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HodgeLodge
True Blue Farmgirl
662 Posts
Tiana
Berkeley Springs
WV
USA
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 Posted - Feb 03 2013 : 4:07:23 PM
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Jenne, I'm not far from you and we keep ours at 66 all the time. Floors get cold, but I just keep socks on, and a big white fluffy heavy quilt on my bed at night. We also have a fireplace downstaris that we run at night to take the chill off. I can't take it too hot or I get stuffed up.
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LeighErica
True Blue Farmgirl
306 Posts
Erica
PA
USA
306 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2013 : 06:50:33 AM
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| 69-71 day and night. I don't like it too warm, mainly because it gets incredibly dry in the house and we get sore throats. We also have a wood fireplace, but that only heats up the family room...:) |
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
978 Posts
Lora
Alexandria
IN
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2013 : 2:34:45 PM
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We were keeping ours at 67, but changed to 65 after super cold snap was over. We also supplement with the fire place because it has blowers that move the air around better. I am hoping we will have that early spring ol' Phil predicted so that we can turn the heat pump off all together and just use the fire place. The only drawback is the master bath gets REALLY cold! We use flannels sheets and lots of wool blankets. We also have a few fuzzy acrylic blankets in the family room for curling up on the couch with. As for the floors - socks and slippers.
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2013 : 12:26:42 PM
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Lately, it has been set at 60 during the night and around 62 - 64 during the day. Sweaters, sweatshirts, cozy socks and comfy throws keep the chill off during waking hours, and at night we use layers of cozy flannel sheets, down blankets, quilts and comforters - any combination, as needed; sometimes all four! :)
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SheilaC
True Blue Farmgirl
1948 Posts
Sheila
Vermont
USA
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Tara
Sands of Time
SC
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - Feb 07 2013 : 07:50:24 AM
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70 at night, 72 in daytime. I keep bedroom closed to keep cats out, or else I can't sleep. I don't want them to freeze. If it get's very cold, like in the teens, I turn fireplace on and leave bedroom door open. I keep telling hubby to put a sweater on. The power company actually penalizes when people don't use power. Last fall it was in the 50's-60's and I turned heat off at 9 am and not back on til 6pm. Our bill went up! :(
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MamaBulla
True Blue Farmgirl
209 Posts
Kris
Midland
NC
USA
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Posted - Feb 08 2013 : 9:47:08 PM
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Pretty much 68 around the clock... My mother came to stay with us recently, and her room tends to be cooooollllllddddd! Sometimes I bump it up hoping to heat that room more, but I think we're going to break down and buy a space heater for her. It's awful in there, and I feel horrible making her sleep in that chill. Especially since she came up here from Florida!!
Kris B.
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debtea2
True Blue Farmgirl
1853 Posts
deborah
nutley
nj
USA
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Posted - Feb 17 2013 : 6:55:11 PM
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I keep mine a 59 some of the time but on really cold days i bump it up to 67
but my basement has a seperate gas heater and very keeps the house warm with me raising the heat.
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jersey farmgirl
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dreaminfarmgirl
Farmgirl in Training
13 Posts
Kim
Mt. Angel
OR
USA
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Posted - Feb 18 2013 : 8:15:47 PM
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I must be a wimp. We keep out thermostat at 70 day and night. And even then I'm usually wearing long sleeves and a hoodie.
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HemetGardener
True Blue Farmgirl
573 Posts
Terri
Hemet
CA
USA
573 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2013 : 1:38:19 PM
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I moved from a small apartment where my gas bill was about $8 to a large mobile home last October and when the cold snap hit and we had 29 degrees in the morning, I was running my heater at 67. My gas bill was ridiculously ten times what it was at the apartment!!!!
Now I leave the thermostat at 60 at night and close my bedroom door.
Space heaters are great since my electric bill is only a fraction of my gas bill, so I warm up the room, turn off the space heater, and hop under the covers. That works for me.
Keep warm, girls.
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Oggie
True Blue Farmgirl
526 Posts
Ginny
Machias
Maine
USA
526 Posts |
Posted - Feb 20 2013 : 08:48:07 AM
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We keep our oil furnance on 65 when we are home, 60 at night when we go to bed. But we have a woodstove in our livingroom so, depending on how cold or warm it is, it can make the house 75 some days. We also have three windows that are huge, almost the size of a patio door so we open the curtains before we go to work, the sun helps a lot.
