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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
How to Stay Cool this Summer in Santa Ana
Worried about how to stay cool this summer in Santa Ana without spending a fortune on air conditioning? Don’t want to come home after a long day at work to heat and humidity? The easy solution of course is to turn on the air conditioning, but that uses up money and energy. It’s just not sound anymore for your wallet or for the environment. In fact, in many locations, the electric company offers discounts for people willing to allow their a/c to be turned off on certain days when energy is at a premium.
With this in mind, what is the alternative to using that air conditioning? Here are some tips.
Use fans whenever you can. Ceiling fans save energy and are proven to reduce temperature by around six degrees. And if you’re going out - turn them off, because they use power, too.
Set your thermostat to 78 degrees or higher and leave it there - but if you’re away at work all day, set it even five degrees higher.
Get a programmable thermostat. Inexpensive and easy to install, you can program your home’s temperature to fit your schedule.
Clean or change your air conditioner’s filter yearly to make sure your unit is working well. Dirty filters mean less air flow and less efficiency.
At dinner time, don’t use the oven! Use the range or the microwave, or make a salad - or cook several meals at once, preferably in the evening, when things have cooled down for the day.
Consider doing dishes by hand so that you can avoid that heat setting on your dishwasher’s drying cycle. Wait until you’ve filled the dishwasher before you run it to save energy.
Try to use dishwasher, dryer, and stove after the sun goes down or early in the morning - that way you won’t be adding more heat to your home when it’s hot outside.
Even your lighting can help you keep things cool - compact fluorescent light bulbs use 75% less energy and generate 75% less heat than standard bulbs!
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