What temperature is it in your house?

LadyMacBeth_

So, the great Irish heating debate that brings the daddies out in a sweat. It's currently 13 degrees here in my apartment and it's too cold for me so I'm putting on the heating. I like it to be about 16-18 degrees in the house, I can tolerate up to 20 but after 21 I'm roasted out of it.

I put the heating on when I feel cold, at this time of year for maybe an hour or so a day, but I live in a very well insulated ground floor apartment that has apartments on all sides and above me.

My parents' home is always too cold for me, my dad is a typical Irish man who is stingy with the heat, and my sister's place is too cold for me too, she seems to be used to it.

Then again though, my missus is German and when we go to visit her friends or family I am roasted out of it as they keep the heating on 24/7, the usual temperature is about 23 degrees which is not pleasant when you're just out of the shower or in bed. They are obviously used to it though because they are horrified when they come to stay with us so I try to put the heating on a good bit. They all went out to buy dressing gowns in penneys and slippers one time when they were staying with us, I guess they realised why we wear them here :pac:

I know some people refuse to put the heating on even if it's freezing cold and I think that's madness, it doesn't cost that much and it's worth it not be be frozen in your own home. That being said though I do wear layers to keep me warm, I'm not going around in a t-shirt and expecting the place to be toasty. So what is this weird Irish obsession with the heating and what temperature do you like?

OldMrBrennan83

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iamwhoiam

We keep our at 19/ 21 .Its at 21 when we are sitting down in the evening and around 18/19 when we are still pottering about doing bits of housework . Upstairs comes on at 7pm @ 21 and is only on for about two hours and that takes the chill off the bedrooms but not to hot .

bren2002

13c indoors in ireland? You need to invest in some insulation. Our house never goes below 16/17 but that usually feels chilly. Admittedly I'm much more likely to turn on the heat than put on a hoody.

Central heating is set to 21 but the wood stove in the sitting room can easily get that room up to 26/27. Which is way too hot, it needs careful monitoring to keep it under control.

bee06

It’s set to 20 degrees. When it’s sunny outside like today it’s warmer but rarely colder (underfloor heating, well insulated house).

donegaLroad

About 22 here, oil fired central heating, an open fire and a stove in the large room. The house retains the heat well, but the warm air escapes in 2 places, the chimney after the fire goes out if there is wind, it will suck all the warm air out of the house.... and the conservatory, the ceiling there needs to be well insulated. You can get a fireplace cover to stop the air escaping up the chimney.

You can test the place for drafts and air leaks using an incense stick. Light it and walk around the place watching for when the smoke starts moving about more.

SEPT 23 1989

Too hot can't breath

bothyhead

I have the room stat in the hall set to 20. The TRVs on the bedroom rads are set for about 16. The whole thing is governed by a timeclock which is set for an hour in the morning and also from 5pm to 11pm. This runs for 365 days of the year! If it's cold on a summer's evening, it's cold. Most of the time the room stat won't kick on in the summer anyway. We probably go through 2500 litres of kerosene a year. I don't mind spending a few quid for comfort.

Atoms for Peace

293.15 K

Dial Hard

Thermostat is set to 20. Central timer is set to come on for half an hour at 6.45 am and hour and half from 5.30pm. When it's that bit colder as it was yesterday and today, we'll stick it on boost for an hour whenever we feel it's needed.

During the summer we turn the valve all the way to the boiler so the rads aren't heating but we can still use the timer for hot water. Would have it come on for half an hour morning and evening then.

There's nothing worse than a cold house, but likewise I have a friend who'd have the heating on full blast but be going around the house in shorts and t-shirt, which I just don't understand either.

LadyMacBeth_

I'm waiting for nox001 to come along and tell us that it's 2 degrees in his place and he's nice and warm in his hoody, no need for heating :P

r93kaey5p2izun

Our heating is an open fire and back boiler so there's no thermostat. There's a very old Honeywell thermometer with a needle here that says it's currently 52F, so 11C. With the fire lit it's usually at around 63F rising to 65F in the room with the fireplace and that feels fine to me. So I suppose I'm comfortable with 17-18C.

My housemates are willing to put up with cold to save money and are lazy about managing the fire so it's usually only lit for a couple of hours around 8pm even in this weather.

Hammer89

Going by my penis size and nipples I'd say -8.

Around 20 - 21 from six am to 12 midnight and 17 - 19 at night, whether it's summer or winter and it's aircon or heating those are the temperatures I do best in.

