Tips for surviving without air conditioning

1 • Use box fans and ceiling fans to promote air circulation throughout your home. Opening doors in the house and using box fans to push hot air outdoors can function as an 'exhaust' system and draw cooler air into the house. In the cooler times after midnight and before the day heats up in the morning, open all windows and promote as much air circulation as possible. When the sun rises, close all doors and windows, making sure to close curtains and blinds as well, to keep the indoors cool for as long as possible. When the outside air cools to a lower temperature than inside (usually at night), open up the windows and turn on the fans again.