What temperature should a house be?

I've got to set my heating at 30c for the living room to get warm but the living room is quite small. After reading all the replies, I'm guessing something is wrong with my heating. Will bleeding the radiators get the temperature up a bit?
 
From what I've read ages ago 15-16 is perfect to sleep in, but to be comfortable during the day and not wearing a coat while watching telly, I would say 20-23C is good
 
How about you buy an oil filled radiator with a built in timer or thermostat, then have it on in your bedroom when you're home. Not the most efficient way to heat a room but it solves the problem if you spend most time in your bedroom.

Oh and 20 degrees is comfortable for me.
 
I spoke to the parents and they have the heating set to come on around 8.30 as they normally get up between then and 9, so it's warm for them, but she said she's going to get my dad to change it as she isn't sure how to so that it comes on for me getting up at 6.30.

I honestly think its a woman thing. I'm always cold, and when at my partners house they always have the heating on because his mam is always cold too, but my boyfriend, his brother and his dad are forever complaining that its boiling when we think its just right. I always take the mick out of my partner and call him a radiator because he kicks out so much heat. Whereas I'm just permanently cold.

I need to emigrate to somewhere warm.
 
Smigly said:
I spoke to the parents and they have the heating set to come on around 8.30 as they normally get up between then and 9, so it's warm for them, but she said she's going to get my dad to change it as she isn't sure how to so that it comes on for me getting up at 6.30.

I honestly think its a woman thing. I'm always cold, and when at my partners house they always have the heating on because his mam is always cold too, but my boyfriend, his brother and his dad are forever complaining that its boiling when we think its just right. I always take the mick out of my partner and call him a radiator because he kicks out so much heat. Whereas I'm just permanently cold.

I need to emigrate to somewhere warm.
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I must be a woman then :(.
 
Haha, you said it.

I googled why I always feel cold and it came back with hormone changes and tiredness being the main causes. Oh well. Nothing I can do about that lmao.
 
At night 17 degrees or less and the heating kicks, it would be less but got kids, when were awake and in 19-20 is perfect! Anything more is just too uncomfortable for me.my house is a warm house anyway so thermostat os set at 17 degrees even when were out as it rarely drops below that.
 
Whatever feels comfortable, when I'm wearing a jumper.

At the end of the day its their house, their rules. If you don't like it get your own! Then you can have it however you want. However, make sure you're sitting down with a stiff drink when the bills arrive.

£80 a month doesn't even come close to paying the electricity bill here never mind everything else I have to pay.
 
You could buy some thermal clothing. But I think your parents are pretty mean ignoring your most basic needs like that. Surely they could work something out so both them and you can feel good at home. In our house when the heating is on, it`s on the highest setting and everyone controls the temp in his/her room.

Personally, anything less than 24C and I`m dying of hypothermia.:o
 
Smigly said:
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I honestly think its a woman thing. I'm always cold, and when at my partners house they always have the heating on because his mam is always cold too, but my boyfriend, his brother and his dad are forever complaining that its boiling when we think its just right. I always take the mick out of my partner and call him a radiator because he kicks out so much heat. Whereas I'm just permanently cold.

I need to emigrate to somewhere warm.
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There is a tendency for women to feel colder than men at the same temperature. It's not "a woman thing" really, because it isn't universal. It's a tendency, not necessarily true for any particular person.

Apparently it's to do with autonomic modification of blood flow. When it's colder, humans reduce the amount of blood near the surface and thus increase the amount of blood deeper in, which reduces heat loss and protects internal organs. At the same temperature, the average change in bloodflow for women is higher than that for men. It might be a response to different evolutionary pressures due to different sexed roles in the far past. There's plenty of individual variation, of course.

There are medical conditions which can affect a person's temperature or their perception of it. Try using a thermometer to find out what temperature you consider just right and they consider boiling and what temperature they consider just right and you consider freezing cold. If you need 30C to feel comfortable and/or they need 10C to feel comfortable, there might be a medical issue, maybe.
 
Where I work, the temperature varies from 10C to 33C during a short shift. You can easily get a 10+C variation in a matter of minutes, over and over again. That's a bit of a bother, especially since I have to wear a uniform. Conditions are not uniform :)
 
Blackjack Davy said:
Whatever feels comfortable, when I'm wearing a jumper.

At the end of the day its their house, their rules. If you don't like it get your own! Then you can have it however you want. However, make sure you're sitting down with a stiff drink when the bills arrive.

£80 a month doesn't even come close to paying the electricity bill here never mind everything else I have to pay.
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I stated in first post that I'm moving out in July.....
 
genan said:
You could buy some thermal clothing. But I think your parents are pretty mean ignoring your most basic needs like that. Surely they could work something out so both them and you can feel good at home. In our house when the heating is on, it`s on the highest setting and everyone controls the temp in his/her room.

Personally, anything less than 24C and I`m dying of hypothermia.:o
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Haha, already have thermals. I've just got up and put my fluffy pyjama bottoms on, fleece top, hoodie and fluffy boots.
 
Angilion said:
There is a tendency for women to feel colder than men at the same temperature. It's not "a woman thing" really, because it isn't universal. It's a tendency, not necessarily true for any particular person.

Apparently it's to do with autonomic modification of blood flow. When it's colder, humans reduce the amount of blood near the surface and thus increase the amount of blood deeper in, which reduces heat loss and protects internal organs. At the same temperature, the average change in bloodflow for women is higher than that for men. It might be a response to different evolutionary pressures due to different sexed roles in the far past. There's plenty of individual variation, of course.

There are medical conditions which can affect a person's temperature or their perception of it. Try using a thermometer to find out what temperature you consider just right and they consider boiling and what temperature they consider just right and you consider freezing cold. If you need 30C to feel comfortable and/or they need 10C to feel comfortable, there might be a medical issue, maybe.
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"Me man, go hunt sabre tooth honey badger on tundra, you wooman, go tend baby in cave, ugugugug"

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