house temp?

TaylorP5 · January 2013

What temperature does everyone usually keep their house on? Just curious because my future MIL says anything higher than 68 is too hot and makes bacteria grow! Say what? Lol my parents keep theirs on 71 or 72 and I checked MIL's and it was 60.... Brrrrr! We keep ours on 70 in the colder months.

So what does everyone keep their thermostat on?

BeebopandBuddy · January 2013

We keep upstairs on 68 because oil heat is EXPENSIVE and we don't spen a lot of time up there unless we're sleeping in which case, we like it a little cooler anyway.

Downstairs is gas heat and is set at 71.

Eastie156 · January 2013

72 is warm to keep your house, IMO. Our condo faces east? the direction of the sun in the afternoons and gets so warm that we don't need our heat on most of the time. It's pretty brutal in the summer though and end up running the a/c a ton because of it. I think our house is about 68-70 naturally.

GinnyJ2012 · January 2013

Eastie156:
72 is warm to keep your house, IMO. Our condo faces east? the direction of the sun in the afternoons and gets so warm that we don't need our heat on most of the time. It's pretty brutal in the summer though and end up running the a/c a ton because of it. I think our house is about 6870 naturally.

Doesn't afternoon sun come from the west?

Ours is 66 but we use infrared space heaters on both floors set at 6870. The house heater is oil and like PP said way expensive. We use it as back up if the other heaters can't keep up.

kbradshaw9 · January 2013

We keep our at 73 year round.

Sparty On · January 2013

Between 68-70. The nursery is generally the coldest room in the house so use a space heater (set to 68, DS sleeps swaddled) in there.

Megroons · January 2013

66 when we're awake and 64 or less when we're sleeping. Oil aint cheap where we live! I would DIE of heat if it was 70+. We actually keep our heat at 58 when we're not home.

watercolor5 · January 2013

I know we're outlyers, but we keep our house at 75 pretty much year round. We live in Georgia, so heat isn't super expensive since it's not as cold outside. I run cold, and DH likes to wear jeans and a tee year round at home. No problems with bacteria overgrowth or sickness though!

TaylorP5 · January 2013

Thanks ladies! She thinks I am nuts for keeping it on 70. But then again she always thinks the way she does anything and everything is the way everyone should do it.

TaylorP5 · January 2013

watercolor5:
I know we're outlyers, but we keep our house at 75 pretty much year round.nbsp; We live in Georgia, so heat isn't super expensive since it's not as cold outside.nbsp; I run cold, and DH likes to wear jeans and a tee year round at home.nbsp; No problems with bacteria overgrowth or sickness though!

I didnt figure it causes bacteria and crap I think she is just wanting to be right. She always tries to make my parents sound dumb. I love Georgia I have an uncle that lives there! Great place!

bosha711 · January 2013

It's usually at 67.

cmumama · January 2013

68 during the day and 66 at night. We keep a space heater in the nursery though bc it is the coldest room.

JessicaxLynn87 · January 2013

I keep it on 73-74 on most days.

Par13 · January 2013

During the winter, we keep it at 68 to 70 degrees.

mimi_8607 · January 2013

We keep our on 75 degrees.

MrsManny · January 2013

We keep ours at 75-76. Our rent includes all utilities which spoils us.

jberry714 · January 2013

64 during the day. 68 at night. 70 seems too hot.

MeNV · January 2013

60 at night. 64-66 during the day. My kid's room must be super insulated because it is always toasty in there. Bonus.

VineyardMel · January 2013

Wow--some of you ladies have much thicker blood than me! I'm in Texas and we're usually right around 72-73 with 69 overnight.

(And now I'm going to go put on a sweater.)

Flamingemu · January 2013

Since I have been home for the last 4 months, about 70. I pushed it up an few times and down a few times. When we are not home during the day, like 66. L's room is so cold, we have a space heater in there set to 73. It still feels cold sometimes. Putting her in the corner room was the worst decision I made.

sweetiebird726 · January 2013

67 in the winter, we have electric heat and it's ridiculously expensive!

The nursery monitor has never read below 68.

olsentobe · January 2013

Upstairs 6768 downstairs 6870 during the day a d I drop it to 67 when we go up to bed. We also have oil heat which sucks!!!

Eastie156 · January 2013

GinnyJ2012:
Eastie156:
72 is warm to keep your house, IMO. Our condo faces east? the direction of the sun in the afternoons and gets so warm that we don't need our heat on most of the time. It's pretty brutal in the summer though and end up running the a/c a
ton because of it. I think our house is
about 6870 naturally.

Doesn't afternoon sun come from the
west?
Ours is 66 but we use infrared space
heaters on both floors set at 6870.
The house heater is oil and like PP
said way expensive. We use it as back
up if the other heaters can't keep
up.

Honestly, I don't know, that's why the ?..

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