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Save on Home Cooling 2

We are talking about reducing your home cooling bill. If you missed the first part of this series, click here: Save on Home Cooling. Adapt yourselves to the heat. Don’t rush to turn the air conditioner on as soon as the outside temperature goes above 75 degrees. The soon your body adapts to the warmer temperatures the easier it will be for you to tolerate them. Try raising the temperature on your air conditioning by a degree each week to help you adapt. Aim for 78 degrees. Last year, we adapted to 82 degrees quite nicely. To help your body … Continue reading →

Save on Home Cooling

When I take a look at our home energy bill, namely the electric bill through the last year, I can see a sharp spike in the months of June, July and August. Of course, you can guess that this rise in energy usage was due to running air conditioners. Home cooling can really rob your wallet. My goal this year is to reduce my cooling costs further than they were last year. Here are some ways that you can reduce that cost. I’ll cover everything from natural ways to cool your home to ways to adapt. This is a two-part … Continue reading →