With the arrival of summer, the heat settles in our homes and becomes hell. Although it is tempting and very comfortable, there are tricks to save money with air conditioning, but let’s face it: it is not the cheapest way to maintain your home. Cold.

On days of suffocating heat, where you feel anguished in summer caused by the heat, you can stop this feeling by following just a series of tips. Take note of these tricks that, in addition to being very simple, will allow you to save on your bills at the end of the month.

1. Ventilate at dawn and dusk.
Throughout the day the windows should remain closed or minimally open, but when the sun goes down and at dawn, they will be the best times to open wide the doors and windows of your house.

If you create drafts, you will get the house cool, even for a short time. Maybe enough to put you to sleep on a tropical night.

2. Use the extractor:

Turn on the kitchen hood while you cook and the bathroom extractor fan while you shower. This will get the hot air out.

Also, take advantage of the garden to have a barbecue and avoid turning on the oven at home. And even better if you don’t cook, opt for fresh dishes or summer salads.

3.Change the bulbs:

Incandescent bulbs spend 90% of their energy on the heat they emit, so getting rid of them and changing them to LED or low-consumption bulbs will be a good trick to reduce heat sources at home and save.

4. Dress up your summer house:

If you also change your wardrobe when summer arrives, why not do it with the one at home? Outside of carpets, change the sheets for cotton and avoid velvet. Use transparent or colored with a flower print, which gives more light and influences the sensation of warmth.

5. Appliances at night:

Avoid running the dishwasher and washing machine during the day as they give off a lot of heat. All electrical appliances, including television, are sources of heat that we must avoid as much as possible and disconnect when they are not being used.

6. Put solar sheets on the crystals:

They are an effective solution that reflects the light and heat that enters through the windows, with the advantage that it is not necessary to remove the glass. They will reduce the heat by 82% and you will be able to be cooler at home saving on the electricity bill.

7. Climbing plants on the facade:

Vines or bougainvillea are ideal on the facade of your house to act as a natural barrier against heat. You will get cooler rooms and also a much more cheerful environment.

8. Water to refresh:

If you have a patio, balcony, deck, garden, or porch, water the ground at night to cool it down. The heat builds up on the ground and will calm him down a bit.

With the floor inside the house, the trick is to scrub it with cold water, leaving it a little more soaked than normal.