WHAT HOUSE TEMP
going south for 5 months suggestions on house temperature settings that you use with house plants inside?
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The answer may depend on how long it may take the temp to go from the thermostat set point to the freezing mark and if that time is longer than your average power failure length in your area. Those of us that had responsibilities for large facilities around Y2K did those calculations/estimates.
For us, we set the temp at 10C and our web enabled thermostat sends an E-mail to us and our house sitter if the temp drops below that level, it's also set up to E-mail us if there is no connectivity with the TStat (i.e.: a long power failure). We turn off the water but don't drain the lines as we have a basement which will keep the water lines warmer since most of them are located there. We also set up an arrangement with our furnace maintenance people to respond to our house sitter's call if we have a furnace problem. We are lucky to have a natural gas furnace which is simpler than other furnace types.
For us, we set the temp at 10C and our web enabled thermostat sends an E-mail to us and our house sitter if the temp drops below that level, it's also set up to E-mail us if there is no connectivity with the TStat (i.e.: a long power failure). We turn off the water but don't drain the lines as we have a basement which will keep the water lines warmer since most of them are located there. We also set up an arrangement with our furnace maintenance people to respond to our house sitter's call if we have a furnace problem. We are lucky to have a natural gas furnace which is simpler than other furnace types.
