Ways to Keep Your Home Cool Without Breaking the Bank

Today we are going to give you tips on managine moisture in your home.  Here in the South, humidity can be horrible.  The humidity adds to the heat and creates a VERY uncomfortable environment.  Check out these tips to help you manage your indoor humidity.

Manage Moisture

An estimated 50% of U.S. homes have unhealthily high levels of moisture. What to do when "it's not the heat, it's the humidity":

• Move indoor plants outside — they produce a lot of airborne moisture.     
• Invest in a dehumidifier.  Give us a call, we can install a whole house dehumidifier.     
• Run bathroom exhaust fans for a full 20 minutes after a shower or bath to "dry" the air.     
• If your house seems extremely humid, call your HVAC contractor to see if the AC is performing properly.  Your AC unit should be designed to pull humidity out of your home.  Give us a call and we can check the unit to be sure it dehumidifying your home.
• The ultimate chill-out:  Get wet. A cool bath or shower with water around 75°F (lukewarm) will chill you out 25 times faster than a blast of cold air.
• Seal up your house.  By making sure you have a good weather seal around door and windows, you will not only keep the cold air in, but you will also keep the humidity from outside out.

By keeping the humidity in your home down, you may even find that you can raise your thermostat a degree or two!  That will create more savings on the utility bills!

Are you interested in a dehumidifier, or just want to be sure your AC system is doing all it can?

Give us a call and schedule an appointment to have a technician make sure you are getting the most out of your AC!

980-235-0055 or info@mycarolinahvac.com