I have fans is every window, but it is hotter in the house, then it is outside... Do, I only need one fan in one window, and the rest closed???? OR having every window open possible!!!
The A/C guy is coming hopfully monday!!!! ( right now it is 65 outside, guy 90 in the house))) Tomorrow, 87 degree... Please give me some tips!!!
2006-06-10 15:31:59 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
lol u gotta computer and no a/c, dont that make ya mad as h.ell? Go to the north pole on google earth or search for ice in yahoo images, lol just kidding. I think you should open the windows at night to let the cool outside, come in. When 9 or 10 am roll around the hot air will be back and when its in the 80's its hard to avoid it. Im from the hood and we had to make-do with alotta things. I believe we would get a box-fan or two and put them where air floats thru the house at night. Have you ever had a small cooler filled with ice, opened and let a fan blow the air thru toward ya direction, thats a "ghetto" air conditioner, lol. U gonna need a fan to sleep with at least though. I cant sleep with it being hot... bedcovers sticking to me, clothes soaked, or barely breathe, lol. u need fanz... ten bucks at walmart and a window unit air conditioner at walmart is under 100 dollars if ya got the dough.
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2006-06-10 15:48:22 · answer #1 · answered by carolinakres 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Ok. This is what you do. At night, open all the windows and have the fans positioned at the windows blowing the air INTO the house.
When you get up, it will be chilly in the house and that is when you immediately close all the windows and turn the fans off. Dont open the doors any more than you have to. Closing blinds and curtains will help, too. When it starts to get warm, turn the fans on to help cool you down but keep those windows closed!
You should be able to get through the day this way. Then when it starts to cool down at the end of the day and it is warmer inside than it is outside, open the windows that dont have sun on them and put the fans back in the windows to blow in the cool air.
(Some peple suggested positioning the fans to blow out. This doesnt work.)
2006-06-10 15:36:32 · answer #2 · answered by jenniferaboston 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wish I only had it as rough as you do. No AC here and it is 103 today, Monday a cool front is supposed to come in and cool it to 97! Yea! Anyway, Put fans in the windows that get the most air flow through through them to start(here it is South facing windows today) Face them into the house. Put fans on the other end of the house blowing outside. Any windows with sunbeams coming through should be closed and covered with heavy curtains or "makeshift" curtains(old blankets work well, and if you have blinds, they can't be seen from outside) We stay fairly cool this way, and a few others have tried our methods with great success. We do have window units, and they also work well, but cost quite a bit more to run than central air, so we only cool one room and that is for sleeping.
Also, could be time to check out your local library, go window shopping, spend time at the park, or find a local lake!
Oh, yeah! If at all possible, cook outside. No oven at all, and stove top to a bare minimum. Try a microwave if you don't have a grill. Luckily, if you are warm, you're appetite is probably lower!
2006-06-10 15:53:15 · answer #3 · answered by jenn_a 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need two open windows, on opposite sides of the house. Position a fan (preferably the box kind that can sit in the window frame) at one so it's blowing the air out. This will draw air from the other window in and move air through the entire house. If there are any doors in between them, leave them open just a crack. It will create more of a draft than if you leave them open wide.
If you have white shades or curtains, keep them closed during the day so the white will reflect the sunlight. If they are dark colored, keep them open as they will absorb more heat otherwise.
2006-06-10 15:37:39 · answer #4 · answered by Guelph 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this and see if it doesn't give some relief, turn some of the fans around at one end of the house so that they are blowing out and at the other end leave the windows open so that the fans on the other end can draw the cool air in as it's venting the hot air.
2006-06-10 15:35:39 · answer #5 · answered by Curious Cat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You want to pull the cool air in and the hot air out. If you have two windows across from each other put one fan pulling the air out and in the window directly across from that one put the fan pulling the air in. That should give you a good cross breeze and get some of the hot air out of the house. In the morning before it gets hot close the windows and keep the sun out as much as possible. Good luck, hope you get the A/C fires soon!
2006-06-10 15:38:53 · answer #6 · answered by mandp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Open up three or four windows. Put a fan in two of them. Full blast. Then in the early morning, close all the windows and turn the fans off. And close all the shades. That should keep the house cool.
2006-06-10 15:35:38 · answer #7 · answered by Pauly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think hard about getting out of the workforce without a good 'excuse.' No, you shouldn't have to explain why you're not working, but one day when you want to start working again, your next potential employer will want to know why you have the gap and 'I felt like resting' won't come off well. Use the time away from work to go to school, it can even be online, or get really involved in volunteering, heading up a major community program. There are a lot of fulfilling ways to spend your time getting better or closer to what you REALLY want to do with your life, and not making a resume hole that will be hard to explain. Have fun!
2016-03-15 02:38:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi! first, if you have a two or more storey house, keep all windows downstairs on sunny side closed. Place fans blowing OUTSIDE in or near windows that are opened. Next, in the upstairs part, keep at least two windows on opposite sides of the house open. (The heat rises and it has to have someplace to go, or it will simply sit there.) You can use fans in these windows too, blowing outwards of course. That's the way I always have maintained my two storey house in the past 36 years. You're lucky! One day, it's not too bad.
2006-06-11 02:29:29 · answer #9 · answered by shire_maid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn off all nonessential sources of power. I'm not sure how big your house but I'd say you can try one of two things. You've already tried the first. (Open up all windows, doors and the fan thing.) The second thing you can attempt, is to try and cool of essential areas of your house only. I use to do this when I lived in the California desert. It worked but eventually you'll need to get your A/C fixed and in a hurry. Good luck.
2006-06-10 15:41:31 · answer #10 · answered by Kooties 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