Hi there, time to share ways to keep your home cool during hot times
So ok, usual ways I use:
- open everything during night
- close everything during day
- external sheets on windows without shutters
- some curtains to prevent heat from going upstairs
I was also wondering if plants could also help inside, any ideas ?
Share your advices !
Look at old hot climates.
notice the afternoon siesta. Sleep in the shade in the hot of the day and work (play) later into the night.
notice large covered porches around the house. Spend more time outside in the breeze and shade.
notice the large windows and doors. When you are inside get plenty of ventilation-
notice the ceiling fan (often slave pulled). Be glad we now have electric fans.
notice the folding hand fans. Portable fans exist, though most of the time the hand fan is better - get one.
People in hot climates do not sit outside. They also do not open their windows. Because they’re not insane.
Huh? I sit outside, with a fan on, in up to 35/95F in the shade. And it’s humid here. Outside hot does not feel as bad as inside hot, and you do learn to be still and cool enough. It is not weather to go running, but sitting, in the shade, with a fan? No problem.
In hot and dry climates, a breeze in a shady place works well, actually. In humid places it’s harder.
That actually has results counterintuitive to temperate people when it comes to clothing. Arabs don’t just cover up for modesty.
they do open windows. They also close them. When they do that depends on the situation.
livewise they sit outside at times. They also sit insides.
There are many different hot climates with different situations. You cannot make a blanket statement. And you cannot look at what they do today when ac is common to figrue it out (where at is common)