Do you sleep with Air Con or fan?

[jack71]

I sleep with Air con 'Cool' option 26 degree's with 2 small windows open. Im constantly waking up dehydrated with a dry mouth around 2am/ 3am. This never used to happen and thus either an issue with the machine or I have health problem. Anyone else?

 

Do you sleep with A/C or windows open/ fan? 

 

During March and April I would close the windows and have A/C on all night. 

 

A few years ago I used to just have a strong fan all night and no A/C. But now Im used to having A/C all night. 

 

What about you. 

cheers

Jack

Edited June 17, 2022 by jack71

[Hellfire]

I sleep with aircon and I am bleeding.

[CharlieH]

Air con on timer at 26 deg for 2 hrs, then fan through the night, no windows open, closed room.

[Kwasaki]

11 minutes ago, jack71 said:

Do you sleep with A/C or windows open/ fan? 

We sleep we cool type aircon at 28% low fan.

Windows shut and curtains closed.

[Hummin]

Aircon all night in Thailand, and now Im so used to it,  I need a fan back home to fall asleep. Just the sound and airflow I think, and my first fan ever at home. 

 

Put it on one hour just to make me fall asleep.

Edited June 17, 2022 by Hummin

[freedomnow]

If using a fan (say in the cooler north) - elevate it to a window so it sucks in cooler air from outside....vs just circulating the ambient air very near you.....

 

The building will  be releasing heat pummeled into all day from evening onwards -  so in that instance it can help if not using a/c....real difference....(assuming no heavy humidity outside)

Edited June 17, 2022 by freedomnow

[Kinnock]

Brief burst of aircon to cool the room, then AC off until the morning.

 

Ceiling fan on all night.

 

[bbko]

33 minutes ago, jack71 said:

sleep with Air con 'Cool' option 26 degree's with 2 small windows open.

Doesn't keeping 2 windows open make the AC work harder?

 

Sometimes, I'll run the ac a few hours (manual or timer) with the windows & doors closed before sleep time, then keep the windows/doors closed and run the fan all night.  Other times I'll run the ac all night but the wife says it dries her out (no pun intended, 555).

Edited June 17, 2022 by bbko

[Myran]

When it's hot, like now, we mostly run the AC throughout the night at 25 degrees, as well as having a fan on low at the foot of the bed. When it gets cooler, we usually just use the AC for an hour or two when we go to bed.

 

Running the AC while at the same time having windows open sounds like absolute madness.

[worgeordie]

Don't use A/C ,because I don't like it, just use fans, but last couple

of weeks don't even use them , just sleep with the windows open.

the air up in Chiang Mai this year has been good,due to the rain,

when it should not have been raining, now it's the rainy season ,

it's not raining so much ......

regards worgeordie

[JAS21]

Air con all night. It's been on for about three hours now, set at 27C. fan auto. The air blows across the bed and I am measuring 25C on the bed. Sometimes feels a bit cold in the early hours.  

[stereolab]

Ceiling fan only, lie on top off the bed shirtless, in the wee small hours sometimes put a blanket over me. The woman I live with is wrapped up in 2 or 3 heavy blankets all night. 

[soi3eddie]

I use A/C set to 26c all night. Nice 4.5 tog Siberian goose down duvet with 400 thread count Egyptian cotton linens on a Slumberland matress. Wooden venetian blinds closed (north facing room in a quiet Bangkok Soi). Most important is a hot Thai lady sleeping next to me after a good work out. Absolute bliss. 

 

Edited June 17, 2022 by soi3eddie

[steven100]

45 minutes ago, Hellfire said:

I sleep with aircon and I am bleeding.

you should see a doctor

[JeffersLos]

And a laundromat. 

 

 

24 degrees aircon put on 1-2 hours before we go to bed until we get up in the morning. Closed room. 

[Hellfire]

4 minutes ago, steven100 said:

you should see a doctor

Do you really believe any doctor can take care of my financial troubles?

[Boomer6969]

Aircon day and night, 24c. Air filter/humidifier in the bedroom, uses over 2 liter a night. 

Edited June 17, 2022 by Boomer6969

[2009]

15 minutes ago, soi3eddie said:

Most important is a hot Thai lady sleeping next to me after a good work out. Absolute bliss. 

You lost me at this point.

 

She should be in the taxi on her way home. Lol

[freesudani]

never used AC , i have a fan and keep window open . 

[Nickelbeer]

Always with a fan. It took some getting used to, but the high cost of electricity helped me adjust to fans only.

[Gaccha]

No AC. No fan. Window is adjusted depending on the time of year.

 

I'm in an urban heatzone, so around 8 years ago, when there was a heatwave, I turned on a fan... to low. 

 

I usually turn on AC to 27 degrees just before switching the light out. Not to cool down but because the human body naturally sleeps when it gets darker... and when it gets cooler. 

 

During those rare cold snaps, I wear a cheap Lazada Chinese Heatvest, and.... I pray it doesn't burn me alive before morning. 

[Hellfire]

13 minutes ago, Nickelbeer said:

Always with a fan. It took some getting used to, but the high cost of electricity helped me adjust to fans only.

I owe 15 k at the place I stay at. Gonna make a run. The situation is absolutely unacceptable. You cannot owe money just for making yourself able to survive. Really unacceptable stuff!

[SpaceKadet]

Like it cool and low RH when sleeping. AC on 25, all windows and curtains closed. Always have some water next to the bed. When I was is Saudi, AC was always on, constant 25C in the house.

 

[BangkokHank]

Fan, with window open, day and night. I can't sleep with the aircon on.

[stoner]

1 hour ago, bbko said:

Doesn't keeping 2 windows open make the AC work harder?

that poster convinced the navy to install screen doors on the newly purchased/cancelled subs. 

[HexTree]

Aircon avoids me having a stuffy nose, because fan tends to move dust about.

[scubascuba3]

AC on for an hour before i sleep and an hour after, in the night when i wake up i do an AC burst for 30 mins, floor fan on 1

 

Around 2am open front and back incl curtains, put ceiling fan on.

 

For dry mouth you could buy a humidifier, around 500 baht Lazada and effective, i used one last year

[mstevens]

If you're waking up every night between 2:00 and 3:00 AM with a dry mouth and it's not related to the air-conditioning, it would be worth going to see a doctor and getting checked out for the following:

 

- Diabetes insipidus (which is not the "regular" diabetes melitus)

- Cortisol levels. If they spike during the night due to blood sugar or other issues, you can wake with a jolt, and it can be very hard to get back to sleep.

- Adrenal fatigue (can cause you to wake around that time and again, really struggle to get back to sleep)

- Liver function issues (your liver works hard when you're asleep and any problems can cause you to wake between 1:00 and 3:00 AM)

 

I had exactly the problem you describe of waking up at that hour and it took a year to get to the bottom of it. It was a combination of adrenal fatigue and gut issues.

 

Of course, it might just be an issue with the air-conditioning and the humidity in the room. I hope that's what it is as that is an easy fix.

[Skeptic7]

Aircon and fan before lights out, then aircon off and only fan. When waking during the night will turn the air con on for 5 or 10 minutes, then off again with only fan. This is pretty much what I do in the daytime too, air con on and off as needed.

[RichardColeman]

Air-con on for about 15 minutes and then the fan all night. If we wake up hot then on again for 15 minutes and off again, and repeat on very hot nights.

 

Air con all night is about 2000-3000 baht a month for us, fan about 50 baht. I'd rather use the money elsewhere ???? 

 

What really bugs me is my wife pulling on the duvet and saying she's too hot.