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20 Comments on Home Comfort without cooling the air
Hi Dale! I love the pix on your background and post!
Sunday's my Dad loved watching the Lone Ranger! When he was particularly goofy he would come out with his holsters on and get all of us laughing and smiling! Great stuff! (knowing my Dad's persona makes this a particularly good memory!)
Great tips! So many times we tend to forget simple things we can do to reduce energy usage and make our living environment more comfortable. It can be easy to change the thermostat....
I believe consumers will be more consciously aware of what they are doing and tips like yours are valuable!
Dale, I love having ceiling fans in our home and in the screened porch and take advantage of them. Most of the time I can circulate enough air without having the a/c on.
I can't help it, I like a cold house, especially at night. I do turn it up during the day though.
Howdy Mary
Glad to have ya visit.
Thank you for your kind words about my blog background and post.
I always enjoy watching the Lone Ranger myself. So when I came along that there photo I know it was the best for my website link. Thank ya for being the very first to comment about it.
Yes most folk's do forget the simple thing they can do.
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Howdy Debbie
I sure am glad you stoped by to visit.
They do really help out in keep a homes air circulateing so folk's don't really need to use the A/C thats for sure. A lot of folk's think I'm a bit nuts because I don't even use the A/C in my Jeep.
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Howdy Cindy
Glad to have ya visit.
It's ok, that you just can't help it.
I'll be doing another post that may just be of help to ya.
Hi Dale. When one lives in the desert SW, one quickly learns the value of the fan and of keeping temperatures at 80 during the summer. No $200+ cooling bills here.
Howdy Jerry
Glad to have ya stop in for a visit! (Sorry for not repling to ya before now).
I have lived out that way, I have never goten in to useing A/C anywhere I've lived.
Ceiling fans can be a huge help. Where I live in Hawaii, we can sleep comfortably 350-360 days a year without AC. If people are concerned about electric bills for cooling, they can also take a look at the design of the house. How much airflow does it have? Are there nice overhangs to keep out the afternoon sun? What is the design of the roof? What construction materials are used? Looking at those factors can help tell you whether or not your home may be a potential energy hog.
Howdy Pete
Glad to have ya stop by to visit and comment.
I was in Hawaii on R and R a few times.
You are 100 % right, about looking at the design of the home, it's roof design and the material used, the color of the material used, the airflow of the home is a big part for sure.
Dale,
Nice to see a home inspector on here. Great post! Simple, but to the point. I live in a 1940 home in Tallahassee, FL, and am working, slowly to make a tighter envelope, but without my fans, my cooling bill would be ridiculous!
Dale - We have ceiling fans in every room. Some of them are twenty-five or more years old and still going. We did just replace one in the kitchen and I have two new ones Ceil just bought a couple weeks ago to replace in the upstairs bedroom. Yes, one more project for me to do. Since Ceil isn't working anymore my honey-do list keeps growing.
Howdy Alex
Glad to have ya visit.
Thank ya kindlly.
I know useing fans down in FL. is a very good thing to do. I lived in Perrine for a few years.
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Howdy Carl
I am alway to have ya visit, when ya have the time.
A good ceiling fan well last a long time.
Our ladys sure do like to make us hony-do list's thats for sure. I got to tell ya I enjoy doing them.
Another way to increase comfort is to lower the humidity of the home. Here in North Texas, our homes can be as high as 80% humidity. When the air is that thick, it feels considerably hotter and your first instinct is to hit the temp. control. We have all drove in a car in August, sweating our tails off, and turned the air on full blast. In a minute (or 5 this far south) you are freezing and turn it off. 2 minutes later, hot again. Why? The humidity NOT the temp! Your a/c dehumidifies as it runs. So, if you set your system to run more consistently but at a higher temperature (or get a dehumidifier) the heat can be much more bearable!
Great post Dale. I know everyone can use your energy saving techniques with gas prices being so outrageous and no end in site!
Howdy Sara
Glad to have ya stop to visit, and for your nice comment.
Sorry for taken so long to get back to ya.
Being from the State of Missouri, I do know what ya mean about when the humidity is 80% or even more sometimes, it feels hotter than it really.
Thank ya for your kind words.
Howdy Brenda
Glad to have you visit. Thank you for your nice comment.
It will take you a bit. I am working on a really big one to start posting, just don't know how many parts it's going to end up being yet. I may need to add some of the together, it could very will be over 200 or more parts to it. Have been working on this one for about 3 month now.
My lady does not want to leave her home area.
Great post Dale, We keep our fans on full time to reduce the need for the AC and we keep them on in the winter too to bring the warm air down from the ceiling.
P.S. Thanks for all the wonderful comments you've made on my postings.
Dale - You may remember a post I did earlier saying we were putting solar screen on our windows and also had the power company check our old transformer. Well both were corrected and have all solar screen now (lowe's is out of what we need to finish) and a new transformer was repalced by the power companyo. Our bill had been running about $325-$350 and we received our bill yesterday and for the month of August it was $216.00; sorry we didn't take the time to do this before....what a savings. We also keep our fans going. The heat here in Texas is always great in July, August and September.
Sunday's my Dad loved watching the Lone Ranger! Wow Mary you just may me remember my dad loves the old lone ranger movies too!
Dale good post, sometimes we get spoiled and don't look into saving money by just changing our clothing.
Well, thanks for that. Sometimes it's the little things that can have an impact because people are willing to try them. It's the simplicity and it's a start.
Another thing people should know - putting in an AC unit that is TOO BIG for the home is a no-no! Doing that cools the air while leaving too much moisture behind. This is bad for the home and uncomfortable for the homeowner.
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