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People from the "hotter" regions, how do you deal with the heat? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am from Eastern Europe and this is the hottest summer on my memory. For at least 3 consecutive years the heat is breaking all records.

This stuff is unbearable, I can't even play video games on my laptop, because it warms up very fast and the keyboard becomes uncomfortable for me to use.

So, could you please share any useful tips on how do you survive the summer?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The one thing I don't see mentioned enough for keeping your apartment cool is to close all windows and draw all curtains during the day and open them when the temperature outside is lower than that inside (normally ~an hour after sunset).

Heat reflects off all surface, so it's not just about keeping light out.

Blinds on the outside of your windows help significantly too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish the temperature outside dropped below my house temp. If I run AC at even a money saving 83 degrees inside, the exterior doesn't drop below that until around 6am.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean if you have air conditioning, then most tips here are irrelevant and the only tip would be "put your air conditioning on".

Almost all areas on or north of the Alps in Europe don't have AC (cos they never needed it) and buildings are made to keep heat in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Totally. Blows my mind that people can’t seem to understand that if it’s hotter outside than inside, the inside won’t get any cooler by opening windows.

Last summer in London (42 C!!) we became a box of shadows during the day. Keep the cool inside.