I dont have and air conditioner in my house and it is VERY, VERY, HOT!! I do have on huge fans on top of every room and my windoes are open. But, its still tooo hot. How should i keep cool??
2007-08-02 04:54:34 · 14 answers · asked by peaceee 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Take showers, drink lots of fluids, and makes sure air is circulating. Put one fan on one end of the house pointing in, and the other point out. Keeps lights off in the house, or low because they create heat to. You get used to the hot house after a while.
2007-08-02 05:02:38 · answer #1 · answered by Jsun 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You definitely have a problem. If you set the T-stat at 75 and it is 81 degrees in the house that is not right. If you set it at 75 it should be 75. Now. you went through a LOT of stuff so bear with me. Originally the unit was cooling the house but not the one bedroom? The unit is now 9 yrs old? Third you were told the unit is not large enough? If the unit was not cooling the one bedroom I would have looked at ductwork and unit sizing. Since they put in a larger unit but it did not help that leaves a bad ductwork design and should be easily fixable. A 9 yr old unit really is getting old. It could use a good servicing. This could be why the house is not keeping up anymore. Getting the coils cleaned, freon charge checked, etc. will go a long way on that old of a unit. Third now if the unit is not the correct size you do have a major beef with the builder. To determine this hire an HVAC company to do what is called a manual J on your house. Have them compare this to the unit that is installed to ensure it is the proper size. And fourth we are back to ductwork(it is more important than people think) If they ducted your house for say a 3 ton unit then found out it needed a 4 ton and just changed units out without upgrading the ductwork well you do not have enough airflow for the larger unit. Really to get exact answers you need to hire an independent HVAC company to come out and find out what is wrong. When you call them ask to speak to the service manager and explain what is going on. Most likely he will then send out his top guy to figure it out.
2016-04-01 11:05:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cdabexx has the right idea; that's what I do during hot weather. Have all the windows open in the evening and at night, using a fan to blow more cool air in. Then about 8 a.m., I close all the blinds and drapes, close off the sun room (a big source of heat), and use compact fluorescent bulbs in all my light fixtures and lamps, turning them on only when needed. Have a few small fans available to cool you off. Take a lukewarm shower from time to time - a cold one closes your pores and will actually make you warm up faster.
2007-08-02 05:08:46 · answer #3 · answered by TitoBob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try opening your windows at night and putting a fan in them. In the morning remove the fans and close the windows. This will keep the cool air that came in at night in side the room.. This only works well when the nite time temp drops to about 60 or lower.
2007-08-02 06:21:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to work in very very hot kitchens. This trick helps me make it through the day...
Take a hand towel, run it under cold tap water. Wring out the excess, and roll it and place around your neck. Repeat when the towel gets warm or dry. It does give an instant cool down.
If the tap water is not very cool where you live put the damp towel in the refigerator.
2007-08-02 05:03:51 · answer #5 · answered by lori s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cool it off as much as you can in the early morning and late evening by opening the windows and fans on. When it starts to warm up in the morning, close your windows and doors and blinds--keep lighting low also. Keep your oven use to a minimum. Like Phillipians says above--window fans are great!
2007-08-02 05:00:28 · answer #6 · answered by Nemo the geek 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
cover all windows facing the sun,my husband made cardboard inserts out of big box cardboard.he bought small handles and attached them to the center of the insert so they could be removed at night. he stapled white paper on the ouside so it looks ok from outside. it really made a huge difference . wear as little as possible and try using ice packs on you when sitting. before we had ac, when we tried to go to sleep, we had a bowl of ice water beside us and we sprinkled it on us with the fan running , it felt cooler. hope this helps a bit.
2007-08-02 05:13:22 · answer #7 · answered by Donna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try avoiding sunlight and keep the windows closed and fans on. Also wear light clothing like shorts or t-shirts, and eat cold stuff like ice cream and drink cold drinks
2007-08-02 05:03:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
window fans are generally cheap and work like a miracle, our AC busted earlier this summer and we had to deal w/out for weeks. a couple of window fans should make a big difference
2007-08-02 05:00:15 · answer #9 · answered by phillipians2511 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drink Lots of water and at least go to an air-conditioned place (like the mall, movie theather, library, etc.).
2007-08-02 05:10:46 · answer #10 · answered by ❤ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