Thermostat Wars

[BabyBumblebee]

Someone help referee the ongoing fight over the heat settings in my house!

Our house is old, draughty, and soooo expensive to heat (oil furnace : ) We use the woodstoves as much as possible, but also use the furnace.

I spent an *hour* programming the dang digital thermostat with what I thought were reasonable settings, but dh finds it too cold...so let me know what you think!

Overnight I have it set to 16. Dd is in an undershirt, sox, and fleece sleeper - I have a sleep sack too if she needs. On our bed we have sheet, blanket (thick cotton) and comforter. I think it's lovely and toasty in the bed...

During the day it's at 18. I wear a l/s shirt, and sweater if I'm not running around. Dd is in undershirt, l/s top, pants and sox, and seems perfectly comfortable.

Now to be fair, dh has *no* additional insulation, whereas I'm definitely on the squidgy side, but are these settings really out to lunch??? I actually think they're probably on the high side...but I'm willing to be told that I'm wrong I really hate to burn more oil than we have to, even with it capped at 75cents per litre

[lilsishomemade]

I have been having wars with dh, also. He is much skinnier than I (not to mention I'm pregnant), but I have it set to 68 degrees F, which is, I think, 19. I don't change it during the night because even I am a little chilly by that. We do bundle up at night, and have blankets. But, I figure if it does come on, we need it.

[kidbound]

We keep ours at 72! ugh.

[carla72]

babybumblebee. I keep mine much the same. DH and I have fought over temp for 9 years now...in the summer and winter. I say you can always but on a sweater but I can't walk around naked. I feel bad though as he has been wearing a touque to bed lately .

[BabyBumblebee]

he has been wearing a touque to bed lately

OMG - that's too funny! I may have to suggest that to dd - I did buy him some fantastic flannel pj's but then he complains that he's too hot

[Best Feeling]

We've been keeping ours at 64 round the clock. It's a bit chilly for me since I sleep topless for the nursling's sake but I'm trying to make a go of it. I'm a bit worried at what our heating bill is going to be this year.

[the_lissa]

We keep ours between 16 and 18 too.

Well, it is off right now, and we have been having such a warm November, that it is 21 degrees in here, and I need to open the windows.

[Alkenny]

65 (18) during the day and 60 (15.5) at night. DH keeps kicking it up in the evening when he wakes up (works nights) too, but everytime I walk by I kick it back down.

[Starr]

Were terrible its 65 when we are gone. When I get home it bumps to 72, just to warm me up a bit and then stays at 70 until we go to sleep. Its at 67 when we sleep and thats us with a sheet, blanket, down comforter, and bedspread on. Then in the am it switches back to 70 until we leave for work.