[manaboutown]

When I rented a Lantana in Mallory for the month of May, the first night I opened a bedroom window. The next morning I could not close it and called the landlord's handyman. He had no success either so I went without fresh night air the rest of the month. I do not know if they ever got that window properly closed,

[Midnight Cowgirl]

When I saw the headline for this thread, I thought it was about real estate!!!
(GULP! Oh, well . . .)

[CFrance]

I don't have allergies (been tested several times) but if I open the windows for the night, I have a sinus headache by morning. For some reason having the windows open during the day is not a problem.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

When the temperature is over 80 in the house (regardless of outside temp) and the humidity is over 50%, the AC has to come on. If it's not humid, but it's hot, then it'd depend on the breeze. If there is one, probably just let the breeze cool us off.

We don't really worry about pollen. I keep a bottle of Zyrtec, another bottle of Xyzal, and a snort-container of Flonase on the kitchen counter all year round. I select my med of choice based on the time of day I feel it's needed.

[sbarron01]

Yes, open house at night, til about 11am the next morning. Put a fan in an open bedroom window to pull in cool air, all other windows are simply open, we don't keep the ceiling fans on overnight. This is our 1st month here, so keeping track of a/c, open windows, utility bills for the next yr to track trends. Luckily, neither of us has allergies. And who notices pollen/dust from the outside when you have cats on the inside.

[Madelaine Amee]

Open early morning until air kicks in. Close at night because there are beasties that come through our yard at night!

[queasy27]

Yes, I'm loving the cool nights so far!

I have trouble sleeping if the bedroom windows are closed. I have a box fan in one bedroom window that runs all night and is turned off in the morning when it starts to get warm. I'm grateful to feel so safe here that I'm able to do this.

Also, I love a chilly temp and have never turned on my heater in the 9 years I've been here. Night temps in the 50s are very comfortable for me. If it gets in the 40s I may throw on a sweatshirt.

[BK001]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

Open early morning until air kicks in. Close at night because there are beasties that come through our yard at night!

We are from Brooklyn so DH will not permit the windows open at night. He too worries about "beasties" -- but his beasties have only 2 legs and are attracted to anything that can be "fenced" like computers, tv's and jewelry. LOL

[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by BK001

We are from Brooklyn so DH will not permit the windows open at night. He too worries about "beasties" -- but his beasties have only 2 legs and are attracted to anything that can be "fenced" like computers, tv's and jewelry. LOL

Mine are feral cats that party on our patio outside the bedroom. They must eat anything that moves !!!!

[rjn5656]

No, pollen too high.

[New Englander]

I'd love to open bedroom window at night, but pollen is not my friend.

[Judy n Ron]

Our windows have never been open in 7 years. We do keep the sliders open by the pool when the temp is 70-80 outside so as not to A/C the outside. We most certainly would never keep them open at night being on the ground floor, as this is a huge security issue for us. While it's not reported that there have been many home invasions here, why give anyone the opportunity? There are HUGE numbers of transient workers here from contractors to yard people. Residents don't know their backgrounds but anyone with a history of B and E will know who the easy targets are for opportunistic criminal behavior. Be careful out there!

[runkcrun]

Closed all the time. Don't want the pollen and dirt and humidity. Keep AC at 80 degrees during warmer months. Overhead fans running. Previous owners must not have run AC as much, as there was a lot of rusting in the house. Door stops, oven drawer, mold in shower, etc.

Do open slider to the lanai on occasion.

[DPayton]

0pen at every opportunity!

[Henryk]

Originally Posted by rjm1cc

Me too.

I was not a happy person when I discovered I could not open the top windows. I love the windows open as much as possible.