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all right folks summer is just around
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the corner you know what that means
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right it's time to start thinking about
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how we can beat the Relentless heat
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because let me tell you keeping your
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cool isn't just about Comfort oh no it's
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also crucial to avoid serious health
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issues like stroke and exhaustion yeah
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you heard me right so what's the plan
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you ask well maybe you're in a rental
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without an AC or you simply don't want
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to keep it running all a night and
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that's okay because I've got your back
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I'm here with some practical and totally
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doable tips to help you stay cool even
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without an AC and hey if you're new here
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hit that subscribe button now let's Dive
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Right In shall we you've probably heard
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the old saying an ounce of prevention is
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worth a pound of cure so what's
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relevance well keeping your house cool
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doesn't just reduce your energy bills it
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also makes your space a lot more
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comfortable Now isn't that something
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we're striving for let's start with our
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tip number one close your drapes or
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blinds yes we don't want the sun to give
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us Heat at this time of the year what
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you say obviously it's important that
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you close up those drapes and won't let
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the sun rays come inside your house
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apply Shades to that big beautiful
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window out there so try to find a medium
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color drapes with plastic backing and
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that alone will help you get rid of the
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33% of heat if you've got some extra
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bucks try and fetch that insulated
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cellular shades they're even more
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helpful to stay you cool by
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60% now for the next tip
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let me ask you a question in summers
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what's the room that you'd like to avoid
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going in yes obviously kitchen why
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because it has got that
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stove so it's best that you keep it off
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and try use some no cook recipe now for
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next I'll say it's my favorite have you
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ever heard of term cross
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ventilation yes that's the most
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effective and cheap way to get rid of
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the hot air from inside of your house
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the trick is keeping your windows closed
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but in the evening open them up to let
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cooler air get into the house you can
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try placing a pedestal opposite to the
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window to help kick out the hot air
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another trick try to open smaller window
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for the air to get in and large window
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to let it out now the AC does one thing
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very efficiently and that is exhausting
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the hot air out but you don't need an AC
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to do just this part use exhaust fan to
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blow out the hot air so try running the
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exhaust fans in your bathroom and
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kitchen to kick the hot air out if
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you're living in a multi-story property
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try to keep the windows of upper portion
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always open it'll take the cool air from
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downstairs and keep your house cool now
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comes the most typical of what we do yes
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running a ceiling fan obviously ceiling
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fan help you stay cool and uses 90% less
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energy than an AC make sure your fan
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blades are set to run counterclockwise
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DIY yes you can you a bit of combination
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ations to stay cooler too you can try
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and hang a cold wet sheet in front of
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the fan or try spraying cool water in
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the air or place some ice cubes in front
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of the fan or placing Frozen water
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bottles to the back of the fan all these
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tricks work and you'll say well I don't
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need an AC now now let's take a bit of
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help from the outdoor landscape yeah I'm
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talking about the trees if you've got
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Shady trees around your house you'll
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definitely feel cooler in comparison to
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your neighbor who's got none in the
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front yard so try to use the awnings
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along with the tree branches to help
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your house stay cooler in summers now
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the text tip is to insulate your doors
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and keeping unused doors shut yes you've
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heard that right if you love staying in
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one particular room so close the doors
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of other rooms you don't want to taste
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the heat of other rooms right closing
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off parts of the house keeps the cooler
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air concentrated in a single R and help
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you stay cool similarly we emphasize a
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lot about walking and insulating doors
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against nasty droughts but the thing is
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important in summers also that's because
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we don't want the hot air to come inside
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of our house keep humidity at Bay yes
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humid climate can make your Summers the
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worst of your life so try and use a
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dehumidifier I know I know that these
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dehumidifiers won't reduce the room
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temperature but in reality they can help
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control the sticky thick air that will
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otherwise make your days more worse have
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you have you ever thought why we feel
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more uncomfortable in humid Summers
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that's because humidity decreases the
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rate at which our sweat evaporates so we
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feel much hotter and sweatier in humid
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weather so it's always best to invest in
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a dehumidifier so you see we've got
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plenty of options to stay cool in
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summers without having to use our AC and
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pay Hefty energy bills if you've got
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another secret tip that you'd like to
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