How Cold Is Too Cold For A Home To Be?

When you are trying to conserve energy or gas

, you might be tempted to keep your temperature very cold or very hot. How cold is too cold? How hot is too hot? Remember that safety is at stake when deciding on the temperature of your home.

During the summertime keeping your house too cold is not the issue. Your Utah air conditioning system can be turned on whenever you need it. A thermostat helps you decide when you need to use your Utah air conditioning unit.

If you are really trying hard not to save money, only use your Utah air conditioning unit when you need to. Just remember that too much heat is not safe for anyone. If your other cooling methods are not working to cool you down, it is a good sign that you need to cool your home down and turn on the AC.

During the winter time it can be a little harder to know how low the temperature can safely be. If you let the temperature of your home drop too much you are risking damaging it. Water in pipes will freeze, and when the frozen water expands it can damage your pipes.

Busted pipes can create a lot of damage. Water damage can be very destructive. It is much safer for you, and your home, if you keep the temperature of your home high enough that this won't happen.

One recommendation is to keep your home at around 55 degrees. While pipes won't technically freeze until 32 degrees, I would hesitate going any lower than 55 degrees. My reasoning? If your power does go out there will be a major problem with the pipes freezing. The higher the temperature in your home, the more time you have before your pipes will freeze.

Another reason to keep it warmer at 55 degrees is because you want to keep your family healthy. You don't want to worry about hypothermia or other issues. Remember to factor in your family, pets, and even house plants when determining the temperature of your home.

If you like your home cold, remember to be courteous of others that drop in. They may not be as forgiving about the cold as other people are. If you have a quick way to heat up the home, such as a HVAC system or a wood fireplace, this can help when people get too cold.

by: Jim Witt.

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