No matter where you live, the summers can
get quite hot. If you can’t handle the heat, you are probably doing a lot of
things to keep the home cool. The best way to deal with this is to have an Air
Conditioner, that’s for sure, but if you don’t, you’ll need to find other ways.
With that in mind, we wanted to give you
some of the top recommendations for keeping your apartment fresh if it has no
AC.
1.
Isolate the Apartment from the
Outside
If the temperature outside is too high,
it’s only natural to try and shield the inside of your apartment. You need to
make sure that that temperature doesn’t affect your home and the best way to do
that is to keep your windows closed from early morning and keep them open
during the night – as long as the night is not hot as well.
Additionally, you should keep the blinds
down if the sun is shining directly into your apartment. If that’s not enough,
you can buy blackout curtains or blinds which block sunlight.
2.
Keep as Many Electronics Off as
You Can
You’d be surprised how much heat the
electric devices produce.
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If you use
old incandescent bulbs for your lighting, then keep as many off as you can.
●
Don’t go
overboard with the cooking as the oven can produce a lot of heat. You can
switch it up by grilling more than you usually do.
●
Try to keep
your desktop computer screen off as much as you can.
Whichever electronic device is producing
heat, try to keep it off whenever you’re not using it. Plus, you’ll save on the bills as well.
3.
Use Fans Properly
If you’re using fans – use them well. By
that we mean to keep in mind that they only blow the air around, they don’t
cool it, so make sure they are blowing directly at your when you want to cool
off. Don’t overdo it or you might get a headache.
Additionally, you can use a spray bottle
with water on hand to sprinkle yourself to cool off.
4.
Focus on Your Body Temperature,
Not the Room
Try to cool yourself off if you’re feeling
hot, not the room. You can do that in many ways, with a cold shower, by
chilling out, eating a cold meal or drinking a cold beverage, and more. You can
even change the sheets on your bed as fresh sheets can cool you off when you go
to bed.
5.
Cool Your Bed
Speaking of beds, you
can try some neat little hacks to cool off once you go to sleep. Have a cold
water bottle near your feet and if it’s not too strange for you, slightly
dampen your sheets or keep them a bit in the freezer before going to bed. You’d
be surprised how effective cold sheets can be in the hot summer nights.
If you don’t have an AC and you’re not
getting one, you can do as many of the things we mentioned here to cool off. We
are positive that they will make a huge difference.
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