House Temperatures

715inNC · January 2010

What temp do you guys keep your house at?!

We have programmed ours to stay at 69 (sometimes 70) constantly with it dropping to 64 during 10pm and 5:30am...

We only have one unit to heat both the first and second floors of the house and the first floor always feels FREEZING but our bedroom feels incredibly warm and comfortable

I wish I knew what to do about this...I guess we're loosing heat to the basement? and that's why the first floor is so cold? I could be fine upstairs with normal clothes on, but downstairs...I HAVE to have an extra sweatshirt/blanket

becky2bwed · January 2010

ours is 65 and i am an icicle at all times. lol. But it seems to always run no matter what temp we put it on so we tried to make it lower to help with the expense of it. Not sure if that is working out yet though.

Lawren · January 2010

We keep our house pretty cold because we're cheap. So we usually keep our heat 65 and just snuggle up with blankets. I get hot when I sleep anyways, so it helps keeping it a little cooler.

H&W05 · January 2010

We have the same problem. We bump it up to 69/70 while we're hanging out downstairs and even that is still chilly. But then its hot upstairs, so we usually have to drop it a few degrees when we go to bed. It's annoying.

derky17 · January 2010

We usually keep our house at 63, which for the main level is actually perfect for us. Yes, we do have to wear a sweatshirt, but it's not bad. Our basement is COLD though at this temperature, so we do have to bundle up to stay down there--but it's perfect for our indoor workouts!!

KatieBride06 · January 2010

i have the same problem with first and second floors. i close all the vents upstairs because it gets so much heat rising from the first floor (the hallway is a loft overlook so that makes it even worse i guess). DH has said that we really need two units, but that's not happening any time soon.

AmericanTribal · January 2010

We usually keep ours at around 74 during the day and 70 at night.

But... uh... we're Floridians and we are weak. Cool Paradise

squeshia22 · January 2010

69 - 70. We only have one level to heat though so the house stays pretty warm.

poontater · January 2010

We have SUPER CRAPPY insulation at our current apartment. We keep the Heat around 65 during the day and 70 at night and we are usually still freezing (like I can't feel my finger tips freezing). I cannot wait to move to our new condo Big Smile

laceysmom82 · January 2010

We keep the thermostat between 69-70, but 72-74 would definitely feel better! I think it's freezing in the back of our house at 69, but in the den where we have a wood stove it's nice and toasty! We try to pull the heat from there into the other rooms but when it's as cold as it has been, it just doesn't cut it so we've had to use the heat the last couple days.

unc00ref · January 2010

To keep the kiddos warm (and let's be honest, myself because I am always freezing) we keep it at 72/73 during the day and 70/72 at night. the kids can't keep blankets on so the air needs to stay warmer at night for that or we could turn it down then. But during the day we like it at 72/73 so we can play!

715inNC · January 2010

laceysmom82:
but in the den where we have a wood stove it's nice and toasty! We try to pull the heat from there into the other rooms

I know people either LOVE or HATE wood stoves...I think I'd be in the LOVE category and really wish we had one! do you have to buy your wood? we would be able to get it from DH's parents land about 30 minutes from us...

Timscutie01 · January 2010

We keep both floors at 69 but we have the weirdest problem. We have a three story townhouse and the second floor, den/kitchen area, is always the perfect temp but the heat never seems to rise to our bedroom. If you walk down from the third floor as soon as you hit the middle of the stairs you feel a noticeable change in temp. It's so weird!

everam01 · January 2010

68

SkyLizard · January 2010

64 during the day and 62 at night.

laudanum1 · January 2010

We keep ours at 65.

Hot air rises & cold air sinks (cold air is denser). It's not that you're losing hot air though your floor so much it's sinking as the warm rises & displaces it.

Try checking to see if your system has adjustable dampers within the ductwork. Some houses have them, some don't. If yours does, adjusting those are a much more efficient way to regulate the temperature upstairs & downstairs vs. closing off the dampers at the registers. Focus the air flow downstairs when heating & upstairs when cooling.

Vermont.Bride · January 2010

70 when we are home...and I am usually bundled up and cold. No way would I ever go less than 70 - brrr!

EmJ628 · January 2010

we keep ours at 68, we have one unit to heat the whole house and it's mainly all on one level w/ a bonus room up. But, the bonus stays HOT even with the vents all closed. In most houses, a lot has to do with the proximity of the vents to the furance/ heat pump. Not only will heat rise, but of course the vents that are first in line from the furnace will have the hottest air coming out. HVAC techs are supposed to compensate for this by installing smaller duct work as you go along (to force the air along) but I know in our house, this wasn't done properly. If you don't want to make the major investment of adding a unit to your house, you can have the house 'zoned' which will help your current system heat the house more evenly. It's still expensive (around a couple thousand $$) but cheap in comparison to a $10,000 new unit.

And that's your HVAC-useless-info-of-the-day. :-)

uncharch7 · January 2010

ours is at 63 during the day when we're gone and at night and 65 when we're home. that may be adjusted to be lower though considering the shock i just got with our power bill. we've never had a bill that high in the almost 4 years we've been here and last month wasn't that cold.

AletheaP · January 2010

Ours is at 68 and we generally are both wearing sweats or a robe. We would drop it down more, but our building is old and drafty.

It seems like the upstairs is always warmer than the downstairs in just about every house I've ever lived in.

lah1177 · January 2010

We keep ours at 72, we have a one story home with open rooms and vaulted ceilings and if we keep it any lower than that, it gets too cold for my DD. We keep our basement at 70 and it is chilly. I am dreading our power bill for this month though, I know it is going to be really high!

krispychikin · January 2010

We keep our upstairs at 67 and downstairs somewhere between 60 and 63 (we're pretty darn cheap). Downstairs we have a gas fireplace in the living room so we often will turn that on when we're down there at night - but we spend a lot of time in our office upstairs.

Hoodies are normal clothing in our house in the winter. I'm jealous of you ladies with the 74 degrees! My DH would never go for it, he's hot all the time!

veronicacorningstone · January 2010

We keep ours between 71-73, depending on how it feels inside the home. Right now it's 72 but I'm feeling a little chilly. Might be bumping it up a degree... Stick out tongue

melkay · January 2010

Just reading these responses makes me cold. Ours is at 72 in the winter (and I still bundle up) and 78 in the summer (my preferred temp).

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