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7 Ways to Reduce Your Cooling Bill This Summer

Ahhhh!  Spring is here, and summer is just around the corner.  Mmmmmmm…Just think of those walks along the beach.  Barbecues will finally start to fire, and….Oh, yeah!  The air conditioning bill, well, will be heating up, too.

You still will have to pay them, but here are a few tips to reduce your upcoming cooling bill this summer:

1. Wear cool, loose clothing — even indoors. If your clothes are uncomfortable, you will likely feel uncomfortable, too, regardless of the temperature.  Also, loose clothes allow for better ventilation.
2. Use box fans to improve air circulation.  Set existing ceiling fans properly. Fans do not reduce the temperature in the room.  However, they have the same effect inside as the wind does outside—the fake "wind" will feel cooler against your skin.  Note: Set your ceiling fan counterclockwise (when you are looking beneath it).
3. Take cold showers. This is only a tool to cool down yourself.  So don't use soap or wash your hair.  Take about three (3) minutes.  Any more than that will be wasteful.
4. Eat cold food. Obviously, don't eat things raw if they will make you sick.  On the other hand, why needlessly introduce heat into your body when you are trying everything else you can to escape it?
5. Cook outdoors. Cooking introduces heat into your home.  Cook outside, and guess where that heat goes?
6. Close doors to unused rooms and closets. You do not need to pay to cool off rooms that you are not using.  Shut off these areas, and you can focus on cooling a smaller area.  This includes your fireplace damper.
7. Properly set your refrigerator temperature. Many people overlook this one.  Set your refrigerator between 36° F and 42° F.  Set your freezer at 0°F.  Setting your temperature any lower than these numbers will not preserve your food any better.  It will only cost you more to keep your refrigerator at those lower temperatures.

Bonus Tip: Thaw foods in the refrigerator before cooking. Then your food will require less heat to cook your dinner.  As an added (albeit small) bonus, it even keeps your refrigerator a little cooler—another savings.

These are only some of the ways that you can save money.  Remember, every little thing will help.  You will thank yourself at the end of the month when Bill visits you.

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how structurally AC motors differ from DC motors, 220V x 60 w AC motor equals 36 V x ? watts with equal power

howv does the AC electric motor differ from DC electric motor structurally. can we use AC 220 volt 60 watt ceiling fan case be used and changing coil and make it DC electic motor of 36 volts if so what power WATT should be given to give same energy output

A ceiling fan is an induction motor (brushless, it is quiet). It is also bigger than a brush motor. Most hand power tools use a universal motor, since it is smaller. It has brushes and is noisy. A universal motor actually runs on either AC or DC. You cannot magically change the voltage rating on any motor, though there are many that are dual voltage (for example, either 120V or 240V) depending on how they are hooked up.

A 220V ceiling fan? Must not be in the US. The only way to drive an induction motor from DC is to use an inverter (DC to AC converter).

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