Hi does anybody have any tips/advice for cooling off without air conditioning---don't tell me to get air conditioning --I just want serious advice. Thank you.
2007-06-01 14:26:45 · 11 answers · asked by Sassafrass 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
keep all windows open for as late in the night as you can to get cooler night air into the house/apartment
close all windows , blinds, drapes in the morning before the sun gets too bright and starts to heat up the air
use a fan or few of them ( in the windows and on you ) while at home
If you are in a house with a basement?
use the basement to sleep in when really hot
drink lots of cool water to keep hydrated
wipe your skin down with a cool wet washcloth- drying off in the air of the fan will evaporate on the skin making you cooler
dont take hot showers or baths- tempid only
play in a sprinkler or pool or
opened fire hydrant ( fire dept approval only)
2007-06-01 14:32:25 · answer #1 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Get a box fan (the square kind that are about the size of the bottom 1/2 of a window. Keep the window open (with a screen to keep the insects out) and place the fan on the window sill against the screen. You can pull cool air in really well this way... or if it's hot in your place, turn the fan where the air current is going out to get a draft and clear out the warmth.
2007-06-01 14:39:18 · answer #2 · answered by Christine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of my most favorite tricks is to get the house as cool as possible after the sun goes down. Use every fan you can get your hands on to blow out all of the residual heat that is still in the house from the heat of the day.
As soon as the sun starts to rise in the sky the next day, shut all of the windows up tight, & close up all of the curtains to try to keep the sun from heating up the house as much as possible. After the sun goes down, open things up again & start the cycle over.
It may seem warm in the house but usually it stays a few degrees cooler than the afternoon high. After a few days of this you will find it easier to keep the temperature down inside the house.
A lot of people make the mistake in believing it is better to have a cool breeze blowing through the house all day, but then warm air gets trapped inside, & at night the house becomes an oven compared to the cool of the night. That is when you really need your house to remain cool is when you are trying to sleep inside. If you haven't had a chance to clear out the residual heat in your home & you have a backyard, you could pitch a tent & sleep outside. It will be cooler out in the night air than it will be in a house saturated with the heat of the day.
Another way is to escape to a shopping mall or movie theatre for a few hours. It will give you a break from the heat.
Hope that helps. :)
2007-06-01 14:51:38 · answer #3 · answered by No More 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Get a "Whole House Fan" or a strong "Air Circulator" fan (cheaper). Cut a piece of plywood to fit in your attic hole in the ceiling. Cut a hole in the plywood to fit the fan. Make sure the fan is blowing INTO your attic! Get a fan that moves at least 7000 CFM. (cubic feet per minute) Harborfreight.com sells a good one for $59. (see link below)
I hope this works for you!
http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=circulator
2007-06-02 03:22:33 · answer #4 · answered by p_coladog 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a whole house fan. Put it upstairs by the doorway to your attic and keep the door open. Also ceiling fans are quiet, circulate the air nicely and keep the rooms cool.
2007-06-01 14:51:27 · answer #5 · answered by Sicilian Godmother 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I deal without A/C in Morocco every summer. We're talking 45 Celsius, constant heat. And I don't own a fan, either.
How do I deal? Mostly drink jugs and jugs of water, sit around in my underwear, complain about the heat, make smoothies in the blender (try this one: frozen strawberries, one banana, vanilla yogurt and a little bit of OJ).
2007-06-02 00:47:37 · answer #6 · answered by nomadic 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ceiling fan or any fan, sleep nude w/o covers, put box fan in window of one room and open window in ur bedroom at nite if safe,whether fan pulls air in or out it will cool house down at nite. I had to do all of the above when mine went out several weeks ago
2007-06-01 14:35:29 · answer #7 · answered by trekkie706 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take cold showers, drink lots of cool liquids, fan yourself, dont do things to over heat yourself.
2007-06-01 14:31:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take cold showers, go swimming, keep yourself hydrated and sleep in the basement of your home ...
2007-06-01 14:35:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
just don't walk and move too mach and set down and drink A very could water
2007-06-02 08:21:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