{"id":51480,"date":"2018-06-08T12:46:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T12:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aphw.com\/?p=51480"},"modified":"2018-08-09T13:26:56","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T13:26:56","slug":"test-blog-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/test-blog-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Feel the Breeze, Not the Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Given the choice to spend or save, I might choose \u2018spend\u2019 for something tangible, like a candle or some new tunes. But when it comes to paying the electric bill, it\u2019s \u2018save\u2019 all the way… right up until I feel like the humidity is trying to kill me. So, what am I supposed to do when the temperature rises, and my A\/C is all that keeps my faux-leather chair from ripping the skin off my legs? Pick up a few penny-pinching ideas, that\u2019s what.<\/p>\n

Feel the Breeze, Literally<\/strong><\/p>\n

A ceiling fan or standing fan can make a room feel up to 10 degrees cooler just by moving the air around, and they use a LOT less energy than a central HVAC system. So instead of lowering the temp, try running the fan for a bit.<\/p>\n

Keep It Inside<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the one time your mother would tell you NOT to share, i.e., stop your air-conditioned chill from leaving the house and cooling down the neighborhood. Check all windows for leaks and use caulk or weather stripping to seal holes. If you\u2019re not sure where the leaks might be, your local energy provider likely offers a home energy audit, just take a look at their website.<\/p>\n

Clear the Thermostat<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your thermostat is next to a warm appliance or in a beam of sunlight, it\u2019s going to register that extra heat as a reason to get your A\/C running again. Make sure it\u2019s located someplace where the temperature won\u2019t fluctuate due to its surroundings.<\/p>\n

Keep It Green,
\nBut Not Greenhouse<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunshine beaming into your windows has kind of a greenhouse effect. Keeping your shades drawn or lowered during the day can help keep your home cooler without having to lower the temperature of the thermostat.<\/p>\n

Raise It Up<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professionals in the HVAC industry state that keeping your A\/C on a low temperature all day forces it to keep kicking on for shorter spells. Set the temperature higher while you\u2019re away, and also at night when the sun isn\u2019t out. Reduce it back to your comfort level when you\u2019re up and about in the evening. Yes, your A\/C will run continuously for a bit to cool things down, but it uses less energy to do this than it would to run frequently all day long.<\/p>\n

These are some handy tricks to keeping the bills down, but don\u2019t forget the most important one, which is to properly maintain your A\/C unit. A well-maintained machine will last longer, true, but it will also run more efficiently, saving you a buck or twenty.<\/p>\n

Happy cooling!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Given the choice to spend or save, I might choose \u2018spend\u2019 for something tangible, like a candle or some new tunes. But when it comes to paying the electric bill, it\u2019s \u2018save\u2019 all the way… right up until I feel like the humidity is trying to kill me. So, what am I supposed to do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":51482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[68],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFeel the Breeze, Not the Bank | APHW Windermere<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aphw.com\/test-blog-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Feel the Breeze, Not the Bank | APHW Windermere\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Given the choice to spend or save, I might choose \u2018spend\u2019 for something tangible, like a candle or some new tunes. But when it comes to paying the electric bill, it\u2019s \u2018save\u2019 all the way… right up until I feel like the humidity is trying to kill me. So, what am I supposed to do […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/aphw.com\/test-blog-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"APHW Windermere\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aphwinc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-06-08T12:46:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-08-09T13:26:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AC-Blog.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/\",\"name\":\"APHW Windermere\",\"description\":\"Home Warranty\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aphw.com\/test-blog-2\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AC-Blog.jpg\",\"width\":700,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aphw.com\/test-blog-2\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aphw.com\/test-blog-2\/\",\"name\":\"Feel the Breeze, Not the Bank | APHW Windermere\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aphw.com\/test-blog-2\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-06-08T12:46:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-08-09T13:26:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/#\/schema\/person\/0c06c544c0e00849ee19ee7c51183794\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/aphw.com\/test-blog-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/#\/schema\/person\/0c06c544c0e00849ee19ee7c51183794\",\"name\":\"Clive Gillett\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f6c0f1c356ef756792ad537013b67c4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Clive Gillett\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51480"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aphw.house\/windermere\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}