The thread about light weight winter cloths got me thinking about how warm we like to keep our homes. I like it best if it's around eighty degrees in the house. If I had to heat with gas, or oil I'd be in the poor house. That's why I heat with coal. If my home was a newer well insulated house I might be able to afford the gas, or oil to heat it. How warm do you like to keep your house?
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Brent Zappe
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Where I work all the class rooms are set at 72 in heat during the winter time. For my house I got it set at 68 because we like it a little cold. Where I live it is a humility that makes it feel hoter or colder. I live in Riverside Cal.
MNfarmboy83
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I heat with an outdoor wood boiler and the temp is
set on 77. Same with the ac in the summer.
set on 77. Same with the ac in the summer.
IAtractorKid
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68 in the winter, 72 in the summer.
Thomas(AB)
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- Location
- Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
House in winter is normally 64 if feeling cold i might turn it up to 66, in the summer i dont have a/c, i just use the furnace fan to pull cool air from the basement,
nromally maintains 68-70, the hottest days this summer the house was 75. House has a veranda around the south/east sides that keeps the sun out. The veranda often hits
90-95 in the summer though.
nromally maintains 68-70, the hottest days this summer the house was 75. House has a veranda around the south/east sides that keeps the sun out. The veranda often hits
90-95 in the summer though.
fixerupper
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72, Marilyn wants it cooler because of her 'power surges' that seem to happen after she went through 'the change'. She will be sweating, I'm under a blanket. Dad keeps his house 80 but he's 91, I'm just a kid.
Upstairs in the main heating zone, in the 20's and up outside with the wood stove going full blast, the temperature near the thermostat is 6 degrees warmer than its set at, 64. It hovers around 70, but this will vary down to one degree higher than its set at when its colder out, but it sure helps keep that oil furnace from having to supply heat to that largest zone. The opposing end of the house is set at 65 or so, I don't get much heat from the stove there, but I like it cool, as if I hang out downstairs, watch the television there, tend to the stove, it can be 95 at the thermometer if I load that stove up, temperature outside depending. That is too hot, so I like to keep it 80 there as an average to heat above it. Its actually nice to cool off upstairs on the opposite end of the house. The 2nd floor benefits from heat rising and its set mid 60's usually, so its the one zone is that burns most of the oil when its really cold. Its a noticeable savings, so I keep processing firewood, as its worth doing.
Russ from MN
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- Location
- Bemidji MN
I keep our house about 70 with wood when we are here, if we get cold we go and stand by the stove. My shop seems real comfortable at
60, that is natural gas heat.
60, that is natural gas heat.
Dave I Love My H
Member
In winter: Thermostat set to 66 or 67 if it's a less cold day. I should mention we have a humidifier hooked on our 2 stage gas furnace. It's the type that taps the hot
water side and supposedly gets the moisture into the house air easier than a traditional cold water humidifier. It also has a sensor that reads the incoming air moisture.
We normally are at 43- 46% humidity inside the house on a cold western PA. winter day. Pretty comfy!
Dave
water side and supposedly gets the moisture into the house air easier than a traditional cold water humidifier. It also has a sensor that reads the incoming air moisture.
We normally are at 43- 46% humidity inside the house on a cold western PA. winter day. Pretty comfy!
Dave
Bruce from Can.
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- Location
- Woodville, Ontario, Canada
Our house is a big old farm house, so the temperature depends on how close to the stove you want to be. Oil
furnace is set at 68-70 , but near the wood stove can be 80-90. If the fire is lit that is.
furnace is set at 68-70 , but near the wood stove can be 80-90. If the fire is lit that is.
Eldon (WA)
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T'stat set at 67, but the living room and kitchen and hallway (where t'stat is) area are usually warmer since we also use a gas fireplace. I also have great southern exposure, so on a sunny day this area is even warmer. Bedrooms and basement stay a lot cooler. Natural gas heat, water and cooktop are very efficient. Farm utilities average under $100 a month....cable, phone and internet over $300
I can't stand artificial heat, our house is well insulated and rarely gets below 55 indoors over
night in the winter, but we live in a mild climate. If there is an unusual cold snap or ice storm
we might use the fire place a little during the day, when I am gone to work my Wife runs the heat
some but I doubt she gets over 68 degrees.
night in the winter, but we live in a mild climate. If there is an unusual cold snap or ice storm
we might use the fire place a little during the day, when I am gone to work my Wife runs the heat
some but I doubt she gets over 68 degrees.
Ted in NE-OH
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If the furnace is running my wife wants if 65 deg. However if the burner is heating the house then 75 deg is ok.
onefarmer
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- Location
- 6735 S Lowell Rd, St Johns, Mi 48879
All wood heat with propane as a backup while we're gone. We keep the house at 68-70 depending on the time of day. It will get down to 65-66 in the morn if the furnace burns down.
Billy Shafer
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I keep mine at 68-70 also. I have noticed that since my stroke. The cold bothers me more than it used to.Keep a blanket by my rocker.
[i:654c4848f0]As long as I don't have to break ice in the toilet in the mornings it's about right[/i:654c4848f0]
No way my wife is going to believe that I did not post that. I tell her if she doesn't have to break a little ice out of the commode we're wasting heat. Mainly heat w/ a small woodstove that is probably too small for the house (leftover from when I lived in a much warmer climate and a smaller house). Like to keep it about 65 in the living room (where the stove is), which makes it 63 or so in the other rooms at that level of the main house (very open floor plan). Probably 60 or even a little less up in the bedrooms. Most of us like to sleep cool, so that's OK but one daughter likes it warmer. Her bedroom is right above the woodstove, so I'm thinking of putting a grate in her floor so she can steal some of that heat. The bathroom that we use to shower in the morning is way out on what used to be a porch, so neither the propane or the woodstove help it much. We try to get it up above 60 w/ electric heat before the first shower, after that it's warm and humid. Really did see ice one morning, but my above comment was mainly a bluff since I don't particularly want the pipes to freeze.
