Editor note: This story was first published in 2020 and was updated.
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If you are without power Sustainable extreme heat Or an attempt to save money, there are ways to feel comfortable without artificial cooling.
The heat can contribute to funny summer classes, but the body should not be too hot too long, since too much heat can damage your brain and other organs, according to the United States National healthcare institutionsPottering field is a natural cooling system of the body, but when this is not enough, there is an increased risk of developing hyperthermia of the disease associated with thermal signs of which include thermal cramps, heat of edema and thermal blow. Heat in combination with high humidity Warm up this risk, since the level of air saturation makes sweat accumulate on the skin, preventing the natural cooling of the body.
Staying can be done using some basic reserves and knowing how to manipulate your home to control its temperature. Here are 14 methods for this.
When you are hot and turn red, Moisturizing yourself is the first and main step towards cooling, said Wendell Porter, an honorary teacher of the senior lecturer In agricultural and biological engineering at the University of Florida.
The water temperature does not matter, since your body heats it, he added. If your body suffers from heat and you need to cool, it cannot do it without enough moisture, since The body is cooled along the ceiling.
Take a cold shower or bath According to Porter, it helps to cool your body by reducing the temperature of the nucleus.
For an additional cool explosion, try Peppermint soap. Menthol in mint oil Activates brain receptors who tell your body What you eat or feel is cold.
Place cold bags or ice bags (packaging) On your wrists or drape it on the neck to cool the body. These pulse points are areas where blood vessels are close to the skin, so you cool down faster.
Place the boxes of the boxes facing the rooms in which you spend time to blow hot air, and replace it with cold air inside.
If the weather in your area tends to fall from 50 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit in the morning and evenings, the opening of windows on both sides of the house in those days can facilitate the system of ventilation of the transverse flow. If you do this, you can use or not use fans, but fans will help cool the house faster, Porter said. In the open air, hot air can be pulled out of your house, leaving a cooler temperature or bring a breeze. Just be sure to close the windows When the sun comes out, then open them when the weather is cool again.
It just rests near the fan will also reduce the temperature of your body.
If you have windows that are faced with the direction of the Sun in the morning before the day, close the curtains or blinds above them to “prevent the sun from entering the house and heat the inside,” said Porter.
You can also set the Blackout Crows to isolate the room and reduce the increase in temperature that will occur during the day.
If you turn on the air conditioner, do not install He is below 70 degrees Fahrenheit, trying to cool the house faster, said Samantha Hall, founder Spaces Alive, Australian Research Company in Design, helping to create healthy, stable buildings.
“He just passes longer to achieve this temperature and continue to go until you start to feel a little cool, and then difficult to balance,” she added. Instead, keep the temperature of the device as high as possible, but still convenient.
Cotton is one of the most breathing materials, so cotton sheets or blankets can help you cool all night.
According to Porter, the lower the amount of cotton thread, the more he breathes. This is because a higher thread level has more weaving per square inch.
If you can't sleep During the night, because you are too hot, try to sleep somewhere except your bedroom, if this is an option. Heat rises, therefore, if you have a lower level or basement in your house, set a temporary sleeping area there to experience cooler temperatures at night.
General advice to leave coolness without air conditioner includes cooling or freezing wet socks, blankets or clothes, and then call them Wear while you sleep. But this is not a good idea, Porter said.
Because of “The amount of energy that they can absorb from your body that night will be warm in minutes,” he said. “And then you will have wet material that would form your mattress. So you definitely don't want to do this. ”
If no one uses a room in which there are no ventilation holes or registers, close the door to this area So that cool air is limited only to occupied areas of the house.
Use the exhaust fan in the kitchen and/or in the bathroom
Switch the exhaust fan switch in your kitchen to pull the hot air that rises after cooking or in the bathroom to pull the steam after the shower.
Incandescent bulbs generate a higher temperature than LED bulbs. According to Porter, to make a switch, monitor sales on energy -efficient lamps, and then slowly replace the lamps in your house.
According to Hall, switching light bulbs can save money, but will not reduce a lot of heat in the house. However, if you focus on switching the lamps in the places that you are sitting nearby, it will be more noticeable, Porter said.
The heat in the oven can spread throughout the house. Keep the heat centralized in one area, such as a slow plate. Or cook outdoors On the grill to maintain fire outside.
Food Ice pop or ice cream to cool for a moment. But Do not go overboard sugar According to Porter, if you are overheated or are at risk to overheat.
“Sugar will control your metabolism, and you will begin to feel internally hot,” he said. “Thus, a cool treat can be good, but additional sugar cannot.”
If you have tried everything and still cannot defeat the heat of the house, you can look for any local programs on the Internet that air conditioners offer without air ducts.
Depending on your state, Some cooling centers -Public objects with air conditioning, where people can get relief in extremely hot weather-can be open and take precautions to ensure them as safe as possible. You could start with checking with local offices in utilities, as they would know who offers certain programs, Porter recommended.
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