Growing up, my parents never had enough money to update our heating plus cooling systems.
- There are six of us teenagers, so my parents had to save wherever possible in order to keep a roof over our heads.
This meant lots of shared toys plus clothes plus less dining out. This also meant that my friend and I did not have the luxury of central cooling. My associate and I had to deal with alternatives to keep cool in the summertime. My associate and I had various fans throughout the first floor of our family dwelling to keep us cool while in the afternoon. This kept us pretty comfortable while in the days, but didn’t solve the problem of nighttime. My Mom, then, installed one window a/c component in my study room to keep us cool at night. Believe it or not, this small component kept all three study rooms cool. My Mom installed the window cooling component in my study room because it is at the front of the house. Then, he would put up a curtain at the top of the stairs to direct the air straight through the hallway instead of allowing it to escape down the stairs. My associate and I would keep all the study room doors open. Somehow, this allowed the cool air to travel from my study room, down the straight hallway, plus into the other two study rooms. I never honestly understood how this worked, but it would keep us all cool at night, despite the rising temperatures outside. I have to give my Mom a lot of credit for finding money saving alternatives to keep us cool while in the scorching summer time seasons.