How To Live Without Airconditioning
Posted on 26 April 2010
There are an awful lot of us who don’t have AC in our homes, and we dread the arrival of the summer. These handy hints should help you cope with it better.
Have you ever thought of putting your pillowcases into the freezer? Well you should. These helps to keep you cool on sticky summer nights so that you get to sleep. You can also try icepacks on your head, wrists and feet.
Make sure that you always have plenty of ice packs in the freezer. When the ones you are using need replacing, there should be some there ready.
As your home doesn’t have air conditioning, you have to make the most of the next best thing, and that is fans. Clever positioning can get the maximum effect from your fans. Only have two windows open, at opposite ends of the room, or house if it is open plan. With one fan facing in and one out, the cool air is effectively drawn through the room, or house.
A quick, short term measure is to soak a top, put it on and position yourself before a fan. A cool shower then air drying from the fan is also delightfully refreshing and will cool you down.
Often the most effective way of cooling down during the day is to leave the house. There is always shade available outside, so sit yourself down and set your sprinkler so it comes over you.
Get to know all the other air conditioned places around your town and take advantage of it. Stores and libraries etc want to keep their visitors cool so get yourself along there.
Keeping hydrated is essential in high temperatures so drink plenty of water and make sure the kids get plenty too. Keep plenty of ice lollies in the freezer and don’t forget to call on the friend, the one with air conditioning!
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