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In reply to the discussion: Cold weather Duers, what do you set your thermostat at during the day and at night? [View all]GoCubsGo
(33,811 posts)32. Another fan of programmables here.
I only have one thermostat as my house is not that big. In the winter, I keep it at around 68 during the daytime, and it goes down to about 62 at night. Since my thermostat has something like 4 settings per day, I set it so the heat comes on about an hour before I get up. If I'm not at home during the day, I'll drop the temp down a few degrees and have it come back up to 68 about an hour before I come home. An couple of hours before bedtime, it's set to drop two degrees. By bedtime, it's down near sleeping temperature. I like my room cold at night. In the summer, everything gets set around 10 degrees higher.
Programmables are really easy to install. They are not all that expensive, either. You can get a decent one for under $40.
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Cold weather Duers, what do you set your thermostat at during the day and at night? [View all]
GreenPartyVoter
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GreenPartyVoter
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#2
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#5
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#9
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#8
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jwirr
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#11
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#12
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GreenPartyVoter
Jan 2012
#20
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Jan 2012
#18
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#21
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Jan 2012
#23
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GreenPartyVoter
Jan 2012
#24
On second thought, there is a thermostat in this house. It's in the water heater.
dimbear
Feb 2012
#27
That makes sense. We kept our electric water heater on 120, I think, mostly because
GreenPartyVoter
Feb 2012
#28