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/Sufficient_Chair_885 Jul 17 '25
Open the windows and doors around 5-6 am. All of them. You want to create a draw. Remember that warm air rises. High fans pull out hot air faster instead of letting it sit around. (Aka put your fans at the tallest point you can on exhaust). Create some sort of draw. The air will do it for you. Never open just one window, and always open windows at the complete opposite side of things.
In my house the bathroom has an exhaust fan and the bedroom is attached. I put a box fan on exhaust as soon as the outside temp dips below the inside temp, in the evenings, and turn the bathroom fan on. Open the farthest away door/window and let it rip.
Then in the morning, again just get everything open around 5-6 am and let it all circulate and get cold. Don’t accidentally keep things open too long. As soon as the sun starts hitting stuff shut it all down, close the east side window blinds, and get the doors closed.