Due to the
ill efforts of pollution and other related issues, temperatures are soaring
above normal in some parts of the world and on account of this, the need for
air conditions are felt by many. The
increased usage of air conditioners across the world has resulted in the
increased consumption of electricity.
If you
wish to reduce your electricity consumption or protect the environment in your
own small way, there are enough ways to cool your home without having to use an
air conditioner. These methods are not
new, and have been in use during earlier generations when our fore fathers did
not have electricity or air conditioners to support them.
If you are
in process of building your home and are looking to methods to reduce air
conditioner usage, insulation of walls and ceilings is a good option that can
reduce heat during summers as well as cold during winters. This reduces the usage of room heaters also.
Cross
ventilation is a wonderful concept, whereby no equipments are used. The concept
is simple, as it used the follow of air to create a cooling effect, without
holding the air so that it does not become stagnant and increase
temperature. The ventilation points,
like windows, are place so that they are in opposite directions, and wind
flowing from one direction to the other, pass through the room but exists immediately,
thus cooling the room.
Another
effective method of reducing internal heat is by installing sun films on your
glass windows. This reduces the
Temperature inside by at-least 3 to 4 degrees.
Creating a garden and maintaining it is a great controller of heat. Trees and shrubs help to cool the environment
and hence lawns are great idea, especially if you are in a single home or
condominium. Curtains, drapers or blinds
can also reduce interior temperature, especially if you keep them closed during
the afternoons. Household in equatorial
regions also use the technique whereby water holding materials like soil are
used as insulation of the roof, and water is poured over it during the
evenings. This helps in decreasing the
interior temperature as the roof tends to stay cool.
Using fans
are the most convenient way to cool your homes.
Though fans also require electricity for its functioning, the
consumption of electricity is far less than that of air conditioner. These fans could be ceiling fans, portable
fans, table fans or even pedestal fans.
Fixing of these fans in the room as well as on the attic can help in
reduction of temperature.
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Swamp
coolers are an inexpensive way of cooling your home, as they use very less
electricity, but more water. One another
way that is used in some other parts of the world is by painting the roof with
reflecting pain, which reflects the sunlight, thereby not observing any heat on
to the roof. This helps in reducing the
temperature inside the house.
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