Heatwave

MargaretR · 08-07-2013, 07:38

I don't want to appear a spoil sport, but I am struggling to cope with this hot weather.

If you are in a two story house you will notice that upstairs rooms get hot due to the sun heating the roof and loft space.

All my rooms are 'upstairs'.

I bought a mobile aircon machine a few years ago. Until this hot spell I had only needed to use it for a few hours a day, on a handful of days each year.

I need a temperature between 22C - 24C, and humidity between 40% - 50%. Higher than that feels like breathing pea soup.

Yesterday and today I have needed to switch on the aircon at 6am and it is on constantly till 9pm! The noise of it, and the three dehumidifiers, did cause me to use some wax earplugs for a spell yesterday.

Another problem is that when the loft heats up, the water piping to my shower does too, and my electric shower shuts down if it is fed hot water.

So as I sit here sweating, stinking and gasping. I take solace in the fact that I have only two more weeks before I move and wont be living directly below a loft space, and will have a 'direct feed' shower. Breathing easy and keeping clean are struggles that you probably aren't needing to overcome.

jaysay · 08-07-2013, 07:54

I was exactly the same yesterday Margaret, my air conditioner was on all day yesterday and all windows wide open, and I live in a ground floor flat, not looking forward to the next few days really wall to wall heat is OTT for me, well at this level

gpick24 · 08-07-2013, 08:36

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I was exactly the same yesterday Margaret, my air conditioner was on all day yesterday and all windows wide open, and I live in a ground floor flat, not looking forward to the next few days really wall to wall heat is OTT for me, well at this level

Aren`t you better having the windows closed Jaysay, You`re giving your aircon more work to do with them open.
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jaysay · 08-07-2013, 08:38

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Originally Posted by gpick24

Aren`t you better having the windows closed Jaysay, You`re giving your aircon more work to do with them open.
Close all the windows when the A/C is running, or just the low ones? - clerestory airconditioning | Ask MetaFilter

Na its more of a fan than a conditioner and its blowing cold air at me all day

Mick · 08-07-2013, 08:40

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Na its more of a fan than a conditioner and its blowing cold air at me all day

if your still struggling I can get less to call round he gives off a lot of air with his chatting

oh forget it its only HOT air

jaysay · 08-07-2013, 08:50

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Originally Posted by Mick

if your still struggling I can get less to call round he gives off a lot of air with his chatting

oh forget it its only HOT air

Ya but he is a sharing kind of guy

DtheP47 · 08-07-2013, 09:23

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

I don't want to appear a spoil sport, but I am struggling to cope with this hot weather.

So as I sit here sweating, stinking and gasping. I take solace in the fact that I have only two more weeks before I move and wont be living directly below a loft space, and will have a 'direct feed' shower. Breathing easy and keeping clean are struggles that you probably aren't needing to overcome.

Maybe you and Jaysay need to rig up one of those "ice towels" that Murray and Djokovic were using in yesterdays final

Aussie Irene · 08-07-2013, 10:02

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

I don't want to appear a spoil sport, but I am struggling to cope with this hot weather.

If you are in a two story house you will notice that upstairs rooms get hot due to the sun heating the roof and loft space.

All my rooms are 'upstairs'.

I bought a mobile aircon machine a few years ago. Until this hot spell I had only needed to use it for a few hours a day, on a handful of days each year.

I need a temperature between 22C - 24C, and humidity between 40% - 50%. Higher than that feels like breathing pea soup.

Yesterday and today I have needed to switch on the aircon at 6am and it is on constantly till 9pm! The noise of it, and the three dehumidifiers, did cause me to use some wax earplugs for a spell yesterday.

Another problem is that when the loft heats up, the water piping to my shower does too, and my electric shower shuts down if it is fed hot water.

So as I sit here sweating, stinking and gasping. I take solace in the fact that I have only two more weeks before I move and wont be living directly below a loft space, and will have a 'direct feed' shower. Breathing easy and keeping clean are struggles that you probably aren't needing to overcome.

Half your luck Margaret. It's bl...y freezing here.

MargaretR · 08-07-2013, 10:11

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Originally Posted by gpick24

Aren`t you better having the windows closed Jaysay, You`re giving your aircon more work to do with them open.
Close all the windows when the A/C is running, or just the low ones? - clerestory airconditioning | Ask MetaFilter

My machine is a proper aircon, but needs an open window to put the exhaust hose outside (like a tumble dryer exhaust pipe)

gpick24 · 08-07-2013, 10:24

Ideally, it should be vented through a sealed vent, not always practical though, just makes it less efficient.

MargaretR · 08-07-2013, 10:29

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Originally Posted by gpick24

Ideally, it should be vented through a sealed vent, not always practical though, just makes it less efficient.

Hyndburn Homes don't like tenants who knock holes in walls

gpick24 · 08-07-2013, 10:35

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

Hyndburn Homes don't like tenants who knock holes in walls

I`m sure they don`t, like I said, not always practical. Perhaps when you move it might be worth asking permission, if it`s for medical reasons and it`s done properly, they may let you do it. You`ll notice a big difference and will use less leccy. It`s like having the heating on with the windows open.