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34 degrees Celsius and our own bore hole so no hose pipe ban here... 
It's too hot :(
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We spend far more on heating. Nothing wrong with spending a bit to stay cool!
You know, that's an interesting way of looking at it.. We wouldn't sit around freezing in the house, so why do we allow this
Plenty up here... Will your hose reach?
C'mon, GD, don't let me down on that one, you know what to do
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You know, that's an interesting way of looking at it.. We wouldn't sit around freezing in the house, so why do we allow this
It seems engrained into our societal norms in the UK, but I think more people are starting to think about it more after year on year heatwaves.
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20C with no wind is definitely not the weater to sweating out a gym session
Glad I did it early this morning, it felt surprisingly fresh with the fan on. It was 22C when I finished. It’s now reading 47.5C in there! Don’t think the portable air con unit would be doing much to that.
That sounds horrific.
Peaked at 25 here today, drops down nicely to around 15 or so by midnight/1am so should mean the house is at least cool by the morning.
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Keeping the direct sun off your south facing windows with shutters and awnings is money well spent as your A/C doesn’t need to run so long if you’re stopping the heat getting into your home in the first place.
Sadly I'm in a south facing apartment with floor to ceiling windows.. It's great in the winter though
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I'm probably the only one here still using a duvet at night! (albeit a 2.5tog one).
(albeit a 2.5tog one).
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Are you allowed to put the UV reflective film on the inside of the windows? We found it dropped the inside temp 3-4°C for about €30 in UV reflective sheeting.Sadly I'm in a south facing apartment with floor to ceiling windows.. It's great in the winter though
I'm probably the only one here still using a duvet at night!
Nope, I'm running an 8.5 tog Slumberland woollen one, but I do keep my shoulders bare in this weather.
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Anyway.... 32 degrees outside at the moment, no idea how hot it is in my flat. Been sat in my 'Office' room with the AC on most of the day but don't want to thrash the electricity bill too much....
Also wouldn't mind playing some games but I might actually melt!
That sounds interesting.. I'll look into that.. Does it stop your view outside?
I'm probably the only one here still using a duvet at night!
There's something wrong with you two.Nope, I'm running an 8.5 tog Slumberland woollen one, but I do keep my shoulders bare in this weather.