Do you often wonder why your house is so hot in the summer? It may be because you let the heat waves in without realizing it.
Keeping the house cool in summer can be challenging, and people who can keep the house cool this summer while being kind to the environment are God-sent.
On days when it’s scorching hot outside, keeping your house cool as a freezer without increasing your energy bill is grueling.
Here are a few efficient ways to help you keep your house cool and save money as it does not require you to turn on your air conditioner.
- Water the Hems
Some old home hacks are eternal. This ancient but extremely effective hack can keep your home cool for extended periods.
Take a bucket of water, dip the bottom hems of your curtains, and leave the fan on. The water will dribble up the curtains, and breeze or fan’s air will make the room cool.
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- Keep your doors closed
Keep the doors closed of unused rooms. Closed doors will block the cool air from entering those rooms.
- Keep it dark
Staying away from the hot summer glare in an excellent space is extremely relaxing. And this is possible only when your room is dark.
To keep your room dark, buy blackout curtains or, in the darkest possible, curtains with thick lining. Always draw the curtains as soon as the sun rises. When your room is protected from the sunlight, your room will stay cooler for a relatively extended period.
- Increase the temperature by 1 degree
This hack saves money.
When you turn on your AC, set the thermostat 1 degree higher than the most comfortable temperature.
Increasing the temperature by just 1 degree in hot weather can help in reducing the running cost of the AC by nearly 10%. Also, prefer buying electronic items that have higher energy-star ratings.
- Use cool lights
In summers, you should immediately stop using hot incandescent bulbs and use some cool lighting options like LED and fluorescent lights available in the market.
Never let any electrical appliance be switched on when not in use because all electrical appliances, including mobile chargers, emit heat.
- Use cotton upholstery
No fancy fabric like satin, leather or silk should be used in summers. Go for cotton bed sheets in light colours and cotton curtains. If your couches are of some other fabric than cotton, then you can buy cotton couch covers.
- Bring in the greens
Apart from being aesthetically pleasing, window planters will humidify your house and stop the hot air from flowing in your home. Plants like aloe vera, areca palm tree and ficus tree are some indoor plants that will let you keep your home cool and purify the toxins in the air.
