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Where do you live? Not to come raid your fridge, just to see if Its heating or cooling that you use. There are several passive heating/cooling techniques you co
by arjunvpaul 9y ago
Where do you live? Not to come raid your fridge, just to see if Its heating or cooling that you use. There are several passive heating/cooling techniques you could use.
If, as you say the problem arose "lately", it is probably your HVAC being over extended. For starters, buy one of these babies https://goo.gl/4YFNZt https://goo.gl/4YFNZt (you could return it afterwards :-) and take some images of all the rooms from inside and also from outside the house. It will basically show you if heat/cool is leaking from your house.
Follow it up with educating yourself using something like this provided by your local energy company https://goo.gl/HzY3QZ https://goo.gl/HzY3QZ OR start with a simple checklist like this https://goo.gl/wx55iC https://goo.gl/wx55iC and make sure all the bases are covered.
If you want to do spend a little and do a more professional job, get one of such guys in your area to come do an energy audit of the house https://goo.gl/mTmAeg https://goo.gl/mTmAeg .
- brightball 9y agoUpstate South Carolina. Thanks for the tips!
- PaulHoule 9y agoGo for the energy audit. This is done by real professionals and is generally not expensive.
- arjunvpaul 9y agoSo its probably really hot there now. One thing you could do if space allows it, is to plant the right type of trees in a formation like this https://goo.gl/nChH4r https://goo.gl/nChH4r in the east-west direction. This way, only the mid-day sun will directly hit your house. This reduces load on your HVAC system from unnecessarily being used. For the right type of trees (grows fast, doesn't shed too much and doesn't fall over in a strong breeze etc), ask advice from a landscaper in yelp/craigslist. The garden section at some Home Depots might help you out. More tips can be learned from just googling and learning about Passive Cooling techniques.