How to keep your house cool in the summer without AC
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2018
- Beat the heat with tips on how to keep your house cool without air conditioning.
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Me: opens window.
Mosquito: hehe
XD TRUE
😂
I thought i was the only one😅😂
Jonathan Lenthang ....my. LIFE.
Do u not have a screen?
Step 1: open your fridge
Step 2: get inside the frdige
Or keep a fan in front of the freezer compartment boom homemade ac
LMAO
😂😂😂
@Napoli 88 Hools idealy set the thermostat in low and then it wont run continuously
If it works it works
This definitely works, I've been doing this for a few years and haven't used my AC in 3 years. I live in a 2 story house, so my fan points outside from an upstairs window, and the other window is open downstairs. Since warm air naturally rises, I don't bother with a downstairs fan pointing upstairs, and my house in the morning can be pretty chilly. People look at me strangely when I try to explain this technique, so I will definitely be sharing this video.
How long does it take to see temperature drops? Been trying this at different distances from the window, and I can only get the hallway to drop about 1 degree after 2 hours. This is with 76 outside an 85 inside. I can get it to drop to 84.
Can bugs get in through the screens? 😢
It's been 2 weeks and no shared video please update us :(
@@lucas839 I want to know what CFM some of these people are moving to get these results. My fan pushes about 1,200 and I can't get the inside near what they outside is. It is always 5-7 degrees F difference.
For you is better to cool down the house fast with Ac. Then use this technique.
Pro tip:
Place the fan like between one or two meters away from the window. This actually increases the outflow of hot air, thereby increasing the inflow of cold air.
Did you see that video??
@@chandrahasreddy1729 we all watched that clip
This technique saved us! Actually works!! We have no AC and kids were sweating and crying! Now glad we can sleep cool!
Thanks for this💕
Which ones that work?
@@tjahangon7286 putting the fan facing out the window and opening one window on the other side of the house and we really feel the fresh air at night
I made a construction with pc-fans (video is on my channel)
@@kattbrown4228 only downside is things or people getting in the house through an open window
@@Kareemle we have a screen and dogs..live in a ghetto neighborhood but camera is a must if u have money..or live in a nice neighborhood
It’s literally soo hot that it’s cooler inside than it is outside
Did you mean that the other way around?
@@kullnr I think he meant it's so hot outside there's no cooler air to suck in.
That's just how it is everyday where I live
not in Thailand.....
Yeah my house like green house so hot in inside but cool at outside home🤔
One note: If you are at home during the hot day, bear in mind, that every piece of electronics you use, creates additional heat, that will accumulate in your house over time. Using electronics, that has high temperatures in load (like a PC/laptop/console during gaming sessions, owen, kettle, etc.), will eventually build up the heat inside - as there is hotter outside, the heat will just keep accumulating - you might end up in an enviroment with much higher temperature, than outside temperature.
Also, sometimes it´s actually better to leave your windows open during the day, even tho the temperature outside is much higher. The difference between outer and inner pressure will make the air move, making the high temperatures more bearable.
Too many unnecessary commas.
@@spaaaaace8952 any other advice, related to the topic?
@@spaaaaace8952 the commas made a lot of sense actually... he pauses in places where you need to remember
@@Morpheus-pt3wq When is it better to leave windows open during the day , even though the temperature is higher outside? Can you give examples?
@@BriantWebster i don't have exact scientific explanation, but i do it, when i start feeling hot and low on air.
I’ll save this video... for next summer 😂😂😂
Quare?
It's time?👀🤫🤔
Don't forget summer is coming this is a reminder lol I'm actively practicing
Reminder its almost summer so dont forget the video
I’m am your reminder
This is great advice for people who live in areas that actually get cool at night. I *really* wish I could just keep out the heat during the day and then air out the house at night and skip the AC altogether most days. No such luck in the southern US where our summer "lows" are 75F with near 100% humidity.
Works great for about one week in April and another week in October, though!
