Frugal Way to A/C House during Intense Summer Heat

[mwmil...@gmail.com]

Is there an esp frugal way to efficiently a/c a house during
potentially really intense summer heat?

Any helpful input appreciated,
Matt

[hchi...@hotmail.com]

Depends on the house, climate, sun load, and a bunch of other factors.
Dry climate - swamp cooler
Semi-dry climate- surround outside AC coil with a filtering material
that you keep saturated with water. The moistened air is cooler, and
since the coil doesn't care about humidity, it can lower the head
pressure and costs a little.
heavy sun - plantings, white paint
otherwise cool climate - cold well water and radiator (works only
so-so, but helps a little)
All areas - insulation.

[James]

On Apr 29, 1:01 pm, hchick...@hotmail.com wrote:

From someone in a humid zone (Ontario)
Insulation
Blinds/shades for windows
Dehumidifiers if you don't have central air (I put one in the
basement, costs less to run than AC)
Insulation

James

[George]

The biggest help is to lower the heat gain. Think insulation, drapes,
shade trees, white or light colors etc.

[Gordon]

mwmil...@gmail.com wrote in news:a252ef80-6a27-4020-9392-b6615f464893
@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

First: Keep the sun out. use awnings, sunscreens, etc on the windows.
2nd: Limit the amount of indoor heat. Switch to CFL bulbs, don't
cook or bake.
3rd: cool at night. Open windows and run fans to cool the house
at night and then keep the cool in durring the day.

Other ideas: If you have a basement, try drawing the air up
from the basement, it will be naturaly cool.
Use a small window AC to cool just one part of the house.