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Interesting how important one degree is. In my home, if I set the thermostat to 23 degrees, I can comfortably stay in t-shirts, but at 22 degrees it is not comf
by empiricus 4y ago
Interesting how important one degree is. In my home, if I set the thermostat to 23 degrees, I can comfortably stay in t-shirts, but at 22 degrees it is not comfortable. The cost/energy consumption between 22 and 23 is so small.
- tfourb 4y agoI know that this is a very personal preference and also dependent on the house you live in, but 23°C would feel uncomfortably warm for me, even in a t-shirt. We set the thermostat to 19°C this winter and mostly wore sweaters and were fine. Turning down the heat by 1°C saves about 13% energy, which I wouldn't say is "small": https://cambridgeenergy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CAR-Behaviours-Final-Report-Revision-3-060812.pdf https://cambridgeenergy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CA... In the report they actually look at a temperature reduction from 19 to 18°C, so dropping from 23 to 22°C should result in an even larger saving.