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Staying Cool
Well, it is here, it is HOT. The ice has broken we will be over 100 today and it looks like we will break into the third digit for a few more days to come. We all knew it was coming. This year especially, we have been fortunate. I can remember breaking the ice in March some years.
Staying Cool
Some of us with Nordic Blood (I’m not Nordic but I have Nordic blood, don’t ask) don’t do well in the heat, others thrive. Some find the summer months the time to get out and do things around town. Ride your bike, take a hike, eat outside in the evening. I did some of that last summer, but not while in Tucson.
How do we Desert Rats stay cool in the summer?
This is my list of suggestions on beating the heat in Tucson for the summer
First, if money and expense aren’t a consideration the answer is pretty straight forward. TURN ON THE AC
If you are a little more budget minded or own a Tucson home without AC (Yes, they do exist) you fire up the Evap. Cooler.
If you have AC but don’t want to spend as much cooling your home this summer then you can try what I’ve been doing for the past couple of weeks. It might save you some money but cost you a little sleep.
As I write this it is just a little before 7 am. and the reported temperature outside is 65. I’ve been getting up somewhere between 3 and 5 am each morning and opening the doors (We have screened security doors) so the air can come in. I reverse the ceiling fans so they pull air into the house. I’m usually able to bring the house down to 77 degrees in a few hours.
Around 8 am. I close up the house. The temperature inside raises about 1 degree every 90 min. on average. By midafternoon the house is about 83 to 84 degrees. Between 5 and 7 pm we turn on the AC and cool the house down to 76. It is there in a couple of hours. Once we go to bed we turn off the AC.
We are still waiting to see what the result is on our electric bill. I’ll let you know. I’m also considering using my laptop more with all the free WIFI around in coffee shops. But I’m not sure if drinking coffee while sitting in AC isn’t self cancelling. At least I get to drink coffee and stay cool.
