At high temperatures and humidity, the room becomes stuffy and uncomfortable. If you have an air conditioner, you just need to turn on the device and wait until the temperature drops, but not every home is equipped with air conditioning systems, the constant operation of which in very hot weather will cost a lot of money. Luckily, there are a number of ways to cool a room without air conditioning.
Steps
How to reduce your exposure to heat sources
- On the sunniest days, do not open shutters and curtains from morning to evening.
- If the room temperature is always high, buy blackout curtains with thermal insulation.
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Turn off unnecessary heat-generating devices, appliances and lamps. Each switched on electrical appliance increases the temperature in the room. Disconnect all unused devices. Computers and TVs generate a lot of heat, as do incandescent lamps. Always turn off unnecessary lighting.
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Get things in order. Piles of clothing and other items absorb heat and prevent it from leaving the room. The less clutter a room has, the more space there is for heat to dissipate and the faster the temperature drops. Clutter also restricts air circulation and makes the room feel even hotter. Place all your clothes in the closet and close the door.
- Quickly go through the remaining things and restore maximum order in the room.
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Open the window and close the doors to other rooms. If it's warmer indoors than outside, then the walls have likely absorbed a lot of solar heat during the day. The accumulated heat should be released outside by opening the windows in the room. Close doors to other rooms that are not currently in use. This way the temperature will drop much faster.
- Remember to close the windows when the room gets cooler.
Close blinds and curtains. About 30 percent of unwanted heat enters a room through windows. Use thick curtains to prevent direct sunlight from raising the temperature in the room. If blinds or curtains have not yet been installed on the windows, hurry to correct the situation, especially in rooms with windows facing south and west. Such protective equipment will help you reduce room temperature by 10 degrees.
This year's offensive summer makes people a little worried, after all, it’s still fresh in my memory how we suffered from the heat and stuffiness on the sultry summer days of last year. For this reason, many people stocked up on equipment in advance to cool their home. But there are also those who do not dare to buy expensive air conditioners and are still racking their brains about how to cool the room. There are several ways to create a comfortable indoor climate. Let's look at how beneficial they are for our health:
1. Air conditioner. Today you can buy a room air conditioner in any store, but they must be used with precautions. After all, an air conditioner, like any household appliance, can be harmful to health if used incorrectly. If you constantly stay in an air-conditioned room, there is a danger of developing acute viral infections and exacerbation of chronic diseases. You should not be less than 2-3 meters away from the air conditioner when it is cooling the air.
Air flow from air conditioner should not be directed at people. The optimal air temperature in the room when the air conditioner is running is 20-23? C. Reducing the air temperature below this norm is not recommended, as this can cause a cold when entering the room from outside due to a sharp temperature change. The room where the air conditioner operates must be constantly ventilated to ensure a flow of fresh air. It is also necessary to regularly clean the filters of the indoor unit of the air conditioner from dust, this will help get rid of mold and germs inside the air conditioner.
2. Fan. A fan can create a cooling effect in a room by moving air. However, a fan cannot reduce the air temperature; it simply moves air from one place to another. Therefore, if you do not direct the air flow coming from the fan towards you, you will not feel the cooling effect from the fan. Depending on where the fan is located, there are floor, table, wall and ceiling models. Desk fans are best for people who work at a desk.
They are convenient because they can be secure on the edge of the table and create the force of a “home breeze”. Floor fans have higher performance and multiple rotation speeds. More advanced models of floor fans are equipped with a liquid crystal display, ionization function and remote control remote control. Ceiling fans are characterized by the presence of wide and long blades, which can create very noticeable and powerful air currents.
Minus any fan is that it cannot reduce the air temperature and creates air currents that may not always have a positive cooling effect. After all, along with air currents, dust that has settled on furniture, walls, ceilings and floors also rises. Dust can contribute to the spread of infectious diseases and the development of allergies. In addition, floor fans are dangerous to place in rooms where children play. In this case, they will definitely want to touch it or put something into the blade, which will inevitably lead to injury.
