Comments on: How To Stay Efficiently Cool This Summer

By: How to Beat the Heat Wave Without AC « Hempsters's Blog

How to Beat the Heat Wave Without AC « Hempsters's Blog — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:52:07 +0000

[...] is a great tip from MetaEfficient, who explains that “the roof and attic can be your best friend or your worst enemy when it comes [...]

By: How to Beat the Heat Wave Without AC - Earth911.com

How to Beat the Heat Wave Without AC - Earth911.com — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:27:57 +0000

[...] is a great tip from MetaEfficient, who explains that “the roof and attic can be your best friend or your worst enemy when it [...]

By: Bob Plumbing

Bob Plumbing — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:59:30 +0000

You don’t really realize how easy it is to save money on the simplest things to remember. Thanks for these great tips!

By: Pat Williams

Pat Williams — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:30:19 +0000

I remember my grandmother hanging the wet sheets in the windows (not soaking wet but damp). She would also use them to block off certain areas of the house to keep the living space cooler. I wanted to know how to save some money on my energy bill so I went online to http://www.lauryheating.com. They have a whole page on money-saving ideas to keep your heating/ac bills under control.

By: How to Keep Cool Without the AC - Earth911.com

How to Keep Cool Without the AC - Earth911.com — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:02:14 +0000

[...] Do a little roof maintenance. This is a great tip from MetaEfficient, who explains that “the roof and attic can be your best friend or your worst enemy when it [...]

By: SELF DEVELOPMENT BLOG » Chlorine Alternatives For Efficient Swimming Pools

SELF DEVELOPMENT BLOG » Chlorine Alternatives For Efficient Swimming Pools — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:46:51 +0000

[...] Jumping into a swimming pool is a classic way to beat the heat on a hot summer day. But clean pool water requires a combination of filtration, circulation, and sanitization. Chlorine [...]

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 31 May 2010 18:03:49 +0000

@joy:

Get a whole house fan from airscape. Also, install pull-down shades in doorways so that you can put a box-fan in the doorway and block the rest of the space to create more pull. Open windows at night, and use all the fans to get as much cold air as possible through the house ALL NIGHT, and then close all the windows before it starts to get hot in the early morning. Also, use awnings or shade-trees or whatever you can to shade the part of the house that gets the most sun.

By: joy

joy — Sat, 29 May 2010 20:32:33 +0000

I have a question, I live in phx az so cooling the is very important to us. It is about a 1600 sq ft home 3 bedrooms the living area of the home stay pretty cool and the master bedroom as well, the problem is the 2 smaller bedrooms facing the north stay really hot. What can we do to keep those rooms cooler?

By: SELF DEVELOPMENT BLOG » Efficient Summertime Room-Cooling Products

SELF DEVELOPMENT BLOG » Efficient Summertime Room-Cooling Products — Fri, 14 May 2010 09:22:23 +0000

[...] might also be interested in our tips for helping your entire home stay efficiently cool in the hot [...]

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:37:58 +0000

The most efficient whole-house option is a modern, self-insulating, efficient whole-house fan from these folks: http://airscapefans.com/