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Satirical answer: move to San Francisco. Most nights this summer have been jacket or sweater weather. I made the escape from the southeast 6+ years ago. Seriou
by geuis 13y ago
Satirical answer: move to San Francisco. Most nights this summer have been jacket or sweater weather. I made the escape from the southeast 6+ years ago.
Serious: Close the blinds/curtains. This helps reflect light back out rather than staying inside and heating up the space. Stay low. Heat rises, cool air sinks. If possible, give the hot air somewhere to escape to up high and back outside.
- stevejalim 13y agoWe have a house with insulated ceilings (most of them in the UK do), so during hot spells, I open the attic/loft access panel as a way to draw warm air up out of the house and generally improve airflow.
- caw 13y agoBlinds definitely help. I've heard that if you have horizontal mini blinds you want to turn them up so it reflects the sun back and not down where the sunlight streams in. Keep fans running even if you're not in the room. It'll keep the air moving. Make sure it's rotating in the right direction (switch down for summer, up for winter) Turn off incandescent lights. Check your AC unit, I recently found mine needed to be recharged. The AC should be 20 degrees below ambient temp. Any sort of insulation improvements. In a house I lived in during college I found that the 3M Window seals helped immensely, and closing the fireplace flue. Get rid of that Pentium 4 box sitting next to you :)
- aslewofmice 13y agoUpdated Satirical Answer: Move to San Diego where it's currently 72 degrees, lower cost of living than SF and a burgeoning startup scene.