Since it is somewhat hellishly hot at the moment, I'm wondering what people do to cool down a super-heated concrete block bedroom. Unfortunately, it's
not shaded and I feel as though I'm entering a pizza oven when I get into bed.
I've got a ceiling fan pulling the hottest air away from the roof and a fan blowing in through the window and out through the sliding doors.
A/C is not an option. Any other tactics?
What about hosing down the outside wall in the evening?comitan - 8-29-2009 at 12:38 PM
Number one rule, never let the sun hit the walls!!!!!!!!!joel - 8-29-2009 at 12:41 PM
I should add that we're short-term renting, so landscaping and demolition our not options.Paulclark - 8-29-2009 at 12:42 PM
Your only option is to get some temporary shade on it and then fans blowing outside air in at night. -- or sleep outside.Cypress - 8-29-2009 at 12:43 PM
Get out of it and catch a breeze in the shade. Sip a cool brew or two and don't do anything that would require even moderate mobility.comitan - 8-29-2009 at 12:45 PM
Do like the Mexicans & Dogs sleep on the roof.woody with a view - 8-29-2009 at 01:35 PM
my Granny used to use wet sheets to sleep in back in ohio during the summer.monoloco - 8-29-2009 at 04:25 PM
Block of ice with a fan behind it?comitan - 8-29-2009 at 04:28 PM
If your in the La Paz area you will sleep good tonight, its just 84 in La Paz area now.joel - 8-29-2009 at 06:10 PM
I like the block ice idea! Will have to look for some in town.mulegemichael - 8-29-2009 at 08:03 PM
you can never have too many fans; and...they're cheap...put a couple blocks of ice out there and you'll be cool for 15 minutes...my experience: move
the air with fansVon - 8-29-2009 at 08:43 PM
Hose everything with some water that always works for me~~~mulegemichael - 8-29-2009 at 09:00 PM
If you have lots of water, just set a sprinkler on the roof...but...i doubt if you have lots of water...so there ya go!Hook - 8-29-2009 at 09:20 PM
Consider investing in some of the cheap blue poly tarps or the heavier silver ones and using them as exterior shade. Feel your walls and the ceiling
and see which are the offending surfaces. If you have a cement roof, this is the likely culprit as it gets hammered all day.
Shade is the solution. Who wants to water your walls and roof every day, unless you maybe put a yard sprinkler up there? Man, will you be raising your
local humidity dramatically, though.Mulegena - 8-29-2009 at 10:54 PM
How about setting up an inexpensive mister strategically over your sleeping area? They really do keep you cool coupled with floor and/or ceiling fans
and ventilation.
Your bedding will air-dry during the day.
I realize this seems a bit radical, but... why not?arrowhead - 8-29-2009 at 11:32 PM
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Originally posted by Mulegena
How about setting up an inexpensive mister strategically over your sleeping area? ...I realize this seems a bit radical, but... why not?
Maybe he could just move the room to Canada?
Portable Evaporative Swamp Air Cooler
ELINVESTIG8R - 8-30-2009 at 05:44 AM
I do not know what stores if any you have around you but see if you can find one of these. It would work. vandenberg - 8-30-2009 at 06:49 AM
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Originally posted by ELINVESTI8
I do not know what stores if any you have around you but see if you can find one of these. It would work.
David, Swamp/evaporative coolers don't work in 70% humidity. Believe me !!ELINVESTIG8R - 8-30-2009 at 07:30 AM
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Originally posted by vandenberg
David, Swamp/evaporative coolers don't work in 70% humidity. Believe me !!
I believe you. It was just a thought! They also make portable air conditioners that size where you place a small tube out the window to exhaust it.
The kit includes everything you need including the tubing and slat for the window. I bought one for a friend of mine who has cancer here in Southern
California and it works great.
GOOGLE: AP12000HS - EdgeStar Extreme Cool 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner and Heater
List Price: $599.00 Our Price: $455.00 minus 15% off ($68.25) Sale Price: $386.75. Shipping in US is free Total: $386.75
capt. mike - 8-30-2009 at 09:45 AM
you need to create a thermal mass concept with the block. easy to do if you can mod it - if not, shade.
can you get any strofoam?
another way is with stacked sand forms.
what about aluminum paint? if you can get it on the roof or walls you'll get a radiant heat barrier.MikeLikeBaja - 8-30-2009 at 09:58 AM
Drill giant holes in the block so it can "breathe"Crusoe - 8-30-2009 at 10:50 AM
Erect an 8ft. x 8ft room inside the structure with 2x2s and screws and 4x8 sheets of 1 1/2" foam insulation wirh a door to enter and exit. Foam the
ceiling using liquid nails or other adhesives. Install small air-cond. unit and "Bobs Your Uncle" ++C++Bajahowodd - 8-30-2009 at 04:14 PM
Other than the fact that Joel is a short term renter and cannot make major modifications, we might conclude that it may be a long time until he
returns to the area.
Here's a recent post by him.
Chances Alaska Flight Will Fly from Loreto in a Storm
I'm supposed to fly out of Loreto on Tuesday afternoon. Looking at Jimena, I'm wondering if that's going to happen. How weather sensitive are flights
out of Loreto? Based on the current forecast it will be raining and a little windy, but nothing carriers all over the world don't take-off in daily.
But out of Loreto?
