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Cooling down your home in the summer
As summer continues, the heat waves are only getting worse. While it’s super tempting to turn on the air conditioner (if you’re lucky enough to have one) or sit yourself in front of a fan, there’s other tips to keeping your home airy and cool. There’s lots of ways to mitigate the heat in your home without making your electric bill explode. Here are our DIY tips for keeping your cool cool and breezy in the summer.
Close your blinds
30 Percent of unwanted heat comes in through your windows. If you use shades and curtains you can save up to seven percent on your electric bills, and lower your indoor temperatures by up to 20 degrees.
Ice Bowls
Place a bowl of ice in front of a fan at an angle, so the fan whips off the ice at a super cold temperature. This is almost as good as a bona fide air conditioner.
Keep Doors Open
Allow cool air to move freely through your home by keeping doors open.
Use light fabrics
Use cotton sheets and blankets in the summer, since it breathes easier and stays at a cooler temperature. Consider buying a buckwheat pillow, buckwheat hulls have natural air space between them,. So they won’t contain your body heat like other pillows.
Have your ceiling fans run counterclockwise
If you set your fans to run counter-clockwise in the summer at a high speed, the airflow will create a fantastic natural breeze effect.
Turn on exhaust fans
These fans often located in the ceiling in bathrooms and ceilings will help pull out all the hot air generated by shower steam or cooking.
Open Windows at night
Take advantage of the cooler nighttime temperatures by cracking the windows when you go to bed, or by strategically positioning your fans to create a wind tunnel.
Grill Outside
If you cook outside, not only will you be making the most of the special ambience that defines summer, but you’ll minimize the amount of heat generated in your home.
Get shade
Consider getting a large shady plant, or adding additions like awnings in front of light facing windows in order to shield your home from the baking heat of the sun.
