Heatwave

Neil said:
I walked past your flat today and had a little smile at how much your window is open for your aircon vent pipe to stick out. I am not surprised you are struggling to cool your room with the window open so much. You are trying to cool all of Ossy.
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Since the slope of the pipe must be upwards, there is no alternative.

If I bent it down to narrow the window opening the heat would get trapped in the pipe and it could melt. It is plastic and gets very hot as it is.
 
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MargaretR said:
The extension lead that my aircon was plugged into has 'died' from overwork. The only other things that were plugged into it at the time were my BT hub and my lap top charger. I am presuming it is the lead but it maybe the wall socket which I cant reach because it is behind heavy furniture which I am not capable of moving.

For several awful moments I thought that I would be without aircon and internet until I move on Monday - the two things that are essential for my survival.

I have now rigged another extension lead across the room for the BT and plugged the aircon into a different lead which has only a 5amp LED salt lamp operating with it.

My lounge now looks like spaghetti junction. I am now waiting for the pipes in the loft to cool a little to allow water to operate my electric shower.

Fighting for survival just got a little harder today.
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You may need a heavy duty extension lead for your aircon. What is the wattage of the unit. If you don't unwind an extension lead fully it can overheat and melt the insulation and potentially catch fire just be wary.
 
I've just looked at the spec. It has 880 watt of cooling so it will take approx. 4 amp running. If you are running it of a 5 amp extension lead unroll it all or it may overheat
 
MargaretR said:
which has only a 5amp LED salt lamp operating with it.
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sure you mean 5 amp? 240x5=1.2KW, given something like this can push out 340Lm for 5.5 watts that would give you over 74 THOUSAND lumens of light for your 1.2KW or teh equivilant of 228 40W old style bulbs......


:D :D :D
 
When I said 'extension lead' I meant a '4 way socket' type of extension. It doesn't have a long cord so it isn't coiled.

The LED bulb in the salt lamp is 5watts not 5 amps.
 

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MargaretR said:
When I said 'extension lead' I meant a '4 way socket' type of extension. It doesn't have a long cord so it isn't coiled.

The LED bulb in the salt lamp is 5watts not 5 amps.
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The plug in 4way sockets are not a good idea, inserting the appliance cords can move the plug out of the wall socket a little as it pivots on the wall socket body, but it does constitute a risk. When buying extension cords please pay a little more for quality and always fully extend the extension cord as Max says
 
Just got keys for my new flat - there are many more plug sockets, and despite being 'closed up' and unoccupied since early June - it was COOL:D
 
gpick24 said:
I bet you`re itching to get moved in now you`ve got the keys.:)
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Two and a half days to go.:D

My son and his wife are cleaning it this weekend, even though it doesn't look nasty.

They are also hanging my new curtains and obtaining meter readings etc.

Pickfords will be packing my chattels on Monday am.

I have told all the people who need to know, so I can just sit back and 'chill out' this weekend, and draw floor plans of where I want furniture put.

My son is in contact with the landlord and has instructions for operating the boiler -

he has exceeded all expectations - bless him
 
Barrie Yates said:
The plug in 4way sockets are not a good idea, inserting the appliance cords can move the plug out of the wall socket a little as it pivots on the wall socket body, but it does constitute a risk. When buying extension cords please pay a little more for quality and always fully extend the extension cord as Max says
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Totally agree about cheap extension leads Barrie, I've just bought one with a dead mans switch on the footpad, I have my Sky Box and internet hub plugged into it, if either block up, you can sometimes clear them by switching the plug off, I bought this because I can bend down to switch the wall socket of now, but it does work, which has made it a good buy, it cost £45 and takes 4 plugs
 
so with all this heat and it looking like its going to stay who wants to guess when teh gritters will be deployed

well you dont see them when theres heavy snow so .....:D:D
 
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