Cooling a Yurt in the Midwest

[hippiebikerchick]

I have been working on getting my yurt up for over a year. The yurt was actually gifted to me so I didn't start learning about yurts until I ran up against challenges. I finally got the electric in and on the first hot day, I turned on the AC, it's a portable air conditioner that vents out the wall. Granted it was 90 when I turned it on, but it never cooled down until the sun went down. I know it is better to keep the ac on instead of waiting until it's hot, but the clear

dome

is like trying to cool off the oven while pouring more heat in it. Anyone have any suggestions on the best way to tint the

dome

? The dome is acrylic on a 20' yurt. The AC is rated for 400 square foot and the yurt is a 318.

Any advice would be appreciated.