B0jangles

Apparently it is 8 in the unheated areas and around 16-18 in the heated rooms.

Brisk.

OldMrBrennan83

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muminpajamas

It's 12 degrees in my house at the moment and very sunny. Put an extra pair of fleece pyjamas on if you are cold. I worked in a place where the heat was never switched on, even in the dead of winter, and I had to bring a fleece blanket with me to work. I made sure the blanket was under the desk, and out of sight, so suitable business attire was the only thing visible. Come to think of it the boss always had his office toasty warm :-(. At least in my own home I can turn the heat up when I feel like it without worrying too much. I'll probably turn the heat up in a few hours. I always turn in down to about 10 degrees if I am going out.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I have no idea. The heats on but we don't use thermostats. Too cold, heat on. Too hot, heat off.

Corruptedmorals

3. No wonder I can't get out of bed. The cold will take me before I get to the heating switch.

Patww79

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A lot of people have thermostatically controlled heating, with a digital display giving them temperature.

B0jangles

Corruptedmorals wrote: »

3. No wonder I can't get out of bed. The cold will take me before I get to the heating switch.

Channel the wisdom of the humble snail - bring the bedclothes with you.

For Forks Sake

B0jangles wrote: »

Channel the wisdom of the humble snail - bring the bedclothes with you.

Sephiroth_dude

Feels like -100 million atm anyway :pac:

endacl

Dunno. I’m not in my house.

LadyMacBeth_

I don't have a thermostat by the way, just a thermometer that the OH got ages ago for free from work, so it's probably not entirely accurate, it gives me an idea though. I put on the heating when it's cold and turn it off when I'm warm but usually the thermometer shows about 18 degrees when I turn the heat off. It's usually about 15 when I put the heat on as I find that a bit too cold.

Harry Palmr

No idea but I can tell you I have no central heating so it's not warm!

I used to "feel the cold" but I'm pretty battle hardened now so find anything above about 15/16 quite warm enough thank you esp if it's from a 'dry' heat source, a stove or fire I can tolerate to warmer tempts as that's nice heat.

v638sg7k1a92bx

In Ireland we gladly spend more on a night out that we do on our heating bill for 2 months. Always hated this when I'd go to friends houses and the heating was off while they're knocking around the house in a fleece and slippers to save €20 on their heating bill. Gives you an insight into people's personalities IMO.

lazybones32

Don't know the temp but it's quite warm. Have the rad turned off in my room cos i prefer cold air to aid sleep.
Am going to add another layer of attic insulation this year though.

Lia_lia

Not sure as we've no thermometer. It was fecking freezing this morning though. I need to start setting a timer for the heating to come on in the mornings. Luckily we have gas heating and a small house so not expensive.

Your Face

Mine goes up to 11

Mrs OBumble

Living room is kept 18-20, according to the built-in thermometer in Mr OBumble's wall-clock.

Rest is heated only by what comes thru the floor from the businesses downstairs. Except on the very coldest days, when I'll turn the bedroom heater on for 1/2 an hour before going to bed. No idea what temp it is, but deff a lot less than 18.

bothyhead

lazybones32 wrote: »

Am going to add another layer of attic insulation this year though.

IMO that's one of the most cost effective things you can do. About 15-12 years ago, we upgraded the windows, boiler, got the walls pumped, and added a foot of extra insulation in the attic. All jobs were done at different times, and the most noticeable improvement was from the attic insulation. Compared to the others, it was quite inexpensive. I wouldn't mind adding another foot.

Alf Veedersane

Keep it at 20-21 in the main living area. I could manage colder but women are colder beings and seem to operate at 5 degrees colder so 21 is the sweet spot.

Insulation is a no-brainer...unless you're renting and don't even have access to the attic. But if you own, invest in a good level of insulation. Bit people dont because cost and hyperbolic discounting.

Dial Hard

Alf Veedersane wrote:

Insulation is a no-brainer...unless you're renting and don't even have access to the attic. But if you own, invest in a good level of insulation. Bit people dont because cost and hyperbolic discounting.

I mentioned to my dad that my attic might need some more insulation because it's absolutely freezing up there. He rightly pointed out "Well then you know that the insulation is working."

I used to work with a guy whose.mother refused to put a lagging jacket on the boiler because she "didn't believe in them".

