heating

I find my daughter's home stiflingly hot while her family potter around in t-shirts.
When dgc's are with me I do turn heading up a bit but also suggest cardi's or sweaters.
I admit I 'm rarely cold but do wear a couple of layers.
The other day I was wondering if I 'm unusual in keeping the heating around 17/18° and regardless of dis/comfort should I be turning the heating up a couple of degrees.

We have our heating set at different temperatures at different times of the day. It is set to come on over night if the temperature goes below 5 degrees. First thing it is set at 20 degrees and at 4pm it goes up to 22.

I would hate to live in a house where some rooms are out of bounds because they are too cold and bless all the innovations that allow us the luxury of living the way we do. And i am grateful that we can afford it.

We don't have central heating so nothing on here until really needed. Usually put the living room fire on early afternoon if it's really cold (as last couple of weeks) or late afternoon when a bit milder. Small oil rad in shower room/loo as needed. My son has oil radiator on low in his bedroom, plus his tv gives off lots of heat.
OH has oil rad in his room for when he's watching something on telly in the afternoon or evening.

The last couple of weeks I have been leaving the heating on low over night. It makes all the difference to the house, especially our chilly hall and stairs. When my children were little I would only heat the Lounge and we would spend the day in there. Like most people, I grew up without central heating or any heating in the bedrooms but I wouldn’t want to go back to those days.

My heating comes on at 7.30 and goes off at 10pm. Its set at 20 and when we are sat down in the evening I turn that up one or two degrees. I would add we live in a very insulated modern house. We are advised this is the most cost effective way to run the heating. Having spent a freezing cold childhood and now with arthritis I would rather spend the money on heating than anything else.

My heating is on 24/7 and clicks on and off controlled by remote thermostat.
15 degrees is way too cold to be comfortable or healthy.
I remember ice on the inside of the windows and I also remember feeling thoroughly miserable and poorly.

If there’s one thing worth spending on it’s the heating. We’re not those hardy kids any more. Yes, I remember thick ice on the inside of the bedroom window. You need to keep your house at, at least, 18oC. The trouble with getting cold is that you can suddenly go past just feeling cold to being hypothermic.

I agree that rather than turning up the heating too high a thick jumper can do the trick. And wear layers too.

19-21oC sounds ideal.