Alternative Cooling and Solar Attic Fans

My personal favorite alternative cooling device is often a gin and tonic. It’s portable, easy to work and provides instant on-demand refreshment.

There has to be this kind of thing like a Tanqueray energy tax credit?

Although you are able to install solar panel systems, wind turbines or micro hydro to generate the electricity to run an ac, the only true whole home alternative cooling technique is a geothermal ground source pump. Solar Attic Fan Reviews

The expense of this type of system might be recouped after as little as a couple of years on a new house installation, but the initial capital outlay is more than most homeowners should be able.

Let’s say you re-mortgage the house for $20,000 and you’ve got a choice between a brand new kitchen and a geothermal electric; how many new heat pumps have your neighbors been showing off lately?

Less costly options to consider:

Weatherization

The only real people who haven’t learned the value of caulking, weather strip protection and insulating yet are living in caves or tents.

Fans

Ceiling, paddle, and portable fans produce air motion across your skin layer that increases evaporative cooling. A moderate breeze of just one to two miles per hour can extend your comfort range by several degrees. Aura Solar Attic Fan Review

Whole House Fans and Evaporative (Swamp) Coolers

These devices can help to eliminate your air cooling costs by 50% or more but are only effective should you are in a dry climate (below 40%humidity). Attic Breeze Solar Attic Fan Review

White Roofing

Elastomeric roof coatings reflect 90% on the sun’s rays and will reduce the indoor temperature by 7 degrees according the independent research laboratory MER Corporation. These coatings are for flat roofs and cost around .50 per square foot to utilize.

Radiant Barriers

These shiny, reflective barriers keep excess heat from your attic during the warm months or keeping your floors warm in the winter. Stapled under the rafters or joists, it reflects 97 of the radiant heat that strikes it. The non-profit Florida Solar power Center have shown make fish an attic radiant barrier is effective in reducing ac costs by at the least 20%.

Air Conditioners

Clean the filter monthly. Switch off your A/C if you leave for longer than an hour. It saves money. Draw the shades while you’re at work. Close off unused rooms or, when you have central A/C, close the registers in those rooms and shut the doors.

Set your A/C thermostat at 78F-or higher should you have ceiling fans. For each degree you raise the thermostat, you’ll save 3%-5% on cooling costs.

If you want to come up with a fortune in alternative cooling, invent an air conditioner that operates on corn.

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