I like how churches are always so cool. =)
Shouldn't the insolation also keep heat out? Do you have these shutters for your windows to keep the heat out during the day?
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UK brothers, I have ascended
- Thread starter MrH
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Shouldn't the insolation also keep heat out? Do you have these shutters for your windows to keep the heat out during the day?
34C today in Paris...
It's gonna be around 30 for the next week or so
Anything over 25 is too much here
F**** summer
(Still it's nothing compared to 2003 where it was 40 for two weeks...)
It's gonna be around 30 for the next week or so
Anything over 25 is too much here
F**** summer
(Still it's nothing compared to 2003 where it was 40 for two weeks...)
You're lucky not to need air conditioning often. I wish that was the case here. Summer can be great, but the humidity ruins it.
The heatwave right now has me thankful that this building has central air. I'd be in agony without it.
The heatwave right now has me thankful that this building has central air. I'd be in agony without it.
To add, our homes (especially new ones) are designed for cold temperatures and to insulate heat, so when we get a heat wave, it's extra hot.
Right now for me, it's 17°c outside but 23°c inside with the heating completely off.
It never really occurred to me how different the UK is in that regard. 32C or higher is super common in some US areas. Florida in particular, if you don't have AC in your house/home you feel like you're dying. Animals and children DO die if left in cars.
Other areas get hotter but with less humidity. I was in Phoenix, Arizona on the 4th of July once and it was the hottest I've ever been in, something like 46 C (115 F).
Other areas get hotter but with less humidity. I was in Phoenix, Arizona on the 4th of July once and it was the hottest I've ever been in, something like 46 C (115 F).
How about tips for trying to keep the house cool? I tried opening the windows on the north side of our house and then having a fan blowing out the south side windows but my wife just laughed at me for having a fan blowing out instead of in
Last night was horrible, hardly any sleep at all. I'd look at those Dyson fans as they're quieter but they more expensive than AC! Can't do the normal fans during the night - too loud
Last night was horrible, hardly any sleep at all. I'd look at those Dyson fans as they're quieter but they more expensive than AC! Can't do the normal fans during the night - too loud
Yeah this is what bothers me the most. My apartment doesn't fully cool down if there are consecutive hot days. Yesterday it reached 27C indoors and is now finally down to 23C, just in time for the sun to bake it again.
But sleeping in 27C (80F) will never be comfortable to me.
If I bought AC it's have to be in the living room. But then I'd want to sleep in the living room because my bedroom would feel like even more of an oven
I'd probably be looking at a grand to install a basic dual output unit with external compressor. Still might be worth it.
Orbis can you open a loft hatch to try and get the hot air out of the house after the outside air cools down?
I'd probably be looking at a grand to install a basic dual output unit with external compressor. Still might be worth it.
Orbis can you open a loft hatch to try and get the hot air out of the house after the outside air cools down?
I'm in a ground floor apartment unfortunately, I do open the windows once the external temperature drops below the internal but airflow seems to be an issue, even with fans directing the air.
I have managed to reduce the peak indoor temperature by having the blinds closed at certain times but being south facing the sun is relentless.
I know it's normal for a lot of people, maybe a majority of the world, but as someone born and raised in Texas with AC my whole life, I can't even comprehend living without it. My AC went out for the weekend three different times last summer and it was torture. Even when it's a reasonable temperature outside, it's not the same as having that delicious, refreshing, cold AC air blowing on you.
Good luck, but why on earth would you have a long race in July? They're usually April/October for a reason.
The insulation is literally just foam/other foamy stuff pumped into the walls and into the attic. It might keep heat out, yeah, but the downside is that once the heat has come in it's not going out again for a long while. As for shutters, I've never seen anything like that here; they may exist but they're way more common in the more southern parts of Europe.
Good job, op. People can talk shit all they want about only needing it for two weeks a year while they're pretending to not mind sweating their asses off.
I have a 3 year old and a five year old, and they didnt sleep for about 4 nights because of the heat. I finally snapped and got an air-con which now sits awkwardly in the hallway with a great big vent lolling out of the window. Now everybody sleeps. Worth every penny.
What makes it worse compared to warmer countries, is the higher humidity in the UK. It can become more intolerable than Southern Europe
I'm starting to get really Damn tempted to pick one up now
Keep the curtains drawn in every room which seems to help and the default tower fan doing it's thing in the main room but the air is so bloody humid and heavy and there has been no let up and nor does there look to be for the next couple of weeks
The AC in the car though is glorious!
Keep the curtains drawn in every room which seems to help and the default tower fan doing it's thing in the main room but the air is so bloody humid and heavy and there has been no let up and nor does there look to be for the next couple of weeks
The AC in the car though is glorious!
Insulation would help people keep their homes cool if they didn't throw all the windows and doors open to try and get a breeze because they don't have AC.
You see it here in the Seattle area, too, where it rarely gets very hot. I've been to London a few times and our climates seem very similar.
I've been thinking of getting some this year, especially as it makes it hard to concentrate on work/ gaming that I'm doing at home and just want to laze about instead. Though the price of aircon is a bit much for what I want to spend...
OP
OP
The thing is it's not just a few days anymore, it hasn't been for years. It's weeks, even months of discomfort. I've honestly never slept better.
MrH I have joined your ranks, evne if it only for the kids room. The window faces west so while its been 24c in there when we put her to bed, its been climbing as the sun goes down. We'd leave the window open but where we are she'd get woken by the dicks bombing past on the road at 70.
With this heat not going away for at least a week, I bit the bullet. We'll have it for years anyway so no biggie.
With this heat not going away for at least a week, I bit the bullet. We'll have it for years anyway so no biggie.
And here I was thinking that my new ice machine was my purchase of the year, congrats OP, I'm jealous.
Fuck that, try keeping everything shut in my apartment and we'd cook
My flat has built in AC and it's pretty convenient.
Especially since it's gonna be another week of this.
Especially since it's gonna be another week of this.
Exactly. A single £400 AC unit and you'd not need to, probably.
Could be longer than that.
It's so true. Every year it's the same refrain and every year the heat waves continue and get longer. It's not likely to revert to the previous norm with rising global temperatures.
I feel kinda bad, but as an Australian it will never not be amusing what is considered a heat wave in the UK. It sounds marvelous. Here in western NSW it can sometimes feel like the sun harbours an intense hatred of me. It doesn't help that I got my skin from the Irish side of the family, rather than the Maori.
A few years ago I was further out west for work in Bourke on a particularly hot day (mid 40s) and a service station attendant told me he had a Canadian friend who had just moved there for work despite never before experiencing an Aussie summer. I wonder if he survived?
A few years ago I was further out west for work in Bourke on a particularly hot day (mid 40s) and a service station attendant told me he had a Canadian friend who had just moved there for work despite never before experiencing an Aussie summer. I wonder if he survived?
At our store we literally have people buying an AC and returning it within the 30 day window when the heat is over.
I need to get something like that. Sweden, so about the same average temperatures as the UK I think. When it gets over 25 C or so I get uncomfortable, and when it reaches 30 I'm in hell.
It's really nice. When it rains or just overcast, it's bleck, but British summers are supposed to be delightfully mild.
Wanna wear shorts? Go for it.
Brought a jumper? Put it on, no worries.
Socks and sandals? GET OUT DAD!
When I am at the point of entering the property market I will seriously consider getting wall mounted AC units in a couple of rooms, and at the minimum a few portable AC ones.
