It was. We blocked off all the windows in our apartment (outside and inside) with old bed sheets and towels. We camped out in our living room with our A/C unit, keeping the "cool" air localized by blocking off the rest of the apartment with bed sheets and towels.
Even with the A/C unit (rated for about 465 sq ft) full tilt 24/7, our living room never dipped below 85 F. The rest of our apartment was well over 95.
Our poor cat was absolutely lethargic. We wiped her down with a wet washcloth every few hours, which she clearly appreciated. I think the A/C unit was a bit loud for her, though, because the dumb thing kept trying to sneak back to her favorite spots which were outside of the living room (and therefore over 100 F).
I learned this in LV. You can cool yourself by holding something cold over central circulatory places on your body. i.e. the inside of your elbow ("the ditch"), back of your knees, or nape of your neck. I would use very a chilled/ice cold stainless steel water bottle. Similarly, in cold you can stay (significantly, in my experience) warmer by holding the bottom of your feet and/or your hands together flattest/largest part to flattest/largest part.
Edit-Also, you should have covered every bit of the inside of the window with aluminum foil. Flat up against the pane of the glass. Then have towels/blinds on the other side.
Inside, obviously. The point is the foil reflects the heat back out the window away from the building. Unfortunately it’s just going to look a little trashy but anything between the foil and outside is going to get baked.
> We blocked off all the windows in our apartment (outside and inside) with old bed sheets and towels
doesnt that mean your windows are leaking like sieves? to the point a ~10000 BTU unit couldnt keep up with one room? :o or was it one of those portable exhaust only ACs sucking cold air out of the apartment creating a negative pressure?
It's got two hoses, one for intake and the other for exhaust. But yeah, the apartment had terrible drafts. And also would turn into an oven. Perks of a concrete apartment, I guess? :)
Even with the A/C unit (rated for about 465 sq ft) full tilt 24/7, our living room never dipped below 85 F. The rest of our apartment was well over 95.
Our poor cat was absolutely lethargic. We wiped her down with a wet washcloth every few hours, which she clearly appreciated. I think the A/C unit was a bit loud for her, though, because the dumb thing kept trying to sneak back to her favorite spots which were outside of the living room (and therefore over 100 F).