We do 66 at night and 69 during the day. If individual people are too hot or too cold, they can (1) add or remove clothes; (2) add or remove blankets; (3) use a fan or space heater.

68 at night and while no one is home, 70 during day when home and awake. Perfect compromise.

Is it just me, or are OP and her DH remarkably stupid? Did one really think that the temp should be 72 all day and all night, and the other really think the heat should be entirely off and night, and neither realized that they can and should lower the thermostat? WTF. And OP has friends who keep their house in the upper 70s? Unless OP is more than 80 years old, I find all this very hard to believe. The most charitable explanation I can come up with is that OP recently moved to the U.S. after living her whole lives somewhere tropical or sub-Saharan and relatively poor, so they didn't have experience with climate control. But still ... what the DH? And look at the thermostat? And have a conversation? And think about it? My mind is boggled.

72 is outrageous and what my grandparents used to keep the house at back in the day.

72?!

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Anonymous wrote:64 at night, 66 during the day. Because I care about the planet, unlike you hypocrites.

Says the person who probably blasts the AC in summer.

NP. I keep the house at the same temperatures. In summer it's 77/72. Not too chilly, not uncomfortably warm. It's normal and natural to adjust things for the seasons.

72 is ridiculous for the winter, especially at night. Good lord.

Anonymous wrote:OP -- these people who are all telling you 72 degrees is too hot are ridiculous. Maybe turn it down to 69/70 at night, but who wants to freeze in their own home? We keep our house at 73-74 during the day. I hate being cold.

Agreed!

Anonymous wrote:64 at night, 66 during the day. Because I care about the planet, unlike you hypocrites.

Says the person who probably blasts the AC in summer.

Anonymous wrote:72 is really high. We literally never turn it up that high, day or night. Your husband is right to complain.

We keep ours at 74-75 all winter. I’m moving to Florida as soon as I retire.

Check your house humidity levels. Heating to 72 could be making it 25-30% humidity, which would wreck my dry skin.

Use the programs in the thermostat. After 8pm the temp should be set at 65-68 range. Also get a temp measure thing ($10 at amazon) and put it near your side of the bed. It may be 70-71 in the bedroom since it is upstairs and heat rises.

My upstairs is 2-3 degree higher than main level. Therefore, I set the temp at 66 and the bedrooms are 70.

During the day is a matter of preference, 68-70 should be sufficient.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t get over how cold some of you keep your homes. We are different from OP since we are all in agreement at our house. But we need 71-72 during the day and 70 at night. We all freeze if it is 70 or lower during the day.

70 degrees and you “freeze”?

It’s also amazing how literal people are. Of course no one “freezes”. However, we choose not to be uncomfortable in our own home or wear coats and long underwear in our house. People have different thresholds but the 60’s inside are not comfortable for us.

You need king underwear to go below 70? Do you at least wear socks and long sleeves in the winter?

Anonymous wrote:I'm not going to wear long underwear inside my own house in the winter.

Op come up with a compromise.

You need to wear long underwear if the house is 65 degrees?!

It was a gorgeous day today - afternoon his 62. Did you wear a puffer coat in the afternoon?

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Anonymous wrote:My FIL does this. It's like he doesn't understand how a thermostat works and that you don't turn it off when it gets to the desired temperature.

Do you have a programmable thermostat? Does it go down at night? 72 degrees is much too warm for sleep, so your DH might be reacting to that.

OP here. I appreciate this solution. I can have it adjust at night. What is a better sleeping temperature? 68/69?

Agree with PP that 64 is nice for night. Get a blanket for each bed, though we don’t really need one at 64. We tend to keep ours at 68 during the day.

+1 to 68 during day, 64-66 at night. I’d feel like I was suffocating at 72.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t get over how cold some of you keep your homes. We are different from OP since we are all in agreement at our house. But we need 71-72 during the day and 70 at night. We all freeze if it is 70 or lower during the day.

70 degrees and you “freeze”?

It’s also amazing how literal people are. Of course no one “freezes”. However, we choose not to be uncomfortable in our own home or wear coats and long underwear in our house. People have different thresholds but the 60’s inside are not comfortable for us.