At 73° I figure I overloaded the firebox... I bring the house up to 71-72° first thing in the morning so it ain't "chilly" for everyone climbin' out'a bed, runnin' around half-dressed, gettin' ready for school, work and whatnot. After all the mornin' hoopla we keep it 'round 69-70° during the day until after supper, then let it cool off into mid-60's. Heck, I live in long-johns from Thanksgiving 'till Easter... I'm outside so much that it's just easier to always have 'em on. I roll-out a couple hours before anyone else so even if the house is down 'round 60° I'm plenty warm in long-johns while I get things a-warmin' up. I partially block-off the vent in the bedroom so it runs 5-6° cooler than the rest of the house... when I rolled-out this mornin' it was 62° in the bedroom, 67° in the "living" areas. Usually it's even cooler than that, but we've got a bit of a warm spell for a day or two... a balmy 28° outside this mornin'.
But, I will say, there are those times... like on a really "wintery" night after I've been outside in a cold wind most of the day... stuff the firebox full, take a hot shower, pour a tall grass of whiskey, and let that firebox eat until it's 75° in here‼
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