Hi there, time to share ways to keep your home cool during hot times

So ok, usual ways I use:

  • open everything during night
  • close everything during day
  • external sheets on windows without shutters
  • some curtains to prevent heat from going upstairs

I was also wondering if plants could also help inside, any ideas ?

Share your advices !

  • starlinguk@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    People in hot climates do not sit outside. They also do not open their windows. Because they’re not insane.

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      3 hours ago

      In hot and dry climates, a breeze in a shady place works well, actually. In humid places it’s harder.

      That actually has results counterintuitive to temperate people when it comes to clothing. Arabs don’t just cover up for modesty.

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      3 hours ago

      they do open windows. They also close them. When they do that depends on the situation.

      livewise they sit outside at times. They also sit insides.

      There are many different hot climates with different situations. You cannot make a blanket statement. And you cannot look at what they do today when ac is common to figrue it out (where at is common)