How hot do you keep your home during winter months?

**homesteadmamma** · 10-20-2002, 10:08 AM

When we were in the city, we kept our house at 66 degrees all winter long, but for some reason we can't do that here.

First, I'm cold all the time it seems and second, being as this is an older house and a 2-storey, I've got it much closer to 69 and its still cool.

Just wondering what you keep your thermostat at?

**Mom23boys** · 10-20-2002, 10:19 AM

I keep mine at 70 degrees. Sometimes I go cooler than that. I want to be comfortable.

**~Sherry~** · 10-20-2002, 10:21 AM

68-70 here.

**captclearance** · 10-20-2002, 10:45 AM

66-68 ..... I don't like too warm......

**MJsLady** · 10-20-2002, 10:48 AM

Right now i would day upper 50s to 60 cuz we have windows all open and its nipy outside.
Normally around 70, just as dh likes it in summer too

**Sara Noel** · 10-20-2002, 11:12 AM

68-70 most often, but I do live with the thermostat warden. He drives me nuts all winter long with turning the heat down all the time. I'm all for cutting costs and conserving, but geesh I can do without the little "power" struggle. LOL

Sara

**mom2matty** · 10-20-2002, 11:29 AM

I keep ours around 66 during the day and then turn it way down at night. I live in So. California so we don't get extremely cold but we are also very thin blooded so when we get cold, we are miserable!!!!

**AmyBoz** · 10-20-2002, 11:33 AM

Well, I'm Mrs. Heat Miser. We keep our home at around 63. When it's too warm, dh and I get really stuffy. We need the cool, dry air. Dd sleeps in footy pajamas and with a comforter and stays very healthy as well. It's off all day, then I'll turn it up to 67 when I get home from work and leave it there until after dd's bath, when I turn it back to 63.

**angelhugs1970** · 10-20-2002, 05:15 PM

I keep mine about 70, depends on the weather here in Michigan!

**PrairieRose** · 10-20-2002, 05:36 PM

We keep our's at about 69-ish, depending on dh's comfort level. Sara, maybe I need to send him to your house!

**bamamomto4** · 10-20-2002, 05:38 PM

Mostly around 70....I stay hot and Steve will freeze....

**Lori Biever-Launder** · 10-20-2002, 11:06 PM

I am a heat miser too, but I am also warm blooded! I keep it at 62-65 during the day (depends on how cold it is outside) and 65-67 at night. When we go to bed, the heater goes OFF. It will kick on if it gets below 50 in the house, but it very rarely gets that low.

**heaven** · 10-20-2002, 11:35 PM

i would freeze to death at your houses. I keep mine 72-74 all winter. i know i could get a sweater but, well okay this year maybe a little lower we didn't have any insulation in the whole house until this summer so now i may not freeze, but our house stays really cold regardless. Now my 9 yo will turn it up to 90 and enjoy it.