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jwirr

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26. Place your fans so it creates a cross draft and pushes the heat out. But I see you are in Texas so I

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Sun May 25, 2014, 09:59 AM

May 2014

would suggest you place the two fans pointing outwards to expel the heat. Use standing fan to circulate the air and TRY the ceiling fans to see if they do anything other than push heat downward. If not turn them off. Or see if they have a switch that will reverse their flow.

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DU Crowdsource: how to cool the upstairs when the a/c is out? [View all] elehhhhna May 2014 OP

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HVAC or window unit ? karadax May 2014 #2

Close off doors to unused rooms.... Historic NY May 2014 #3

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A block of ice in front of a fan near an open window 951-Riverside May 2014 #5

I'll give it a go. SamKnause May 2014 #6

^^This is good advice^^ hlthe2b May 2014 #28

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I'd like to know that myself. Le Taz Hot May 2014 #8

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'bout yay big. Le Taz Hot May 2014 #15

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I'm 1488, but two stories. NutmegYankee May 2014 #24

Idea: nix the cooking and cleaning. dixiegrrrrl May 2014 #31

a fan Old Codger May 2014 #9

But during the day you just draw warmer air inside. NutmegYankee May 2014 #10

the upstairs fan is facing out - and it's working. We have major air movement here elehhhhna May 2014 #18

The only risk is that you will draw warmer more humid air in and overload the one unit. NutmegYankee May 2014 #20

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YOU AND DU ALL ROCK elehhhhna May 2014 #16

Turn the house upside down Orrex May 2014 #12

ok you win elehhhhna May 2014 #17

LOL Orrex May 2014 #23

diy swamp cooler AngryAmish May 2014 #13

Turn house upside down. GeorgeGist May 2014 #14

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Orrex May 2014 #22

LOL!!!!! dixiegrrrrl May 2014 #32

Place your fans so it creates a cross draft and pushes the heat out. But I see you are in Texas so I jwirr May 2014 #26

Best, move downstairs where it is cooler; use insulated black-out curtains for all upstairs windows hlthe2b May 2014 #27

Paint your roof white (n/t) Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #29

In all seriousness, I thought about doing that. dixiegrrrrl May 2014 #33

But you'll use about half as much energy in summer. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #34

Box fans in windows as soon as the sun goes down Warpy May 2014 #30

What Warpy said, about attic fans. dixiegrrrrl May 2014 #35

Happened to us last week - TBF May 2014 #36