Household Hints & Help

I also HATE to be at the mercy of contractors, to the point that I put up with so much that I should not put up with (like carpet with holes worn through---harvest gold, for god's sake). I have been going to fix so many things for so many years that it has gotten to be a joke. But I do occasionally require someone here....and I do tolerate it in short spurts. I also have an old house and know that there is wonderful things about it and real problems in other ways.

As to the fan, I can only suggest that it be facing toward pulling air out of the house during the day, and after sundown, it can be faced to blow air into the house. I have no a/c, so I do know that even on hot nights, the air coming in is rather cool. I sleep well with a fan in the window pulling air from outside-----as long as I wait till dark to pull outside air. I also keep the house closed up, especially the west facing doors and windows, on hot days. I hate it because I love to have the house all opened up, but it makes a big difference in keeping the house cooler. Situating the fan is beyond me but I do think the right position could be found within a day or two.....if none of us geniuses here can help you.