Frugal Tip - Stay cool during the hot summer

July 6th, 2007 at 01:35 pm

One tip I recommend for saving money and staying cool during these hot summer days is opening up your basement windows during the nights, close the basement door, and then when you wake up in the morning close the basement windows. After you close the basement windows, then open the basement door and turn on a fan at the bottom of the steps and point it up stairs. Your basement will be your own little container of cool air to help cool your house atleast through the morning if not most of the day.

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5 Responses to “Frugal Tip - Stay cool during the hot summer”

nance Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 06:13 pm

I live in Colorado, and nights get nice and cool. In the early morning, I open some windows, and doors, and the house will cool down quite a bit. When the outdoor temp. equals the inside temp. I close windows and doors, and keep the shades closed. Some days the air conditioner doesn't even turn on, so that really saves. We installed new windows last year, and they are really going to pay for themselves in time.
Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 07:11 pm

Yes, getting cool air into the house will only work in places where it actually cools off at night. Openning my windows tonight would only make it miserably hot indoors. I do keep an eye on weather predictions to try and catch nights when it might cool off to the seventies. But those seem to coincide with hayfever periods, so we need to exlcude the outdoor air as much as possible. Sometimes ya just can't get a break.
dickyvman Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 09:14 pm

To also combat hayfever we use high rated filters.
honeichild Says:
July 7th, 2007 at 06:31 am

Ahhh if only there were basements in Florida...
Amber Says:
July 7th, 2007 at 09:00 am

Honeichild, I was thinking the same thing

Frugal Tip - Stay cool during the hot summer

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