Advice on beating the heat...

[Speelgoedmannetje]

adz wrote:
@NFM

What sort of temps are we talking here? 35+°C?

Try and steer clear of evaporative cooling (the ones you put water/ice in) unless of course you enjoy the smell of mildew and the presence of mould on your walls and curtains.

That's why I wrote: with the windows open :-)

[NoFastMem]

Cyberus wrote:

Notice how he says he's going to put another PSU in there to run the fans...but wait, what if for some reason the PSU needs cooling? Then you'll need to run another PSU's worth of fans, but how will you power it??? With another PSU, of course. Which will mean that you'll need more fans, but where are you going to get the power? With a PSU, but then of course you'll need more fans, which will require another PSU, and then

Ok,ok, I'm tired its almost 7am and I've lost a whole night to Day of Defeat... :-(

Perhaps he could make a chain so long he can hang the last one out of a window somewhere. ;-)

[dbalaski]

Well --

Being that i've been living thru   95 F temps with a relative humidity of 95+%  

Here is my advice --
1)  Curtains -- work well to block out heat from sunlight.  I would not Wet them -- that will just add more humidity to the air  and make it uncomfortable. (assume you aren't a desert climate) --  a better option is  UV reflective Tape for the windows (Like the same stuff they use to Tint Car Windows.)

2)  Look at using a dehumidifier in the flat.  
Lowering the humidity in an area makes high temps at least bearable. -- problem, with a de-humidifier unit is that they  tend to produce warm air as part of the process.
Combine this with a couple of good size box fans pushing the air thoughout the flat,  and you might find it more bearable.

3)  Look at getting an A/C unit -- you get the general benefits of dehumidifier,  cool air  and a breeze from it.



just my thoughts

dB

[bloodline]

dbalaski wrote:
Well --

Being that i've been living thru   95 F temps with a relative humidity of 95+%  

Here is my advice --
1)  Curtains...  a better option is  UV reflective Tape for the windows (Like the same stuff they use to Tint Car Windows.)

I'm not sure why, UV light is unable to pass through glass...

[dbalaski]

bloodline wrote:

dbalaski wrote:
ere is my advice --
1)  Curtains...  a better option is  UV reflective Tape for the windows (Like the same stuff they use to Tint Car Windows.)

I'm not sure why, UV light is unable to pass through glass...

What I should have said is get a Low-emittance (Low-E) coating for the windows.. Although not perfect unless you have a double pane window - it at least helps.  In a pinch,  the window tinting kits they use on car windows (esentially it is a giant sheet of tinted contact plastic )  will work (with a benefit of light but privacy ).

dB