Argh, help me cool my room down.

apeZ · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:15

I have one of those fan/light combis on my ceiling. Got an AC for summer too, both of them work fantastically.

V4NT0M · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:15

Greenlizard0 said:
I'm not sure, I have rubbish tolerance to heat (I'm British Indian wtf), and I get annoyed at anything about 22. It was deffo higher than that when I came in and then stepped back...

I'm the same, people are always telling me my house is cold, some of them still in their coats telling me it's freezing and I'm actually quite warm with just a t-shirt on.

eXor · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:17

Skyfall said:
I'm the same, people are always telling me my house is cold, some of them still in their coats telling me it's freezing and I'm actually quite warm with just a t-shirt on.

I had the heating on today.

Maximum Triceratops · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:19

The only realistic solution would be aircon, fork out around £100 for it or suffer all Summer.

nydryl · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:19

Bloody hell people moaning at the slightest hint of heat. Take your t-shirt off, who cares if someone tells you to put clothes on, that's their problem. Enjoy the sun while it lasts.

Greenlizard0 · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:21

nydryl said:
Bloody hell people moaning at the slightest hint of heat. Take your t-shirt off, who cares if someone tells you to put clothes on, that's their problem. Enjoy the sun while it lasts.

I can only enjoy it if I'm outside

Inside is a different matter, and I meant that light heartedly.

nydryl · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:23

Greenlizard0 said:
I can only enjoy it if I'm outside

Inside is a different matter, and I meant that light heartedly.

Inside or outside as long as it's shining I'm happy. Get yourself some tight y-fronts and to hell with people telling you to get dressed

LukeTW · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:23

Open the window, then open the door.

Cool air will come RUSHHHHHHHHING in

Greenlizard0 · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:25

LukeTW said:
Open the window, then open the door.

Cool air will come RUSHHHHHHHHING in

You'd think that'd work especially since the hallway is chilly.

chrisxuk · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:26

Get a fan.

Flare · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:29

Greenlizard0 said:
This is what annoyed me most last year, since my method, which was effective, was to place a fan by an open window and blow the hot air in my room out.

Line up a few of these bad boys on the window ledge, the majority blowing the hot air out your room and a couple blowing fresh air into your room

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-003-DE&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4

I get around · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:41

Crack the window and stick some music on to drown out the noise.
Aircons overated. Fresh air from the open window is better.

Also i quite often sit around the house in my boxers when it's hot, unless my rents are in because they're trying to be a bit posh and think it's uncivilised.

arknor · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:43

stick a few pints of water in the fridge. consume once they are ice cool your body will thank you for it

platinum87 · 2 Apr 2009 at 21:00

i know what you feel im pretty hype most of the time my body temp goes to 39, (yes i have measured it), right now i have aircon i got from a friend, keeps the room at 16 degrees most of the time

Ben M · 2 Apr 2009 at 21:04

Raikiri said:
Alternatively lose weight (assuming you're not skinny), it's not going to be fun when/if it hits 35c this year

Hot air moving, yay.

AHarvey · 2 Apr 2009 at 21:06

A temp measure is to wrap a sheet of cardboard with silver foil and put it in the window so it reflects the light out of your room.

I hate it when it starts to get warm, working nights then trying to sleep in a south facing bedroom means I wake up most days with a dehydration headache

EffBee · 2 Apr 2009 at 21:07

You don't need to cool your room down. You ned to cool yourself down.

Ensure you have a bit of bare flesh exposed and point a decent fan at yourself constantly, even at night. I suggest one with large blades and slow speed to reduce noise.

Ben M · 2 Apr 2009 at 21:08

EffBee said:
Ensure you have a bit of bare flesh exposed and point a decent fan at yourself constantly, even at night. I suggest one with large blades and slow speed to reduce noise.

Yate loon/ noctua TBH.

Maybe fit a TRUE onto said exposed bits of flesh.

platinum87 · 2 Apr 2009 at 21:19

EffBee said:
You don't need to cool your room down. You ned to cool yourself down.

Ensure you have a bit of bare flesh exposed and point a decent fan at yourself constantly, even at night. I suggest one with large blades and slow speed to reduce noise.

that does nothing, aircon for the win!

EffBee · 2 Apr 2009 at 21:28

platinum87 said:
that does nothing, aircon for the win!

... nothing except to work for me, keeping me perfectly cool and comfortable all summer for years.

OP, one thing to maybe look at is insulation. If you are on the upper floor of a house, you may get a lot of heat leakage from above. Ever been in a loft, or on a flat roof in the height of summer? It is VERY hot. Roof insulation is generally considered something to keep you warm in winter, but it can also reduce heat transfer in summer too. Same goes for wall insulation - cavity wall insulation will slow down transfer of heat from outside to inside in summer, as well as from inside to outside during winter. Of course your house neds a cavity wall for this to work. Another thing you can do, which sounds bizarre but will drop the temperature by a few degrees, is to wet the outside wall of your room in summer. The sun evaporates the the water off the wall cooling the wall in the process. Got a hose? This was a method used industrially to cool buildings years ago. Don't know if it is still in use. Basically factories and warehouses used to have a roof spinkler system which was turned on manually for a short while a few times per day to give a litttle cooling.