[jyl]

Since getting my Nest thermostat, I've been interested in how we set our house heating/cooling.

How do you do it? Do you aim for a constant temperature all the time, or do you aim for different temps at different times of day? (And what are your climate and house/HVAC system like?)

Currently I have the thermostat set to 68F from 7 am (family gets up) to 9 am (kids leave for school), then 63F for the day (wife turns it up if she's home), 68F again from 4 pm (kids get home from school) to 7 pm (then house slowly cools until bedtime), 60F from 7 pm to 7 am (everyone is under comfy down comforters). Looks like the heat runs about 4 hours/day. Live in Pac NW, old wood frame house w/ minimal insulation, gas/forced air heat.