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Working from home during the summer can be challenging, especially when the heat starts to affect your productivity and comfort. However, with the right strategies, you can create a cool and comfortable home office environment that allows you to stay focused and beat the summer heat. In this article, we will provide you with valuable tips for a comfortable home office in the summer, ensuring an enjoyable and productive work atmosphere.

Here are some quick and easy tips to help you chill this summer. Many will increase your home’s efficiency and stretch your pocket book too!

• Ceiling fans help a room feel 4° cooler.
• Keep your thermostat at 78° when home and 7-10 degrees higher when away.
• Humidity creeps in during summer months so prevent moisture problems with proper ventilation. This means you’ll need to make sure vents are clean and not blocked.
• Set reminders to change your air filter every 30 days to help with system efficiency.
• Remember what mom said, close the doors (and windows) when the A/C is on.
• Clean and dust your home regularly. This keeps your system cleaner. Less debris means better air circulation.

Extremely hot temperatures usually cause A/C systems to break down sooner than they’re supposed to. When it’s super hot outside, your A/C struggles to cool your home and has to work harder and longer to do so. Running constantly will overwork parts of your A/C, which strains your entire system.

Luckily, there are a variety of ways to protect your A/C from breaking down in extremely hot temperatures, such as: