The days of suffocating heat arrive, nights without sleep and that annoying feeling of suffocation at almost any time. Is there a way out? The truth is that it does and, what is better, without having to depend on air conditioning so that the temperature inside our home drops some degree or another. How? Let’s see it from the hand of Habitissimo.
Better in the dark
When the sun begins to heat up, it is necessary to avoid that the rays enter the house. Lowering the blinds is a must. If there are not, it is advisable to lower the blinds or close the curtains. Do you have awnings? Best spread all day. Simple gestures like these can cause the temperature inside rooms to drop several degrees.
Round and round
Get the fans running, everyone. The ceiling ones, turning in an anti-clockwise direction so that the air circulates downwards. If you are standing, by a container with ice in the path of the air, you will see how the environment cools in a moment
And you also have to run the extractors in the bathroom and kitchen, if any, when you take a shower or when using the hob. The reason? That when they start up they extract not only the humidity and odors, but also the hot air that is generated in the rooms.
Let the air run
This phrase makes all the sense in the world in summer … but only when the sun goes down. At night, and especially if there is some breeze, there is nothing like opening the windows and letting the air circulate freely throughout the house. If you have fans, turn them on, it is a good help and a current, no matter how small, can be a huge relief.
Housework, better at night
The washing machine, the dishwasher, the iron, the oven… They are all sources of heat. Therefore, if you have to use them, much better when it is dark and you can open the windows, precisely, to ventilate. Those little currents will carry the heat away.
Also take advantage of the night to scrub the floors of the terraces or porches. During the day they accumulate a lot of heat that they give off for hours, so nothing like water to cool them.
An excuse to save
If you have not done it at home yet, do not hesitate, it is the perfect time to make the change to led bulbs. These types of luminaires do not give off heat, so you can have the house lights on without any problem. Not only do you prevent the temperature inside the rooms from rising, but you will also save energy.
Think green
One of the best tricks to cool the house in summer is to fill it with plants. A terrace or balcony with flowerpots or a vertical garden are not only more welcoming, but by watering the plants at night you will get a very pleasant feeling of freshness at home. If you have a single-family home, a garden or climbing plants are perfect to help regulate the temperature inside the house.
All these are small tips to protect your home from outside temperatures, but you can also think about some improvements to improve thermal comfort, not only in summer, but also in winter. Installing good windows or insulating the walls will make your house cooler in summer and warmer in winter, using much less energy. The investment is worth it.
Source : Idealista
