Cheetah
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My home is just 21°C at the moment. And I find it rather cold. I'm still remodeling it, so don't have a lot of heaters around. Usually I prefer to have it around ~24–25°C.
How warm is your place?
How warm is your place?
How warm is your place?
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Well, I've been concerned with global warming for basically a generation now. Historically, my house is kept at 11 degrees when I'm not home and 17 degrees when I am. At night, I would isolate my room, and then control the temperature there to be reasonable for sleeping. So, slippers and a sweater.
I now have roommates, and so it's not nearly as considerate to future generations. They seem to insist on 20 degrees or so.
I now have roommates, and so it's not nearly as considerate to future generations. They seem to insist on 20 degrees or so.
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Actually not sure but from observations I would take 16-17. Since using wood (from own forest) heating, it usually mean higher pike at evening and colder at morning but yeah, at that area it is just perfect for me - I don't like too warm room (for longer period), only for guests I heat up home more - no problem for some hrs or maybe few days.
Narz
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Depends on time of year.
Even in the summer here I try to mostly only run A/C at night. I'd guess right now it's about 19c inside. Winter is nice here, no AC and only occasionally do I have to turn on heat
Even in the summer here I try to mostly only run A/C at night. I'd guess right now it's about 19c inside. Winter is nice here, no AC and only occasionally do I have to turn on heat
Ajidica
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For reasons I've never understood, my apartment is weirdly warm during the winter. I have thermostat set to the mid 60s, but because the heat is actually controlled by the valve in the radiator, my apartment is in the upper 70s right now. I actually have my porch door cracked open a bit to cool it off as I'm on the top floor and get direct sunlight the entire morning.
Temperature is in Fahrenheit, the clearly superior system because USA#1!
Temperature is in Fahrenheit, the clearly superior system because USA#1!
Snerk
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22C is my sweet spot. Although cooler in the bedroom.
The central heating is set to maintain a temperature of 20C. Its on 07:30-09:00 and 17:00-21:00 atm. My mum spends most of her time complaining about the cold and I feel like I'm boiling alive in the evenings so its an unsatisfactory compromise for both of us. At least its too cold for her to have the central heating off and use the log fire. Chopping logs is a pain.
18 C in living room. Bedroom cooler.
Hardly need my own heating in practice unless it is really cold-windy outside. The living room has a lot of windows to the south and I guess my neighbor the floor beneath me heats at relatively high temperature.
Amsterdam having a moderate sea climate. That helps already greatly with not too big swings in temperature.
Hardly need my own heating in practice unless it is really cold-windy outside. The living room has a lot of windows to the south and I guess my neighbor the floor beneath me heats at relatively high temperature.
Amsterdam having a moderate sea climate. That helps already greatly with not too big swings in temperature.
hobbsyoyo
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Right now it's almost 23C/73F. I am not running any heat and have not yet had to run it this winter. I've got the doors closed and have been running appliances which warmed it up a bit. I generally like it around 20C/68F but often have it a bit warmer for the mrs. I run the A/C from ~July to October pretty much all day and almost never run the heat.
My wife likes things cold, so under 20 all winter. I often wear both a sweater and hat indoors along with a fingerless glove on my mouse hand. When I get desperate, I close the door and break out a space heater.
you can use the traditional foot stove... if you combine that with wearing a long kilt... you have the traditional medieval solution that survived for women up to in victorian times (with their long skirts catching all the heat of the few coals put in that foot stove).
A small (aquarium) 50 watt electrical heater should be more than enough capacity under a plaid kilt.
AdamCrock
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Again I see the Gauss ! Well as I have voted, my place is at 25 degrees Celcius - I like it hot ! 
Josu
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18C right now.
For me it is cold to be in laying in the coach but I use a blanket.
No need of heating for now
For me it is cold to be in laying in the coach but I use a blanket.
No need of heating for now
Hygro
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Hot as ass in here.
We keep it at 23-24 at my parents. Officially that is, most the rooms are colder.
We keep it at 23-24 at my parents. Officially that is, most the rooms are colder.
Synobun
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If I'm sitting still, I like it between 22 to 23. If I'm moving, I like it between 16 to 17.
I don't control the thermostat here, at least not in a way that matters. Usually it's between 15 to 18 degrees in the apartment until the heat goes on in the primary suite upstairs. Then it can get stifling here. My room in particular holds onto heat very well, so the summers and heat-always-on parts of winter are awful at 26+.
I don't control the thermostat here, at least not in a way that matters. Usually it's between 15 to 18 degrees in the apartment until the heat goes on in the primary suite upstairs. Then it can get stifling here. My room in particular holds onto heat very well, so the summers and heat-always-on parts of winter are awful at 26+.
Zardnaar
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No idea probably 17-18.
If it's winter the heat pump gets set at 22, in summer it get sets at 18 or so if it's hot.
That's only the lounge though. Bedrooms unheated so if it's cold and the windows are freezing the bedroom can be around 1-2 degrees.
Thick duvets, leave socks on and the cat functions as a self propelled hot water bottle.
If it's winter the heat pump gets set at 22, in summer it get sets at 18 or so if it's hot.
That's only the lounge though. Bedrooms unheated so if it's cold and the windows are freezing the bedroom can be around 1-2 degrees.
Thick duvets, leave socks on and the cat functions as a self propelled hot water bottle.
Zkribbler
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The official forecast for Tagbilaran is 27 for today's high; 26 for tonight;s low...as always.
My house seems cooler because it is in shade, has reflective windows, and sea breezes.
I have neither air con nor heater. About 3 days a year, it'd be nice to have air conditioning, and the same number of days, it is so cold, I put on blue jeans.
My house seems cooler because it is in shade, has reflective windows, and sea breezes.
I have neither air con nor heater. About 3 days a year, it'd be nice to have air conditioning, and the same number of days, it is so cold, I put on blue jeans.
AdamCrock
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Is Fahrenheit more precise than Celsius ?
26, which I find a bit too warm. I don't think the thermostats in my apartment really do anything, they're all set lower than this but the baseboard heaters are still on.
If you're using whole numbers, it's about twice as precise. I'd argue that it's a useless precision since 74 and 75F feel exactly the same anyway
If you're using whole numbers, it's about twice as precise. I'd argue that it's a useless precision since 74 and 75F feel exactly the same anyway
I keep my house at 66 during the day in winter, and 63 at night (I sleep better in the cold, I also open my window a crack even when it's freezing out there) In summer I keep my thermostat at 78 degrees and at night I turn it down to 74. I don't know what all that is in celsius lol.
You can sort of think about this, at 0 F you're freezing your fingers off, and at 100 F you're at risk of heat stroke. You get a good spectrum of temperatures you're likely to feel in a good scale range. With C you only go up to about 35, and you've got to use negatives before you feel really cold. Weird!
FTR I grew up in Canada using C, but once learning F down here I could never go back.
For air temperature, fahrenheit is far superior (celsius is more useful in a laboratory) For fahrenheit, the typical temperature range is from about 0 to 100; in celsius I guess that's about -20 to 35 or something. You also get 1.8 degrees of C for every one degree of F, so like @emzie said it's much more precise (decimals = fail)
You can sort of think about this, at 0 F you're freezing your fingers off, and at 100 F you're at risk of heat stroke. You get a good spectrum of temperatures you're likely to feel in a good scale range. With C you only go up to about 35, and you've got to use negatives before you feel really cold. Weird!
FTR I grew up in Canada using C, but once learning F down here I could never go back.
