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Andrew boiler
Andrew boiler Member Posts: 44
in THE MAIN WALL
Is keeping my thermostat at 68 for my master bedroom too cold?

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  • Tom_133
    Tom_133 Member Posts: 917
    Preference

    Andrew



    It doesnt hurt anything, its just a personal preference. I sleep at 60 degrees and it comes up a little through out the day.
    Tom
    Montpelier Vt
  • Weezbo
    Weezbo Member Posts: 6,232
    it is all psychological...

    like right Now it feels like 55 below outside and yet they say its cherry warm out to the aeroport at -36 below.



    .... Here are the coldest temperatures reported in Interior Alaska as of 9 a.m. Thursday.

    Chicken — 58 below

    Tok – 52 below

    Eagle — 50 below

    Delta Junction — 49 below

    Fort Yukon — 49 below

    North Pole — 48 below

    Bettles — 45 below

    Nenana — 45 below

    Fort Wainwright — 44 below

    Eielson Air Force Base — 42 below

    Tanana — 42 below

    Fairbanks International Airport — 41 below
  • Gordy
    Gordy Member Posts: 9,546
    Weez

    My question to you is.. What temps do the long johns go on, and off? ⛄️
  • Weezbo
    Weezbo Member Posts: 6,232
    Thatsa Trade secret ....

    *~//: )
  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,511
    Better question

    How many pairs of long johns?



    I was on a mountaintop microwave site for a year in Korea while in the army, butt chilling cold and windy. No road access, had to use a mountain path to get to base camp where the generators lived. EVERYBODY bought long johns at PX or had them sent from home. I wore a knockoff flight jacket that had military insignia sown on - a lot warmer than a field jacket. I got called on that once by a new XO but the CO sent him packing when he came blazing out of his office - the CO knew it was best not to screw with the guys that had to keep the gear on line all the time.



    Despite it all it was the best duty in Korea - the nearest officer was 26 miles away from us.



    Bob
    Smith G8-3 with EZ Gas @ 90,000 BTU, Single pipe steam
    Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
    3PSI gauge
  • Andrew boiler
    Andrew boiler Member Posts: 44
    Thermostat

    I keep my thermostat at 68 do I need to keep it turn it up?



    I was not sure what temperature do you think I should keep that my thermostat at?
  • Mark N
    Mark N Member Posts: 1,137
    Comfortable

    Keep the thermostat set to whatever temp you are comfortable at. How are we to know what that setting is? If you're cold turn it up.
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 25,414
    We keep ours

    at 59 nights, 62 breakfast, 63 day and 64 evening.



    It's all in what you can and want to be comfortable at (if it's your own house -- note that if you are a landlord and are talking about a rental unit, you may have code issues to consider).



    Weezbo's numbers are why I've never considered Alaska (or the Yukon, or most of the prairie provinces, for that matter) suitable places for human habitation...
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
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