To help deal with the heat without using my air condition (I'm saving it for the really hot weather) I have a box fan placed in the
kitchen window facing in then I open the bathroom window , block the bottom half of it with white cardboard (looks better) so the warmer air is flowed out the top more directly.
Also I close my sunny front curtains and I leave those windows open 1 inch so the positive pressure blows the hot window air out. Actually I leave all the upstairs window open 1 inch, so the house is always venting , I think it makes a difference as well.
In the past I tried placing the box fan in the attic to vent the house, It worked *but* when the fan was off a strong back draft would blow fiberglass particles back into the house. It was nasty , I had to take it down within a few days of installing it or leave it on 24/7 to prevent the back draft.
85F today
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