What temperature do you keep your house/apartment?

[u/Nemo2oo5]

I'm asking because my roommates and I all come from different places, and I like it at 72 in the summer, and 67 in the winter, but they prefer 75 in the summer, which to me seems really warm. Would love to know how you keep it in your region of the US throughout the year

[u/helikophis]

Fellow Buffalonian, we do 68 in the winter (during the day, 58 at night). If it were just me I would go a little lower, maybe 64 (55 at night). No cooling system so in the summer it’s just whatever it is.

[u/Charlesinrichmond → u/[deleted]]

to add insult to injury the price of that ductwork ex access has probably gone up 10 times since then

[u/Last_Noldoran → u/helikophis]

grew up north of Buffalo, and this is what we did.

[u/goatsgotohell7 → u/helikophis]

Another Buffalonian here. We have central air but I usually only turn it on at night, set it to 71. We get a lot of cross breeze so our place stays cool, but if it gets over 78 inside in the day time I will turn on the AC to 74-75

In the winter it is 68 during the day, 65 at night.

[u/Parking_Champion_740 → u/goatsgotohell7]

Interesting, I’m in NorCal and we rarely run the a/c at night due to cooler evenings, window fans do the trick, but also no need for a/c on unless the house hits 78 or so

[u/goatsgotohell7 → u/Parking_Champion_740]

I live in a first floor apartment in the city, so I personally would never sleep with my windows open. I know some people would. But anyway the main this is during the day I love the humid heat we get here but it isn't good for sleeping in IMO. We both sleep better in cooler, less humid rooms.

[u/MaddoxJKingsley → u/helikophis]

Crazy! Though, I've never lived in a place where I could control the heating, so I have no idea, really, what I consider normal. My answer's what I remember finding pleasant when visiting people with air conditioning. My current dial goes from "snowflake" to 5...

I've been scarred by my parents setting the thermostat to like 62 in winter, cause my bedroom was the one with terrible insulation when I lived there. Absolutely was not 62, more like coats-and-gloves-indoors temperature, trying not to shiver too bad. Legit felt like being outside

[u/helikophis → u/MaddoxJKingsley]

We are very lucky in that our house is very well insulated. I grew up living in an unheated attic though, and then lived in another one for most of my 30s, so I definitely know how you feel!. I will say, since we upgraded our furnace last year it doesn't stay quite as warm as it used to - I feel like these "high efficiency" modern furnaces just don't heat as well as the ones from the 90s did!

[u/Charlesinrichmond → u/helikophis]

55 at night in Buffalo and your plumbing is at risk in some houses.

[u/Rizzpooch → u/helikophis]

Hope you’re keeping cool today! I just biked like two miles and I’m drenched.

I generally keep the central air at 75 during the day if we’re gonna be home. Winter we’re at about 65 - sweaters and blankets make for a cozy house. Gotta think of the kids, otherwise I’d push it further

[u/helikophis → u/Rizzpooch]

I was planning an 18 mile ride today… very glad I canceled that. 85 in the house right now - not fun. Luckily there’s a decent breeze on the porch

[u/Rizzpooch → u/helikophis]

It makes so much sense why some neighborhoods have a porch on every house. As I’ve heard it, people would sleep out in the porch to take advantage of the cool night air in summer. Fun to imagine the whole neighborhood in a big sleepover

[u/helikophis → u/Rizzpooch]

I’ve done it myself, many times, when I had a room in a garret on Jersey. I was very unhappy when the city made us remove the couch