Here are a few tips to help you beat the heat and keep your home cooler when the air conditioning is not working well enough or has gone out completely.
Keep room cool with curtains.
It would still be worth trying to keep your curtains closed for one day when you are not at work to see if your house feels cooler when you return home investing in a cheap room thermometer.
Keep your windows and curtains closed while the sun is out.
Consumer reports shows you how to beat the summer heat with window coverings noting that awnings curtains blinds and shades can keep you cool and your utility bill in check.
When the air conditioning is on the fritz you should keep the sun from coming through your windows.
For one they feature a thick triple woven lining that blocks out up to 99 percent of light and 100 percent of uv.
This will make your homeowners association happy as well many stipulate only white window treatments should be visible from the.
But we always recommend going for thermal insulated white backed curtains for all seasons.
Keep your blinds closed.
Hang curtains to completely screen any sunny window.
Keep rooms cool by using shades or reflective material outside the windows.
Thermal curtains are a great solution if you have pets that are alone in the house during the day.
These thermal curtains by best home fashion top the list and with good reason.
If the curtains come with a white liner position that facing the glass to deflect sun from your room.
As simple as this tip may seem family handyman notes that up to 30 percent of unwanted heat comes from your windows and utilizing shades curtains and the like can save you up to 7 percent on bills and lower indoor temperatures by up to 20 degrees.
Helps to keep your pet cool in a hot house.
They can easily be opened to admit air at cooler times.
Our dog is comfortable in the house while we are out.
Plus for winter they help keep heat in when you want it.
You can also set up one fan that s blowing air out a window and another fan that s sucking air in which will increase airflow in the room and make a nice.
How to cool down a room.
Our air conditioning hardly kicks in because we block out the sun on the south side of our house.
Curtains in general also help keep a barrier between the rest of the room and the windows so it does help even with the smallest and thinnest of curtains.