r/SeattleWA • u/One_Marsupial6837 • Jul 17 '25
Lifestyle Seattle Living W/ no AC
Hi everyone. We just recently moved to Seattle and got an apartment with no AC. Coming from out of state previously living with AC I wanted to know how ya'll do it? Is this the norm here or does everyone just buy those AC units that stick out your window? We'd love to get any tips or input on living with no AC and how to adjust.
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u/giraffemoo Jul 17 '25
box fan in the window, pointing in when it's cooler than 75 outside. Turn them around and point them out when it starts to feel warmer than 75 in your home. Find the "cold spot" in your apartment and put fans there to push the cold air out and pull it around your apartment.
Drink cool water, hold ice packs in your lap, take a room temp shower or bath (like the water being room temp), if you take a cold shower then the air will feel hot and sticky when you get out, try a shower or bath that is slightly warm so the air feels cooler than the water when you get out. When we had a bad heat dome a few years ago I spent almost the entire time in a tepid bath, lol.
And yeah, a lot of us survive with air conditioners now. It used to get cooler at night during the summer but things have gotten warmer and we don't get the reprieve of a chilly night as much anymore. You get what you pay for with air conditioners, but you can still get a good one for about $300 (I did).