Wife got smart and moved the thermometer to the kitchen, so now it's probably 67 or so in the living room when it says 65 in there (unless she has the oven on...) Our schedules have changed this year, so the house is empty most of the day. I'll probably be talked into using more propane to "take the chill off" while waiting for the woodstove to heat up -- just before bedtime.
No way my wife is going to believe that I did not post that. I tell her if she doesn't have to break a little ice out of the commode we're wasting heat. Mainly heat w/ a small woodstove that is probably too small for the house (leftover from when I lived in a much warmer climate and a smaller house). Like to keep it about 65 in the living room (where the stove is), which makes it 63 or so in the other rooms at that level of the main house (very open floor plan). Probably 60 or even a little less up in the bedrooms. Most of us like to sleep cool, so that's OK but one daughter likes it warmer. Her bedroom is right above the woodstove, so I'm thinking of putting a grate in her floor so she can steal some of that heat. The bathroom that we use to shower in the morning is way out on what used to be a porch, so neither the propane or the woodstove help it much. We try to get it up above 60 w/ electric heat before the first shower, after that it's warm and humid. Really did see ice one morning, but my above comment was mainly a bluff since I don't particularly want the pipes to freeze.
Wife got smart and moved the thermometer to the kitchen, so now it's probably 67 or so in the living room when it says 65 in there (unless she has the oven on...) Our schedules have changed this year, so the house is empty most of the day. I'll probably be talked into using more propane to "take the chill off" while waiting for the woodstove to heat up -- just before bedtime.
old popper
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I heat with propane, and don't like it any warmer than 68 in the winter.
jim castleman
Member
Heat with geothermal set at 70 degrees.
Pair-a-dice farm
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I haven't started the wood boiler yet, we are keeping the propane heat at 72. When we use the wood boiler it goes up to 76 except for the bedrooms, I can't stand a warm bedroom and they stay around 55. In the summer we set the thermostat at 76 but we have a window unit in the bedroom set at 60.
The comment about the frozen toilet reminds me of before I got married. I got up one morning and it sounded like I was pizzing on a rock, it was frozen solid.
The comment about the frozen toilet reminds me of before I got married. I got up one morning and it sounded like I was pizzing on a rock, it was frozen solid.
Less than 60 so far this fall season, might see 62 as the winter goes on. House is a two family built 1922 with not a lick of insulation. I did insulate the living room 2nd floor ceiling when I pulled it down to remodel. I hate paying the heat bill. My place of employment has not turned on the heat at work this season. There is nothing that produces heat at work either, I work for someone and I don't pay the bills at work. Fifty eight seems warm to me when I get home from work! MA coast location.
Rollie NE PA
Well-known Member
I also heat with coal. Two story old farm house. Downstairs 65 degrees, upstairs 62. When I lived at home we had no
heat in the upstairs bedrooms and in the winter I would wake up with a cold nose.
heat in the upstairs bedrooms and in the winter I would wake up with a cold nose.
Do you burn anthracite? The coal I buy comes from someplace in Pennsylvania and is shipped here in nice forty pound bags. What do you burn the coal in? I use a Harman wood/coal stove. It's supposed to heat 2000 square foot of space. But that must be based on modern well insulated homes. My old house is about 1400 square foot and when the outside temperature drops down to the single digits it's hard to keep it above 68 in here. If the wind blows all bets are off. My target of 80 degrees is only reached on mild days.
Paul from MI
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We have wood heat with propane backup. Propane furnace is set at 70, wood furnace has it at 72 right now. Propane hasn't burned all day., and won't tonight but with a set back thermostat it will be 65-67 by morning. Outside temp is 41, but these inside temps are pretty typical for us, even with outside at 5-10.
Propane funace set to 66. Have an OLD 1/2 wood/coal, half propane kitchen stove thats burning wood right now and it's 70 in here.
SWMBO doesn't understand flue pipe dampners are for wood but not coal so coal isn't used.
Not a lot of wood on hand so using sparingly to have some come cold weather.
175 yr old farm house with no insulation and no heat on 2nd floor. I love my electric blanket!!
SWMBO doesn't understand flue pipe dampners are for wood but not coal so coal isn't used.
Not a lot of wood on hand so using sparingly to have some come cold weather.
175 yr old farm house with no insulation and no heat on 2nd floor. I love my electric blanket!!
Daryl in PA
Member
68-70 in winter. 77 in the summer. I also heat with coal because it's cheap for us here in PA. Paid 160/ton a few weeks ago at Lehigh Anthracite. 2 tons will take me to mid-end of march.
Pic of my stoker
Pic of my stoker
(quoted from post at 13:34:38 12/01/15) 68-70 in winter. 77 in the summer. I also heat with coal because it's cheap for us here in PA. Paid 160/ton a few weeks ago at Lehigh Anthracite. 2 tons will take me to mid-end of march.
Pic of my stoker
The coal I bought last year cost $345.00 for 2400 pounds. I don't know what the price will be this year, because I haven't bought any yet. We burn three 2400 pound pallets in really cold winters. If I burn a little wood it takes less, of course.
I like the looks of your stoker. I've been thinking about buying one. But I like to burn a few sticks of wood once in a while, and can't do that with a stoker.
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