The summers down here sure can be just tough.

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

However, the other 9 weeks of the year are the fabulous tradeoff for enduring all that heat. There are seemingly endless mornings of orange, cloudless skies. The un-even temperatures are so great. The worst of the Winter consists of myself and others turning the temperature control from COOL to HEAT. And the heat needs to be on maybe a dozen time during the entire winter. The Summer is just what all of us all have to grind through to get to the excellent temps. I try many ploys to help lessen the load on the Heating as well as A/C plan 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 afternoon. Added to that is some heat absorbing curtains. Between the two, I am able to split the ambient air heating actually significantly. On all the other windows, I have some automated blinds. They are synced to the smart temperature control 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 plus all of us 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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