Comments on: 10 Ways to Stay Cool Without Air Conditioning http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/05/26/10-ways-to-stay-cool-without-air-conditioning/ A blog for natural families with green values Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:34:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Squicky http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/05/26/10-ways-to-stay-cool-without-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-118479 Squicky Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:53:14 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=2847#comment-118479 Your right tip number Five is so great my AC unit just went out but man that really works Your right tip number Five is so great my AC unit just went out but man that really works

]]> By: Cara Mirabella http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/05/26/10-ways-to-stay-cool-without-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-110114 Cara Mirabella Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:33:57 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=2847#comment-110114 I live in a 1950's Cape Cod that doesn't have an attic - so the upstairs gets HOT HOT HOT! In order to be at all comfortable, we use the wall-unit air conditioner set at 78 and turn-on the ceiling fans. It cools off both bedrooms, bathroom and hallway doing this. I also open the top part of our double-hung window so the circulating hot air has someplace to escape. I live in a 1950’s Cape Cod that doesn’t have an attic – so the upstairs gets HOT HOT HOT! In order to be at all comfortable, we use the wall-unit air conditioner set at 78 and turn-on the ceiling fans. It cools off both bedrooms, bathroom and hallway doing this. I also open the top part of our double-hung window so the circulating hot air has someplace to escape.

]]> By: Nicky http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/05/26/10-ways-to-stay-cool-without-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-108759 Nicky Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:49:42 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=2847#comment-108759 Your tip # 5 is great. Especially since using an electric dryer on a hot day does add some heat to your house that then makes the AC work harder to get rid of that heat. A dreaded double whammy! If you dry your laundry and clothes on a clothes drying rack that is set up under a ceiling fan and you will have saved a ton of energy by not using the clothes dryer at all. Your tip # 5 is great. Especially since using an electric dryer on a hot day does add some heat to your house that then makes the AC work harder to get rid of that heat. A dreaded double whammy!

If you dry your laundry and clothes on a clothes drying rack that is set up under a ceiling fan and you will have saved a ton of energy by not using the clothes dryer at all.

]]> By: Donna http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/05/26/10-ways-to-stay-cool-without-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-108275 Donna Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:20:29 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=2847#comment-108275 I wish I could open my windows at night but there is a train about 1/2 mile away that goes by here all day and night and our dogs like to bark all night. In the spring and fall during the day I open the screened windows and door.We have ceiling fans in most of our rooms which helps a lot. I wish I could open my windows at night but there is a train about 1/2 mile away that goes by here all day and night and our dogs like to bark all night. In the spring and fall during the day I open the screened windows and door.We have ceiling fans in most of our rooms which helps a lot.

]]> By: Katharyn http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/05/26/10-ways-to-stay-cool-without-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-107586 Katharyn Thu, 28 May 2009 19:39:47 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=2847#comment-107586 As a person who just moved from Seattle to Phoneix, thank you, thank you, thank you. For those of us who are still attached to cooking food - is there a place you can keep a crock pot where the heat won't be a big bother (like with the cars, or on the back pourch)? That way you still have your cooked meal, but your kitchen it's heated up. get a deferninator for your pets, if you can take out their undercoat they'll be much happier! As a person who just moved from Seattle to Phoneix, thank you, thank you, thank you.

For those of us who are still attached to cooking food – is there a place you can keep a crock pot where the heat won’t be a big bother (like with the cars, or on the back pourch)? That way you still have your cooked meal, but your kitchen it’s heated up.

get a deferninator for your pets, if you can take out their undercoat they’ll be much happier!

]]> By: Sommer http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/05/26/10-ways-to-stay-cool-without-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-107495 Sommer Wed, 27 May 2009 23:32:25 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=2847#comment-107495 Our home feels like a sauna during the hot summer months (we don't have many in N. Michigan) and until two years ago we had no air conditioning. We've added ceiling fans, use our blinds and decided to only cool one part of house for sleeping purposes. We go outside, to the pool or use the sprinkler. It saves us money this way and the ceiling fans really do work! Our home feels like a sauna during the hot summer months (we don’t have many in N. Michigan) and until two years ago we had no air conditioning. We’ve added ceiling fans, use our blinds and decided to only cool one part of house for sleeping purposes. We go outside, to the pool or use the sprinkler. It saves us money this way and the ceiling fans really do work!

]]> By: jasmine http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/05/26/10-ways-to-stay-cool-without-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-107466 jasmine Wed, 27 May 2009 22:23:55 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=2847#comment-107466 We hit the breaker to our stove. It's easier to make another plan or use the outdoor barbecue then go and switch the breaker. Opening and closing windows just becomes apart of the bedtime routine. Don't forget rain barrels for the garden. Thanks for the tips. We hit the breaker to our stove. It’s easier to make another plan or use the outdoor barbecue then go and switch the breaker. Opening and closing windows just becomes apart of the bedtime routine. Don’t forget rain barrels for the garden. Thanks for the tips.

]]> By: Sara http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/05/26/10-ways-to-stay-cool-without-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-107462 Sara Wed, 27 May 2009 22:00:18 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=2847#comment-107462 Great ideas! My husband also installed working shutters on the windows with the most exposure. They are painted white to reflect the heat, and can be closed when the sun is beating down. We are also thinking of painting our roof white, since we live in the South with a long hot season, <a href="http://hes.lbl.gov/hes/makingithappen/no_regrets/coolroofs.html" rel="nofollow">to reflect the sun's radiant heat</a> <a href="http://cheapdiapermom.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Cheapdiapermom</a> Great ideas! My husband also installed working shutters on the windows with the most exposure. They are painted white to reflect the heat, and can be closed when the sun is beating down. We are also thinking of painting our roof white, since we live in the South with a long hot season, to reflect the sun’s radiant heat

Cheapdiapermom

]]> By: Stephanie - Green SAHM http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/05/26/10-ways-to-stay-cool-without-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-107456 Stephanie - Green SAHM Wed, 27 May 2009 20:42:06 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=2847#comment-107456 I'm not, not, not cutting my hair! My solution is to keep it braided or pulled up during the summer. I love having long hair, but I know it's not for everyone. In general, great tips. We're planning a summer science project with the kids to make a solar oven. They get to learn about solar cooking, I get to cook without heating the house up. I’m not, not, not cutting my hair!

My solution is to keep it braided or pulled up during the summer. I love having long hair, but I know it’s not for everyone.

In general, great tips. We’re planning a summer science project with the kids to make a solar oven. They get to learn about solar cooking, I get to cook without heating the house up.

]]> By: Beccijo http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/05/26/10-ways-to-stay-cool-without-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-107450 Beccijo Wed, 27 May 2009 19:47:57 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=2847#comment-107450 Try putting ice packs in front of the fan( put a towel under it). As it melts it will cool the air that the fan will blow. Buy them on sale and stock up the freezer, the fuller a freezer is the less energy it uses! Hope that helps! Beccijo http://www.thefairyring.etsy.com http://www.theenchantedcupboard.etsy.com http://www.theenchantedcupboard.1000markets.com http://thereluctantcitydweller.blogspot.com Try putting ice packs in front of the fan( put a towel under it). As it melts it will cool the air that the fan will blow. Buy them on sale and stock up the freezer, the fuller a freezer is the less energy it uses!
Hope that helps!
Beccijo
http://www.thefairyring.etsy.com
http://www.theenchantedcupboard.etsy.com
http://www.theenchantedcupboard.1000markets.com
http://thereluctantcitydweller.blogspot.com

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