Cooling tips

[pete01]

Just picked up 4 Madri and 4 Desperados for the Mrs, the shop had a big fridge area it was heaven lol

 

[Brigadier]

That's the beer, if not the spirit

 

[MNW67]

I will disagree with that. I find closing internal light coloured blinds, make a lot of difference. Much of the sun's heat gets bounced straight back through the glass, rather than landing on floors, walls, and furnishings. I agree, external blinds/awnings would be better, but you work with what you have.

Yes, that is true. I remember last year I read they can reduce the gain by up to 60% depending on the type.

I once lived in a house with an external roller shutter on the patio door. The difference it made having an external shutter was massive.

 

[Munroast]

Our house is the reverse of that. On that record breaking really hot day in 2022, it was 37C here. We had all the blinds and curtains closed. They are all blackouts upstairs. Downstairs got to 27C, upstairs to 30C. There would have been no point leaving windows open during the day to bring in air at 37C.

Today is a less extreme example. 27C outside, 24C downstairs, 25C upstairs. Again, no point bringing in air from outside.

I have still got my jumper on, btw, and I haven't changed into my summer pants yet.

I can see it might be different after a period of prolonged high temperatures because the house structure will have really heated up.

hanging a couple of big white blankets OUTSIDE our large south facing windows is our best tactic to keep the temp in the house down,

Forgot today and it got up to 27 in the house - which is too warm for me

el Scorchio today - 29.0°C equal 6th hottest day in the 25 years we have lived here
here are our others, with that bizzarre day 3 years ago -

 

[MNW67]

hanging a couple of big white blankets OUTSIDE our large south facing windows is our best tactic to keep the temp in the house down,

Forgot today and it got up to 27 in the house - which is too warm for me

el Scorchio today - 29.0°C equal 6th hottest day in the 25 years we have lived here
here are our others, with that bizzarre day 3 years ago -
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Outside is so much better! But how do you do hang the blankets? I would like to do that upstairs on the extremely hot days, but that seems impossible.

I sometimes also think that taping tinfoil on the outside of the windows would work really well.

 

[Munroast]

Outside is so much better! But how do you do hang the blankets? I would like to do that upstairs on the extremely hot days, but that seems impossible.

I sometimes also think that taping tinfoil on the outside of the windows would work really well.

bit of string between two screw eyes - then some clothes pegs
(and they're not blankets - just thin white sheets, so very light)

the other thing that I will try tomorrow; is some silver foil that I stuck on some hardboard and will attch to the upstairs velux. that will reflect all the heat away
(the silver foil is from them 'foil survival blankets - just a couple of quid for about 5 foot square - bought them 3 years ago during that mad heat spell, just took them out of packet tonight lol)
they could also come in handy if there is an alien invasion and you don't want your mind invaded

 

[StephenStephen]

It doesn't even need to be cold, wet items. Hang several wet towels, in front of a fan, blowing across them. The passing warm air, will be cooled down several degrees, by evaporation from the towels. Just keep the towels damp. The downside of all such methods is, it will increase the humidity in the room, so best have the cooled air blowing on you, but have a door open.

You can buy commercial versions of the water evaporation air cooler, but why bother?

...and if you have the bottoms of the towels hanging in a container of water, they will keep damp.

 

[Highway Man]

Just picked up 4 Madri and 4 Desperados for the Mrs, the shop had a big fridge area it was heaven lol

I don't understand a word of this? the hell is 4 madri and 4 desporados?

 

[pete01]

 

[Brigadier]

I don't understand a word of this? the hell is 4 madri and 4 desporados?

8 lots of pizz, in arty-farty bottles

 

[Highway Man]

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ahh I see, I thought you had sun stroke too for a moment

 

[pete01]

ahh I see, I thought you had sun stroke too for a moment

OMG

 

[pete01]

8 lots of pizz, in arty-farty bottles

I love a bottle of beer what do you drink yours out of a Wellington boot?

 

[Highway Man]

OMG

I know

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

the other thing that I will try tomorrow; is some silver foil that I stuck on some hardboard and will attch to the upstairs velux. that will reflect all the heat away

I bought some of that many years ago, for the caravan, when it's parked in my drive. The sun hits the front windows, and really heated the caravan up. I just hung the foil along the inside of the windows. I have continued to use it ever since, every time it is parked, it works extremely well.