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Originally Posted by Fern
In the past, i kept the electric thermostat set in that room at about 55 degrees cus i was afraid very cold temps might somehow harm my wood furniture (thru expansion/contraction) or allow mold to grow?
What do you think?
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well, mold should only be an issue if there is significant moisture in the room. if that's the case, you'd likely have mold issues with the heat on in this room, too. and honestly, mold doesn't like it really cold, so the lower the thermostat goes the better of you'd be mold wise!
as for expansion/contraction i guess it might depend on how the furniture is made. seems to me stuff that is glued together would have more chance of having issues that items that are nailed/screwed/dovetailed together.