3. Air ionizers and humidifiers. From a medical point of view, excessively dry air in a hot room prevents oxygen from entering the circulatory system. Therefore, in the heat, people’s performance decreases, they become more tired and feel unwell and uncomfortable. Humidifiers and air ionizers are designed to reduce the negative impact of air composition on people's health. They create healthy and comfortable air for breathing. In the heat, they provide excellent relief for people suffering from bronchial asthma, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases and allergies. Ionizers and humidifiers are especially necessary in rooms where computers, televisions and radiators are constantly running.
4. Draft. Many people escape the heat by arranging cross-ventilation of the room. However, although this method has a good effect in cooling the room, it can also cause many diseases. Drafts are especially dangerous for people who are prone to colds and have chronic diseases. Frequent consequences of drafts are otitis media, sinusitis, herpes on the lips, acute respiratory viral infections and tonsillitis. To avoid this, open the doors and windows in the room for a quick draft of air, while you go to another room at this time. In this case, the room will be ventilated, and the draft will not harm your health.
5. Independent procedures. You can cool the room yourself. So, a special reflective film will help protect you from the scorching sun through windows that face the sunny side. Stick it on the windows with the sun protection side facing the sun. To keep your room cool at night, close the windows in the morning. Spray the windows, curtains and floor with water from a spray bottle. Hang terry towels at home, after wetting them with water. While they dry, the humidity in the room will increase and the temperature will drop slightly.
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Air conditioner installation- This perfect solution keep your home cool in the summer heat. But it is not always possible to install it. There are several solutions to lower the room temperature in other ways.
Window protection
Through glass, the sun's rays can heat the air in a room up to 10 degrees. In order to block the path of direct rays of the sun, you can use windows. In order to open a window to ventilate the room, it is not necessary to move the blinds, because to fulfill their intended purpose they must cover the window completely.
More economical option protecting the window from direct sunlight is a special film for light reflection. It is glued to the glass using water and a spray bottle. Effect of protective film quite high.
Avoiding additional room heaters
Since Soviet times, many people have retained the habit of using carpets for beauty or to create warmth in winter. But in summer it is better to refuse wool products and store them rolled up. They retain heat well on the walls and floor, so they are not comparable to the hot season. Consider the fact that running electrical appliances also heat the air around you. You shouldn’t keep the TV on unnecessarily - this will not only save energy, but also keep the room cool.
Thoughtful ventilation
To prevent the room from getting hot, it is necessary to ventilate it in a timely manner. It is best to do this after sunrise and towards sunset, when the sun is not shining brightly and the air is cool. There is no point in ventilating during the daytime, because only hot air will come from the street at this time.
A floor fan is suitable for creating coolness. Tabletop models have too little effect. For greater effect, it is recommended to place cooled water in front of the ventilated air flow and periodically change it as it cools.
By following these tips, you can create a more comfortable room temperature during the summer season without air conditioning. Then the house will be pleasantly cool, which promotes rest and relaxation.
One can argue about the advantages and disadvantages of air conditioners for a long time, but climate control technology appeared in everyday life only a couple of decades ago, and before that, people also successfully fought the heat indoors in other ways. It is quite possible to reduce the temperature in an apartment or house in the summer without air conditioning. We will consider all effective options.
1. Close windows and vents during the day to prevent hot air from entering your home. Ventilate the room in the evening and at night from 22-00 to 7-00.
2. If the windows are on the sunny side, close the curtains tightly during the day, close the blinds and shutters. It is advisable that the blinds are non-metallic, since metal quickly heats up in the sun, raising the temperature in the apartment.
3. Minimize the use of a stove, kettle, iron, incandescent lamps and other appliances with high heat output.
4. Remove carpets from the walls and, if possible, from the floor, they accumulate heat.
5. Do wet cleaning 1-2 times a day (preferably in the morning and evening), it will be easier to breathe.
6. If the room is damp, hang wet sheets on the doors and windows; they will raise and lower the temperature in the house by a couple of degrees.
7. Place a reflective film on the windows that will reflect the sun's rays. Instead of film, even food foil secured with tape will do.
8. Keep it closed entrance doors into the entrance and house (apartment) so that heated air does not penetrate into the room.
9. Hang curtains on the balcony. Use fabric that you don't mind; it will quickly fade in the sun. If there are no suitable fabrics, cover the windows with plain paper or newspaper attached with tape.
