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Post by Hlidskjalf on Oct 16, 2021 7:31:35 GMT -5
Most people here live in warmer places than me and I was wondering if you have to use the indoor heating at higher outdoor temperatures.
Around 10 years ago I was on a vacation in Rome, Italy in January. It was 5-10c outside and it was basically unlivable in my apartment even with heating turned to max. It was absolutely miserable and I felt colder than I have ever been here in Norway.
Here, in my house it can be 5-10c outside and 20 inside even with no heating turned on. So it would not be necessary to turn on the heat until temperatures drop below that. Winter is on its way here so today was the first day to turn on the heat as the indoor temperature dropped below 19c (2c outside).
How about you? When do you turn on the heat? How is it in Britain, USA, California, Australia etc? Are you as miserable as I was in the winter in Italy? No wonder why you think 10c is cold.
What about canada where it is much colder winters than here?
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Post by MET on Oct 16, 2021 7:33:36 GMT -5
I can't really answer for outside temp because it depends on conditions and how long it's been "colder" for. Probably outdoor temps averaging about 9°C.
Regarding indoor temps, 15°C by day in the living room give or take. In the bedroom I'm fine with temps down to 10°C at night. Very good for sleeping.
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Post by Beercules on Oct 16, 2021 7:35:03 GMT -5
Probably around 11-12C, and that is for daytime temps. I only use the heater a few select times per year on the coldest nights, and the rare days when it's fully overcast/rainy and the temps doesn't go much above 11-12C. It's a 7.1kw split system, so even on minimum setting it blows like a Bangkok whore.
Australian houses have notoriously shit insulation, no double and triple glazing windows, and no double doors like in Europe, with 1 metre thick walls. Indoor temps get cold in winter and very hot in summer, and follow the outside temp profile.
During my trips to Hungary, I was amazed at how stable the indoor temps were, regardless of the outside conditions. 1 metre thick walls, double or triple glazed windows, and double doors. -2C outside, 22C inside. 28C outside, 22C inside. Indoor temps barely flinched.
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Post by Benfxmth on Oct 16, 2021 7:39:17 GMT -5
Below the lower 60s F indoors or something, even if I wear T-shirts/shorts regardless of the time of year. Hlidskjalf But yeah, in places further north, buildings tend to be built to trap heat |
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Post by Hlidskjalf on Oct 16, 2021 7:41:09 GMT -5
I can't really answer for outside temp because it depends on conditions and how long it's been "colder" for. Probably outdoor temps averaging about 9°C. Regarding indoor temps, 15°C by day in the living room give or take. In the bedroom I'm fine with temps down to 10°C at night. Very good for sleeping. Indoor temperature at 15c is very cold. Basically unlivable for me. I have never encountered anyone here who have that low temperature inside. Most people here actually have around 25c or even higher inside. I personally have to have 20c to function normally. Around 18 at night for good sleep. Lower becomes too cold. |
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Post by MET on Oct 16, 2021 7:41:57 GMT -5
I can't really answer for outside temp because it depends on conditions and how long it's been "colder" for. Probably outdoor temps averaging about 9°C. Regarding indoor temps, 15°C by day in the living room give or take. In the bedroom I'm fine with temps down to 10°C at night. Very good for sleeping. Indoor temperature at 15c is very cold. Basically unlivable for me. I have never encountered anyone here who have that low temperature inside. Most people here actually have around 25c or even higher inside. I personally have to have 20c to function normally. Around 18 at night for good sleep. Lower becomes too cold. Hell I used to live in a town called Buxton and the temp in JULY in the hallway of our house averaged 15°C... yeah. Guess I'm used to it. |
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Post by Beercules on Oct 16, 2021 7:45:52 GMT -5
I can't really answer for outside temp because it depends on conditions and how long it's been "colder" for. Probably outdoor temps averaging about 9°C. Regarding indoor temps, 15°C by day in the living room give or take. In the bedroom I'm fine with temps down to 10°C at night. Very good for sleeping. Indoor temperature at 15c is very cold. Basically unlivable for me. I have never encountered anyone here who have that low temperature inside. Most people here actually have around 25c or even higher inside. I personally have to have 20c to function normally. Around 18 at night for good sleep. Lower becomes too cold. Regular occurrence at my place. 15C indoors is not terrible by any means, and nowhere near enough for me to fire up the heater. Just put on a jumper. |
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Post by Hlidskjalf on Oct 16, 2021 10:20:59 GMT -5
I can't really answer for outside temp because it depends on conditions and how long it's been "colder" for. Probably outdoor temps averaging about 9°C. Regarding indoor temps, 15°C by day in the living room give or take. In the bedroom I'm fine with temps down to 10°C at night. Very good for sleeping. Do you turn on the heat at all during the winter? With 15c I could almost have the heating turned off all year. I think +14 inside is the coldest I've seen here and it was -15c outside. Heating was turned off for a couple of days. Btw: 20c is the limit at most workplaces here. At my workplace colder than that would be regarded as not suitable for working. |
