Comments on: 6 Cheap Ways To Stay Cool Without Air Conditioning http://www.squawkfox.com/2009/07/31/ceiling-fans-air-conditioning/ Where personal finance & frugal living are sexy, delicious, and fun. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:13:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: roberto http://www.squawkfox.com/2009/07/31/ceiling-fans-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-19089 roberto Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:17:57 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/?p=1907#comment-19089 Strangely enough I find the 6th tip to be the most valuable. You get to connect with friends and relax from the heat. A win win situation. If you can't find anyone to visit then try taking a nice long stroll at the shopping mall and window shop a little. Strangely enough I find the 6th tip to be the most valuable. You get to connect with friends and relax from the heat. A win win situation. If you can’t find anyone to visit then try taking a nice long stroll at the shopping mall and window shop a little.

]]> By: Susanne http://www.squawkfox.com/2009/07/31/ceiling-fans-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-18890 Susanne Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:43:49 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/?p=1907#comment-18890 I have window fans in all three bedrooms upstairs, and two ceiling fans downstairs. When I was pregnant we used a block of ice in front of the fan to chill the air. Cheap and works great. I had an airconditioner, but the problem is that the unit was not very effective on the fan setting and much to heavy to remove on a cooler night so it had to be run on the a/c setting permanently which cost a lot of hydro $$. We have curtains on all our windows, you'd be surprised at how much of a difference even a bamboo blind or a sheer can make, for both heat or chill. Open all the windows and acclimatize. I use a horse trough for the kiddies to splash in to keep them cool. Or just douse my head in cold water... faster than the shower and works at cooling me off. I have window fans in all three bedrooms upstairs, and two ceiling fans downstairs.
When I was pregnant we used a block of ice in front of the fan to chill the air. Cheap and works great. I had an airconditioner, but the problem is that the unit was not very effective on the fan setting and much to heavy to remove on a cooler night so it had to be run on the a/c setting permanently which cost a lot of hydro $$.
We have curtains on all our windows, you’d be surprised at how much of a difference even a bamboo blind or a sheer can make, for both heat or chill. Open all the windows and acclimatize. I use a horse trough for the kiddies to splash in to keep them cool. Or just douse my head in cold water… faster than the shower and works at cooling me off.

]]> By: Meaghan http://www.squawkfox.com/2009/07/31/ceiling-fans-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-18835 Meaghan Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:02:23 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/?p=1907#comment-18835 take advantage of stores and shopping malls that are blasting their air conditioning...just be sure not to blow your money in the store! take advantage of stores and shopping malls that are blasting their air conditioning…just be sure not to blow your money in the store!

]]> By: Frugal Trenches http://www.squawkfox.com/2009/07/31/ceiling-fans-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-18688 Frugal Trenches Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:59:33 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/?p=1907#comment-18688 Great post! I also put a cool cloth on the back of my neck and that really helps! Great post! I also put a cool cloth on the back of my neck and that really helps!

]]> By: Justin http://www.squawkfox.com/2009/07/31/ceiling-fans-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-18580 Justin Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:22:16 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/?p=1907#comment-18580 Another way to cool is to fill a pan with ice water and set it under the fan so it blows over the top of the water. It will create a cool breeze for the room. Another way to cool is to fill a pan with ice water and set it under the fan so it blows over the top of the water. It will create a cool breeze for the room.

]]> By: This and That: The $10 life and more… | Canadian Capitalist http://www.squawkfox.com/2009/07/31/ceiling-fans-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-18502 This and That: The $10 life and more… | Canadian Capitalist Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:41:12 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/?p=1907#comment-18502 [...] It hasn’t been much of a summer here in Ottawa but Squawk Fox has six cheap ways to stay cool without air conditioning. [...] [...] It hasn’t been much of a summer here in Ottawa but Squawk Fox has six cheap ways to stay cool without air conditioning. [...]

]]> By: BigAssSuperstar http://www.squawkfox.com/2009/07/31/ceiling-fans-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-18488 BigAssSuperstar Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:12:13 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/?p=1907#comment-18488 With the dehumidifier running so much this summer, our basement is usually hotter than the upstairs! We have a heat recovery ventilator that we run in the winter, but the installer told us not to bother running it in the heat and humidity, since it, well, brings hot and humid air inside as fresh air, which would just make things worse. So far we're surviving with ceiling fans and strategically opened windows. With the dehumidifier running so much this summer, our basement is usually hotter than the upstairs!

We have a heat recovery ventilator that we run in the winter, but the installer told us not to bother running it in the heat and humidity, since it, well, brings hot and humid air inside as fresh air, which would just make things worse. So far we’re surviving with ceiling fans and strategically opened windows.

]]> By: Alex http://www.squawkfox.com/2009/07/31/ceiling-fans-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-18452 Alex Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:51:08 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/?p=1907#comment-18452 Here's another tip: buy reflective plastic film, cut to cover a window, wet the window with water, and attach the film. The film will stick without any glue and is easy to take off. Just be careful to get any air bubbles out from under the film. If it does fall off, try adding some soap to the water. There are kinds of film, which are reflective, yet they do let some amount of light through, so it won't get totally dark in the room. If you can't find that, you can still use the opaque film, but you probably don't want to cover the entire window. It will help, though, even if you cover the window only partially. The cost - next to nothing. The effect - you'll be amazed, how cool it can be even in rooms with windows facing south. Here’s another tip:
buy reflective plastic film, cut to cover a window, wet the window with water, and attach the film. The film will stick without any glue and is easy to take off. Just be careful to get any air bubbles out from under the film. If it does fall off, try adding some soap to the water.
There are kinds of film, which are reflective, yet they do let some amount of light through, so it won’t get totally dark in the room. If you can’t find that, you can still use the opaque film, but you probably don’t want to cover the entire window. It will help, though, even if you cover the window only partially.
The cost – next to nothing.
The effect – you’ll be amazed, how cool it can be even in rooms with windows facing south.

]]> By: Fox http://www.squawkfox.com/2009/07/31/ceiling-fans-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-18444 Fox Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:58:41 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/?p=1907#comment-18444 @passingby My goal is to keep you guys outta the shopping malls. ;) @passingby My goal is to keep you guys outta the shopping malls. ;)

]]> By: passingby http://www.squawkfox.com/2009/07/31/ceiling-fans-air-conditioning/comment-page-1/#comment-18443 passingby Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:56:32 +0000 http://www.squawkfox.com/?p=1907#comment-18443 i guess you forgot shopping-malls. i guess you forgot shopping-malls.

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