So it was about 85 degrees today I’m on the 3 floor in apartment. I’ve been staying at a friends when it’s hit like today but today I tried this and to my amazement it really worked. My friend came by and was shocked as well. ❤️
Most window fans have both an intake and exhaust setting. Place the fan facing inward in your bedroom and set it on intake and it will pull in the cool night air just as well as the method described here. Works when you don't have access to a window located across the house.
the motion graphic is lit
Ladies and gentleman its that time of the year we all love. The "staying up at 3:00 because its too hot and cannot turn the fan because its too loud" time. I still have no idea why summer needs to exist?
Lol
I'd suggest buying a quieter fan then. Also it is very important to choose the right sheets and blankets to your bed.
@@davidw2319 yeah as if im rich
@@stepbro4028 how much is your house's monthly income and where do u live?
@@davidw2319 Dave Ramsey?
I was suffering for months after moving into a new house around the end of winter. I live in on the second floor, which is basically the attic; I couldn't concentrate on my studies and had to resort to studying in the library most of the time. I hope this video may help me stay cool next summer🤗
Thanks for advice... my mom also uses this technique, she knows it for a long time now, she does this without fans, without electricity , she opens some windows and doors during night, and closes everything during day
That's because the house is in position to catch the wind creating natural cross ventilations. A lot of homes can't catch the wind like that ( most use fan(s)).
I do keep the window blinds closed during the summer to keep the sun rays out, it makes all the difference.
Currently dealing with a heatwave in the UK... ITS TOOO HOT AND US BRITISH ARE NOT USED TO THIS!! We only know rain!
Too right
Indeed
Praying for the all the UK that you guys won't suffer a heatwave this year and if you do you'll find shelter
Still you decided to stay in India!
Come to south, then cry again
“How to keep your house warm while it’s hot outside”
Do you live in bc its so hot here in camada
@@frenzi5374 nah right under you guys, I live in Seattle, Washington.
@@frenzi5374 I live in Alberta, it’s 35 here 😭😭
@@andreao8140 same
@@frenzi5374 camada
I tried this all the time, of course it works, but it have glaring security issue; on an apartment situated above the ground it is okay to use Fan & open windows but on a bungalow on the ground you need to install windows grill, insect net, and a dedicated exhaust fan to keep unwanted stuff outside.
The drapes that block out most of the light are awesome in the summer.
I've been doing thie fan thing since mid July. It helps. But the smoke from all the fires gets sucked in too; especially at night and early morning.
1. Turn off your ps4
2. Go to the river
3. You realize you don’t need to stay in home
Damn kids and their electronics!
Bruh get over yourself smh
Now ! stay at home Stay in safe.
Heh..
nooooo
Quarantine
Great info and the most soothing voice I’ve ever heard.
Well gosh summer is almost officially over :)
You are beautiful I am from India 21 year old
In my country it’s just beginning :(
Kiss me
@@nitin87654 O Lord I am a lesbian
Now its time
I used to sleep on the floor. Our house had a than below. concrete foundation, which stays cooler than the ambient air. Also, heat travels upward, leaving it cooler
Get a metal bucket. Fill it with ice. Place the bucket in front of the fan. Point the fan to you.
Yeah, you arent actually cooling the house, as the heal taken out of the freezer to make it cold is going back into the house from the hot coils at the back.
Put ice in bed*
@Syed Abdullah then buy the ice.
@@n_u001 then buy the ice.
Now I just remembered what I did once as a University student, during the hottest summer I can think of: I put my pajama in a freezer for 45min. and then I put it on! lol
BTW: This fan-technique works 100%. After the sunset, you must place it approx. 1.4m from the window and direct it to the bottom of your window (in any room facing south at the top floor), since the hot air goes up. Open your windows facing north at all floors. Get roller mosquito nets for your windows! Done.
0:30 pick room to cool, open window to let cool air in. 0:42 across the house open window and point a fan outward to blow warm air out and create a low pressure system in house sucking cool air in through the first open window. obviously you need window screens and obviously the outside air must be cooler than the inside air by 5F+ to feel any benefit.
Humidity level at 94%, temperature at 36°C, realfeel at 47° C. Wellcome to NorthEast India Summer.
Seattle 2021 (June) today it’s only 84 haha Monday will be 100... funny how it’s mild but feels hot.
