{"id":25332,"date":"2021-09-08T16:42:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T16:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=25332"},"modified":"2021-09-08T16:43:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T16:43:08","slug":"9-natural-ways-to-cool-a-room-to-save-you-money-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/9-natural-ways-to-cool-a-room-to-save-you-money-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Natural Ways to Cool a Room to Save You Money this Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the summer heat rolls around, it doesn&#8217;t take long for your house to feel like an oven. While it&#8217;s easy to just blast the AC to cool, it&#8217;s also an easy way to energy bill shock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can save money on your energy bill by trying these easy tips to keep your home cool before you turn the air conditioner on.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>1. Keep the Curtains Shut<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your home&#8217;s windows are one of the greatest sources of heat gain. Up to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/energysaver\/energy-efficient-window-attachments\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">76 per cent of the sunlight<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that touches them, passes through to your home as heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The easiest way to reduce this is to simply keep your curtains and blinds shut when the sun is directly facing them. This is especially important for east- and south-facing windows where the sun is most intense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bonus points if your curtains are insulated! Insulated, or thermal curtains have layers of acrylic foam between the curtain material that reduces heat transfer significantly more than regular curtains.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>2. Upgrade Your Lighting<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re still using old incandescent or halogen globes in your home, it&#8217;s time to make the swap to LEDs or CFLs. These older light types use heat to generate light, but approximately<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrsec.psu.edu\/content\/light-bulb-efficiency#:~:text=The%20energy%20of%20each%20collision,90%25%20is%20lost%20as%20heat.\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90% of this energy is wasted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> just creating heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more energy something uses, generally the more heat it releases. CFLs and LEDs are significantly more energy-efficient than other light types. This means upgrading your lighting can help to keep your home cool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only will this help to keep your room cool without an AC, but it will also cut down your energy usage, further helping you to save on your energy bills!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Ditch Hot Meals<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s a reason we lean towards hot meals in the cold months &#8211; it warms us up! So it&#8217;s a no-brainer to ditch the hot meals when the hot weather comes around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opt for a fresh salad or a no-cook sandwich instead. Pull out the ice cream and ice blocks for dessert and you&#8217;ll be feeling cooler in no time, no air conditioner needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>4. Cook Outside<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25333 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-08-at-17.40.46.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you simply can&#8217;t go without a hot meal, try cooking outside if you can. Turning on your oven and stovetop will only heat your home more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This goes for any electrical appliance too. Minimising your screen time, use of the clothes dryer, dishwasher and other appliances that are on for longer amounts of time will help to keep your house cool.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>5. Open Windows and Doors at Night<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the sun has gone down for the day, the temperature outside can drop significantly. This is the perfect time to open doors and windows in your home and let that cool air naturally cool down your home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can strategically set up a fan to create a cross-breeze in a room to cool a room down ever faster. Just open both windows and direct the fan to blow air out of one. Cool air will enter through the other window to replace the air your fan blows out. If you&#8217;ve only got one window in a room, you can do the same thing by opening a door instead and facing the fan outside the room.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>6. Fake it With a Fan<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it won&#8217;t actually change the temperature of a room, ceiling fans can be a great way to make it feel cooler. When spinning counter-clockwise, the angle of the fan blades pull warm air up and push the cool air down, effectively cooling a room without changing the temperature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wind-chill effect of the air moving will also help to cool you down by speeding up your body&#8217;s natural cooling process -evaporation of sweat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t have a ceiling fan? Grab out the old pedestal fan and put a bowl of ice in front of it. The air will cool down before it reaches you, leaving you nice and cool.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>7. Sleep Down Low<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all know that heat rises, so if it&#8217;s still hot at night, it makes sense to sleep down low! Drag your mattress off your bed or pull out your trusty air mattress and get those Z&#8217;s where it&#8217;s cooler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This also means that if your bedroom is upstairs, you might want to make the move downstairs. It&#8217;ll be much cooler down there.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>8. Swap Out Your Sheets<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you still sleeping with those thick sheets you put on in winter? Now&#8217;s the time to swap those out for something thin and airy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look for cotton sheets with a lower thread count, linen or bamboo options. These materials are more breathable than the flannelette options we use in winter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lighter coloured bedding is your best bet too. If your curtains are open and sunlight lands on your bedding, dark colours absorb more heat than light colours. They can retain this heat for a while too, so when you hop into bed at night they might still be warm.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>9. Take Cool Showers<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the best ways to lower your body temperature is by taking a lukewarm or cool shower. If you can&#8217;t stand a cold shower, make sure to use your bathroom exhaust fan to draw out the hot air from your shower.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Can&#8217;t Go Without Air Conditioning?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes it&#8217;s just too hot to go without air conditioning. You&#8217;ve got the blinds closed, ice water in front of a fan and you&#8217;ve stripped down to all but the essentials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can still use your air conditioner without your electric bill skyrocketing though. Experts from<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jimsairconditioning.net.au\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jim&#8217;s Air Conditioning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have a few tips you can try to maximise your air con&#8217;s cooling:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t set the temperature lower than 24\u00b0C.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clean the air filters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shut doors to rooms you&#8217;re not in.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a high fan speed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regularly service your air conditioner.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combined all together, these are the best ways to cool your home with and without an AC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Ref number: THSI-2399<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the summer heat rolls around, it doesn&#8217;t take long for your house to feel like an oven. 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