How to Keep Your Home Cool When Your AC is Out

Are you having problems with your air conditioner and waiting on a tech to fix it? If your air conditioner breaks in the middle of the summer and you cant get a technician out right away you can do a few things to keep your home cool in the mean time. You can shut all of your blinds to keep the sun out. Buying a window unit is an option to hold you over while your air conditioner is getting fixed. They also come in handy if your central ac doesn’t cool rooms evenly, you can use the window unit in that room. If you have a whole house fan, turn it on. It pulls in cool air from the morning and evening and forces it up through the attic sending hot air out of the vents up there. If you don’t have a whole house fan, it is an easy install. It will also save you on energy on days where the heat is not extreme. There are also duct vent boosters that help direct cool air into needed areas. Turn off your lights and big appliances during the day. The lights and appliances generate heat that you don’t need in your home. Grab some reflective film for the windows. This will also benefit you when your ac works again because it blocks out sun and heat making your air conditioner have to run less. Run your ceiling fans counter clockwise, it will circulate the cool air. Wear light airy clothes during this time to keep cool. Stay in the lowest level of your home because heat rises. Call Bartlett Heating and Air to fix your air conditioner issues today. We will send a certified technician out to you who will help you diagnose and fix any HVAC problem you may have.