HURT. HOPEFULLY THEY GOT THEIR PICTURES BEFORE, OKAY, AND WITH THE CAKE, TOO, BECAUSE AT THAT
POINT ALRIGHT, METRO DETROIT,
TURNING UP THE HEAT THIS WEEK.
WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR
YOU. AND THAT MEANS THAT AIR
CONDITIONERS ARE GOING TO BE
CRANKING OUT ALL THE COOL ERRORS
PRETTY MUCH NOT STOP, AND THAT
MEANS HIGHER ELECTRIC GROWTH AND
I KNOW ALL TOO WELL, US. AND NOW
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT FOR
EVERYONE. BUT ACCORDING TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 78 DEGREES
, WHAT THAT IS THE SWEET SPOT
FOR AIR CONDITIONERS TO BALANCE
ENERGY SAVINGS AND COMFORT. YOU
CAN SAVE UP TO 20 BUCKS A MONTH.
JUST BY PUTTING YOUR THERMOSTAT
TO 78 GOING TO SPEND THE EXTRA
$20 AND LOWERED TO 70. BUT IF
YOU WANT A COOLER, THERE ARE
SOME HOUSEKEEPING THINGS THAT
YOU CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU’RE GETTING THE MOST FOR YOUR
MONEY. LET’S CHECK IN WITH
NICK MONACELLI. HE’S GOT THE
ANSWERS. THERE HAVE BEEN DAYS SO
FAR THIS SUMMER WITH THE
TEMPERATURES ARE EXCRUCIATING IN
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN METRO DETROIT
, HAVE THESE WALL UNITS OR
WINDOW UNITS LIKE THIS TERRY
REPAIR CLINIC DOT COM IS GOING
TO SHOW US THE THINGS WE SHOULD
BE DOING TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE
WORKING PROPERLY AND WORK LONGER
, RIGHT? THE FIRST THING YOU
NEED TO DO IS EVERY AIR
CONDITIONER HAS A FILTER. THIS
HAS THIS HAS TO BE CLEAN. IF IT
GETS PLUGGED UP YOUR COILS GOING
TO FREEZE UP. YOU’RE NOT GOING
TO GET GOOD AIRFLOW COMING OUT
THE VENTS. SO THIS IS NUMBER ONE
ANOTHER THING YOU CAN DO THESE
POP OFF AND THESE COILS ARE OR
WHAT? YOU NEED TO KEEP CLEAN,
TOO, AND YOU CAN TAKE A BRUSH.
SAME ONE YOU USE FOR THE
REFRIGERATOR. YOU CAN USE IT FOR
THIS AND JUST GENTLY. IF THIS
GETS DIRTY, YOU CAN BRUSH IT
OFF. GET ALL THE DIRT OFF OF IT.
AND THAT WILL HELP YOUR AIR
CONDITIONER RUN SMOOTHLY. HOW
OFTEN ARE WE DOING THIS? I WOULD
SAY. YOU KNOW, AT LEAST ONCE A
SEASON. ANOTHER THING ONE MORE
THING IS ON THE BACK. THERE’S
ANOTHER COIL KIND OF LIKE THAT
ONE THAT COIL YOU REALLY WON’T
SEE IT DIRTY FROM THE OUTSIDE.
IT’S ON THE INSIDE. SO YOU MAY
BE. YOU KNOW, EVERY COUPLE OF
YEARS TAKE THE CABINET OFF. AND
LOOK ON THE INSIDE AND SAME
THING. YOU CAN TAKE A BRUSH. YOU
CAN TAKE A HOSE GARDEN HOSE AND
SPRAY THAT OUT AND KEEP THAT
CLEAN. AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT
WON’T JUST MAKE IT RUN BETTER,
BUT WE’LL MAKE IT RUN LONGER AND
BETTER. BETTER OVER TIME. LONG
DEFICIENT. YEAH RIGHT. RIGHT.
RIGHT, TERRY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT. MHM
GREAT ADVICE AND WE HAVE SOME
SIMPLE WAYS TO BEAT THE HEAT,
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT
HAVE ERIC CONDITIONING. WHICH IS
A LOT OF FOLKS PEOPLE. SO TELL
US WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS
BEFORE. GO TO SLEEP, YOU COULD
CONSIDER PUTTING YOUR PILLOWCASE
IN THE FREEZER. THERE’S AN
OPTION OR MAYBE MR SHEETS WITH
SOME COLD WATER, SO IT’S A
LITTLE DIP. THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
AND IF YOU HAVE A CEILING FAN,
YOU CAN RUN IT COUNTER CLOCKWISE
TO CREATE A WINDCHILL EFFECT.
ALSO CLOSE YOUR BLINDS AND
CURTAINS TO KEEP THE SUN OUT AND
MAYBE SKIP OUT AND USING THE
OVEN OR THE DRYER OR OTHER
APPLIANCES THAT PRODUCE MORE
HEAT IN THE HOUSE. NOW IF YOU
ARE LOOKING TO SAVE ON YOUR
ENERGY BILLS, WE HAVE SOME HACKS
TO CUT COSTS. THAT’S COMING UP
AT SEVEN AM ON OUR STREAMING
CHANNEL LOCAL 4 PLUS NOW I WOULD
SKIP MISTING THE SHEETS YOU EVER
HAD A FIVE YEAR OLD SLEEP IN
YOUR BED. NOT FUN. YOU DON’T
LIKE TO KNOW. YOUR FIVE YEAR
OLDS MISSED. I GET DRIVING HOME
FROM WORK. DID YOU MISS THAT?
MISSED THE BED YET. I WANT TO
TELL YOU, THOUGH, UM, HE’S GOT
MARRIED. I WOULD KEEP MY AIR
CONDITIONING ON 78 78 THAT WAS
COMFORTABLE FOR ME. I’M LIKE IT
DOESN’T NEED TO BE COLD IN YOUR
HOUSE. I AGREE, EVEN 76 RIGHT
HUSBAND. HE’S NOT HAVING IT LIKE
, YOU KNOW, WHY DO I HAVE TO GO
PUT A SWEATSHIRT ON MY OWN HOUSE
BUILT HIM A GUESTHOUSE IN THE
BACK. BUT IF YOU WANTED TO STILL
WORKING THROUGH THAT, BUT
SOMETIMES THERE’S SOME
DISAGREEMENT IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
THAT WEIRD. THAT’S THE WORST OF
YOUR ISSUES ARE BIGGEST
DISAGREEING. WELL JASON, IF
YOU’RE WATCHING, LET ME
RECOMMEND MISTING YOUR SHEETS,
PERHAPS INSTEAD OF THE AIR
CONDITIONING, YOU KNOW, I TOLD
YOU GUYS LIKE IN COLLEGE I LIVE
LIKE IN THE ATTIC OF SOME HOUSE
AND NO A C IN THE SUMMER. IT WAS
BRUTAL, SO I WOULD JUMP IN THE
SHOWER AND THEN, LIKE BARELY
TOWEL OFF. IT’S THE EVAPORATIVE
COOLING METHOD. WHERE YOU KNOW
YOU KIND OF STAY WET IN THE FORM