How to Cool Your Home During Summer?

When asked the question of how to cool your home during summer, most people give simplistic solutions for an answer like – you turn on your AC unit. Sure, this can be done, however, relying solely on AC is not a healthy practice, nor is it frugal one. Properly installed, quality AC can improve the circulation within the room, yet it’s no substitute for letting some air in. Furthermore, keeping an AC on day and night is both unhealthy and expensive. So, in order to improve your home’s temperature during the summer blaze, here are several tips, tricks, and ideas to go with.

1.     Doors and windows

First things first, having quality doors and double-glazing windows reduce your power bill during winter quite a bit. In fact, according to one theory, it saves about $250 per year. This is mostly due to the fact that it conserves the heat indoors and therefore increases your home’s energy efficiency. It does a similar thing during the summer, seeing as how it prevents the cool air from leaving your home so easily, while at the same time protecting your indoors from blazing temperatures outside. Either way, investing in quality doors and windows (as well as improving your home’s insulation), is something that benefits your household all year round.

2.     Provide your own shade

Another thing you need to keep in mind is the fact that a direct exposure to the sun tends to raise the temperature inside of your home even with the most quality of windows installed. In order to prevent this from happening, you need to ensure that your home has enough shade to work with. The best ways to do so is to look for reliable providers of curtains and awnings and consult them about what option would be best for your home. Depending on the layout of your home, you may need a different awning type, whereas when it comes to curtains, you should usually go with blackout ones.

3.     Greet your friends on the patio

While this may seem a bit unorthodox, a lot of people use their patio or their backyard deck as a substitute for a living room during the summer days. The reason why this is so being that the outdoors of your home may be more pleasant, which is especially true if there is a body of water installed nearby (a fountain, a pool or even a sprinkler system). As for how it helps keep your home cool, you need to keep in mind that every single human body radiates heat. In fact, according to numerous estimates, an average human produces as much heat as a single 100 W incandescent bulb.

4.     Setting your ceiling fan

Finally, if you have a ceiling fan, you need to keep in mind that it needs to be adjusted according to the season. In order to create a wind-chill breeze effect, you should probably set it to rotate counter-clockwise. On the other hand, running it clockwise (slowly) during the winter may help with warm air distribution. Moreover, setting it to run at a higher speed might also do the trick.

In conclusion

Of course, using AC unit is a must, during the hottest day of the year, however, this shouldn’t be your only solution in the face of unbearable heats. Combining all of the above-listed techniques, when combined with moderate AC unit can provide a much more pleasant environment inside of your home. Once the blazing heats of summer come incoming, possessing this skill may turn out to be quite invaluable. Apart from your body and your inhabitants, your household budget will be grateful for this course of action, as well.