Aug 23rd, 2008
Top five cheap or free ways to cool down with no A/C - Hot town summer in the city….
Heres what I came up with as far as “free” ways to keep cool:
1) Make sure your house is well insulated - Insulation is not free per say, but its not very expensive, and you can get do it yourself home kits to blow in cellulose insulation. Insulating your calls will make a world of difference in the heat (and the cold when you get to winter)
2) Keep the ceiling fans on - not entirely free but certainly not that expensive
3) Open the fridge or freezer for a few seconds and stand in front of it - this one may sound kind of funny but when I was helping Lauren’s family do some interior decorating (she and her mom do it on the side) there was a house that the air conditioning wasn’t working. I was doing a lot of moving stuff around and really getting hot so every once in a while Id go over to the freezer, open it up and stand there. It actually helped a lot.
4) Use evaporation - When I was younger my family didn’t have AC so I used to take a spray bottle and spray my self with water…especially my feet which for some reason are always hot. I know some people like to put on wet bandannas.
5) Go to the basement - If you have one, even if its unfinished, use it. Its always going to be cooler in the basement so when it gets super hot, head on down.
Bonus: Come to my (or to a friend’s) house that has AC. As long as you bring beer, of course…
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A dehumidifier can also help if you are in a place (like me) where the weather is not only super hot in the summer but humid too.
HA… Beer for A/C. I like the idea.
A whole house fan is also a great way to cool the house quickly in the evening and morning before the day gets too hot. If you can seal up your house pretty well during the hot summer months and keep that cool night/morning air in, you might be able to get away with not using A/C or only using it for a few hours until it cools off again.
I have an attic fan and it helps a lot if we turn it on during the night
I have no problem with heat expect for when I go to sleep. Its hard for me to fall asleep if I am hot, so I put my sheet in the freezer and pull it out right before I go to bed. Cools me right down and I drift off quickly. Weird I know.
I have a funny trick that I like to use: I like to go to public places that have cooling. Its free except for transportation and usually you can find something fun to do