Still trying to figure that one out.

meeeeh

About 22. Our insulation is fairly good so we don't pay much attention to heating and I haven't got a clue what settings we have on at the moment.

bnt

Today I've had the house to myself and did some cleaning, including washing the floors, with the heating off and windows open for ventilation. I have a thermometer by my desk here and it shows 13°C. I like it as long as I have something on my feet to stop them getting cold, and we'll have the heating on later. I'm heading for a hot bath soon: my legs are so cold, the water temperature will drop about 10° in the minute after I get in, no exaggeration.

Basq

26° thanks to the stove which has been on since about 1..



Nice 'n' toasty!

harr

Most of the house is normally between 19 and 22 downstairs we have stove in sitting room and kitchen so gets a little two warm at times so normally turn kitchen one off or down low ...a bit of stove coal will keep sitting room nice and cosy all night.
Anything lower than 15/16 I find cold but the house rarely gets that low even with no heating on...

andekwarhola

Judging by the majority of my female colleagues, my wife appears to be a statistical rarity insofar as, like me, she appears to function sufficiently at room temperatures they are not akin to the surface of Venus.

Alf Veedersane

Dial Hard wrote: »

I mentioned to my dad that my attic might need some more insulation because it's absolutely freezing up there. He rightly pointed out "Well then you know that the insulation is working."

I used to work with a guy whose.mother refused to put a lagging jacket on the boiler because she "didn't believe in them".

Still trying to figure that one out.

That's it. That's why you'll know the roofs with no insulation by the level of frost on them on a frosty morning. The ones with less frost have little insulation.

People have an irrational attachment to a hot press and won't lag the hot water cylinder

bothyhead

Basq wrote: »

26° thanks to the stove which has been on since about 1..



Nice 'n' toasty!

Cool. Is that a Nest? How does it work and has it saved you any money?

Basq

bothyhead wrote: »

Cool. Is that a Nest? How does it work and has it saved you any money?

Works like any regular thermostat.. but obviously internet ready to work with phone, computer, Alexa etc. So you can switch heating on easily when on your way home from work, pub etc.

With regards saving money, I'm skeptical enough. Nice to get an email each month indicating how much I've used it but I don't know if you're saving much money by using it month to month.

bothyhead

Basq wrote: »

Works like any regular thermostat.. but obviously internet ready to work with phone, computer, Alexa etc. So you can switch heating on easily when on your way home from work, pub etc.

I should have been more explicit. I was curious if it is used in conjunction with a time-clock, or does it replace the time-clock altogether. From what I've learned in the past half an hour: it replaces your time-clock and that it is permanently live. Out of curiosity, when you were training it, what temp did you set it to when going to bed?

Vela

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

Then again though, my missus is German and when we go to visit her friends or family I am roasted out of it as they keep the heating on 24/7,

No way, you're a dude?!
:eek::eek::eek:

Basq

bothyhead wrote: »

I should have been more explicit. I was curious if it is used in conjunction with a time-clock, or does it replace the time-clock altogether. From what I've learned in the past half an hour: it replaces your time-clock and that it is permanently live. Out of curiosity, when you were training it, what temp did you set it to when going to bed?

Yep, it replaces the time-clock entirely. It's always 'On' but you can set it to heat once it gets below a certain temperature or just switch off the heat function entirely.

It only controlled the heating downstairs in my home so I never factored it in when going to bed (upstairs) - but I have it permanently set to an "eco mode" (16 degrees or below) as is indicated by the the leaf in my original image.

Permabear

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The high horse brigade

I have a Netatmo smart thermostat. Our house drops to 18.5 degrees at night, ramps up to 19 in the morning and 19.5 in the evening using about 2.5 hours heating a day at the moment. My wife is the coldest woman in the world but she's really happy with the constant temperatures. It took time to find the right settings. When I first added the smart stat the house was at 22 degrees in the evening so we're making a huge saving.

DanielL18

13 degrees atm.. Fitting new Stanley range next monday thankfully.

TerrorFirmer

Our apartment is very well insulated, we almost never have the heat on and it's usually fine though I do put it on when it's needed the rare time. Can't stand those people who go around wrapped up in hoodies and dressing gowns instead of just putting the heating on! I'd say the temperature right now is about 19 or so.

LadyMacBeth_

Vela wrote: »

No way, you're a dude?!
:eek::eek::eek:

I'm not a dude (very sadly I have no willy). I'm a lady married to another lady

mad muffin

Comfortable enough to live in. Uncomfortable enough so visitors don’t stay too long.