¡Alerta de ola de calor! Aquí hay 3 consejos para enfriar una casa sin aire acondicionado

During persistent heat, it is often difficult to keep cool at home. Aeration, ventilation, humidification…, each one looks for the best solution to face it better. Fortunately, there are many ways to protect your home and your body from the heat, especially if you don’t have air conditioning. Here are some simple steps to follow.

 

Hang a wet sheet in front of the window.

To speed up the cooling of rooms, the first solution is to hang a damp sheet in front of your window. The evaporation will absorb the heat and thus cool the room. When the sheet begins to dry, you just need to sprinkle it with water and so on. In addition, you can also change your bedding. If flannel sheets are wonderfully insulating, cotton sheets are the best for a heat wave, because they retain moisture and allow the skin to breathe.

Place ice cubes in front of a fan.

The other trick is to put ice cubes in a tray or ice water in front of your fan. The principle is still quite simple, but extremely effective in cooling a room quickly. A simple fan will not alleviate the sensation of heat. By placing this container in the front, the air will blow over the ice and produce a freezing temperature and a wet feeling. Also, the frozen water will evaporate and its vapors will absorb the heat. The hot air will be expelled naturally to the outside.

 

Open windows and shutters at night

The last tip is a well-known universal phenomenon, it is the opening of windows and shutters at night. This, in order to capture as much freshness as possible and give the room time to cool down. To keep this cold you have to close the blinds during the day, especially when the temperatures start to rise (around 9 to 10 in the morning).