Ginny
Farmgirl #2343
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blessedhomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Tina
West Virginia
USA
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Feb 21 2013 : 11:05:17 PM
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One large dog and one small cat at night. :)
During the day- 65. I just pile on the clothes and remove or add as necessary. :)
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terryb52
Farmgirl at Heart
1 Posts
terry
STOCKTON
illinois
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2013 : 3:14:37 PM
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I have to keep it a bit warmer than i would like, i have an upstairs neighbor who has leaky windows. 63 at night, 67 during the day, 68-69 if the wind is howling and the snow flying. In colorado springs i kept is much cooler.
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teckelhut
Farmgirl in Training
32 Posts
Sussie
Deschutes Junction
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Feb 27 2014 : 3:57:43 PM
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I keep my house about 58 at night and about 62 during the day. Sometimes I might turn it up to 65 but that's rare. There is just me and the dogs in this house and we all like it a bit cool.
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LaLa
True Blue Farmgirl
233 Posts
Laura
Hickory
North Carolina
USA
233 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2014 : 5:25:35 PM
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We turn ours off, and it stays off for most of the day as well, unless it's cold outside to me. I'm rather hot-natured and over-heat easily, so it's just safer to leave it off.
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2014 : 5:32:27 PM
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I kid you not... ours has been set at 60 degrees round the clock since the chill first set in last fall. Somehow, we've gotten used to it. I thank God, too, after all the sub-zero weather we have had this winter. Even though we've had the heat set so low, our gas bills have been outrageous!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - Mar 14 2014 : 6:24:42 PM
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we keep ours at 65 day and night. We cannot go any lower with an infant in the house!!! I was hoping we would save money on electric this winter with it "that low," but with our crazy winter, it has still run quite a bit.
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Sarah Blue
True Blue Farmgirl
172 Posts
Sierra Mountains
California
USA
172 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2014 : 9:32:56 PM
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We have an old Radiant Favorite propane heater from the 20's or 30's and if it's really cold, we'll build a fire. It's usually around 65 degrees in the house and when it gets colder I start complaining. That's when I get told to put on a sweatshirt, lol!
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Cissik
True Blue Farmgirl
582 Posts
Sylvia
Kent
WA
USA
582 Posts |
Posted - Mar 16 2014 : 10:24:30 PM
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We're 72º during the day, 62º during the night. Otherwise, it get too cold. New highly efficient furnace has made all the difference in our house. Love it.
Sylvia
Kent, WA
Farm Girl #5389
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PinkCsmtlgy
Farmgirl in Training
18 Posts
Brandi
Martinsburg
Pennsylvania
USA
18 Posts |
Posted - Jun 16 2014 : 6:11:56 PM
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| At night we set the temp at 65 and usually leave the windows open unless it's raining. |
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
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Posted - Jan 19 2015 : 07:41:04 AM
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How does one set a woodstove at night ? LOL!
Farmgirl Sister #368
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Jan 19 2015 : 08:25:11 AM
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Terri, you're funny! I guess you set it with an alarm clock to wake you up to go put more wood on.
This was an interesting thread to bump back up. During the winter, our temps get down in the 30's (which isn't that cold compared to most of y'all). We keep the temp around 60-65. I'd probably like it higher but I don't like the high propane bill. Our summers are brutal with temps at 90 degrees at night. I keep my house cool between 65-70. We definitely have a high electric bill during the summer.
This is definitely something I think about as I consider going off the electric grid or onto solar. I'm not so concerned about the winter because we have a fireplace that we could use. But I don't know how I'd keep our house cool in the summers.
Catherine
Sister #76 (2005)
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Terralea
True Blue Farmgirl
138 Posts
Terra
Midland
Michigan
USA
138 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2015 : 2:31:32 PM
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65 all the time but supplement with a wood insert in the family room. I closed off the vent in the bedroom and I put a thermometer in there the other day. It was 45. The dog sleeps on the bed with us and the cat is under the covers. I can't stand a warm bedroom. I closed the window about a month ago.
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momof2jrt
True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
Denise
grafton
wv
USA
194 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2015 : 09:16:48 AM
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68-70
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