10. Fill the bathtub with cold water and leave the door open.
11. If possible, create drafts in the house in the evening and at night to blow out heated air.
12. In summer, install fans so that the air hits the ceiling, in winter - vice versa.
13. You can enhance the effect of the fan using plastic bottles with ice. Fill the containers with saline solution (100 grams of salt per 1 liter of water),
cap, freeze, place in a bowl directly in front of the fan. Once the ice has melted, refreeze.
14. Sleeping in the heat is most comfortable on mattresses on the floor, since warm air rises; the worst place is the top tier of the bed.
15. Wrap operating heated towel rails with thick fabric or foil to prevent hot air from spreading throughout the apartment.
16. If the garage is located in an extension or on the ground floor of the house, park the car there in the evening and only after it has cooled down.
Ways to lower your temperature for the future
17. Insulate the walls thermal insulation materials, in hot weather they cool the house by about 5°C compared to ordinary walls.
18. For the summer, install curtains made of white natural fabrics that reflect sunlight well and heat up less.
19. To effectively cool your apartment, when purchasing new metal-plastic and PVC windows, order glass with reflective coating. This spraying does not let air in or out, but remains invisible to the human eye.
20. Plant trees or shrubs climbing along the walls near the house, which will create shade over time (irrelevant for apartments located above the 4th floor).
Homes without air conditioning? The thermal insulation of our apartments and houses is not perfect - therefore we must heat them in winter and cool them in summer. In hot summers, when the temperature outside rises, it also rises inside the house, and gradually the heat becomes unbearable.
Our architecture is not adapted to high temperatures, and most apartments are also not equipped with air conditioning. So don't delay your purchase and take a look. wall mounted air conditioner hisense and floor-ceiling split systems.
In the meantime, it’s worth finding out how to lower the temperature in your home in the summer.
- Windows are a weak point.
On a hot day, a natural urge to do is to open the windows wide. And this must be done, of course, but at the right time. Windows should be open in the morning, evening and all night, but under no circumstances at noon.
If it's very hot, we only open them early in the morning and then close them. The temperature at which windows should be closed is 25°C. When it's warmer outside, it makes no sense to let hot air into the house.
However, if the apartment becomes too stuffy, you can use the following method. For this you need fabric, lightweight curtains.
You need to soak the curtains in water and hang them on the windows, you can moisten the curtains with a spray bottle, then open the windows so that a draft is formed. Wet curtains will dry quickly, and due to evaporation they will also almost instantly cool the air in the apartment.
- Protect yourself from the sun.
If your windows face south or west, you need to protect them carefully from the sun using blinds or thick curtains. Otherwise, the room will become very hot and the heat in the house will become unbearable.
How to reduce the temperature of a house without air conditioning, if the rooms located under the roof or on the top floors get too hot, you should remember about attic ventilation.
- Do not heat the air additionally.
When performing normal household activities, studying or working, we use many heat sources. It is worth realizing this in order to limit or exclude some of them from your use in the heat. The boiler, vacuuming, washing, ironing or cooking provide additional heat. It is best not to perform these actions at noon, during the hottest time.
Turn on the computer and TV only when really necessary. Avoid overloading your refrigerator so that it releases less heat into the environment.
An incandescent lamp greatly raises the temperature in the room - it is worth replacing regular lamps with energy-saving lamps if you have not already done so.
You need to keep in mind that every device that is connected to the electrical network warms up - even ordinary Charger for phone. When we make sure that the temperature in the apartment does not rise, everything matters.
How to quickly reduce the temperature in your apartment
You can most effectively maintain the desired temperature in your apartment if it has an air conditioner. Then the heat is effectively dissipated outside. And if you do not have an air conditioner, then you should consider purchasing one.
A set is added to such a device that allows warm air to be vented out of the window.
There is a simpler and cheaper option - an evaporative cooler! Such devices cool the room, but do not provide a constant temperature.
The cooler is equipped with a fan and a container for water, which evaporates, causing the room temperature to drop slightly.
Ordinary fans bring relief in the heat, but do not reduce the temperature inside the room.
We advised how to reduce the temperature at home without air conditioning; without air conditioning it will be difficult.