Comments on: 25 cheap ways to keep your house cooler, Part 1 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/06/12/25-cheap-ways-to-keep-your-house-cooler-part-1/ Helping readers to use bargains wisely since 2005 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:24:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Home Improvement http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/06/12/25-cheap-ways-to-keep-your-house-cooler-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-136714 Home Improvement Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:50:34 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/06/12/25-cheap-ways-to-keep-your-house-cooler-part-1/#comment-136714 Great post! Great series too. I'll definitely finish reading this series. Thanks for posting this. Very informative indeed. --Stephen Great post! Great series too. I’ll definitely finish reading this series. Thanks for posting this. Very informative indeed.

–Stephen

]]> By: mbhunter http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/06/12/25-cheap-ways-to-keep-your-house-cooler-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3395 mbhunter Sat, 17 Jun 2006 20:15:22 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/06/12/25-cheap-ways-to-keep-your-house-cooler-part-1/#comment-3395 Good point nickel -- hadn't run across that before. Good point nickel — hadn’t run across that before.

]]> By: fivecentnickel.com http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/06/12/25-cheap-ways-to-keep-your-house-cooler-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3169 fivecentnickel.com Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:31:34 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/06/12/25-cheap-ways-to-keep-your-house-cooler-part-1/#comment-3169 The 'experts' on radio shows like the nationally syndicated Money Pit argue that whole house attic fans are a bad idea if you live in a really hot area (where you are likely to run your AC pretty much all summer long). Rather, they say you should have ridge vents as well as continuous soffit vents (not just the little vents here and there on your roof, as well as smallish vents in your soffits) to take care of the attic heat. The only real concern with attic heat is the effect it can have on the life of your shingles -- since heat rises, a hot attic won't do much to heat up your house (unless you have living space up into what would otherwise be attic space, such as a bonus room). The problem with attic fans is that they can draw conditioned air out of your living space, which is a double whammy -- you're paying to run the fan, and also increasing your AC bill at the same time. The ‘experts’ on radio shows like the nationally syndicated Money Pit argue that whole house attic fans are a bad idea if you live in a really hot area (where you are likely to run your AC pretty much all summer long). Rather, they say you should have ridge vents as well as continuous soffit vents (not just the little vents here and there on your roof, as well as smallish vents in your soffits) to take care of the attic heat. The only real concern with attic heat is the effect it can have on the life of your shingles — since heat rises, a hot attic won’t do much to heat up your house (unless you have living space up into what would otherwise be attic space, such as a bonus room).

The problem with attic fans is that they can draw conditioned air out of your living space, which is a double whammy — you’re paying to run the fan, and also increasing your AC bill at the same time.

]]> By: Financial Freedumb http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/06/12/25-cheap-ways-to-keep-your-house-cooler-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3136 Financial Freedumb Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:04:46 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/06/12/25-cheap-ways-to-keep-your-house-cooler-part-1/#comment-3136 Great topic...it is getting HOT! Great topic…it is getting HOT!

]]> By: mario http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/06/12/25-cheap-ways-to-keep-your-house-cooler-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3038 mario Tue, 13 Jun 2006 03:05:28 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/06/12/25-cheap-ways-to-keep-your-house-cooler-part-1/#comment-3038 how much does it cost to run a home fan how much does it cost to run a home fan

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