With summers reaching their full swing and temperatures rising by the day, we’re all wondering how to keep our place cool without raising the utility bills. Aren’t we?
Well, we understand the rising intensity of concern you’ve got there. Hence, here’s a compilation of the top five effective ways of keeping your home cool without raising your utility bills much.
Plant Trees
Perhaps, the first and most obvious way of keeping the home cool is to get it connected with nature. Although it may take time, you can work on planting a tree in your garden or outside your window. You can opt for sunflowers, palms, banana plants, cannas, etc. These will grow up to provide shady foliage, which will lower the temperature by 5-10F. Now, this will cool your surroundings significantly.
Since trees breathe in CO2 and give out oxygen, they will also keep the air fresh and nourishing. Thus, it hushes away the lethargy that accompanies summer heat.
Switch to Smart Ceiling Fans
Fundamentally, smart ceiling fans are designed to consume the supplied electricity efficiently. These fans are capable of figuring when to spin and when to stop. You can preset a temperature or schedule. And they will operate according to your desired settings. These fans also make effective use of sensors. And support wireless control.
Other than that, even when it comes to your normal fans, you can set them up in a counter-clockwise direction instead of a clockwise one. Such settings will have the fan blow air towards you. Thus, bringing about cooling effects. Although regular ceiling fans will not save energy as much as smart ones, they will help you save energy to some extent.
Disconnect Appliances
Another great way of cutting down your utility bills and lowering heat is to stay vigilant of the connections in your house. Unplug all unnecessary devices. Note that we are saying unplug and not turn it off. Plugged devices still consume some degree of energy and give off radiations that may contribute to heat.
Consider Outdoor Cooking
Indoor cooking contributes to the rise of temperatures significantly. Hence, as summers approach, we advise you to design and plan your meals. It will give you enough time to plan for outdoor cooking sessions as well. It will also save on the appliance costs. Other than that, you can adjust your cooking timings to save yourself from exposure to heat. Either cook early (before afternoon) or after 4-5 pm.
Make Use of Shades
You don’t wish to turn on the AC, but you also do not want to put up with the scorching heat. Well, that leaves you with one way: block out the heat. Do not let it enter your residence’s premises. And you can do that by making use of shade-providing home accessories like awnings, overhangs, and even umbrellas outside your windows. Or you can even paint your windows with a darker shade, so they cut down the sunlight and heat entering the house.
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