cooling question

[karel]

So I've been looking around Google for this, and it seems like I'm just phrasing things wrong (and that there's too many other things "fan" describes), so I figure that this could be a question that might help others a little too.

My air conditioning recently went out, and while insurance is covering the cost of replacing the unit, it's going to be a few days, and it's Las Vegas in the summer. I have a few fans on my hands, and I was wondering if anyone can recommend placement of them for maximum cooling efficency. I have a big box fan, a mini desk fan, and one on a stand. I've already got the rooms I don't use and don't need to cool all closed up. I also have west-facing windows covered, and since it's a condo in a building, the rest of the windows are pretty well-protected.

Any other general tips for keeping cool in the summer with or without ac?

Comments

[syntheid]

Yeah, generally you want to suck the hot air out of the place it tends to collect. So if you can do an exhaust fan in a hot room and an intake in a cooler room, you'll get the air flowing through and push the hot air out and replace it with cooler air.

Though the other key is to make sure that in the morning, you make sure you shut off the intake before it gets too hot. (While shuttering up entirely probably does keep the temp down better, I find it's easier for me to just leave the exhaust on even if it's hot outside, so there's some airflow, but ymmv?)