Unairconditioned Choir Rooms; ventilation tips?
  • Susdem
    Posts: 24
    Hi all,

    Our choir room is unairconditioned but on the side of the building that the sun beats in such that it effectively is like a green house, sometimes being warmer than outside, even in the winter. It's been particularly lately since the temperatures have been in the mid 90's. I'm looking into blackout curtains since almost the entire wall is windows and the blinds that are on the windows currently are broken. Any other tips? I have a box fan but obviously don't want to use that during rehearsals since it's noisy.

    Ironically, the hall just outside my choir room IS air conditioned so we usually leave the doors open during rehearsals. It doesn't help much, though, so we typically wind up sweating buckets through rehearsal during certain times of the year.

    Thanks in advance.
    Susan
  • TCJ
    Posts: 1,063
    You could put a couple of fans outside in the hall directing air into the room. Fans may be noisy, but if they are outside the sound should be mitigated a little at least.
  • SponsaChristi
    Posts: 796
    You could put a couple of fans outside in the hall directing air into the room. Fans may be noisy, but if they are outside the sound should be mitigated a little at least.


    I have two west facing windows that get direct sunlight during the hottest part of the day. I have found blackout curtains don’t really do much. My plan for this week’s heat is to cover my windows with that reflective foil insulated bubble wrap, if you want to try something more likely to be effective.

    Also, instead of a box fan, if anyone has a turbo fan (or multiple is even better), those are more effective for sucking cool air in and blowing the hot air out. They’re bit loud, but if you think of them like a drone and transpose accordingly, it does work.

    Do you have to have rehearsal in the choir room? Could you relocate to some place that has A/C or is cooler such as a basement?

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  • AbbysmumAbbysmum
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    Do you have to have rehearsal in the choir room? Could you relocate to some place that has A/C or is cooler such as a basement?


    That's what we do. In the hot weather, once the catechism classes are done for the season, we migrate to another room with a piano in it. It's not ideal, but better than fainting.
  • MatthewRoth
    Posts: 3,715
    Invest in a split unit. We might get one for the loft at some point.
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  • Susdem
    Posts: 24
    Invest in a split unit.


    What is a split unit?

    I do sometimes relocate to the church but it's not ideal. I have a whiteboard and other resources in the choir room that can't be moved that I often use.
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