Keeping Cool Without Air Conditioning 1. Keep blinds and drapes closed when the sun is near or on windows. 2. Open doors and windows when the air outside is cool; for example, in the early morning or evening.* 3. Cook outdoors, or use methods of cooking that keep the kitchen cool, such as crock pot cooking. 4. If you have a dryer in the house, try line drying clothes, instead. (Don't have a place for an outdoor clothes line? Check out "Air Drying Laundry Indoors.") If air drying clothes just…
