little_girl_lost Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I have no AC, had central air, but it died a few years ago, and the outlets in my house are old and cant support a window unit. I have my bedroom full of fans and open windows and I've tried every combination of fans in multiple locations, facing all directions, trying to get some kind of air flow, but my bedroom is still unbearable. its impossible to sleep and any cold drink I have in my room is hot as soup in 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 For sleeping, have you tried placing the fan right next to your head and pointing it directly at your head? Not your body, just your head. This worked wonders for me when I didn't have central air. To be fair though, where I lived at the time didn't get too hot compared to a lot of other places. But During the height of summer I would always have the comforter and sheet on me and I never got too hot to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 I lived for 2 years at an apartment without central air, just a wall unit in the living room and the way the apartment was laid out none of that cold air had any chance of actually getting to the bedrooms. We had a portable unit for the room our computers were in so we didn't die but there wasn't really space to put it in the bedroom we slept in so on really hot days we'd have to take the mattress out to the living room. I live in a house with central air now but I still stand by hating summer. We just moved in at the start of June and I'm afraid to see what our electric bill is gonna be like. It's an older house and the AC isn't the most efficient. I never set it below 74 and it seems like it still has to run a lot just to keep it at that temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Where are my testicles, Summer? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molarbear Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, little_girl_lost said: I have no AC, had central air, but it died a few years ago, and the outlets in my house are old and cant support a window unit. I have my bedroom full of fans and open windows and I've tried every combination of fans in multiple locations, facing all directions, trying to get some kind of air flow, but my bedroom is still unbearable. its impossible to sleep and any cold drink I have in my room is hot as soup in 10 minutes. Try building a couple of these for your bedroom Edited July 5, 2019 by molarbear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 my first apt was an attic apt, in a boarding house. no ac, and one fan. my god the misery of living there. i feel you. spray bottle was my best friend. and wet towels. always carry a towel. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 chew ice. it's the only way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_girl_lost Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 57 minutes ago, Cancer said: Where are my testicles, Summer? if you were in my room, they'd be stuck to your leg, or mine 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_girl_lost Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 30 minutes ago, molarbear said: Try building a couple of these for your bedroom i'll have to get the stuff to try this tomorrow, but i'll have to get a couple small fans like those, cuz all the fans I have in my house are large box fans or tower fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resurrected Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Update your electrical system for fuck's sake. Sleep outside. Nabs has a bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Just now, little_girl_lost said: if you were in my room, they'd be stuck to your leg, or mine You'd like that, wouldn't you? 🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molarbear Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 1 hour ago, little_girl_lost said: i'll have to get the stuff to try this tomorrow, but i'll have to get a couple small fans like those, cuz all the fans I have in my house are large box fans or tower fans I built a couple for camping and they work pretty well. Pro tip, have one blow directly into the covers of your bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vela Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 3 hours ago, little_girl_lost said: I have no AC, had central air, but it died a few years ago, and the outlets in my house are old and cant support a window unit. I have my bedroom full of fans and open windows and I've tried every combination of fans in multiple locations, facing all directions, trying to get some kind of air flow, but my bedroom is still unbearable. its impossible to sleep and any cold drink I have in my room is hot as soup in 10 minutes. Do any of your box fans have a handle on them? If so attach a fitted sheet to the handle and sleep under/inside the air bubble the fan creates with the sheet. You'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 i have central air but it's so goddamn expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, Naraku4656 said: i have central air but it's so goddamn expensive How much is ur electric bill usually in the summer. I'm terrified to see what mine is gonna be. At my last apartment I had the equal payment plan thing so I only paid $44 a month every single month but during the summer the actual bill was usually like $70-80. I looked to see what the equal payment plan number would be for my current house and it said $176 I'm hoping that's not what it will be for me. Like I'm guessing that's based on historical data at this address so maybe the last people that lived here were a family of 4 that kept the A/C at 72 or something that made the bill be way higher than it would be for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Athena 92 said: How much is ur electric bill usually in the summer. I'm terrified to see what mine is gonna be. At my last apartment I had the equal payment plan thing so I only paid $44 a month every single month but during the summer the actual bill was usually like $70-80. I looked to see what the equal payment plan number would be for my current house and it said $176 I'm hoping that's not what it will be for me. Like I'm guessing that's based on historical data at this address so maybe the last people that lived here were a family of 4 that kept the A/C at 72 or something that made the bill be way higher than it would be for me. so i'd like to sign in to my account and tell you but it keeps bouncing me out telling me to use the profile i used to configure paperless statements....but i don't GET paperless statements. bunch of fucking code monkeys who can't fucking code an if then else statement anyway i'm pretty sure it ranges in the 70s during the summer but don't hold me to that number because i'm pretty sure it's not right. i can tell you after i call them tomorrow and tell them that their devs are bad and they should feel bad Edited July 5, 2019 by Naraku4656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeny Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Summer is easily the worst season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Naraku4656 said: so i'd like to sign in to my account and tell you but it keeps bouncing me out telling me to use the profile i used to configure paperless statements....but i don't GET paperless statements. bunch of fucking code monkeys who can't fucking code an if then else statement anyway i'm pretty sure it ranges in the 70s during the summer but don't hold me to that number because i'm pretty sure it's not right. i can tell you after i call them tomorrow and tell them that their devs are bad and they should feel bad Why are you not using paperless it's 2019, grandpa. Anyway that makes me feel a little less worried. I'm