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by Maarten Goldstein, Jul 16, 2004 5:00pm PDT

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My stepfather believes that to keep the house cooler you have to shut ALL the windows in the house "to keep the heat out" while I believe that if you open all of the windows you'll increase airflow and your cooling. Who is right? We had an argument about it and I wanna prove him wrong.

Jul 17, 2004 6:27am PDT

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My stepfather believes that to keep the house cooler you have to shut ALL the windows in the house "to ke... : n0v4
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- It all depends. If there is a breeze, and the air moving into the house is cooler than the air in the ho... : kaibosh
- If you're running AC close the windows for sure. If you're not running AC open the windows. :D A little b... : skizl
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  If it's hotter outside, I always thought keeping the windows open would allow the heat to come in, the co... : carnivore
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    this is what i think too : kbnerd
    - but he didn't mention having AC on : mr brown
- if it's already hot in the house, turn on the ac and open an window on the other side of the house. this ... : jet-poop
- you're both wrong. keep em closed during the day and open at night. : eskimo spy
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  For the most part, air-conditioning only works well when the air is circulating. Sure, you can always for... : Saint Lucifer
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    Um, no? If it's 78 degrees in my house, having cooled off during the night, and it's 88 degrees and risi... : SatansLilHelper
    - You know, you may be my little helper, but I'm not so sure if you read exactly what I said... I made a... : Saint Lucifer
- I believe turning on the air conditioner and closing the windows makes the house cooler. : haokah
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  Open at night, in the morning close all the windows and turn on a fan in every room to keep the air from ... : Haku-Jin
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    Oh yeah and close the blinds/curtains to keep the sun out. : Haku-Jin
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      at all times !! And never go out of the house if you want to keep your healthy white skincolor
      
      Jul 17, 2004 7:56am PDT
      
      at all times !! And never go out of the house if you want to keep your healthy white skincolor : rookieone
  - Yep, agreed. : Bold
- If you close the windows, close the curtains too. Otherwise the house accepts light energy but doesn't gi... : BulletPro
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  Thanks for the info guys, I guess it works both ways depending on the situation. We don't have AC, by the... : n0v4
  - That's either a 1/4 or 1/3 of the year. That's a long time! At least buy one of those window units in the... : Alec Matias
  - Oh, no AC. Then it's a question of whether it's warmer inside or out. When the windows are open, the in... : DinK
- It's really pretty simple. If the air inside is cooler (and/or AC'd) then you close the windows and curt... : DinK
- Your father is right, probably. Until the air inside the house is warmer than the air outside, keep the ... : SatansLilHelper

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