Crap Weather For June

[Beobloke]

Lol - nah... Just don't like stuffy bedrooms. I suspect with the type of house we have [thick sandstone walls], and with it being south facing, and our (upstairs) bedroom essentially baking in the sun all day, means that our bedroom at night is probably warmer than yours.

As a test, take the temp in your bedroom tonight, before you go to bed, and I'll do the same, and we'll see what we get

Marco.

OK - I think I've got a thermometer somewhere...

Our house is Victorian but well insulated thanks to all the building work we've done on it. As an example, it's lovely and cool inside it today but, step outside and it's roasting! Our bedroom is on the corner and faces south and east, so does tend to be warmer then most of the other rooms, with the exception of my listening room which is next to it. This faces south and west and has a huge bay window - the sun is beating into it currently and it's like a sauna in there at the moment, although this does keep cartridge suspension rubber nice and supple!

That said, our two bedroom windows are open (plus the window in the en-suite) and the curtains are nearly fully shut to keep it cool. The windows are all sash, too, which are superb for effective ventilation.

[CageyH]

28 degrees here today.


In my pool. A lovely 33 degrees ambient...

[Marco]

Why is it warmer in your pool than it is out?

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

OK - I think I've got a thermometer somewhere...

Our house is Victorian but well insulated thanks to all the building work we've done on it. As an example, it's lovely and cool inside it today but, step outside and it's roasting! Our bedroom is on the corner and faces south and east, so does tend to be warmer then most of the other rooms, with the exception of my listening room which is next to it. This faces south and west and has a huge bay window - the sun is beating into it currently and it's like a sauna in there at the moment, although this does keep cartridge suspension rubber nice and supple!

That said, our two bedroom windows are open (plus the window in the en-suite) and the curtains are nearly fully shut to keep it cool. The windows are all sash, too, which are superb for effective ventilation.

Sometimes, having windows open can make things worse - if it is really warm outside you're just letting the warm air in. In this case closed windows and a good fan is better

[Pigmy Pony]

I only have a small garden front and back. I would like to grow more fruit and veg., I only grow raspberries and blueberries now, but I don't have the space and I don't get that much sun in the back garden. I only use rain water for watering, I have 2 waterbutts and a wheelie bin I use for reserve, so I need the rain every few weeks. Had about 1/2 an inch last Thursday which was good but before that hardly anything since early May.

Marco has some 'specialist' magazines which might help with this

[Pigmy Pony]

It would suit me if it was April all year round.

Me too, well April and May. Just right. Geoff, what's going on with post #163? Are you trying out a new Rockstar name?

[CageyH]

Why is it warmer in your pool than it is out?

Marco.

A cover on the pool heats the water up.

[Marco]

OK - I think I've got a thermometer somewhere...

Cool. Let me know what reading you get.

Our house is Victorian but well insulated thanks to all the building work we've done on it. As an example, it's lovely and cool inside it today but, step outside and it's roasting!

Our house is also Victorian. but it may not be as well-insulated as yours. We've got original leaded windows, which aren't draughty by any means, but definitely not as efficient as modern designs. We also have floor tiles throughout, with rugs, and no carpets, and we've kept the curtains closed in the lounge since early this morning.

It's certainly cooler inside (by approx 3C), at 25C, as opposed to the current 28C outside, but I'd hardly call that "lovely and cool". Our ideal indoor temperature is around 17/18C, and that's also what we're most comfortable sleeping in at night. Right now, it's as warm in our bedroom as it is outside!

So if it's as warm as that in your bedroom tonight, or anything approaching it, I wouldn't call that comfortable... That's why, without taking considerable steps to stay cool (such as chilled pillow covers and 'hot' water bottles, filled with cold water placed next to us, including no sheets on top, with the windows wide open, we struggle to sleep in this heat.

Marco.

[Marco]

A cover on the pool heats the water up.

Lol, and you're comfortable sitting or swimming in such hot water, when it's so hot outside?

Sorry, that would be a total nightmare for me. I'd want to be stepping into something that was considerably cooler (to cool me down) than what it was outside. Can you chill swimming pools, too?

In this weather, I often have cold showers or baths to stop me from overheating! And no, Piggurs, not for THAT reason!

Marco.

[Marco]

Marco has some 'specialist' magazines which might help with this

Not anymore, as you still haven't returned the last lot - and the ones before that were all 'creased'!!

Marco.