It's too hot :(
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If you not used before. I recommend www.ventusky.com for global weather. Plus gives historical weather for up to the last 43 years. Great if you planning holidays somewhere.
This was the date when I got pelted down with massive hailstones in Sicily, north of Ragusa.
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30c in my command centre / office
Got a frozen gel pack between my thighs, feels so good.
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Sitting in my basement flat at a very acceptable 24 degrees, it won't get much more than that today fortunately.
Yep.
We're going to look at more passive methods to keep our south-facing rooms cool, which will be external window awnings, blinds, or even metal rollers, to stop the heat getting in from outside so we don't need to use any energy to cool those rooms that are normally getting warm.
Where we have an office with two gaming PCs though, is on the north-side. Because we're always generating the heat internally, we need to cool the room, so we might get a portable unit and make it semi-permanent with a vent through the wall. We'll cool the room overnight passively (open/vented windows) and then use the AC unit to maintain a reasonable temperature throughout the day which will minimise energy usage. We'd likely need to use it from April to October as outside temperatures often aren't cold enough to just have the window open to keep the room in check.
Make sure you're sat on a towel
Venting the hot air.
Unless it's something you plan to leave in place permanently - hole in the wall etc. The only place I've got to vent is directly out the window, which then means I'd need to build some plate to hold the exhausting pipe and seal the gaps in the window.
It's perfectly do-able, but for 2 days I see it as too much faff.
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They should just ban A/C units, then all you wimps can put up with this heat at night like the rest of us, with the added benefit of helping save the planet.
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Someone not from Australia https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/...eals-genius-2-foil-blanket-hack-heatwave.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/...eals-genius-2-foil-blanket-hack-heatwave.htmlSame problem id have here really, upstairs Windows only open at the top and hinge out.
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I leave my AC on year round so it helps global warming
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Seen as you're not acclimatised to warm weather, do not go outside whatever you do, you will melt instantly.
Over the last few years that's increasingly becoming less true. I doubt this will be the last heatwave this years, I think we're going to get several weeks of 28+ over the next 2-3 months. That makes it worth it in my opinion.