Cooling a Red Deer Home in a Heat Wave
Most summer days here are pleasant, but Red Deer has hit 37.2 °C on record, and upstairs rooms can hold heat for hours. A few habits help, whether or not you have central air.
Request an HVAC technicianUse cool nights
Nights on the parkland often cool off. Open windows late in the evening, then close them and the blinds before the morning warms up.
Block the sun
Close blinds on south- and west-facing windows in the afternoon. Shade outside the glass works even better.
Run the fan
Running the furnace fan on low mixes cooler basement air with warmer upstairs air, evening out the house.
Check the AC early
Before the first hot spell, change the filter, clear the outdoor unit and run the system for a while to make sure it cools.
Frozen coil
If the AC lines ice up, turn it off and let it thaw. A clean filter often solves it; if not, it needs service.
Smoky days
When wildfire smoke drifts in, keep windows shut and let the AC or furnace fan recirculate through a clean filter.
Adding cooling
See air conditioning for central air and heat pump options.
Help from the basement
Basements stay cool through most of a heat wave. If someone struggles with the heat, an evening in a finished basement can be the easiest relief while you wait for service.
Attic heat
A hot attic radiates heat into upstairs rooms long after sunset. Good attic insulation and venting reduce that load and help any cooling system keep up on the hottest afternoons.
Ceiling fans
Ceiling fans make a room feel several degrees cooler by moving air across your skin. Set them to spin counter-clockwise in summer, and switch them off when you leave the room, since they cool people rather than air.
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