🥲
Yeah I’m in Kittitas County (ew I know) and it’s going to get up to 110° later this week 🥲
@@urlocalcokewhore thats happening tmr here in B.C
And people are lining outside home depot at 6 am for a portable ac like they're trying to buy a 3080ti
Tacoma is 104
I figured this out for myself decades ago in a house that got particularly hot in a hot arid environment. We used swamp coolers so the windows needed to be open for it to work well but for some reason, suction of air out the window didn't occur. So, I placed a fan blowing out the window of the hottest room and it worked well for us.
Lies again? Body Heat Berita Harian
Cool without ac? Easy. I'll do it with ice. Just put my head for a few seconds in the freezer. Refreshed. Repeat
Exactly what I do! I even put my cat in there sometimes (she's a Norwegian Forest and loves cold so she's happier than ever before lol)
@@MagmaDashE umm
It's not practical
Hah same i usually have a freezer in my room i put my pelvis inside to calm it down whenever i see something attractive
repeat every 20 min.
Better late than never, eh?
Well, I mean it'll hopefully be summer next year too!
@@pisse3000 5 years later and it's almost summer now
@@-TheNightKillers- That's wild
I'm dealing with a heatwave in Cleveland right now. My peener is stuck to my leg like a sweaty slug.
😂
Lol
This Technique really works, thank you guys.
this actually works lol. I stay In a small room with 2 windows. I pointed one fan out and the window if front of my draws in colder air. Its like having AC on very low though
Try this in Taipei, good luck when its super humid,with typhoons andeven at night,the heat is around 38 C.
Move somewhere else or live in your basement
@@Bleeperblopper497 GThr The Basement is even worse. Taiwan is a very humid country to begin with on an island.
Well, the humidity thing is the same for Korea, but at least it does not reach 38C at night. I think during the day, on the hottest summer day, it may reach 38 occasionally (but mostly below 36). But during the night, the temperature usually drops below 30. However, the sad fact is that I think the apartment building somehow retains the heat of the day. It is 22 o'clock, and it is supposed to be 29C outside (according to the Internet), but the room temperature is still 34F.
Moving up to Washington, from California, I was really alarmed that homes don't have A/C up here. "Oh it doesn't get hot in WA, you'll be fine." Then it immediately goes up to over 100. It was warmer here than in my hometown. Granted, I'm well aware that's not normal, but I just have the worst luck in the world. I will be using these tips, to help out in the more mild heat we now have.
👍
Seems like it's the norm now 😢
Great! It’s 85 in the house right now but the suns going down so I just set up my fan and windows. It’ll get down to 70F tonight, so fingers crossed! Tomorrow it goes back down to 45F at night, I can’t wait
Update?
Genius work.. couldnt have figured this out without you guys.
Ninja Technique: Plant tress🌾
Move bed to basement. Get additional whirlybird for roof. Insulated roof.
Her voice is soooo soothing! ASMR triggered x
☝🏽💯
this helps so much my bedroom gets so overheated with me in it i get sick so more ideas help me avoid getting sick! 👍
In the UK trying to prepare for the 40 degree Celsius heatwave 😭
From a lifetime of experiencing Australian heatwaves, a hot land.
Proper insulation is something often overlooked and it really does a big job (without extra cost when you have it in place.) And especially when AC is an issue either the cost or not having any. Insulation will lessen costs of heating in winter too. With climate crisis now, insulating properly is now more important. It will get worse, so put work into insulating your living space properly - it is your refuge.
Temperature transfer is most between roof and windows. Roof insulation is first priority. A heat removing fan can also help in roof space.
Keep sun off windows BEFORE IT ENTERS, with external blinds (cheapest are bamboo ones). Using light internal blinds does not help as much because the "glasshouse effect" has already happened, heating the air in the home as sunlight enters through glass.
But if can't have external blinds, you can make the internal blinds more insulating first by having a pull down blind that close fits the window space. We also have heavy (reflecting backed) drapes that can close the windows off more. Less mobile air in trapped window space acts like an insulator. The major insulating measures of roof and windows really do slow the house gaining heat in summer and loosing heat in winter. The more you insulate the more effective are things like fans, and the cheaper it all is. Once you have good insulation going it is forever. No more costs for it once it is in and paying you well back. Get things closed up early in the morning on heatwave days.
