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.
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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