Jun 30 2008
10 Ways to Beat the Heat
No, it’s not your imagination—it definitely is getting hotter. The eight warmest years on record occurred over the past decade. But staying cool this summer doesn’t necessarily mean you have to pay a fortune to keep the air-conditioning running day and night. Here are 10 tips—most costing less than $25—that will keep you comfortable and cut the typical $1,000 cooling bill by as much as half. What’s needed to get the temperature to drop? Only a little time and a few changes in your routine. Here’s 10 from This Old House.



Two techniques we use to beat the heat are take a cool shower and we also set our hot tub between 90 and 95 degrees. John in Post Falls