What is a safe temperature for a house if there is no heat?
My furnace has broken down and I do have baseboard heaters but as I am on a very fixed income these heaters cost a lot of hydro, therefore, I try not to use them. I think that as long as I can keep my house at over 40 degrees I should be okay. Am I wrong? My pipes are in a crawl space and they are all covered with that Foam Insulation. Any advise would be appreciated. Thank you
anything above 40-45 degrees. you don't want the place to get below freezing or it will bust pipes. if the outside is below freezing and you any have water pipes in outside walls, then you need 50 or higher to keep the inside temp enough to keep pipes from freezing. you have pipes taken care of in crawl space, but sometimes you still have pipes in outside walls – like a shower on an outside wall – kitchen sink on outside wall – toilet on outside wall. any of these could/would mean pipes in outside wall.
40 should be safe but it may be too cool for pipes that are by the outer walls
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If you can keep your house over 40 degres F then yes but make sure you wear warm clothing even when you sleep and use blankets etc. but make sure you get your heater fixed.
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If the house is above 40 and the outside temps are not way below freezing and the wind is not too high, you should be okay. Houses where it often freezes never have the plumbing in the outer walls or have sewer lines running through open air as we do in Texas where a deep freeze can not only freeze water lines but freeze and block sewer lines.
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I would try to keep it fifty.
Do you have a fireplace? Could you boil pots of water on the stove?
Our power was out for 2days in Dec due to ice storms. We just used the fireplace and boiling water to keep it warm. It stayed above 50.
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anything above 40-45 degrees. you don't want the place to get below freezing or it will bust pipes. if the outside is below freezing and you any have water pipes in outside walls, then you need 50 or higher to keep the inside temp enough to keep pipes from freezing. you have pipes taken care of in crawl space, but sometimes you still have pipes in outside walls – like a shower on an outside wall – kitchen sink on outside wall – toilet on outside wall. any of these could/would mean pipes in outside wall.
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