How to Keep Your House Cool Without an Air Conditioner
Keep doors to bedrooms and bathrooms open as much as possible, this will allow better airflow in your house., Keep the windows open while it is still cool outside., Close shades and blinds on the sunny side of the house. , Open the windows at...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Keep doors to bedrooms and bathrooms open as much as possible
To keep the coolness in the house, close them until the house starts to heat up. ,, If possible, open a door to the attic or loft; this creates a "stack effect" and the hot air will rise out of the living space. , Circulating hot air feels better than stagnant hot air.
Wet a big towel, hang from the ceiling in the pathway of the fan's breeze and close the door.
The towel will absorb all the heat in your bedroom.
Small wet towels or face-washers can be hung directly over a fan too; just be sure to not have any ends of the towel dangling near the fan blades. -
Step 2: this will allow better airflow in your house.
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Step 3: Keep the windows open while it is still cool outside.
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Step 4: Close shades and blinds on the sunny side of the house.
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Step 5: Open the windows at night.
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Step 6: Buy a fan for your room and some other hot rooms in the house.
Detailed Guide
To keep the coolness in the house, close them until the house starts to heat up. ,, If possible, open a door to the attic or loft; this creates a "stack effect" and the hot air will rise out of the living space. , Circulating hot air feels better than stagnant hot air.
Wet a big towel, hang from the ceiling in the pathway of the fan's breeze and close the door.
The towel will absorb all the heat in your bedroom.
Small wet towels or face-washers can be hung directly over a fan too; just be sure to not have any ends of the towel dangling near the fan blades.
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