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Post by manonthemoon2 on Jul 22, 2021 15:34:41 GMT 1
Over the winter I had an electric awning installed which runs out just over four metres from the house. This has kept the house cooler this summer as it cuts the direct afternoon sunlight considerably which used to blast straight into the house until sunset. The shaded terrace is now also a great place to sit for most of the day. Not cheap but very pleased with the result. What is an electric awning?
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Post by woolybanana on Jul 22, 2021 16:01:48 GMT 1
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Post by manonthemoon2 on Jul 22, 2021 16:22:52 GMT 1
Thanks, I guessed it was something like that.
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Post by woolybanana on Jul 22, 2021 16:24:53 GMT 1
I guess an electric yawning would be a tired robot ready for bed?
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Post by Aardvark on Jul 22, 2021 17:24:09 GMT 1
spider gave me an idea. For those of us less decadent non pool owners, rig up an outdoor shower. Easy done with the pistol d'arrosage tied to a pole. Be very careful though, if the hose lays in the sun and it is full of water it will get hot enough to burn you severely, so run the shower till the water is cool before stepping under. I used to have just such a device, commercially made I think by Gardena. I took it to dozens of vide greniers and never managed to sell it (for 1€) so it went to the tip.
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Post by FFS on Jul 22, 2021 17:34:27 GMT 1
For me it was going to work in a t-shirt, expecting to do physical things, then being asked to transfer 8 pallets from a slightly cold tunnel (-9.5°C) to a much, much colder one, at -25.6°C. Couldn't feel my ears afterwards and if I was a woman, others would certainly have noticed it!
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Post by sw31girl on Jul 22, 2021 17:39:03 GMT 1
If it gets really too hot I plug the fan into a garden based socket. The chickens love it. I know, we’re a real push over when it comes to our extended ‘family’.
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Post by gigi on Jul 22, 2021 17:56:11 GMT 1
In the UK I sit in the shade of tall trees during the day and keep the appropriate curtains and windows closed as the sun moves round. We usually use our big portable aircon unit in our bedroom at night when there are heatwaves, but have used a fan this week with frozen bottles of water on a tray in front of it - the room where we store the aircon is absolutely full of large, heavy boxes that our son got down from the loft; they will be staying put until he comes round on Monday to move them downstairs and most will go to the tip.
in France when there’s a canicule we have an awning with skirt, worked by electricity, reversible aircon and shutters on the windows, which we keep closed; the shutters are no longer needed to keep the heat out since we had the store installed about 12 years ago.
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Post by Nifty on Jul 22, 2021 19:15:53 GMT 1
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Post by FFS on Jul 22, 2021 20:03:14 GMT 1
I'm not sure why people say you shouldn't open windows in hot weather - we have a window open now on each side of the house and there is a cooling breeze blowing through; with one of the windows, or both, shut, we start to feel stifled and there is no breeze
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Post by spectre on Jul 22, 2021 20:11:25 GMT 1
I've had air pumps for the last 20 years, saved a fortune on heating. Cooling is a side advantage, very effective, particularly in getting the humidity down. All rooms are covered, and it's brilliant.
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Post by Dominic Best on Jul 22, 2021 20:25:17 GMT 1
I'm not sure why people say you shouldn't open windows in hot weather - we have a window open now on each side of the house and there is a cooling breeze blowing through; with one of the windows, or both, shut, we start to feel stifled and there is no breeze When it’s 10° warmer outside than inside all day opening windows will only heat up the interior. If you want moving air it’s better to use an electric fan to move the cool air around. My house only has windows on the south facing side and as they are still the dimensions that were there in the C18th sunlight flooding into the house has never been a problem.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2021 20:28:37 GMT 1
I'm not sure why people say you shouldn't open windows in hot weather - we have a window open now on each side of the house and there is a cooling breeze blowing through; with one of the windows, or both, shut, we start to feel stifled and there is no breeze If the temperature in a room is 25 degrees and the outside is 32 degrees, by opening windows you replace the 25 degree air with 32 degree air.
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Post by FFS on Jul 22, 2021 21:45:22 GMT 1
I'm not sure why people say you shouldn't open windows in hot weather - we have a window open now on each side of the house and there is a cooling breeze blowing through; with one of the windows, or both, shut, we start to feel stifled and there is no breeze If the temperature in a room is 25 degrees and the outside is 32 degrees, by opening windows you replace the 25 degree air with 32 degree air. When I came home, the temperature in the car showed 32 degrees, in the house it shows 27 degrees, despite the fact the windows are open; the breeze blowing from one side to the other makes a noticeable difference.
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Post by Dominic Best on Jul 22, 2021 21:56:42 GMT 1
But without the windows open it might well have been 22° or less inside. 22° air moved by a fan will be far more comfortable than a 27° breeze.
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