--- title: "Florida Homeowner Tips: Reduce Air Conditioning Costs This Summer" description: Keeping your home cool in the summer is important, but it can cost a lot of money. Here are a few Florida homeowner tips to save money. image: https://blog.southernoak.com/hubfs/PHBlog7.jpg --- [![Florida Homeowners Insurance - Southern Oak Insurance](https://blog.southernoak.com/hs-fs/file-1316105448-png/layout/logo.png)](http://southernoakins.com) [![](https://blog.southernoak.com/hs-fs/file-1316105483-png/layout/btn_agent_login.png)](https://soi.policyport.com/wps/portal/soiagent/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3hnd0cPE3MfAwODQBMjAyM3Z29njwBfIwMLU_2CbEdFAMOiBOg!/) [![](https://blog.southernoak.com/hs-fs/file-1316105478-png/layout/btn_become_agent.png)](http://info.southernoakins.com/florida-homeowners-insurance-agency-appointment-request) [![Facebook](https://blog.southernoak.com/hs-fs/file-1321650047-png/layout/btn_facebook.png)](https://www.facebook.com/SouthernOakIns) [![Twitter](https://blog.southernoak.com/hs-fs/file-1321630027-png/layout/btn_twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/SouthernOakIns) [![LinkedIn](https://blog.southernoak.com/hs-fs/file-1321410970-png/layout/btn_linkedin.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/company/southern-oak-insurance-co) [![Demotech](http://southernoakins.com/wp-content/themes/SouthernInsurance/images/logo_demotech_header.png)](http://www.demotech.com/search_results_fsr.aspx?id=12247&t=2) Call us Today at 877.900.3971 - [Home](http://southernoak.com/) - [About](http://southernoak.com/about-us/) - [Meet the Team](http://southernoak.com/about-us/meet-the-team/) - [Safety Tips](http://southernoak.com/about-us/safety-tips/) - [Policyholder Blog](http://southernoak.com/policyholder-blog/) - [Community](http://southernoak.com/community/) - [Agent Blog](https://blog.southernoak.com) - [Family Emergency Plan](https://info.southernoak.com/free-family-emergency-plan) - [Home Inventory Checklist](https://info.southernoak.com/free-home-inventory-checklist) - [Watch Our Commercial](https://info.southernoak.com/florida_homeowners_insurance_commercial) - [Why Southern Oak?](http://southernoak.com/why-southern-oak/) - [Why More Families Choose Southern Oak](http://southernoak.com/why-more-families-choose-southern-oak/) - [Why More Agents Choose Southern Oak](http://southernoak.com/why-more-agents-choose-southern-oak/) - [Policy Types](http://southernoak.com/policy-types/) - [Homeowner’s Insurance](http://southernoak.com/policy-types/homeowners-insurance/) - [Renter’s Insurance](http://southernoak.com/policy-types/renters-insurance/) - [Rental Dwelling Property Insurance](http://southernoak.com/policy-types/rental-dwelling-property-insurance/) - [Condo Unit Owners Insurance](http://southernoak.com/policy-types/condo-owners-insurance/) - [Policy Add-Ons](http://southernoak.com/policy-types/policy-add-ons/) - [Contact](http://southernoak.com/contact-us/) - [Southern Oak Marketing](http://southernoakmarketing.com/) ![img_main_blog.jpg](https://blog.southernoak.com/hs-fs/file-1322220752-jpg/layout/img_main_blog.jpg?width=694&name=img_main_blog.jpg "img_main_blog.jpg") # [Florida Homeowner Tips: Reduce Air Conditioning Costs This Summer](https://blog.southernoak.com/florida-homeowner-tips-reduce-air-conditioning-costs-this-summer) Jun 23, 2015 3:02:28 PM | Posted by [The Southern Oak Team](https://blog.southernoak.com/author/the-southern-oak-team) | Category: [Home Organization/Cleaning](https://blog.southernoak.com/topic/home-organizationcleaning), [Home Safety](https://blog.southernoak.com/topic/home-safety) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) As Floridians ourselves, we know that the cost of air conditioning becomes one of the largest home expenses during the long summers. Cooling expenses should also be a consideration when [buying a house](http://blog.southernoakins.com/buying-a-house-florida-homeowners-insurance-risks-to-beware) as both electricity and the premiums for Florida homeowners insurance are two big costs of homeownership to consider beyond just making mortgage payments. # **Florida Homeowner Tips: Reducing Air Conditioning Bills** These are some of the steps you can take to keep your home comfortable and cheaper to run: **•Seal:** The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that gaps in your doors and windows could let as much outside air in as an open window if your home is not properly draft proofed. The addition of additional sealant or weather stripping around doors and windows could reduce your power bills and help your house stay more comfortable. **• Insulate:** Adding additional insulation is one of those home improvement projects that usually pays for itself in a short time. You can choose to hire a professional or plan it as a DIY project on the weekend. **• Use fans:** Box and ceiling fans don't actually reduce the temperature, but they help rooms feel cooler in the same way that a breeze can cool you off on a warm day. Just remember to turn them off if nobody is in the ![homeowners insurance florida](https://blog.southernoak.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PHBlog7.jpg?width=300&name=PHBlog7.jpg "homeowners insurance florida")room. **• Install a programmable thermostat:** It makes sense to turn the thermostat up if nobody stays home all day, and a programmable thermostat can do this job automatically. It can also be set to reduce the temperature a short time before everybody gets home from school and work. **• Consider alternative energy:** The Sunshine State is one of those perfect locations for solar energy systems, and many solar power companies offer good financing deals. You could enjoy clean and free energy from the sun! 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