The summers down here sure can be just tough.

• It can get so hot that outdoor activity in the afternoon is not advisable.

However, the other 9 months of the year are the fabulous tradeoff for enduring all that heat. There are seemingly endless days of blue, cloudless skies. The temperatures are so great. The worst of the winter consists of me turning the thermostat from COOL to HEAT. And the heat needs to be on maybe a dozen time during the entire winter. The summer is just what we all have to grind through to get to the excellent temps. I try several ploys to help lessen the load on the HVAC system during the peak heat of the summer. The energy bill is just ghastly if I don’t do what I can to help our indoor climate. First, I installed solar cling on all the windows that get constant direct sunlight throughout the day. Added to that is some heat absorbing curtains. Between the two, I am able to cut the ambient air heating very significantly. On all the other windows, I have some automated blinds. They are synced to the smart thermostat which is able to close them as needed. Rethinking some normal activities was the next approach. I quit preparing food on the stove or in the oven during the summer. I use the grill outside and we focus on eating cool side dishes from the fridge. I even got rid of every incandescent bulb in our home. They can reach temps of like 300 degrees. There is plenty all of us can do to affect our indoor climate.
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