HouseholdTried-and-true tip
Leave blinds open at night on west and northwest windows
Open or close your blinds depending on window direction and time of day to help your home stay cooler in summer.
- Time
- ⏱ 1 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
How to do it
- Open the blinds on west and northwest-facing windows at night.
- Keep the blinds on east and southeast-facing windows closed during the day.
- Check first which direction your windows face.
Sources
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- idealhome.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
we recommend opening blinds at night on west and north-west facing windows to help with nighttime cooling and closing the blinds during the day on east and south-east facing windows to help create a cool refuge from the sun.“ (Originalzitat, englisch)
