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What temperature do you set your thermostat at for your heating?

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fishfortea · 04/02/2007 21:38

About an hour ago I felt really cold and said so to DH, his initial response was(as usual) put some clothes on -Im sitting here with trousers sweatshirt and slippers on!!! What more does he expect me to put on. Anyway I went to the loo and on my way I have to pass the thermostat control it was on 12( Im all for being green and turn it dowm blah blah) but thought no wonder I have been cold- the poor children were shivering as they goy out the bath earlier and I nagged at them to put dressing gowns on. So I popped the thermostat up to 15 and now hes nagging at me to turn it down. Just interested what everyone elses is or am I just being a wuss!!!!!

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FluffyMummy123 · 04/02/2007 22:36

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PeachesMcLean · 04/02/2007 22:39

Sadly we haven't got a thermostat and keep the boiler low instead. I always find my mum's house, at 18 too high. She keeps it on overnight. Can't stand it! Though 12 of an evening might really be too low....

yomellamoHelly · 04/02/2007 22:40

Ours varies between 17 and 20. Not sure how accurate it is though. DSs bedroom usually measures at 18 degrees which is okay but we usually have a blanket on us in the evenings.

PrettyCandles · 04/02/2007 22:40

We like the house to be about 18. Definitely 'put a jumper on' types here. Even so, if the temperature indoors drops below 16 during the day we consider it reasonable to turn the heating on.

If our parents come to visit we have to wack the heating up to at least 21, and it feels really weird.

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fishfortea · 04/02/2007 22:41

We do have thermostatic valves on all the radiators SO......

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FluffyMummy123 · 04/02/2007 22:41

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bandstand · 04/02/2007 22:43

brr you must have been cold, 18 to 20 here, well our previous house, or more if it was really cold,22. but currently have individually contorlly thermostats, right pain in the proverbial

Earlybird · 04/02/2007 22:43

12???? So, when you leave the house to go outside, you take off a layer?

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fishfortea · 04/02/2007 22:43

icod

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Frizbe · 04/02/2007 22:44

18-20 depending on how windy the back of the house is

FluffyMummy123 · 04/02/2007 22:45

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fishfortea · 04/02/2007 22:47

DH has just informed me that the clock (which I have to admit was free) that has a digital reading on it(even though it is probably from the TV as thats where it stands) tell him it now 19 degrees so we no longer need the heating on. DO i believe this so called free digital reader - anyone!!!!

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fishfortea · 04/02/2007 22:48

We dont really live in a really windy place just a normal 20yr old house on an estate!

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Kittypickle · 04/02/2007 22:50

My DH would have to go and live in the shed if he wanted to be somewhere where it was 12 degrees. Ours is set to 21 in the evening but sometimes we put it a bit higher as the room the thermostat is in heats up really quickly leaving the rest of the house freezing.

VoodooWizbit · 04/02/2007 22:52

we are a toasty warm house at a constant 20 degrees.

12 is madness! I hate bf dd when she has cold hands touching my skin! Brrrrrrrrr!

kidsrus · 04/02/2007 23:10

fishfortea no i don't know your hubby but i do enjoy being a bit of a tight wad. I like the simple life spend less so we don't have to work so many hours to pay for every thing.
Their are websites with energy saving ideas proberbly where your d/h has been,Frugal living is a good one.
We do have a good life though at least 4 hols a year, nice car,nice house and always very happy including the kids we don't do grumpy here.
I do agree that 12 is too cold and he should turn it up to at least 18 because whats the point in central heating if you don't use it.

pinkbubble · 04/02/2007 23:11

I have just been reading some of the other messages that you have posted tonighted and IMOP I think you have a selfish pig!!! What are you doing with him he obviously has no respect for you ar his family- people like this make me really . Go and tell him get a life. You and your children need warmth and from what your saying its not even anywhere near the recommended guide line- have him for unreasonable behaviour!

harpsichordcarrier · 04/02/2007 23:12

12
21 in this house
I like it bloody tropical, me
I grew up in a house with no ch, one fire (downstairs) and windows that didn't fit.
ice on the inside of the windows
I use dto have to do my homework with my gloves on

bandstand · 04/02/2007 23:13

me too

not now thought wtf

suzycreamcheese · 04/02/2007 23:13

we have it at 20 ish at least!
dont think it would even feel like heating was on at 12!
sorry but that's fffffreeeezing....

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fishfortea · 04/02/2007 23:15

We do have a good number of holidays a year last year with and without children we had 5, so really thats not an issue, I honestly dont like too much heat as I think DC are going to be ill(breeding germsetc) but I do like to be warm.

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fireflyfairy2 · 04/02/2007 23:21

We have a temperature controlled thermostat on our heating. It is usually set for 18 degrees and once the house reaches that it flicks its-self off. But we can turn it up higher than that, & we do. What's the point of having OFCH if we can't keep warm by it???

At the minute it is at 22 as dh was cold earlier. We also (tonight) have a fire burning in the living room as I have been ill. Lovely warm toasty house (and if I close the living room door when I go to bed I can leave the clothes in there on an airer & they will be dry in the morning )

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fishfortea · 04/02/2007 23:26

Oh pleases dont get me started on the clothes drying by morning- we have a wonderful tumble drier do we use it to its full pertensial(or how ever you spell it) NO WE DO NOT!!!! It uses too much electricty!!!!! We have clothes hanging all over the place until they are dry- even in the summer as DH hates hanging out washing!

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kidsrus · 04/02/2007 23:43

thats one thing i do use after all the cat needs some c/h in the garage He!He!
the damage that gets done to the furnishings in the house by the moisture in the air also means you need a dehumidifier using more energy defeating the whole object.
I do hang out in summer but towels are always tumbled (can't stand hard towels)

Does anyone ever take towels off the line frozen my d/m used to, but when they defrosted they were still wet lol

pinkbubble · 04/02/2007 23:49

I know her DH