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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Home made AC = fan blowing over a basin of ice -- cool down your bedroom?
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I tried with frozen bottles of water, but it didn't work. I got a Dyson fan, and tried on both the narrow and broad setting. I think that compared to a regular fan with blades the beam isn't narrow enough.
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Originally Posted by Hitch
I've done it! 83F or so...that's too warm to sleep properly. I've done 80F, but...83 is gettin' mighty toasty, especially for you folks who aren't used to the heat.
Hitch
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I was still awake at 3am and it was still 28C, it eventually cooled down to around 26C and I did doze for a couple of hours. Luckily we don't get many nights like this. Tonight will be an early night.
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Originally Posted by HLS
I have a window ac. I put a fan by the hall to channel the cool air in the back bedroom. works great. I try to not use AC that often for who can afford a high summer utility bill. I usually leave window open with fan on the window at night and use ac only during the day. draw back is that insects get inside. yes i have a screen but the little bugs get in anyways. old building and thre are probably small gaps.
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My parents got an AC for the livingroom and set it up on Thursday night. I spend most of yesterday in the livingroom and I think that was one of the problems; I wasn't used to the higher temperatures, like the day before. I have thought about getting an AC, but they are expensive to buy and to run and I won't use it more than a couple of times a year to cool down my bedroom at night.
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Originally Posted by BetterRed
Sustained overnight temperatures over 30°C are dangerous, especially for the very young or elderly. In 2003 Europe had its hottest summer since just about ever, over 70,000 excess deaths in couple of months.
If you can't get into A/C building, sleep outside on a verandah or balcony under a mosquito net. Putting a hand in a bucket of ice also helps.
IIRC we have a plan to open up cinemas and shopping centres.
BR
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The past two summers were hot, last year almost 40C during a heat wave. We live in the city center, so I can't sleep outside. Using a spray bottle of water helped. Usually I put a small bottle with water in the freezer and use it to cool down at night, but I had forgotten to do that.
Although the wind direction was right last night, it was pretty much wind still. But it's picking up now and there's supposed to be little sun today. Day time temperatures will be around 24C. Which should mean that although the house won't cool down much it shouldn't heat up much if any either. Tonight it'll cool down nicely, my bedroom will still be warm but not unbearably so, I hope. For the next week temperatures of just below average are predicted (around 20C) with cool nights, which is fine by me.
I'm working all day today, and although there's still a shipment waiting to be unpacked I'm going to take it easy today and drink lots of water.