I live in a place with a very hot upstairs and a very cold downstairs, so that might be part of your problem as well. You say that the insulation isn't so good. Is there a big open stairwell in your apartment building? It could act as a chimney that pushes warm air up, making the lower levels very cold and the upper levels hot, in addition to the greenhouse effect from your windows. If there are any doors to the stairwell that are left open, try closing them.

Try insulating your front door better, since it might be part of the source of warm air. Put towels underneath it 24/7, or purchase "door skirts" that prevent air from coming through. Overall, just try to improve insulation at any places where you think warm air is going through.

Aalo

United States33 Posts

March 22 2012 20:19 GMT

#22

deffinitely consider what Chill explained, but without actually taking a full scale look at it, i wonder if curtains might help you out as well?

bmml

United Kingdom962 Posts

March 22 2012 20:40 GMT

#23

May I suggest looking into a window film that some places sell, same kind of idea as the tinted darker windows some cars have but for your house. Cheaper than the other options you mentioned.

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Window_Film/Solutions/Markets-Products/Residential/

Chill

Calgary25961 Posts

March 22 2012 20:46 GMT

#24

On March 23 2012 05:19 Aalo wrote:
deffinitely consider what Chill explained, but without actually taking a full scale look at it, i wonder if curtains might help you out as well?

I've always wondered this. I'm sure someone smarter than me on the internet has already figured it out:

No curtains. Your carpet absorbs the light. It heats up. Your apartment gets hot.

Curtains. Your curtains absorb the light. They heat up. Your apartment gets hot.

Do curtains really do much? I guess they reflect light back out, while your carpet reflects it further into your house... but still!

Aalo

United States33 Posts

March 22 2012 20:58 GMT

#25

I was thinking the same exact thing, I suppose perhaps, all curtains do is delay the inevitable?

Mementoss

Canada2595 Posts

March 22 2012 21:01 GMT

#26

Yeah I have heavy drapes I would think they would reflect light out maybe not though, im gunna put aluminum over the windows. Cheap easy fix hopefully it works, also I got both windows open and the fan pointed out one till the air conditioner gets installed later. Yes my apartment has a stairwell and that probably doesn't help.

I know for a fact that the bottom floor opposite side of the building never gets this hot, my friend used to live there QQ.

Epoch

Canada257 Posts

March 22 2012 21:04 GMT

#27

In addition to whatever venting, sun blocking tips you're going with. Make sure to drink plenty of cold water and also invest in some ice packs so you can like have 2 on you at a time and keep changing them for new ones 2 at a time in the freezer that could help.

Skilledblob

Germany3392 Posts

March 22 2012 21:07 GMT

#28

OP might wanna consider leaving the windows open. Like you know the idea anybody should have at first. Get some draft going and you should be fine even if the sun is burning on your roof all day long.

Sephy90

United States1785 Posts

March 22 2012 21:21 GMT

#29

Oh man you're getting all riled over 20-25C? In the summer here it gets to about 35-40C every single fucking day and my grandparents don't like to turn on the AC much which also doesn't reach my room well

Try thinking how hot that gets in my home

. I feel you though, I absolutely hate heat and I'm sad it's getting warmer everyday

.

What about getting a window AC unit for your room? We changed our windows so we're probably going to make a hole in the wall to put that AC unit back in haha.

Wrongspeedy

United States1655 Posts

March 22 2012 21:24 GMT

#30

Lucky u. Its snowing here -_-. And don't leave your windows open when the sun is on them. Cover them with shades while the sun is on that side, then once the sun goes high enough in the sky open the shades and windows.

Mementoss

Canada2595 Posts

March 22 2012 21:34 GMT

#31

Ya as said in OP I have in window Air conditioner not installed atm, but is in summer I have on full blast whole time and still hot, so trying to do a bit extra. Also my whole apartment is a room having the oven/fridge/freezer 10 feet away from bed = QQ. Both windows open for 2 hours with fan blowing out still readings 35C. Damn, gotta finish alumininum foiling those windows and get dat air conditioner in before summer hopefully it helps.

Skilledblob

Germany3392 Posts

March 22 2012 21:45 GMT

#32

On March 23 2012 06:34 Mementoss wrote:
Ya as said in OP I have in window Air conditioner not installed atm, but is in summer I have on full blast whole time and still hot, so trying to do a bit extra. Also my whole apartment is a room having the oven/fridge/freezer 10 feet away from bed = QQ. Both windows open for 2 hours with fan blowing out still readings 35C. Damn, gotta finish alumininum foiling those windows and get dat air conditioner in before summer hopefully it helps.

just leave the fricking windows open. There is no point in having curtains on the inside. Try getting some sunscreens for the outside.

phosphorylation

United States2935 Posts

March 22 2012 21:59 GMT

#33

I don't mean to demean you but you are making sure the warm air from the air conditioner is being let out of the house right? If not, your room would be heat up more than if you didn't turn it on at all.

Also, in your situation, a decent fan blowing the air inside from your house to the outside is probably just as effective. Get one, and also shield your windows with aluminum/curtain. Also, try to minimize power usage inside the house. You'd be shocked how much a computer running 24/7 can heat up the room.

SigmaoctanusIV

United States3313 Posts

March 22 2012 22:08 GMT

#34

I live in the Mojave desert and in the summer we get up to 105+ degree weather all the time... It's all about air flow, open a window and prop a fan in the window to blow in cool air and have another window to blow out hot air. I actually use black out curtains to not let sunlight in but still open the windows. Don't shut yourself in cause it will get super hot. Fans are your friend get good air flow and you will be cool.

SnipedSoul

Canada2158 Posts

March 22 2012 22:17 GMT

#35

If possible, try to set up a fan that blows air out the top of the building through an attic or something. My upstairs used to get very hot, but then I started leaving the bathroom fans on 24/7 and it cooled right down.

dAPhREAk

Nauru12397 Posts

March 22 2012 22:52 GMT

#36

i know people who hang dark drapes to keep the heat out. not sure how effective that is.

talontromper

United States258 Posts

March 22 2012 23:21 GMT

#37

Use aluminum foil to cover your windows, it blocks light and heat. That should help you out a lot!

ReturnStroke

United States801 Posts

March 22 2012 23:39 GMT

#38

I have nearly the exact same setup. I don't do well in the heat. I am comfortable between 55-65 F. Right now it's 85 F. This is not ok. T________________T

On March 23 2012 07:52 dAPhREAk wrote:
i know people who hang dark drapes to keep the heat out. not sure how effective that is.

It makes sense on paper, but this didn't help me either T_T

phosphorylation

United States2935 Posts

March 22 2012 23:44 GMT

#39

On March 23 2012 07:52 dAPhREAk wrote:
i know people who hang dark drapes to keep the heat out. not sure how effective that is.

black absorbs heat. you'd have much more luck with white sheets (or aluminum)

coffecup

50 Posts

March 22 2012 23:51 GMT

#40

1) Wear only boxers.
2) Turn on fan and point to you (open windows).
3) Douse a towel with cold water.
4) Throw towel over head.
5) Repeat (3) - (5) when towel is no longer cool.

At least that's what I did when my a/c broke, and it was 90 degrees+ outside. I've also got an apartment w/ huge windows, top of my floor, and on the sun side. My apartment is pretty hot whenever I got back from school in the late afternoon. Wasn't too bad doing it for a week. The towel feels oh so good.

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