how low is low, heatwise?

[PrincessPerky]

I was doing some more research on where else to cut bills, I noticed that alot of people set there house down at night, I keep it at 68 all the time. (well for the winter) How low do you all keep it?

[akaivyleaf]

Its usually at about 62 and I turn it up to 65 or so when I'm cold....

Its just me, and I can wear clothes or stip as necessary )

[trynhard]

We keep ours at 66 to 68 during the day and 49 of the nights. It's just me and my husband, and we like it really cool of the nights.

[PennyPincher]

I try not to vary it too much day and night because I've heard that it takes quite a bit to heat the house 10 degrees... I keep it at about 68, but when I'm at work or at night, it's down at 65. We fought turning the heat on as long as possible, and just started using it this week. There were many days & nights it was below 68! The sunlight helps warm it during the day anyhow... I count on that.

[crosses]

We have it set at 68, but I must admit I turn it up higher some evenings when I get chills.

[PrincessPerky]

OK anybody with kids, how do you keep them warm at night? I have enough trouble
getting my daughter to sleep thru the night without adding cold to the problem! They wont keep blankets on for anything!

[leewill72]

long underwear
flannel pjs
blanket sleepers
or skip pjs altogether and wear sweatshirt and sweatpants.

socks too, more than 1 pr if u dont have extra warm ones

my kids occasionally come out for breakfast with hats and gloves on...but i think they were trying to make a point :-D

hth

Lee
Mom to 2 teens, 1 eleven yr old and a 3 1/2 yr old

[seaar2000]

66 to 68

[PrincessPerky]

I have finally convinced my DS to wear the socks, he's 2. But my daughter I have to try and sneak them on right before she falls asleep, She is one and hates them!

Thanks for the news that other people with kids do layer on the clothes not turn up the heat.

I have a programmable thermostat (they are low cost and pay you back in a short time). It's set at 60 overnight, then early in the morning it goes up to 65, then later to 70 for the day (I getting older have to keep warm). In the evening it's the reverse:goes down to 65 at bedtime and then down to 60. This keeps me warm and lets the furnace go up and down gradually.

[DivaJen]

60 at night, 68 during the day.

[PrincessPerky]

Last night my DD was in two sets of pajamas, and socks for most of the night, and 4 blankets, one of which was folded over several times (it is a full sized blanket on a todler bed) she still woke up cold at 2 am. Her room is the coldest in the house, and I don't like bringing her to my bed (please no arguments for or against that) How do I make her room warmer? It only has the one set of windows and they are newish and fully insulated, no leaks that I can notice. the two walls are outside walls and the one is on the other side of the unheated bathroom, and hallway. Which is almost identical to her big brother except he gets one wall of the heated livingroom. I can't see heating a bathroom that is rarely used, but I am running out of ideas for keeping her warm at night. I don't want to turn the rest of the house up just for one room!

[2moretrees]

When the kids get a little older, you might want to consider purchasing a sleeping bag for the kids. My parents used to have us sleep in them and made a big deal that it was the special winter bed. We thought we were camping every night! We loved them because we thought they were special and they kept us cozy warm.

Sleeping bag (a real "outdoor" type) sounds good. If there is heat coming into the room but it's still cold it may be the walls. I have a small corner room which has 2 outdoor walls and 1 is cellar stair wall (not much heat there) and the 4th is all unheated closet. Fortunately no one sleeps in there but the winter I had my pc in there I put blankets up around all the walls and even an old wool army blanket on the floor. But for sleeping I think the sleeping bag is the better (and easier) idea. If you can't afford a real good one go to Freecycle.org and ask for one in your area. Good luck. And please keep your dd warm. I live in NH and it's really difficult up here.

[PrincessPerky]

Well I am a bt spoiled, it is only NC here, not sure what the outdoor tempurature is but it has to be warmer than NH.
I was looking into the stuff on walls thing. I know in the olden days they used to hang rugs or quits on the wall, more for eheat than decoration. MAybe I could do something like that. And I was thinking of getting insulated type curtains. I think the sleeping bag idea is good but she is a bit short .

[kashi]

you could wrap your windows in plastic to keep in the heat, too. they sell kits at hardware stores and other places like that. my parents always did that when I was growing up, because the windows leaked like crazy!

[Tree0164]

I keep my heat at about 66 degrees. I have little ones who don't like blankets either so this is good for us. I get very cold in my bones even with extra clothes on.

[amomof4]

We use wood heat. During the day, we keep the house at 77-78 degrees. At night, we turn down the heat, but I like to make sure it doesn't go below 74 degrees.

We live in a cold climate, and we need heat 9-10 months of the year, although not necessarily every day of the month. We have installed good windows and a good wood stove, so we pay only $400 a year to heat the house.

[PrincessPerky]

Wow, 77 is nice and warm!

I have helped part of my delema, I switched my DS's and DD's rooms, My Ds will keep blankets on so he doesn't mind it a little colder.

[zakity]

I keep the furnace set at 62. If I want it warmer, I figure I can start a fire in the woodstove.