05-06-2005 23:33									#1
	2nd Annual "I'm too hot, how can I cool down" thread Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

Well, its summer again and I'm roasting.

I'm sitting here sweating bullets as I type. Environment Canada tells me its 26C, which comes to about 78F. I thought I'd get that out of the way first. Now let me say that I don't care if you Texans or you Californians don't think thats hot. I grew up in New England and I live in Eastern Ontario, so its ****ing roasting for me. As far as I'm concerned anything above 20C is inhuman.

Ok, now that thats settled...

Anyone have any tips for cooling down a smallish house during the summer without air conditioning? Particularly, how might one keep a bedroom cool enough so that you can sleep comfortably? Right now I have a floor fan pointed at the bed, another fan on top of a bookshelf pointed at the ceiling on rotate, and the blinds closed.

Last summer some of you might remember I made a homemade air conditioning constructed out of a box full of ice with a fan on one end and a hole in the other. That was pretty much useless.

I figure there must be some easy ways to keep things cool when its hot outside. Texans: what did your ancestors do in the days before air conditioning? Physics buffs: are there any tricks with fan placement for moving hot air quickly?

Surely someone out there who doesn't have an A/C has discovered some ways to keep cool in the summer.

Word out.

	05-06-2005 23:34									#2
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San Diego, 64 F, overcast.


winner.

	05-06-2005 23:37									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia San Diego, 64 F, overcast. winner.

You suck.

But San Diego has exceptionally nice weather. I was there for a few hours (greyhound layover) a couple years ago and I was amazed.

	05-06-2005 23:46									#4
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sorry dude cant help ya besides tell ya to jump in a swimming pool and stay wet with fan blowing on you and being from texas and all and that its 95f here we cant survive with out a/c

	05-06-2005 23:50									#5
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Have one fan blowing out the window.

ACK!

	05-06-2005 23:55									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Tuberski Have one fan blowing out the window. ACK!

Does that actually work?

quote: sorry dude cant help ya besides tell ya to jump in a swimming pool and stay wet with fan blowing on you and being from texas and all and that its 95f here we cant survive with out a/c

Damn, good point. You guys need the A/C to survive.

And because of that you Texans are probably alot cooler than people up here (many of whom don't have A/C). Thats ironic, Texans keeping cooler than Canadians in the summer.

	05-06-2005 23:58									#7
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Cover the windows. Make sure that you have some sort of shutters to make sure that light never enters the room. You need to make sure that light doesn't even hit the window. Maybe plastic tarp is possible on the outside in lieu of shutters....

Also, a de-humidifier might help. If Ontario is anything like northern New York, it's probably ungodly humid.

And remember the usual fan near the bed.

Make sure that the bedroom door stays shut all the time.

	06-06-2005 00:02									#8
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quote: And because of that you Texans are probably alot cooler than people up here (many of whom don't have A/C). Thats ironic, Texans keeping cooler than Canadians in the summer.

Where I'm from I live in the basement which always keeps nice and cool in the summers.

As for the Texans, between their swimming pools, and their ac, they've adapted quite well to the heat. Much better than Canadians do, since we only get it for a few weeks at a time.

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quote: Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn Does that actually work? Damn, good point. You guys need the A/C to survive. And because of that you Texans are probably alot cooler than people up here (many of whom don't have A/C). Thats ironic, Texans keeping cooler than Canadians in the summer.

We can keep it 75 in here and it still feels cool,

ACK!

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quote: Originally posted by Timexwatch Cover the windows. Make sure that you have some sort of shutters to make sure that light never enters the room. You need to make sure that light doesn't even hit the window. Maybe plastic tarp is possible on the outside in lieu of shutters.... Also, a de-humidifier might help. If Ontario is anything like northern New York, it's probably ungodly humid. And remember the usual fan near the bed. Make sure that the bedroom door stays shut all the time.

Its very humid.

You think I should keep the room shut? I thought leaving it open would allow more circulation...

	06-06-2005 00:11									#11
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quote: Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn Its very humid. You think I should keep the room shut? I thought leaving it open would allow more circulation...

That's the reason you have a fan blowing out your window.

ACK!

	06-06-2005 00:13									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Tuberski That's the reason you have a fan blowing out your window. ACK!

Oh, I get it...