hoping my bill will be like, $100 at the most. The central air and dryer are the only things that are really different compared to when we were at the apartment and we only do like, maybe 10 loads of laundry a month at most. And I usually keep the AC at 76-78, never lower than 74. Edited July 5, 2019 by Athena 92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 ok i pulled up my credit card statements instead so i can give you real numbers now last month was 65, before that was 50, and last year in august it was 80. so i'd say that it ranges anywhere in from 50 in the spring to 70ish or 80ish in the summer. but i also keep my temperature at 76 if i'm not home or 74 if i am home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Naraku4656 said: ok i pulled up my credit card statements instead so i can give you real numbers now last month was 65, before that was 50, and last year in august it was 80. so i'd say that it ranges anywhere in from 50 in the spring to 70ish or 80ish in the summer. but i also keep my temperature at 76 if i'm not home or 74 if i am home That's not bad. I keep my AC even higher than that usually. It's an old house though so it has to work hard to even get to that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberbully Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 31 minutes ago, Naraku4656 said: i have central air but it's so goddamn expensive Sometimes.....I swear to gard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, Athena 92 said: That's not bad. I keep my AC even higher than that usually. It's an old house though so it has to work hard to even get to that point. also to answer your question as to why i have paper statements. it's because i have 5 active email addresses i HAVE to check every day (almost every day for my business one). all of them are tied to different things and i can't change what some of these are tied to without creating new accounts...but i can't do that for everything because some of the accounts are tied to my address and only one per address is allowed. it's hard to cross reference those between email addresses to figure out what's been paid and what hasn't. because of that, i try to get bills by paper, i check that they get paid through autopay on the day that they are supposed to, and then i physically shred them to know not to worry about it. i've had cases before where autopay has failed when i was still moving around and had to run to a bill pay center to cut a check so i wouldn't get a late fee. it would have been a lot harder to remember which email the bill was under to pull up the account number to pay it rather than just bring the bill in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, cyberbully said: Sometimes.....I swear to gard $80 is a lot of money dude. i'd rather cut the AC down and put the extra money in the bank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Thermostat outside my room read 91 a few weeks back here. Thankfully that heat wave only lasted a couple days. I've only got one dinky little fan. Mostly survived with the help of a good ice pack. When it's that bad, I'm not even sure how well those evaporative/swamp coolers would help, or if they'd just add to the humidity and make things more miserable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberbully Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, Naraku4656 said: $80 is a lot of money dude. i'd rather cut the AC down and put the extra money in the bank There is no way i would CHOOSE to be hot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Just now, cyberbully said: There is no way i would CHOOSE to be hot. i'm not hot. i keep the fan on in my room and i sleep fine with it being 74-76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 5 hours ago, little_girl_lost said: I have no AC, had central air, but it died a few years ago, and the outlets in my house are old and cant support a window unit. I have my bedroom full of fans and open windows and I've tried every combination of fans in multiple locations, facing all directions, trying to get some kind of air flow, but my bedroom is still unbearable. its impossible to sleep and any cold drink I have in my room is hot as soup in 10 minutes. I know a guy who can fix A/C and update electrical... But he loves summer XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPanda Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Dam that sucks, I suggest sleeping with Ice packs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 12 hours ago, Naraku4656 said: $80 is a lot of money dude. i'd rather cut the AC down and put the extra money in the bank fuck that. I'd choose AC every time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperxmns Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 dunno bout y'all but I'm sleepin on the bed nekkid w no blanket I kinda miss it when I need to turn on a room heater again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
🍬Candy🍬 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 youll hate winter in another 4 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_girl_lost Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 i cant you guys this is awful i'm ready to resign myself to this 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_girl_lost Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 On 7/4/2019 at 9:10 PM, molarbear said: Try building a couple of these for your bedroom I tried this, made it air tight and put a powerful little fan on it, but the air coming out of it wasn't very cold and all the ice water bottles and ice packs were completely melted and room temp within half an hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_girl_lost Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 my room is so warm that the other day I had a small side salad that had shredded cheese on it, I left it in my room for 20 minutes and the cheese melted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginguy Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Here is a unit from Home Depot. 281+tax 110 volt/9 amp so your older electrical should be fine with it. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Costway-10000-BTU-Portable-Air-Conditioner-and-Dehumidifier-Function-in-White-with-Window-Kit-Remote-EP23048/307340713 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsar4 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 On 7/4/2019 at 6:53 PM, little_girl_lost said: I have no AC, had central air, but it died a few years ago, and the outlets in my house are old and cant support a window unit. I have my bedroom full of fans and open windows and I've tried every combination of fans in multiple locations, facing all directions, trying to get some kind of air flow, but my bedroom is still unbearable. its impossible to sleep and any cold drink I have in my room is hot as soup in 10 minutes. If you have an old house, does it have those center of the ceiling covers or a light? You could replace those with a ceiling fan. They're not that hard to install. My place has the old cloth covered wire with that tarlike substance between the cloth and the wire & I've put ceiling fans in 3 rooms so far without issue. Helped quite a bit when our ac burned up & furnace evaporator coil cracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molarbear Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 4 hours ago, little_girl_lost said: I tried this, made it air tight and put a powerful little fan on it, but the air coming out of it wasn't very cold and all the ice water bottles and ice packs were completely melted and room temp within half an hour That's unfortunate, I'm sorry I personally had success with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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