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What temperature is it in your house?

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  • #32
    bothyhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭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.


  • #33
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,785 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #34
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,008 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #35
    meeeeh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,612 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #36
    bnt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,171 ✭✭✭✭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. :p

    You are the type of what the age is searching for, and what it is afraid it has found. I am so glad that you have never done anything, never carved a statue, or painted a picture, or produced anything outside of yourself! Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets.

    ―Oscar Wilde predicting Social Media, in The Picture of Dorian Gray



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  • #37
    Basq
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    26° thanks to the stove which has been on since about 1..

    Screen_Shot_2017-11-25_at_17.42.16.png

    Nice 'n' toasty!


  • #38
    harr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,513 ✭✭✭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...


  • #39
    andekwarhola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,641 ✭✭✭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.


  • #40
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,785 ✭✭✭✭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


  • #41
    bothyhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭bothyhead


    Basq wrote: »
    26° thanks to the stove which has been on since about 1..

    Screen_Shot_2017-11-25_at_17.42.16.png

    Nice 'n' toasty!

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


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  • #42
    Basq
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    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.


  • #43
    bothyhead
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    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?


  • #44
    Vela
    Closed Accounts Posts: 437 ✭✭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:


  • #45
    Basq
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    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.


  • #46
    Permabear
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  • #47
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭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.


  • #48
    DanielL18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭DanielL18


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


  • #49
    TerrorFirmer
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    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.


  • #50
    LadyMacBeth_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭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 :)


  • #51
    mad muffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


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


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  • #52
    Irish_rat
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    About 22 is the sweet spot downstairs. Around 17/18 upstairs. I go round in shorts and tshirt around the house


  • #53
    bothyhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭bothyhead


    Permabear wrote: »
    This post had been deleted.
    C = ((F - 32) / 9) * 5, so a very cozy 22 in metric units :P


  • #54
    bothyhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭bothyhead


    The high horse brigade wrote: »
    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. ... It took time to find the right settings.
    That's very helpful, thanks. 2.5 hours of heating is amazing.


  • #55
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    bothyhead wrote: »
    That's very helpful, thanks. 2.5 hours of heating is amazing.

    It's also great having all the stats and charts to backup the savings :cool:


  • #56
    Bambi985
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,274 ✭✭✭Bambi985


    No idea but if the heating's not on I'm perpetually freezing, so it's permanently toasty in my gaff. The boiler broke recently and we couldn't switch it off at all for about a week, my flatmate couldn't deal whereas I was living the dream, it can never be too warm for me.

    My parent's house is insufferably cold to me, it's absolutely massive and my Dad is "economical" with the heating and seems to not even feel it when it's positively baltic, so I'm usually donning several sweaters and scarves when I'm at home with them.


  • #57
    Vojera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,812 ✭✭✭Vojera


    I only have a galileo thermometer and all the floats are up which means it's currently 16°C or under.

    I live in an apartment with storage heaters in the hall and kitchen and electric heaters in the bedrooms. I just turned on the one in the hall today for the first time since about March. I keep it pretty low so it just takes the nip out of the air.

    We're on the 4th floor so most of the year the floors below us supply us with all the heat we need. We're usually able to leave our windows open or on the latch at least half the year. It's only when it gets close to freezing that we need to use the storage heaters, and I turn the heater in the bedroom on for about ten minutes in the morning so it's warm after our showers.

    I really hate having storage/electric heaters and I miss having oil/gas, but at the same time I can't really complain too much.


  • #58
    Vela
    Closed Accounts Posts: 437 ✭✭Vela


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

    Aha! Now it makes sense :)


  • #59
    DrPhilG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,758 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    When it's mild and we have the oil on a few hours a day the temperature sits around 20 in the living room and 18 in the bedroom (Gets the worst of the wind and is always colder).

    In winter I light the slack boiler which cooks the whole house to a toasty 23 or so.

    If I light the open fire in the living room it can hit 27 or 28. At that point I suffer.


  • #60
    Le Nic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭Le Nic


    I'm currently sitting at a cool 26C which is what it stays at all year round.


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  • #61
    Le Nic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭Le Nic


    I'm currently sitting at a cool 26C which is what it stays at all year round.


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