Aluminun Foil on Windows

Yesterday I told you that I covered two of my windows with aluminum foil in hopes of blocking the sun out and making it a little cooler indoors. Today would be the test to see if it actually does anything.

While the temperature was just a few tenths of a degree lower than yesterday, it is cooling off a lot faster with the air conditioner running. Right now it’s 3:30pm. Yesterday at this time the temperature inside was hovering around 89 degrees. Right now it’s 86 degrees. So it has been a great help because usually it doesn’t get this temperature until well after 5pm.

The aluminum foil was a great deal at 50 cents. It’s probably one of the cheapest ways to beat the heat!

6 Comments so far »

  1. by Toys Toys and More Toys » Blog Archive » Aluminun Foil on Windows, on June 4 2008 @ 12:50 pm

     

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  2. by gewinnspiel auto, on June 6 2008 @ 1:27 am

     

    Its really good protection from light that covered windows with aluminum foil.I support this.

  3. by irinakova, on June 6 2008 @ 3:36 am

     

    You can buy residential window tint film at your local home depot or lowes.

    Much, much better than aluminum foil.

  4. by Gina, on June 6 2008 @ 9:16 am

     

    It’s funny that I found this post about aluminum foil on the windows. Last night I watched a new show called “Swingtown”. It’s about wife swapping in the ’70s. One of the ‘neighbours’ was putting aluminum foil on her windows…for a completely different reason, wink, wink.

  5. by datenrettung festplatte, on June 9 2008 @ 12:43 pm

     

    Its really a great deal.I hope It’s one of the cheapest ways to beat the heat in cheap rate.

  6. by Posters to Block the Sun | Geeky Housewife Household Tips, Product Reviews, Toy Reviews, on July 20 2008 @ 6:45 am

     

    […] and find that the mini-blinds aren’t getting the job done? Well, I had posted about using aluminum foil on windows. While it works well, it’s not an option for some people because of where they live. We have […]

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