Winter house heat setting?

[6mm Remington]

67 here in our house.

 

[FairWeatherFisher]

I keep mine at 66, and I’m cold most of the day & night. But it’s winter, it’s supposed to be cold!

 

[Jpsmith1]

The house itself is set to 68°

The bedroom window is open year around, and there is a fan blowing most of the year.

Men with wives "of a certain age" understand.

 

[AKDoc]

67 for us in the winter, but the bedroom is kept lower (60'ish) with the window slightly open unless it's single digits or below or crazy wind blowing.

We also have a small wood burning stove in the family room, which is great...we burn a lot of wood every winter that we cut and split to keep the wood shed full each fall.

 

[adamm88]

64, it was 62 last year


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[Varmintcong]

We heat with wood and love opening doors and windows during the upstate ny winters.

 

[aer21]

73 during the day, 69-70 at night. I heat with wood during the winter and try to keep it around 73.

 

[Medic77]

67 during the day (because of my girls) 65 at night

 

[Jpsmith1]

Seeing lots of comments with two settings…..a high setting for the daytime and a lower setting for the nighttime.

i recall hearing (or maybe an urban legend) that it’s more cost efficient to keep the hvac set at a constant setting instead of varying it over day and nighttime settings. The theory (or urban legend ) is that whatever you save with a lower nighttime setting, you lose bringing the house up to the daytime setting.

anybody have any insight

Hvac guy here

Nonsense.

I would caution some folks to use some higher setpoints if they want long term reliability from their equipment, but what you posted is not true

 

[Fullfan]

Lol I heat w an add on wood stove. Most nights it is 75 in the house. Windows are open most of the nights. Love me some wood stove heat

 

[StuckoYota99]

Hvac guy here

Nonsense.

I would caution some folks to use some higher setpoints if they want long term reliability from their equipment, but what you posted is not true

Another hvac guy, there is no "correct" temp. Set it at whatever temp is comfortable for you. You won't notice a difference between a setting of 68 or 69 degrees.
I always recommend a maximum 3 degree difference between schedules. Example: 66 at night and 69 during the day.
Smart thermostats are a waste of money and are hot garbage.
However ductless and variable speed heat pumps are meant to maintain temperature so keeping them at a constant setpoint is desired.

Pro tip for those with spouses that focus on the number. Some thermostats can be programmed to display an offset temperature. So you can set it for 68 but the display says 70. Everybody wins

 

[z987k]

Do you guys that use almost exclusively wood just have a ton of acreage you can harvest from?
Even if I did, the time involved, I'd have to give up a hobby or work less.

I love my wood burning stove, but at least here, wood to keep the place 70 all winter is significantly more expensive(by the cord) than the natural gas to keep it 70. The wood is for extra toasty evenings and ambiance more than cost savings.
I know we can get permits from the FS to cut trees, but the time involved in that, it's far cheaper to pick up an extra shift at work and pay for the NG or wood.

 

[jimh406]

Smart thermostats are a waste of money and are hot garbage.

What are you calling "smart" thermostats?

ENERGY STAR Smart Thermostats

Smart thermostats that earn the ENERGY STAR provide convenience, insight, and control, and are independently certified to deliver reliable performance and energy savings.

www.energystar.gov

 

[49ereric]

What are you guys setting your temp at in the winter? I'm set at 67 and my wife says it's freezing? Ha!

split rock fireplace so whatever I want… front room 83° & up to keep the other rooms warmer than cool. I keep a fan in the front room when it gets above 83°.

 

[*zap*]

Split lots of wood?

 

[Jstumbaugh]

64 here with radiant heat. Never set back, just idle throughout the day.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Sometimes it's 64 in the house and the wife thinks it to warm, then when it's 67 it's to cold. I just don't know???????

 

[Gutshot007]

Getting ready to throw another chunk of oak in or "turn the thermostat up"

 

[S.Clancy]

65 during the day, 60 at night

 

[def90]

I'm around 70 and i set it and forget it.