How To Cool Down a Room Without AC – Stay Cool This Summer Season

Indian summers make us sweat – but so do the electricity bills that follow the high usage of an air conditioner. In this article, we will look at non-conventional ways of cooling down your house this summer. To fight the heat, people usually make use of an air cooler for room.  While they get the job done – and are increasingly customizable due to the trend of smart window ACs – they have their own set of disadvantages. Air conditioners can make one’s skin flaky and itchy, add to their electricity bills and are less environmentally friendly. 

Therefore, we go beyond these this appliance and look at 4 other ways in which you can stay cool this summer season:

1. Don’t Ignore the Exhaust Fans. People use exhaust fans to clear out the steam from the shower. But if exhaust fans can clear the steam off your rest-room mirror, they can also clear out the heat from your house. Kitchens and washrooms already have exhaust fans, and they can be used to fan out the hot air. Exhaust fans will suck out the hot air from the room and let cooler air flow in.

2. Borrow From Egypt. In Egypt, people used to dampen cotton sheets and use them as blankets. This is a tried and tested way to keep your body temperature from rising when you’re asleep, and saving on the electricity bill.

3. Make a DIY Cooler. Ice kept in the proximity of a ceiling fan will create a cooling mist in the room. This set-up effectively functions as a do-it-yourself cooler. All you need is to use your refrigerator’s freezer compartment to regularly replace the ice. 

Let Curtains Do The Work. Blackout curtains will keep the sunlight at bay, therefore dealing with the problem at its source. This is a great strategy as you only need to pick out the right curtains once, and then sit back as they do their job each summer.