	06-06-2005 01:26									#13
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Move into the fridge

	06-06-2005 01:30									#14
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The one fan blowing in, one fan blowing out technique works well.


Course, I don't need it either since it's 69 degrees outside.




It never gets hot here. "Hot" here is like 100 degrees with no humidity, which really isn't hot. 80 with swamp humidity is much more uncomfortable.



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	06-06-2005 01:35									#15
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Well the weather has been sh*te here so far this summer. However if the temperature gets up to what it did a couple of years ago I am going to think about getting an A/C (one of those portable ones) to keep me cool

	06-06-2005 01:39									#16
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quote: Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn Environment Canada tells me its 26C, which comes to about 78F. I thought I'd get that out of the way first.

That's what I have my air conditioning set to.

	06-06-2005 01:52									#17
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78 degrees is hot.

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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara That's what I have my air conditioning set to.

that's not very environmentally friendly.

I have mine set for 81 degrees.

	06-06-2005 02:40									#19
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Tape aluminum foil over any windows that are exposed to the sun.

Hose down (with water) any exterior walls that are exposed to the sun.

	06-06-2005 11:53									#20
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quote: Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn I'm sitting here sweating bullets as I type. Environment Canada tells me its 26C, which comes to about 78F.

26°C isn't hot at all.

quote: Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn As far as I'm concerned anything above 20C is inhuman.

You are supposed to set the A/C at 22°C - 24°C anyway.

quote: Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn Physics buffs: are there any tricks with fan placement for moving hot air quickly?

Use large fans at lower rpms.

	06-06-2005 12:03									#21
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a couple of things you can do..
buy two of those blue ice packs
rotate them , always keeping one in the
freezer.. put it on your neck and head
that will keep your core temp down a bit.

also try a mist sprayer.
those seem to work pretty well.

but nothing really beats an airconditioner
if money is tight.. maybe try at goodwill
or salvation army for a used window unit.
or ck the newspaper. even a small one in
the bedroom window would be enough.

also one trick that my grandmother told me
about was laying on wet sheets.
i guess back in the day.. that was one way they
used to stay cool at night.

also putting a fan facing out in one window
and a fan facing in across the room, making
a pulling draft is a good idea , i think someone
else suggested that.

oh and chewing on ice helps too

i do have to add.. 78F woosie
i was raised in the south.. its not really hot
till it passes 100 ...

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	06-06-2005 12:09									#22
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One thing we have in China is a bamboo mat. Just put that on top of your bed sheet - it is better at drawing away your body heat. Check at your local Chinatown. But get one made from bamboo and not that other stuff (some sort of grass I gather).

	06-06-2005 13:05									#23
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I'm freekin freezin. I'd love to be in that heat right now.

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Just sent the heat to me, it's freezing here

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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger One thing we have in China is a bamboo mat. Just put that on top of your bed sheet - it is better at drawing away your body heat. Check at your local Chinatown. But get one made from bamboo and not that other stuff (some sort of grass I gather).

Isn't the grass mat tatami? I think it's the same stuff that the Japanese use all over their houses...

	06-06-2005 19:03									#26
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Wear less clothes.

Drink more water.

78F is supposed to be what you set your air conditioning to in the summer, IIRC. If you're sweating and it is 78F, I would call a doctor.

	06-06-2005 19:09									#27
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger 26°C isn't hot at all.

26°C with 100% humidity is hot.

It'll be 30°C with 100% humidity here today.

	06-06-2005 19:12									#28
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I live in a basement in a house with A/C.

It's about 18C on average these days, cooler than the winter.

	06-06-2005 19:13									#29
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quote: I'm sitting here sweating bullets as I type. Environment Canada tells me its 26C, which comes to about 78F. I thought I'd get that out of the way first. Now let me say that I don't care if you Texans or you Californians don't think thats hot. I grew up in New England and I live in Eastern Ontario, so its ****ing roasting for me. As far as I'm concerned anything above 20C is inhuman.

I grew up in Alaska, when I left there it was -20f. Its 80-90f here in NM and it hardly bothers me.

Im better than you!

It supposed to get up to 86f with 33% humidity.

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quote: Originally posted by Space05us I grew up in Alaska, when I left there it was -20f. Its 80-90f here in NM and it hardly bothers me. Im better than you! It supposed to get up to 86f with 33% humidity.

80-90f in NM is more bearable than ~80-90F in a place that's incredibly humid.