My room mates won't let me make it hotter than 65* F

[slugg]

Okay so... I have 2 comforters and a sheet and I still shiver at night. I wake up every couple hours because it's too cold to sleep. I've tried to talk it over with my room mates, but they don't care and won't compromise. I really can't stand not being able to sleep - I need help coming up with better arguments.

So here's the deal.

The AC in my dorm DOES NOT SHUT OFF. It's a constant stream of air at all times. For this reason, it always feels 3-4 degrees colder than what the thermostat says.

Anyways, if I curl up into a ball with all my sheets/comforters, my body gets warm enough. The problem is, my face gets extremely cold, I start breathing in cold, dry air, and then I wake up. Over time, the cold, dry air hurts my throat too. I've tried sleeping with my head under the covers, but then I can't really breathe.

My room mates are jerks. They could care less about how I feel, so I need to come up with some concrete arguments to present to them and/or the Residence Administrator. Is there any medical reason for why this is bad? I don't know... I need ideas.

Thanks ATOT.

 

[Hyperlite]

didn't you sign a roommate agreement? mine have always contained some stipulation about thermostat temp.


other than that...i find it very difficult to sleep if the ambient temp is above 70. if all else fails, take the thermostat apart and realign the dial so that a registered 65 is really 72! win!

 

[akshatp]

Get an electric blanket. Its easier to get warm then it is to get cool.

 

[rudeguy]

why not shut the vent in your room?

 

[sandorski]

Sleeping bag or unplug the Air Conditioner(although I suspect from your description that your Air Conditioner might just be a Vent or has Internal Wiring).

 

[Capt Caveman]

Wow. When I have to turn on the heat, I'll have it at 65 when I'm awake and turn it down to 60 when I go to bed.

If you can't take it, keep your roommates awake at night til they give in and raise the heat. In the meantime, where sweats to sleep.

 

[ViRGE]

Sorry, but it's not going to kill you or otherwise cause any medical problems. If you're outvoted, you're going to have to put up with it until you can move; you're not going to convince 2 people to try sleeping when it's too warm for them, just to satisfy you. Really, you should just be glad they like it cold, and not hot.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

AC down to 65 is ridic. Even 68 is pretty chilly. It's 72 in our freaking cleanroom at work. They lowered it to 68 only recently to test some stuff out. I never lower the AC past 75 at home. 74 tops if I just want some breeze and its already 75. My heater stays at 63. 65 if my mom feels like she's generous. I hate people who heat their houses to 70. Waste of energy + layer you dumbasses. You don't heat a house till you have to wear freaking t-shirts and shorts in a house just because its winter.

 

[Canai]

According to the digi thermometer on my A/C (which is on fan right now) it's 65º in here right now. It's nice.

 

[George P Burdell]

Their argument will be: if you're cold, you can put on extra layers and be none the worse; if you're hot, you can't just strip your clothes off.

Your argument should be: 69-73 is an acceptable range for the thermostat, anything lower is a waste of energy. Also, a constant breeze of cold air while you sleep can induce a cough/stuffy nose/related stuff.

Or, you can superglue your thermostat to 72 and be done with it, which is what a guy on my floor did.

 

[halik]

For sleeping, 65 is awesome. For anything else, I couldn't feel me fingers.

 

[tasmanian]

I love it when its about 60 when I sleep. Also another vote for the electric blanket.

 

[slugg]

Well I mean... They say 70 is fine, I like 75, so I'm trying to push for 70.

I got some REALLY THICK comforters just because of this... Like I said, my face gets too cold and I wake up very frequently. I've skipped some classes just cuz I was able to raise the temp and actually get some sleep.

I probably won't win, oh well. I'll take a look at the thermostat and see if I can do what Hyperlite said.

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: slugg
Well I mean... They say 70 is fine, I like 75, so I'm trying to push for 70.

I got some REALLY THICK comforters just because of this... Like I said, my face gets too cold and I wake up very frequently. I've skipped some classes just cuz I was able to raise the temp and actually get some sleep.

I probably won't win, oh well. I'll take a look at the thermostat and see if I can do what Hyperlite said.

Wow..you are definatly a strange one. 75 at all times? Thats just wierd....

 

[tasmanian]

Originally posted by: slugg
Well I mean... They say 70 is fine, I like 75, so I'm trying to push for 70.

I got some REALLY THICK comforters just because of this... Like I said, my face gets too cold and I wake up very frequently. I've skipped some classes just cuz I was able to raise the temp and actually get some sleep.

I probably won't win, oh well. I'll take a look at the thermostat and see if I can do what Hyperlite said.

75 all the time is way to warm. If the only thing keeping you from sleeping is your face then wear a ski mask.

 

[I Saw OJ]

Get a big ass electric heater and heat the room with it.

 

[ICRS]

Originally posted by: Ocguy31

Originally posted by: slugg
Well I mean... They say 70 is fine, I like 75, so I'm trying to push for 70.

I got some REALLY THICK comforters just because of this... Like I said, my face gets too cold and I wake up very frequently. I've skipped some classes just cuz I was able to raise the temp and actually get some sleep.

I probably won't win, oh well. I'll take a look at the thermostat and see if I can do what Hyperlite said.

Wow..you are definatly a strange one. 75 at all times? Thats just wierd....

Why? Mines is set to 81.

 

[elkinm]

I know how you feel. I almost failed out of college one semester. I really did not have any working heat and my roommates would open the windows in the winter to smoke or some other crazy things.

My absolute minimum temperature is 70 degrees below that I start shivering and my start getting numb, and I get sick starting from a sore throat to a really bad cough that usually lasts at least 2 to 3 months for no apparent medical reason. (I think I may be allergic to cold if that is possible).

I barely survived the semester and moved out as soon as I could. Since then, my one and basically only concern was temperature and I always have some space heaters on hand.

If you have to stay there, I recommend a heating blanket, as well as space heater or 2 (oil based) to warm the ambient air that you breathe. You can also try to find a heating lamp that you can put above the bed. It should generate little to no light, but warm things up nicely.
You can also find something like a doctors mask to wear at night. This will end up warming the air you breathe at night, just make sure it has good ventilation.

Good Luck.

 

[slugg]

Hmm then I guess I'm weird, LOL! I'm from Florida, where it's either hot or hotter outside... Before going to college, I never slept in anything colder than 74-75. :'(

 

[Shawn]

It's usually about 77-78 in my room. Can't sleep much cooler or hotter than that. 65 I'd be freezing my ass off.

 

[CycloWizard]

Dorms have thermostats now? No wonder college is so expensive. :roll:

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: slugg
Well I mean... They say 70 is fine, I like 75, so I'm trying to push for 70.

Try for 69. It's only one degree less than 70, but psychologically it's still in the 60's, making it easier to sell.

(Hehe 69... giggity giggity goo)

 

[Kirby]

65 is freaking cold for extended periods of time. 70-72 for me.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: CycloWizard
Dorms have thermostats now? No wonder college is so expensive. :roll:

Seriously. I moved out of the dorm a few years ago.

It was hot in the summer and cold in the winter. We could adjust the radiator to some degree if we called a technician, but other than that we had to suffer.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

65 is awesome I could handle that temp for the rest of my life.