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Post by Hlidskjalf on Oct 16, 2021 10:22:43 GMT -5
Indoor temperature at 15c is very cold. Basically unlivable for me. I have never encountered anyone here who have that low temperature inside. Most people here actually have around 25c or even higher inside. I personally have to have 20c to function normally. Around 18 at night for good sleep. Lower becomes too cold. Hell I used to live in a town called Buxton and the temp in JULY in the hallway of our house averaged 15°C... yeah. Guess I'm used to it. Vow. 15 inside in the middle of the summer is cold. Never seen that here. |
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Post by MET on Oct 16, 2021 10:43:09 GMT -5
I can't really answer for outside temp because it depends on conditions and how long it's been "colder" for. Probably outdoor temps averaging about 9°C. Regarding indoor temps, 15°C by day in the living room give or take. In the bedroom I'm fine with temps down to 10°C at night. Very good for sleeping. Do you turn on the heat at all during the winter? With 15c I could almost have the heating turned off all year. I think +14 inside is the coldest I've seen here and it was -15c outside. Heating was turned off for a couple of days. Btw: 20c is the limit at most workplaces here. At my workplace colder than that would be regarded as not suitable for working. Of course, the heating goes on when indoor temps in the day stay below 15°C. That's about October - April/May. The low temperature limit at work here by government recommendation is 16°C, in sedentary jobs and 13°C for physical jobs. |
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Post by FrozenI69 on Oct 16, 2021 10:58:36 GMT -5
I usually turn on the heat if temps outdoors go into the 40's F, or single digit C. That usually corresponds with 65 F / 18 C indoors.
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Post by Crunch41 on Oct 16, 2021 12:55:18 GMT -5
@naglium I made a similar thread a few years ago. cdweather.boards.net/thread/2230/when-turn-on-heat-fallI turn on the heat when the indoor temps drop too much. That's late october at my current place. Last fall had record warmth in early November so I didn't use it until the middle of November which is extremely late. For outdoor temps, maybe 8C for a weekly mean? I don't keep track. The average temperature in late October is 10C. |
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Post by tommyFL on Oct 16, 2021 13:21:54 GMT -5
Below 50 F (10 C) inside. My records of indoor temps only go back to April, but with a 52 F (11 C) low in early April my room temperature dropped to 57.9 F (14.4 C) with windows open. Still very comfortable. I regularly dealt with sub-10 C (sometimes near-freezing) morning indoor temps in my bedroom in New Mexico because of terrible insulation. You get used to it, and afternoons were still comfortable.
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Post by desiccatedi85 on Oct 16, 2021 21:21:03 GMT -5
I like to keep indoor temps above 68 generally, so when daily mean temperatures drop below 60 consistently, the heat goes on. I’ve yet to turn the heat on this fall. Usually it’ll be “heat season” from late Oct thru mid Apr for me.
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Post by nei on Oct 16, 2021 21:24:05 GMT -5
Hell I used to live in a town called Buxton and the temp in JULY in the hallway of our house averaged 15°C... yeah. Guess I'm used to it. Vow. 15 inside in the middle of the summer is cold. Never seen that here. I had 14.5°C (58°F) early August in Montpelier, Vermont. Left windows open out of habit since it's summer after a cool and cloudy day and cool (for summer) nigh |
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Post by nei on Oct 16, 2021 21:27:31 GMT -5
as for the OP, depends on where you're living. top floor apartment will be warmer than a ground floor apartment that's shaded. If the mean temperature outside is 10°C and there's a bit of sun, should stay warm enough without heat but it'll be chilly but tolerable (> 17°C)
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Post by greysrigging on Oct 16, 2021 21:52:55 GMT -5
At an Iron Ore Mining camp in the WA Pilbara, Yndicoogina, all the dongas ( slang term for workers accommodation ) are ensuited and fitted with inverter type split systems. The site altitude was close to 600m asl, so max summer temps topped out at about 44c, but of course this was daily for weeks at a time, and mins in the mid to high 20c's.
I had my aircon pemanently set to 24c, which meant always felt cool coming into the room with the outside temps way higher. Then one day in April winter turned up, rain all day and only 14c max. Came into my donga and the aircon was blowing warm air, still set on 24c. Once winter fully set in, ( about 21c/08c ) with extremes of 12c/02c, well that 24c setting on the inverter was spot on comfortable.
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Post by srfoskey on Oct 17, 2021 0:16:00 GMT -5
I think temperatures averaging around 10°C outside are necessary for me to turn on my heat. Living in an apartment complex, it doesn't cool off that much usually. We've had some cool nights (single digits C) lately, but it hasn't gotten below 22°C inside yet.
I never like it getting below 20°C inside.
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