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DIY Tips for Keeping Your Home Cool This Summer
Littleton NH, awarded the 6th "Best Small Town Downtown in America" in 2015, is an ideal place to live. There are employment opportunities in a vast variety of industries, as well as beautiful and well kept homes for sale, and the school system leaves nothing to be desired with public, private, and even post secondary education available all in one community. The fun festivals and busy events calendar make Littleton an ideal fit for both families and professionals.
Littleton's summer heat is both one of its draws and one of its setbacks. The summer heat is perfect for outdoor activities, but can make your home uncomfortably warm without appropriate measures. These do-it-yourself tips will help you keep your Littleton home cool all summer long, without the expense of air conditioning:
- Keep your blinds closed. As easy as it is, it can lower the temperature in your home by 20 degrees and decrease your air conditioning bill by 7%.
- Set your ceiling fan to turn counter clockwise in the summer months to produce a cool breeze.
- Run the exhaust fan in your bathroom during and after a shower and in the kitchen during and after cooking to remove unwanted warm, moist air.
- Open the windows at night to bring cool air in. You can even place a box fan in the window facing inside the home to bring in more cool air during the night. Close the windows and the blinds when the temperature begins to rise in the morning.