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Retron
19 June 2022 07:25:39


28.5C upstairs 26C downstairs.


I may well think about getting air-conditioning for the upstairs of my house at some point.


Awful trying to sleep in that heat. Worst I had was when we had a full on week of 35C and over in 2020 - It got to 32C upstairs in my house.


Diabolical that was.


Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger 


TBH the air-source heat-pump marketers are missing a trick here - an ideal system would include the ability to run in reverse, i.e. act as an a/c in summer as well as providing heating in winter.


It's noteworthy that several posters on here now either have or are considering a/c - a sign that I'm not alone in finding temperatures in the high 20s and upwards unbearable for sleeping! I'm on my third portable a/c now, the first one died and I gave the second to a friend as it wasn't powerful enough. The latest one did a sterling job in the heat a couple of days ago.


No need for a/c today, however. I got it down to 23C both up and downstairs yesterday before closing the windows (just as well with all that torrential rain) and this morning, with all the windows open, it's a pleasant 19C both up and down.


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ARTzeman
19 June 2022 07:56:22

22.0c Indoors today.






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Gusty
19 June 2022 08:01:11

That cold and strong NE'ly wind with outside temperatures of 12c took its toll on the house overnight.


21.5c in the hallway this morning having lost 3.4c degrees since yesterday noon when it was a toasty 24.9c.


More warmth this week so hopefully we can keep it above 21c during todays 'blip'


 


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doctormog
19 June 2022 08:39:01
Currently between 18°C and 20°C now with the windows open. Much more like it.
Retron
19 June 2022 13:46:53

Currently between 18°C and 20°C now with the windows open. Much more like it.

Originally Posted by: doctormog 


I must have Scottish blood in me somewhere - as those temperatures sound ideal to me!


19C downstairs and 19.3C upstairs, the windows have been open all day. Perfect.


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ARTzeman
19 June 2022 14:25:16

23.0c Indoors with windows closed.






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Rob K
19 June 2022 19:29:33


 


TBH the air-source heat-pump marketers are missing a trick here - an ideal system would include the ability to run in reverse, i.e. act as an a/c in summer as well as providing heating in winter.


Originally Posted by: Retron 


There are several systems that do exactly that. I haven't looked into them in detail but I imagine you would need a full HVAC system to make use of them. But they certainly do exist. In fact I remember reading that all air source heat pumps actually operate in reverse part of the time, in order to defrost themselves.


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19 June 2022 19:34:51
Currently 23c upstairs and 21c downstairs, got a few windows open upstairs to just cool it a bit further.
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Gusty
20 June 2022 08:10:54

20.6c in the hallway this morning. The house is generally close to 21c now.


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Retron
20 June 2022 17:04:55


There are several systems that do exactly that. I haven't looked into them in detail but I imagine you would need a full HVAC system to make use of them. But they certainly do exist. In fact I remember reading that all air source heat pumps actually operate in reverse part of the time, in order to defrost themselves.


Originally Posted by: Rob K 


Interesting, as I suspect they'd have a broader appeal if the running-in-reverse aspect were mentioned more.


26C incidentally when I came in today, although of course the windows have been closed all day. It's now down to 24C... still a bit warm. Hopefully it'll continue to cool down before I go to bed.


Leysdown, north Kent
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20 June 2022 17:20:12


 


TBH the air-source heat-pump marketers are missing a trick here - an ideal system would include the ability to run in reverse, i.e. act as an a/c in summer as well as providing heating in winter.


It's noteworthy that several posters on here now either have or are considering a/c - a sign that I'm not alone in finding temperatures in the high 20s and upwards unbearable for sleeping! I'm on my third portable a/c now, the first one died and I gave the second to a friend as it wasn't powerful enough. The latest one did a sterling job in the heat a couple of days ago.


No need for a/c today, however. I got it down to 23C both up and downstairs yesterday before closing the windows (just as well with all that torrential rain) and this morning, with all the windows open, it's a pleasant 19C both up and down.


Originally Posted by: Retron 

They aren’t missing a trick with ASHP’s.  They can be installed for cooling as well as heating. 


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Jiries
20 June 2022 18:50:20

22 to 24C as it been sunny today and the recent cold weather did not drop it lower than that due to heat stored from last Friday did a trick, opened window at lunch time for a short while with air vent opened.  With this warmer weather coming back will open again to increase it to mid 20's.  Overall it been very comfortable and no chill feeling. 

ARTzeman
21 June 2022 10:40:16

21.8c Indoors.






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doctormog
22 June 2022 17:58:58
23°C to 25°C indoors currently. Rather unpleasant and there’s not much of a breeze to cool things down.
Gusty
30 June 2022 13:29:09

End of June now with no central heating input since early May.


Ambient temperature in the house sits around 21.5c to 22.0c on cloudy days outside at the moment.


Nicely comfortable indoors now and hopefully another 10 weeks before we start to drop back into the 'getting chilly' category.


 


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30 June 2022 15:34:31
Comfortable here too now at 22c upstairs and 21c downstairs. A good temperature after being a little bit hot previously.
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Jiries
30 June 2022 18:26:16

Same as Gusty say on his post and here around 21-22C with windows been firmly shut with 1 or 2 hour opening in the bathroom after shower to dry out the steams.  Most had gone to 22-23C in the morning or evening when sun come out after nasty cloudy all day type.  I still hope for warm to hot Sept and warm October to keep heating off as long as possible, last heating was 5th May.

ARTzeman
30 June 2022 22:13:23

This time of night I have a reading of 21.8c indoors.






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Retron
01 July 2022 03:43:34

I managed to get it down to 16C last night before bed (with the portable a/c); it of course went up quickly after I turned it off an hour later, but even so it hovered around 20C. I slept like a log as a result - brilliant for July!


(It's now 19C up and down, perfect.)


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Gusty
01 July 2022 07:39:10

21.2c this morning, despite a cool and slightly breezy night.


I'm working from home today with a T shirt on. All very comfortable with the sunshine streaming through the east facing windows.


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westv
01 July 2022 07:57:56

20.7 here at the moment.


At least it will be mild!
ARTzeman
01 July 2022 13:54:52

22.1c. In the lounge






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Tim A
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10 July 2022 07:57:45


This thread might have some high temps in the next week .
22c downstairs and 23c upstairs at the moment, this as a result of 22-24c max outside over the last few days.


Could have made it cooler by having the windows open more, as evenings have been relatively cool. 


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Retron
10 July 2022 08:02:12

21.5C downstairs (21.3C outside) and 24C upstairs. It's going to be a hot one today!


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10 July 2022 08:15:37
Similar to the above currently, but hopefully our Victorian terrace with no south facing windows will stay coolish today.

The science of when to close windows and open them again will be tested to the hilt the next week.
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