It happens to me every year. Apart from deciding when to turn on my heating, I always have another dilemma. I’m never sure what to set my thermostat to in winter.

I want to know how to get my heating balance just right, so I’m not shivering and wearing so many layers that I can’t move, or sweltering and dealing with unnecessarily high energy bills. So rather than guess, I called on heating experts to determine the best temperature to set my thermostat to over winter.

What is the best temperature to set your thermostat to over winter

My first port of call for energy advice is always the U.S. Department of Energy, and apparently the magic number to set your thermostat to while you're at home is 68°F.

And this advice is echoed by all the HVAC experts I approached.

“At 68 degrees, your he

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