Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Staying Cool and Saving Money

With the 10 day forecast staying at or below the mid 80's it is a great opportunity to turn off the air conditioning and save some money. I was tooling around idealbite.com and found a new twist, well spin technically, on an old trick. Almost everyone has heard that using a ceiling fan during the summer can keep you cool. If you have discarded this advice long ago, you may want to revisit ceiling fans from a new direction. A ceiling fan will keep your room cooler, and save up to 40% on your cooling bill if it is rotating counter-clockwise. A counter-clockwise rotating fan will create a breeze on a hot day. Whereas a fan that rotates clockwise will force cool air up and bring warm air down, useful in the colder months.
Keep checking back for more ways to conserve energy and resources around your home and other green stories in the news.

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