On Friday, my aircon suddenly stopped working. The outer unit appears to be broken. The earliest, an engineer can come to fix is Saturday due to a backlog. My room temperature is an average of 30 degrees. Even with the veranda doors open, it’s really uncomfortable to sleep and work in. Has anyone found a really good fan that will help cool down a 9 tatami mat room when the aircon is not working? Does such a miracle appliance exist? Thanks in advance for recommendations.
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Hang some damp towels between you and your existing fan! It adds humidity, but the air cooling effect is immediate. Otherwise I would get several neck coolers to use at bedtime and during work
We have a Honeywell fan (that is called a サーキュレーター in our household) that works effectively if pointed straight at your body. (We haven’t used the air conditioner yet this year.)
I have two that are pretty great:
One of those big muji fans you put on the floor.
One of those Mitsubishi Seasons fan that stands and which head rotates on two axis.
Both are great investments. My muji fan doesn’t rotate, it’s a tad more powerful, we point it upwards to circulate air in the whole room. Newer models seem to rotate now.
Both fans have excellent flow, and make very little noise (watch for bldc motors).
As a result we seldom turn on the aircon, even during this super hot summer. We only turn on the ac for a couple hours when it is peak sunshine afternoon.
Check mybest dot com for recent recommendations, they do those in depth reviews and benchmarks that are quite good.
I am a big fan of air circulators. I haven’t used air conditioning in years as I have a few of these that move air in and out. The downside is they are quite loud.
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I’m going by your title only.
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Maybe some ice cube above the fan so the air is cooled a bit? Probably won’t last 5 minutes but might be a short moment of peace?
A good home center will have some very powerful fans.
Look at this as an opportunity! Go hit the hub nightly, and go home with an AC Hanako until they come by and fix things on Saturday 🙂
[https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Appearance-Countermeasures-Oscillation-Conditioner-Lightweight/dp/B0C3VDWTJV/ref=sr_1_5?crid=39U2TBII63KAI&keywords=air+cooler&qid=1690785266&sprefix=air+cooler%2Caps%2C341&sr=8-5](https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Appearance-Countermeasures-Oscillation-Conditioner-Lightweight/dp/B0C3VDWTJV/ref=sr_1_5?crid=39U2TBII63KAI&keywords=air+cooler&qid=1690785266&sprefix=air+cooler%2Caps%2C341&sr=8-5)
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try air cooler and fill it with ice water?