With weeks of high temperatures. Midwest Roofing Services began looking at how to Conserve Energy and Costs. We found some simple tips to reduce energy usage and potentially save on electric bills.
Simple Tips to stay cool, while reducing energy usage and saving on electric bills
1. Keep thermostats at a constant, comfortable level (78 degrees) when at home. Programable Thermostats are great to set temps at a higher level when not at home. Lowering themostat setting below the desired temperature will not cool the home faster.
2. To reduce heat and moisture during warmest part of the day, run appliances such as ovens, washing machines, dryers and dishwashers in the early morning or evening hours when it is generally cooler outside.
3. Keep shades, blinds, and curtains closed. About 40 percent of unwanted heat comes through windows. Simply drawing blinds and curtains, which act as a layer of insulation, can reduce heat to your home. Awnings are even better and can even reduce heat gain by up to 75 percent. Window coatings and window film can reflect as much as 80 percent of direct rays from the sun.
*Keep doors to the outside, garage and attics keep firmly closed to keep cool air in and hot air out.
*Use fans to evenly distribute cool air and reduce the air conditioniner's "on" time. Ceiling fans use much lower levels of electricity compared to air conditioners.
*Place window air conditioners on the north or shady side of the house to avoid overworking the unit in the hot daytime sun.
4.Turn off lights and electronics not in use. These devices not only use extra electricity, but they add heat to your home, making air conditioner work harder.
5. Keep the doors to refrigerators and freezers closed as much as possible.
We are all trying to stay cool and save and hopefully these few tips will help you stay cool and save energy too!
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