Cranking up the AC could also increase your electric bill. Here’s a few alternative ways to help keep your home cool this summer.
9 Tips on how to Cool Down Your house This Summer
1. Swap bulbs
For those who still haven’t switched to CFLs for environmental or economic reasons, do it to be cool. Incandescent bulbs waste about 90 % of their energy from the heat they emit.
2. Keep a cool head
Take a look at a buckwheat pillow for bedtime. They do not absorb and retain heat like cotton and down pillows.
3. DIY AC
Place a big bowl of ice water in front of a fan for a cheap alternative to central air.
4. Mind the blinds
Close your window blinds or curtains whenever you leave to avoid your house from warming up similar to a greenhouse while you’re gone.
5. Grill and chill
Cooking outside on the barbecue keeps you from heating up your house with a stove or oven. In addition, it minimizes the amount of time you will need to sweat over the dishes.
6. Don’t block your breeze
Open internal doors in the evening to maximize any fresh, cool air that makes its way inside.
7. Change direction
For the summer, set your ceiling fan to rotate in a counterclockwise direction to generate a cooling, downward airflow. In the winter months, turn the setting back to clockwise to recirculate warm air.
8. Suck it up
Use your bathroom fan whenever you shower and your exhaust fan when you use your stovetop. They’ll help draw the warm air up and out of the room.
9. Unplug
Electronics emit heat if they are plugged in, regardless of whether they’re switched off. Unplug them, or use a smart power strip, when you’re not using them.
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