It’s summer in Seattle and for the Pacific North West it is a hot one! Add to this the sad fact that we are all spending so much time inside at home because of the pandemic and the stress adds up–fast. However, there are quite a few things you can do during these hot, stressful times to keep yourself sane and make the inside of your home cooler.

Steps to Keep Your Seattle Home Cooler and More Comfortable

  1. Have Window Film Installed: Window film is a cost-effective way to cool things off and can be installed in just one day. The temperature difference in your home and your lower energy bills will amaze you. Plus, you will stay cool all summer long and warmer in the winter too!
  2. Don’t Use Your Oven:   Adding the heat of a 400-degree oven to your home in the middle of a heatwave is the worst thing you can do.  One way to reduce or stop this is grilling outdoors every night (or as much as possible) is a good solution to keeping your Seattle home cooler. Also, being outside and getting some much-needed vitamin D from the sunshine is a great solution to the battle pandemic blues.
  3. Do Chores After Sunset: Whether it is laundry which adds to your Seattle home or cleaning that makes you sweat–heavy chores during the day will make an already warm home unbearable. Wait until after the sun sets to begin checking off that to-do list and you will be better off for it.
  4. Keep Your Thermostat At 78-degrees: It may sound crazy but setting your central air temp to 78-degrees in the summer is the government recommendation to get the most bang for your buck during hot summers. This is proven to be the most efficient setting. You can offset this slightly warmer temperature by using fans and evaporative cooling to get you Seattle home cooler.
  5. Change Your A/C filter: Cooling systems blow and suck heated and cooled air–and everything that is floating around in it. This means that all the dust and dirt, inside and out, get trapped, and clog filters. Units with clogged filters are not efficient and cost more to run. The best way to have a home cooling system that is working efficiently is by doing the proper maintenance and timely filter changes too.

For more information on staying cool with window film on your Seattle home’s windows–contact us at Window Film Seattle today.

Angus Faith has been working in the window tinting industry for over a decade. After spending many years working as an architect and traveling all around the world, he moved to Seattle from Scotland. Angus has seen firsthand the impact that window film can make on the energy efficiency, functionality, and beauty of a building. Today, he uses his extensive knowledge of window tinting products and brands to help his customers select the perfect option for their space. He is an expert on all the various types of security, climate control, and privacy window film available today as well as the top window tinting brands such as 3M, LLumar, and Vista. His breadth of knowledge and years of experience have given him the reputation as one of the top window film professionals in the Seattle metro area.