How can I make the inside of my room cooler?
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My fan isn't enough. What can I do to make inside my room cooler?
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Block out the sun. I put a double set of curtains on all the west windows. During the hottest months I do the south windows, too. In the summer I get rid of all the clutter & keep the decor plain & simple. It may seem silly, but if things look cool & calm, you'll feel cooler, too!
Berniece Knotts
on May 05, 2016
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Open the Windows early and as the day heats up make sure you have lined curtains and close them to keep sunlight out.
Leslie Hess Quigley
on May 05, 2016
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Depending upon how much you are wanting to spend you can buy portable A/C units for approximately $300. They sit on the floor and you can move them from room to room. Any big box store should have some.
Tonia
on May 05, 2016
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Cover up those windows! I use a bedroom in a 1980s era townhouse, with SW facing windows, live in the South, and it gets HOT in that room. The A/C sensor is on the cooler main level, which means that the air turns off well before my room gets cool. It's been an ongoing struggle to keep heat out of my room and hold onto what little cold air comes through. Buying a portable A/C or a window unit isn't really in the budget, so I've cobbled together a solution that seems to be working (so far). Thermal curtains sometimes aren't enough, especially if your insulation is old (or non-existent. Sometimes builders skip insulating windows properly). So I've taken old cardboard boxes, painted them white, and taped them over the glass. Then i pinned blankets and sheets all around the window jam, and that is all covered up by thermal curtains. While this sounds like a lot (and it is), layering is your friend. The idea is to create pockets of air as a "buffer" and insulate an area. You can also freeze extra water bottles and put them in front of your fan. I keep several bottles in rotation and will swap melted bottles for frozen ones throughout the day. This can create a difference of about 1-2*, and though that doesn't sound like a lot you will most likely notice a change (or lack thereof if you forget to put a frozen bottle out). Good luck! I know your struggle very well.
Meghan Hall
on May 05, 2016
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Invest in some room darkening insulated curtains. They will help block out the sunlight as well as insulate the cool air in your room. You could try a larger oscillating fan which will move the air around in your room. Leave the door open at night and buy yourself some nice cotton bed sheets if this room is your bedroom. Cotton usually feels cooler than a blend fabric which can sometimes make a person perspire. If you want to open a window, do so in the early morning before things heat up or later at night. Midday to early evening is usually the warmest part of the day.
MN Mom
on May 05, 2016
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Put insulation in the walls. Here in the High Desert day time temp reaches 118, now the house gets up to 76 in the summer.
Geoff
on May 05, 2016
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Caulk the windows, use room darkening shades and curtains, keep the curtains closed during the day to keep the sun out, open the windows during the cool nights if that's safe, get a room a/c and remember that cool air FALLS, so maybe you will have to sleep lower somehow, it's cooler near the floor.
Jeano
on May 05, 2016
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We have some special glass in our double glazed windows that keeps the room cooler in summer.
Tri5826393
on May 06, 2016
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I read on pinterest that you can spray your windows with water and put bubble wrap up for insulation. You can still see outside, get sunshine and save money!
Ramah
on May 06, 2016
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