Great tips. If your windows are old, look into getting new ones that are better insulated or coated to block the sun’s heat. We have some old and new windows in our house, and the difference is very noticeable in both summer and winter.
@@blackmber Also it is an inital expense but double glazed windows help with stopping heat as well as cold. I think there are more properties with double glazing in UK. to deal with cold. But still best to keep them shaded from outside.
Also you can use emergency blankets to cover windows to reflect sunlight
Good ideas we did similar stuff when we were in coastal CA, but what about when the “cool” air is still in the 80s?
Dosnt help when nighttime is still muggy and humid just allowing all the hot air in again at night
Lookup "whole house fan". They were very common in the days before ubiquitous air conditioning.
Also, most two story air conditioned houses are running on a single zone heating/cooling system with the thermostat on the first floor. They are designed to heat, not cool (using the word "designed" generously here). When used to cool the upstairs, a large temperature gradient develops between upstairs and downstairs (where the single thermostat is installed). This happens because most of the air return and supply is happening on first floor and that cool air never rises to the second floor (in the winter heating season the hot air does rise, so it works fine). When cooling, to get 22 C upstairs the thermostat, downstairs, has to be set to a lower temperature - possibly much lower depending on the layout of the house and the size of air vents. Resolve that by restricting the lower floor return vents (assuming you upstairs return vents) and first floor supply vents. That will pull more stale hot air from the second floor and push more cool air directly upstairs. That upstairs cool air will naturally sink to the first floor and the end result will be uniform temperature. It's a hack, but it's easy and works really well. I do this to my house at the beginning of every cooling season. Don't heat the house when configured like this, in fact, shut off the gas while configured like this to ensure you don't accidentally heat.
p.s. Houses should be designed with two zone heating/cooling systems to begin with. It's not a huge additional expense if done when the house is built.
Interesting. It's like PC case design - exhaust is very important
If you have exhaust fans, it will help a lot
Didn't have AC when I was in school and teachers used to argue with me about this subject. Wish this video was around back then
Well we hit 39°C! in England yesterday so I’ll try this.
Oh yeah, I was in vacation there 1 week before you commented this. It was a miximum of 24°C where I was in southwestern while in London it reached 27°C. On the radio they said the week afterwards was gonna be 39°C. In Paris they reached 42°C. That's literally hotter than Las Vegas
haha, come to Australia, then you will know what heat is.
I live in the uk too the fan in the window works c
I've been doing this for years and I'm a big "fan" of forcing air out of the house, however if you have a basement place the fan in the doorway and suck the air out of the basement. It works best if you can place something around the fan covering the remainder of the doorway. A sheet would do the job.
Really instructive I'll buy a big extractor just for that ! now!
Thank You for The Tips
My Dad taught me this year's ago He was a smart man
Cheryl Schumaker my uncle had a similar trick, run the ceiling fans in reverse so they suck the hot air up and it stays up there until it cools. In his experience it's worked great.
Years*
My dad is useless
Pffffffffffff......yeah ok....try this in Florida and let me know how it goes
Very well explained
I’ve been doing this for the last 20 years. And only use my air conditioning about five-10 days in the summer during the hottest week or so (over 30C). My windows will actually fit box fans, so the air exchange is very efficient and reasonably fast.
I’ve also been preaching this for the past 20 years. This is a great video to share when I’m explaining how it works.
You mean exhaust fans? They also do the same work right?
What a pleasant voice
I have to think she has one of the most sought after voiceover‘s in the industry.
its 95 right now in holland. I am not used to this. I think I am melting
38 vandaag wtf
@@jonsnow3300 it's Fahrenheit. Also, it's 35°C
rookie numbers. Here in India it's at least 45 C
can you guys atleast use a celcius instead of farenheight im so confused right now
Serious Gamer here in ahmedabad it’s raining right now at 3 AM. The temperature was 47 degrees Celsius at 3 PM
Circulation pump...200 ft of hose in a loop buried a few inches below the ground...and a rad with fan. You'll need a dehumidifier as well. But your probabaly already running one. Run the cooled antifreeze thru the rad...just make sure you don't have a leaker.
