home. I sometimes feel like I can never get really warm. I've also lost some weight in recent years, and I get cold a lot easier now that I'm leaner. I work outside, and enjoy the cold when I'm doing that, but when I come inside and sit down, I want to be warm, toasty warm. I can honestly say I haven't been that warm until I put the wood stove in. I can warm this room and my cold body up as toasty as I want with the wood stove. I don't have a thermometer in the room, but I would guess that at a comfortable temperature for me, it's above 80. I live alone, so I get to decide.

 

[Sierra Guy]

Time to get the family's thyroids checked? (My wife's serious suggestion!)

 

[jharkin]

When the central heat is on I leave it at 68 day/65 night. That feels comfortable but not cozy. When the stove is going I shoot for 74-75 in the stove room. That will keep the rest of the house in the high 60s. Of course the other rooms now feel cold even if they are warmer than when the central heat is on!

I think the age of the house makes a difference... we have little to no wall insulation so even if its 68 or 70 in the room the walls might be only 60.. or less. makes it feel colder.

My wife is even more picky. At 72 she is happy. Below 70 Ill hear that she is cold.. over 74 I'll hear that she is sweating...

 

[santacruzbluz]

I think weight may play a role in this. My father was overweight, and he hardly ever got cold. I used to work for a guy who was quite a bit overweight, and I couldn't believe how well he tolerated the cold. He was our foreman, so he wasn't doing any physical work. But while the workers were dressed in long johns and parkas, he would have on a T-shirt, work shirt with sleeves rolled up, and if it got really, really cold, he had a lined vest he would put on, and he might roll his sleeves down. I used to say that if I ever came to work and he had a coat on, I would turn around and go home, because it was too cold to work. He had high blood pressure, as did my father, and I wonder what role that plays in keeping you warm as well.