Keep a in the summer with fans.
Summer months can present a challenge when the heat sets in. Although air conditioners deliver cool air to make home atmosphere more comfortable, the machines can be expensive to install, maintain and operate. Instead of running an air conditioner when the mercury climbs, consider less expensive options. Cool a two-story house with fans, pulling in cooler night air and less humid daytime air to make your home more pleasant.
Instructions
1. Close windows and keep blinds and curtains closed when temperatures rise during the day. Generally, if temperatures are above 80 degrees Fahrenheit outside and conditions feel humid, seal your house and try to keep the outside air out.
2. Minimize appliance heat during hot weather. Keep lights off as much as possible and avoid using appliances like the oven and the electric dryer because they release excessive heat into the house.
3. Set to rotate down into the room to cool occupants. Keep ceiling fans on while you use a room and turn off when you vacate a room. Ceiling fans create moving air, which helps reduce room temperatures by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit.
4. Create a "chimney effect" to cool the house. Place a box fan into an upstairs window situated as far away from the stairs as possible during cool evening hours or during cool or overcast days. Position the fan so it blows out the window. Close all other upstairs windows and open all interior doors. Open several windows throughout the first floor to pull cool air into the house.
The cool air will flow through your first floor rooms, up the stairs and the fan in the upstairs window will pull the air through the upstairs rooms also. Leave the fan blowing for 30 or 40 minutes.
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