This is a cool technique, will try it out later 😉
2 very important tips when using an airco!
NEVER! direct the cold air flow at yourself! This can lead to stiff muscles and bones, muscle pain, and even very painful mucous membrane inflammation!
2: ALWAYS make sure that the humidity is always between 30% -50% in the room! Too low humidity because of the dry air of the airco can cause dry skin, an irritated dry throat that makes you susceptible to viruses, and you can end up with a serious bad cold!
It's after midnight here and is 80% relative humidity and climbing. If I open the windows it will increase corrosion and feel hotter than it is. If I use the dehumidifier or AC a little, it will feel cooler than the outside air without expending much energy at all.
During the day when there's a breeze and lower humidity I open up. As the humidity increases in the afternoon, I close up again. My power bills are 1/3 of the regional average for a household of the same size. There's only 5c difference between inside and outside, but it feels cooler inside.
It is not the humidity that make you feel muggy but the DEW point.That is the reason they call it relative humidity.The humidity always rise at night when the temperature get cooler.
@@jmdds That's semantics. You don't feel the dew point, you feel the humidity. I know what RH and AH is, I know what the dew point is and how it impacts humidity and condensation.
You necroposted on a 4 year old post in an effort to correct someone and feel right.. wow.
You can also do this if you have central air by using just the circulator. If you open a window in one or two rooms you aren't using and close those doors while opening the window in the room you want to cool leaving its door open to the rest of the house, the air in those closed rooms will be forced outside and you'll pull air in through the window that is open to the rest of the house and the circulator system. You might even want to use towels or some other material under the closed door edge to cut down on the leakage under the door.
Even before watching this video, I put a cyclone floor fan in my basement and connected it to a smart plug. I programmed it to turn on when the temp rises above 71 and turn off when it falls below. It works perfectly and makes a significant difference. However it eventually gets warm enough that the fan just stays on, so I was curious what other tricks there me be that I’ve never tried. My upstairs is pretty warm. I think I will try the idea of exchanging the air overnight.
Little late CBC ...
Hello ,I am Chinese
Says someone in Canada. 😂😂😂
Bring your fans down to South Georgia.
Probably best to just build in an air system for that very purpose, and one in the attic too, both auto set with temperature control. A ceiling fan can also promote a decent wind chill, and freshen air.
This is a ranch and it’s a finished basement with carpeting it was 82° down there very well insulated however I need to lower the temperature I’m keeping the humidity between 45 and 50 always this will reduce any chances of mold building. But I need to get the temperature down fast I bought an industrial fan and the attic door has a solid door and screen door option to use what I need to know is how do I get the temperatures down when it’s so hot outside it matches
Omg the the UK summer is so hot. The fan is blowing hot air at me
Same rn its 30 degrees celcuis and thats around 90 degrees Farren height
@Ryu you live Australia?
In india where i live summer temp is 45 C
@Ryu here in houston sometimes its 98 f and feels like 115f with the humidity
in india where i live is 48 celsius today
Since 80% houses don’t have a basement....... lol 😂
90% of houses in Canada has basements
Talk about no common sense logic right? Not all houses have basement.
@@Raylightsen I'm guessing you have never been to Canada
@@OwlsUniqueSounds what would I do there lmao
90 percent hot
Madam we have 50°c on average temperature from june to August. 28°c is heaven for us.
We are now melting in south Texas and north of Mexico. It’s over 40 C (104 F) and power is running out because of multiple houses using milisplits
Actually everyday is summer in Indonesia 😅
What if your room faces the sun for the longest part of the day? Do I leave my windows open or not? I’ve tired that before and it just heats the house up more. Is there something I’m missing?
Fan was drawing warmer air surrounding the building created by the sun. Push air out of the window from the warmest area/room when outside wind not blowing against the fan. If the room ihumidity is 10L capacity).
Wow, thank you!
I turn my heat off when I go to bed in the winter... Just to avoid dry air. I use a humidifier and extra blankets. I sleep best at 60 d f. Mind you I don't wear shorts and sandles in January like some! I do only wear dry fit clothing in summer because cotton is to hot. I will try this recommendation only because it's the heat has dropped.
