Comments on: Optimize your Thermostat Settings

By: gaardendan

gaardendan — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 04:34:59 +0000

I have little kids so cold temps don’t really work for me. It’s 68 while we are sleeping (in our two story house this means that the second floor is actually around 64), 71 in the mornings and evenings and 60 when we are at work/school.

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By: Sarameshell

Sarameshell — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:27:59 +0000

We recently bought a house and just got our 2nd gas bill…it has doubled in the last month! I almost had a heart-attack when I saw the difference between last month and this month. So my fiance lowered the thermostat to a consistent temperature (we can always put on more sweatshirts). How much of a savings are we looking at to keep the temperature the same instead of going up when we are home and down when we are at work?

By: Kacie

Kacie — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:37:02 +0000

We used to keep our thermostat at 63-68, depending on the time of day and if we felt warm or cool (after adjusting our clothing).

Now that we have a newborn (yay!) it’s set at 72 and sometimes I kick it up a degree or two.

I know he’d be able to tell the difference if I lowered it a few degrees. He has no fat and is just too little for me to keep it any cooler.

By: j

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:45:03 +0000

I agree with ya here. I have saved a lot on the utility bills with this one. Putting plastic over your windows in the winter is also a surefire solution. FinanceTrail

By: Susy

Susy — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:55:40 +0000

We keep our home at 60 during the day (we work from home) and 55 at night. People always say, “that’s too cold”, but we remind them that it’s winter and you should be wearing warm clothes. I can’t believe people keep their homes so warm in the winter. I know one couple that keeps their house colder in the summer via air conditioning than they keep it in the winter.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:43:06 +0000

I keep the house at 69 when I am home and 62 when I am gone or sleeping. Most of the time that is a really comfortable temp.