How to Keep Your House Cool at Night Without Air Conditioning
Sweltering summers can make a good night's sleep difficult when temperatures are soaring and humidity is high. Whether your air conditioning is simply not functioning, or you are electing to turn it off to save on energy usage or create a more eco-friendly home, there are many other methods to cool your home at night. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Heat-reflecting film
- Blackout curtains
- Portable or ceiling fans
- Window fans
- Doorstops
Instructions
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Install heat-reflecting film on your windows or hang blackout curtains. This will reduce the amount of sunlight that gets into your home during the day, keeping the overall temperature cooler. These measures are especially important on west-facing windows that get the majority of the evening sunlight.
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Place portable fans or ceiling fans in every room of the house. Turn these on at night to keep air circulating.
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Open at least one window in every room of the house. Place window fans in those on the downwind side of the house to keep the cooler outdoor air moving throughout your home.
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Prop interior doors open with doorstops or sturdy items placed in front of each door. This is critically important to sustaining the flow of cool air throughout your home. It will also prevent doors from blowing closed with a sudden wind, which can create a very startling noise in the middle of the night.
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Tips & Warnings
If you do not use an air conditioner during the day, take measures to keep the overall temperature of the house down at all times, such as planting trees to shade west- and south-facing windows.