Her:open window
Me: i don’t have a window
then you better make one. two if you want to cool the place.
@@vonshango6311 bruh if it will it will eather face my sis room the hallway kitchen or the shower
@@furrykit3 get a new house
@@Sam-gj7ol i wish but i only have 20 bucks
bruh
Well the main concern is humidity and mosquitoes who just wait outside for the windows to be open.
Are you from India
@@gowthamsmiley3902 ;)
screen. screen. screen. they sell them across canada/usa. no screens where you live?
Well said and quick 👏👍
Everyone in England needs to see this
so useless when it's 100+ outside
If it's 100
How you are even alive??
@@anidubme_studios he talking about 100 Fahrenheit so like 38 or 39 degrees
@@coolstar2398 100°C 😳
@@kibareh2606 No 100°F
@@kibareh2606 where I’m from our summers are up to 117°F which is something like 42-44°C completely liveable
Electric fans don't move a lot of air, even swinging a door back and forth moves more air than a table fan or even a standing fan. Open windows on walls that are at right angles to each other, this means that at whatever direction the wind is blowing, the pressure at one window will be greater than the other and air will flow through the house. This is actually how planes measure their airspeed by having openings at right angles to each other and measuring the pressure difference. If you have multiple floors, use the stack effect and open both upper and lower floor windows letting heat move the air for you. Ultimately, evaporation is the way to remove heat. Watering your lawn can lower the temperature a lot, watering your roof could reduce the heat in your home quickly but could also cause a lot of damage due to calcification, an anti-sediment filter could help prevent damage. Wearing an evaporative vest or just wrapping a slightly damp towel around yourself can help you tolerate the worst heat.
Ok will try next year in 45℃ + temperature
It's 74 in southeast Alaska it usually doesn't go past the 60s until mid July or sometimes even August but I noticed it's been getting warmer faster each year back in march or April it reached over 60s and thats usually uncommon I hate it so much😭
I wish that I had those temps right now😫
60s is so cool!!
Girl 74 degrees where I'm from is a gift from god.
As an HVAC technician, I've gotta say this is BS
There's only a few (US) states that this will work in. Even so, this doesn't help regulate humidity which is just as important as temperature.
Cute video tho
Thanks i guess
The one summer in my adult years that I have tried to go a summer without AC, about mid-summer I gave up because it was too dang hot and humid and everything inside my house was moist. Hot humid summers are no joke and air conditioning/refrigeration was probably one of the best inventions ever made in recent times.
I live in Vancouver. Sorry what is a second bedroom? Is that a thing in the rest of Canada?
What do u mean ?
Wait, you can afford to live in Vancouver?!?!?!
@@ihavenoideatara2394 In a 1 bedroom apartment...with 3 roommates.
Great job 👍
I'm just seeing this for the first May 1st and wishing my windows could open.
Where I live, it does not cool down at night in the summertime. It's still 80 degrees with extreme humidity too.
It is NOT the humidity that make you feel muggy but the DEW point.
the moment you woke up the next morning all your stuff is gone...someone broke your house
How do you sleep so heavy? Lol
Just put a pipe there so thru can’t get in
Just put bars
Welcome to London UK
Texas Cool. Open windows at nite close in the morning. Shades/ Curtains closed to keep sunlight out. If you have a basement with widows open them 2 hrs after sun set with a fan blowing in upstairs window open with fan blowing out. Wait til humidity goes down.outside. No sense bringing humid air inside.
This actually helps
1) open window at night = burglar
2) Use darker curtain at window in daylight = a microwave house feel
i just took the advice about opening the window and 3 moths and 2 mosquito flew in
Try putting a screen on your window.
That's the norm for me at night in the summer here, but instead of window it is door. Open the door to come in the house, dozens of flying critters decide to invade. Never fails.
you need a screen before you open the window.
I'm in Thailand - we have more power cuts now - no AC and fans running..... which helps: wet towels, ice packs and jumping in the pool and sitting on the patio for hours, later with a flashlight or candle when it gets dark to read a book. I hate these unproductive hours
use an emergency blanket (silver mylar cloth) as a curtain liner to keep radiant heat from sun out