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Top Ten Summer
Cooling Tips
With temperatures expected to rise to
record highs this weekend, Homeowners are entering the peak
electricity demand season. Now is the time to consider a few simple
steps you can take to stay cool while lowering electric bills this
summer.
1. Keep your air conditioner clean and in good working order. This
includes changing swamp cooler pads on a regular basis.
2. Install and use ceiling fans. Remember to set the blades in the
summertime so the air blows downward (the leading edge of the blade
will be pointing up).
3. Close heating-only air-duct registers, fireplace dampers and
doorways to basements.
4. Use the low speed on your evaporative cooler whenever possible.
It uses significantly less energy than higher speeds and cools just
as efficiently.
5. Close blinds and curtains on the sunny side of the house.
6. Set your thermostat as high as comfort permits, so that your air
conditioner doesn't have to work so hard.
7. Properly insulate and ventilate your attic, allowing warm air to
escape through your roof.
8.Install a programmable thermostat that can be programmed to turn
your air conditioner or swamp cooler off while you aren't home, and
back on shortly before you get home.
9. Don't put appliances that generate heat, like lamps and
television sets, under your wall-mounted cooling thermostat. The
heat rising from them can cause the thermostat to read a temperature
higher than the actual room temperature, resulting in overcooling
the entire house.
10 With evaporative coolers, crack open windows in rooms where you
want cool air to flow. Or, have a licensed contractor install "up
ducts" in your ceilings to maximize the cooling efficiency of your
evaporative cooler.
If you are interested in more, please
check out our
Annual Preventative Maintenance
Program
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