How do you keep a basement with insulation cool? ANSWER ASAP>

Question

okay so i am having a party and we are doing it in the basement. and my stupid mom put insulation down there so now we have to find a way to keep it nice and cool not hot ! a portable air conditioner wont work because they have hoses that need someway to lead out and we dont have that unless if we dont need. HELP.

Answer 1

Your mom isn't stupid for putting insulation in the basement. Its not a bad idea if you use it a lot. Do you got a forced air furnace? Try putting your thermostat on fan only. This will circulate the air in your house and the cold air return will bring cold air down.

Answer 2

Assuming you have heating/cooling service to your basement, you could temporarily block all the vents in the rest of the house and crank the AC, forcing more cold air into the basement.

Answer 3

Get a portable de-humidifier. That will eliminate any moisture in the air and make it really cool!

Answer 4

Get a humidifer, that ones that use water. Keeps the place really cold.  Also, heres a tip.

Buy 1 big, semi-expensive one ($30-$50)

or buy 2, non-expensive ones ($20 ea)

Home depot would have them i believe, and also canadian tire, they have a good bunch of them for sure. Even superstore.

cheers