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THE ATTIC IS STILL HOT Based on the number of phone calls I've received


about last month's column "Cooling Off the Attic," I want to use this month's column to teach you even more about improvements you can make to your attic. 


 your comfort and utility bills. When a house has an attic access hole, an attic pull-down


stairway or a whole house attic fan located in the conditioned area of the house, it is almost always a major energy waster. Since heat always moves toward cold, the heat in the house tries to go to the attic in the winter and the heat in the attic tries to go into the house in the summer through any spot not insulated or air tight. An infrared photo of a pull-down attic staircase on a hot


summer day reveals a lot. It shows the temperature ranges  house on a summer day, and it’s trying to cool your house on a winter day. Solution: Install an insulated cover over the opening. Go to www.AtticTent.com for a good solution. Whole house fan louvers are just as bad as the pull-down


staircase, and the house thermostat is usually located right under the louvers. The poor thermostat doesn’t know what to do. The best solution is to simply disconnect the fan,  and cover the entire area with insulation. However, if you  at 501-653-7931 and I will give you the information for a really good solution. 


glue rigid foam insulation to the back of the access panel. You  at your house if you just know what to do.


Reprinted courtesy of Rural Arkansas magazine and Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas. Doug Rye, a licensed architect living in Saline County, Ark., is the popular host of the “Home Remedies” radio show and a promoter of energy efficiency building.


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