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Thermostat at 18 degrees

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SmileEachDay · 19/02/2025 19:21

My sister is telling me I’m a freak - but any hotter is awful, surely?

YABU - team sister
YANBU - me and the correct answer

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BertieBotts · 19/02/2025 20:37

Ah right yes, I see what you mean. I think it is more to do with placement of the thermostat than anything else. We have the one in the bathroom set to 25 because it's over the vent for the tumble dryer so it always thinks it's warmer than it is.

whatonearthisgoingonnow · 19/02/2025 20:36

SmileEachDay · 19/02/2025 19:38

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How do you breathe.

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Not everyone is menopausal.

I get depressed at anything less than 22, and I never want to get out of bed if it's cold.

Pokadotspink · 19/02/2025 20:34

between 18 and 20 after that then its too hot, usually i put it on eg 18 then put on top a dressing gown if needed

godmum56 · 19/02/2025 20:33

TickingAlongNicely · 19/02/2025 19:28

I think some houses feel hotter than others when at the same temp on the thermostat... ours feels really toasty at 18. Its often at 16 during the day and completely fine.

this. My house doesn't feel warm unless the thermostat is on 22.

Barney16 · 19/02/2025 20:25

Mines on 17 because I'm sick of buying heating oil and nearly bankrupting myself. I would go lower but partner is a complete twat about heating. Seems to think there's a prohibition on indoor sweater wearing.

Differentstarts · 19/02/2025 20:25

We have it at 20. I'd be cold at 18

CatsLikeBoxes · 19/02/2025 20:25

mindutopia · 19/02/2025 20:09

Ours hovers between 12.5-14.5c. It’s too hot for us beyond that. 😂

So if that is the temperature outside on a cloudy dat, would you happily sit in the park with no coat on? Most people outside would be wearing coats walking around at 13⁰.

CakeBeautifulCake · 19/02/2025 20:23

Yep, 18 max. Then turned off around 8pm so it's cold but cosy come bedtime.

RampantIvy · 19/02/2025 20:20

SmileEachDay · 19/02/2025 19:38

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How do you breathe.

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How do you cope in summer? 23 degrees is nice and warm, not baking hot.

ironingboardsarenotweapons · 19/02/2025 20:17

23 degrees constantly here. I live in a new build house as well. DH and the kids walk around in shorts and t shirts in the house. By comparison I'm wearing a t shirt, cardigan, fluffy pyjama bottoms, wool socks and I'm underneath a duvet and 2 fluffy blankets.

No, I'm hellbent on single handedly causing the global warming crisis. Neither am I hellbent on sweating my family to death. I have a medical condition that means I can't regulate my own body temperature very well. Once I get cold I stay cold no matter what. It's horrible.

WildFlowerBees · 19/02/2025 20:17

Being perimenopausal in winter is great, not much fun in the summer.

user2848502016 · 19/02/2025 20:15

My house feels cold at 18, we have it at 20 but off overnight and during the day

Gekeos · 19/02/2025 20:14

21/22 any lower and it feels chilly to me.

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SmileEachDay · 19/02/2025 20:11

WildFlowerBees · 19/02/2025 20:06

Mine is 18 during the day going up to 19.5 when it's really cold and first thing in the morning before getting up. Off at night. I like morgue temps to sleep in.

Morgue temperatures to sleep 😍

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FranticHare · 19/02/2025 20:11

14 here. But do have log burner which goes on when required - but def not every night!

GoldenLegend · 19/02/2025 20:11

Mine's at 16 during the day, 13 at night, and I wear a fleece on top of everything else, plus a throw if I'm sitting down for a long time.

Chicheguevara · 19/02/2025 20:10

I heat only one room at a time. Generally 12 degrees and good thermals and jumpers. 14 degrees max. I cannot afford more than that. Not if I want to eat. Generally, unless it’s bitter cold, I curl up under an electric blanket and a sofa blanket.

When I could afford proper heating we went to around 17 degrees as ex DH ran hot. It was more than enough though. DS has grown & flown so I don’t need to worry about his comfort. When he was growing up we had wood burners and rads heated by the back boiler.

mindutopia · 19/02/2025 20:09

Ours hovers between 12.5-14.5c. It’s too hot for us beyond that. 😂

AngelinaFibres · 19/02/2025 20:08

Ours is set at 21. We have 2 stoves as well so if they are lit then the heating won't come on. Heating is on from 7 to 10 am and 5 to 9 pm. Big Victorian house. Gets very cold very quickly. We are late 50s , both retired.

WildFlowerBees · 19/02/2025 20:06

Mine is 18 during the day going up to 19.5 when it's really cold and first thing in the morning before getting up. Off at night. I like morgue temps to sleep in.

RainbowColouredRainbows · 19/02/2025 20:06

I have very poor circulation and my fingers and toes will literally turn blue anything below 19.5 even with socks. My thermostat needs to be at 22.5 to not need to walk around in multiple layers and blankets. I'm actually in southern Europe right now and wearing the exact same clothes that I took on my nordic countries tour last January because it's too bitter cold for me 😅

bloodredfeaturewall · 19/02/2025 20:05

depends
before new windows and roof insulation 18 degrees would feel cold.
now it's pleasant

ValentineValentineV · 19/02/2025 20:04

17 during the day and 19 in the evening is perfect for me.

UndermyShoeJoe · 19/02/2025 20:04

BertieBotts · 19/02/2025 20:02

Confused

Why would different temperatures feel different in a more energy efficient house? Surely you just need less energy to maintain the 21.5 temp in the more energy efficient house.

I promise you I am much further South than London and it is still cold at 18 degrees. IME the only thing that can make a temperature feel different is humidity, or the temporary effect of having come from a very contrasting environment e.g. I always feel really hot when I come in from outside, but now sitting here in the evening I am chilly without my duvet/blanket with sleeves.

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So in our old house we used to have the thermostat at 24c to feel not cold. We moved house and took the exact thermostat with us, 19c keeps the cold away.

Same thermostat but different houses. 24c on it here would be cook eggs on the work top.

ComfyCosyLemonPosy · 19/02/2025 20:03

We've just moved from a house that we couldn't get above 16/17.....it was bloody perma-freezing!
The house we are in now has been easy to keep around 20, it's bliss.

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