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Cross-ventilation beats one big fan
Open a window on the shaded side and one on the opposite wall, and put the fan facing out of the hot-side window rather than into the room. You are pushing hot air out instead of stirring it around.
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Chhat par paani chhidko shaam ko
Shaam ko chhat par paani chhidak do. Din bhar ki jama garmi bhaap banke nikal jaati hai aur upar wala kamra raat mein thanda rehta hai.
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सर्दी में पैरों के मोज़े सबसे पहले
शरीर की गर्मी सबसे तेज़ पैरों से जाती है। रज़ाई पर रज़ाई डालने से पहले मोज़े पहन लो — फर्क तुरंत महसूस होता है।
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Baarish ke baad pankha chalao, khidki band
Baarish ke turant baad bahar ki hawa mein nami zyada hoti hai. Khidki band rakho aur pankha chalao — kamre ki umas jaldi kam hoti hai.
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गर्मी में सूती कपड़े ही क्यों
सूती कपड़ा पसीना सोख कर उड़ने देता है, पॉलिएस्टर उसे शरीर पर रोक लेता है। एक ही तापमान में सूती में ठंडा लगता है — कपड़े का चुनाव ही एसी है।
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Monsoon mein almirah thodi khuli
Baarish ke dinon mein almirah din mein thodi der khuli chhod do. Band almirah mein nami baithi rehti hai aur kapdon se boo aane lagti hai.
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लू से बचने के लिए प्याज़ और नमक
दोपहर में बाहर निकलना पड़े तो कच्चा प्याज़, नमक और खूब पानी। सिर ढको और दो बजे से चार बजे के बीच धूप से बचो — यही सबसे असरदार हिस्सा है।
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Chhata sukhaye bina band mat karo
Geela chhata band karke rakh doge to zang lag jaayegi aur agli baarish mein khulega hi nahi. Khol ke sukhao, phir band karo.
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बारिश में जूते सुखाने का तरीका
गीले जूतों में अख़बार ठूँस दो और हर दो घंटे में बदलो। अख़बार नमी खींचता है और जूते का आकार भी बना रहता है। हीटर के सामने मत रखना, चमड़ा फट जाता है।
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Sardi mein kaanch par akhbaar
Raat ko khidki ke kaanch par akhbaar tape kar do. Kaanch se hi sabse zyada thand aati hai. Subah nikaal do, dhoop andar aane do.
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पर्दे गीले करके खिड़की पर
सूखी गर्मी में हल्के गीले पर्दे खिड़की पर टाँग दो। अंदर आती हवा ठंडी हो जाती है। उमस वाले शहरों में यह उल्टा असर करता है — चिपचिपाहट बढ़ जाती है।
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Cooler mein barf mat daalo, khus daalo
Barf se thandak minton ki hoti hai. Khus ki paddi geeli rakho aur hawa ka rasta khula rakho — asar poori raat rehta hai aur kharcha kuch nahi.
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गर्मी में छत पर सफेद रंग
छत पर सफेद चूना या रिफ्लेक्टिव पेंट कर दो। ऊपर वाला कमरा कई डिग्री ठंडा रहता है और कूलर का काम आधा हो जाता है। हर दो साल में दोहराना पड़ता है।
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Silica packets into the shoe rack
Save the silica sachets from every shoebox and packet of namkeen and drop them into the shoe rack in monsoon. They hold back the smell and the white fungus that grows on leather in a closed rack.
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Umbrella in the bag from June, not from the first rain
The rule that actually works: the umbrella lives in the bag from the first week of June to the end of September, whether or not the sky looks like anything. Every year the first soaking is the one where it was at home.
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Dry clothes indoors without the smell
The musty smell is bacteria growing on slow-drying cloth. Spread the clothes out rather than bunching them, put a fan on them even at low speed, and add half a cup of vinegar to the rinse. Moving air matters more than heat.
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Tape the window gap with foam
Self-adhesive foam strip along the window frame gap stops the cold draught that no amount of blankets fixes. Same strip keeps dust out in summer, so leave it on year round.
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Newspaper under the bedsheet in winter
A layer of newspaper between the mattress and the bedsheet is a surprisingly effective insulator on a cold night in a house with no heating. It crackles when you turn over, which is the price.
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Cold press on the wrists, not the forehead
Run cold water over your wrists and the back of your neck for thirty seconds. Blood runs close to the surface there and you cool down faster than with a wet towel on the head.
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Onion in the pocket for a heat day
An old loo-season habit: keep a raw onion in your pocket or bag when you have to be out at 2pm. Whether it does anything physical is arguable — what is not arguable is raw onion, water and salt at lunch, which genuinely helps.
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Khus mat on the window in May
Hang a khus or bamboo chik outside the window and wet it at noon. The room gets cooler air and the smell of wet khus, which is half the point. Dry heat only — in coastal humidity it does nothing.
MausamNewspaper inside wet shoes
Stuff crumpled newspaper into soaked shoes and change it after two hours. Dries them by morning and kills the smell, and unlike a heater it will not warp the sole.
MausamCooler pump dead? Bucket and a mug
When the submersible pump in the desert cooler burns out, pour half a bucket of water directly over the khus pads every hour. Not elegant, but it gets you through the night until the electrician comes on Monday.
MausamNewspaper on the west-facing window
Tape a double layer of newspaper on the outside of whichever window catches the 3pm sun. The room stays noticeably cooler till evening and it costs nothing. Comes off in two seconds when the season changes.
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