How to Keep Cool This Summer

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It’s really hot out there right now, so I have five tips to help you keep your home cool this summer:

1. Check that the ceiling fans are pointed in the right direction. You want to create a breeze in your home, and if you’ve got ceiling fans, you want to be using them properly. Be sure you’ve got them pointed the right direction by blowing air up from the floor to the ceiling. Pulling that air up will help keep your house cool.
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Wash out or replace your AC filters
to keep everything working right.
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2. Check your air conditioning filter. If need be, you should be washing out or replacing your air conditioning filters to keep everything working as it should be.
3. Use a retractable clothesline. Your dryer can heat up your house by three or four degrees. Having an old-fashioned clothesline to dry your clothes can occasionally spare you this discomfort. Just make sure it’s retractable, because many areas (especially subdivisions) have rules against permanent ones.
4. Check thermostat location. In my own house, we have a thermostat located on a wall directly accessed by our attic, so naturally it’s temperature gauge gets thrown off by extreme hotness or coldness. It’s a great idea to check the location of your thermostats and move them around to ensure accurate readings.
5. Use shade trees. Planting some sort of natural shading around your heating and air unit is a good idea so it doesn’t have to work so hard in places like our Chattanooga/North Georgia area where it’s not only hot, but humid as well.

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