What temp do you keep your house?

[Blackcat31]

the thermostat is set at 68 degrees F in winter months, but I don't have a furnace since we have in-floor radiant heat so the floor is always at 68 degrees F and if I want to cool it off, I have to open a window since it takes like 3 days for the floor to cool down or up. In the summer we don't have the heat on at all.

[MNmamaOf4]

Winter: 65 during the day/68 during the night
Summer: I can't remember what our thermostat is set at, 74 maybe?

[My Daycare]

76 in the winter and the same, but sometimes cooler, in the summer. I do open the windows a few times a week though, no matter what the weather.

[KEG123]

68 in the winter, and not sure what we'll keep it in the summer yet. It's off today though, it's 50 out!!!

[ninosqueridos]

76 in the winter and the same, but sometimes cooler, in the summer. I do open the windows a few times a week though, not matter what the weather.

WOW - it would run me $700/mo to keep my house THAT warm in the winter - yikes!!

[nannyde]

our regs say it must be at least 68 in the winter. i cant STAND it that hot. so i usually run between 62 and 65, and crank it up when i see the licensor pull in. (actually, she was here yesterday and never said anything.)

i was also outside in a tshirt and it was 20.

68? I would DIE in that.

I like COLD house. My bills are okay in the winter but HIGH in the summer.

[KEG123]

68? I would DIE in that.

I like COLD house. My bills are okay in the winter but HIGH in the summer.

Regs are 65 here. I don't know how YOU do it with 60 degrees! BRR!

and so, do you never go outside? Cuz you're still alive and I *know* it gets warmer than 64 in the midwest summers. :P

[tenderhearts]

State regs here is 68, BUT since we got our woodstove and it's here in the daycare room, it gets 80 in here I always have to open the windows, it's waaaay to hot for me. I wish it could be 66-68 ish all the time but to warm the other part of the house it's impossible, so it's always very toasty. Summer we turn the ac on but we keep it to about 73ish.

[Lucy]

60 winter
64 summer
spring and fall windows open so whatever the outside temp is

Serious? Sounds awfully cold for the kids. Aren't their little hands freezing cold at 60?? I would not like that as a parent. Can't imagine small kids spending their day at 60 degrees. Just my opinion.


ETA: Almost forgot to answer the question! 68-69 here in the winter. Only a window a/c unit for the summer, so I really don't know what temp I get it down to. Rest of the year windows come open once it starts to feel stuffy. Usually noon or later. I'm in the Pacific NW.

[nannyde]

Regs are 65 here. I don't know how YOU do it with 60 degrees! BRR!

and so, do you never go outside? Cuz you're still alive and I *know* it gets warmer than 64 in the midwest summers. :P

No we go out every possible day between twenty to about 76 degrees. When it gets over that then we stay in.

We walk pretty early in the morning so as long as it doesn't get too hot we go out. We definitely walk more in the winter than July/August/September

[Cat Herder]

Nannydes clan has thicker, healthier blood than most


We thin skinned southerners with iron/protein poor diets (at least the ones I am related to) keep it at 68 winter and 78 summer.

[momofboys]

68 in the winter

75-76 in the summer

In the spring & fall & sometimes in the summer we just open the windows but I can't stand the high humidity we have so in the summer our central air is on about 3/4ths of the time

[jojosmommy]

Im from MN and very cheap so I say dress for the weather. Regs say 68 so thats what I keep it at in the winter. In the summer I rarely turn the AC on. We play in the basement so its very cool down there. Parents dress their kids appropriately. Sweats and sweatshirts in winter and tanks and shorts in summer. And we go out as soon as it is 40 or so in the spring (might be tomorrow) and stay out until it returns to 40 in the fall. Everyday- hot or not we are outside. We have such a short summer I can't imagine staying inside for it. My yard is shaded very well though.

[daycare]

65 all yr round!! Im skinny and hate the cold...