How To Save Money On Summer Cooling Bills
With summer approaching many of us will be testing out our air
conditioners preparing for the summer heat wave. However, some of us
will not be using our air conditioners as often as what we did in
previous years because of the electric bill rate hikes. I know that
when we do that many of us will be concerned with how to keep all that
extra heat out of our homes. Here are some simple methods that I use to
cool my home without the use of the air conditioner.
The first
thing that I do often to help keep the heat out of my home during the
summer months without air conditioning is to put my curtains and shades
up. Now I leave them open when the sun is not on that side of the home
and when the sun is lower in the sky for the morning before the sun
really starts heating everything up I will leave those curtains up for
the added light so I do not have to put additional artificial heat in
by using lights. Now some people will say that with the curtains closed
you will be losing some of your air flow which is true, but in my
opinion it is a lot better to block out most of the sun's rays which
will heat up your room more than blocking out the air does in my
experience.
The second thing that you can do to help keep the
heat out of your home during the summer months is to ensure that your
doors and windows are properly sealed and insulated. I know that this
might cost some additional money because you might have to purchase
some insulating material to help keep the windows and doors tight
enough so as to keep the cool air in you will find that your money
savings from this expenditure will probably far outdistance the amount
of money that you spent. So this is another way to keep your home cool
during the summer months without using the air conditioner and this
method will also carry over by helping you keep your home warm during
the summer months.
While some people will want to save money
this summer without having to use their air conditioners during the
summer months I know that these simple methods work out fairly well. I
know that the second method does require some time and effort on your
part, but the first method does pretty well at maintaining my
temperature at a reasonable level in my home.
