Schweatin'

Hippodrome Song Owl

I have a weird relationship with temperature. I am a very cold person, always freezing, was sleeping in socks with a hot water bottle up to last week. At the same time I feel sick in the heat, hate sun holidays, never choose to go anywhere hot if possible. A couple of weeks ago I had to work on a hot day (26C) and spent over an hour on the bus, and it was torture. I felt so sick. I seem to be intolerant to cold and heat, with a very narrow comfortable temperature range.

But I enjoyed the recent hot spell because I was off work and did absolutely nothing other than sit in the shade in the garden. If I had to work or even go to the shop I would be miserable. I also found that I slept better the last few warm nights than ever before. 26C in the bedroom with a window open. First time in a couple of years I took the bedspread off - still had the duvet though.

chrissb8

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123633219#Comment_123633219

What does below average mean, because below average humidity is still relatively hot compared to other countries.

Because it's 45% humidity in Ireland now and 20% in Spain and 17% in Greece. So yeah, it's high humidity, it doesn't have to be 70% + to be felt. Anywhere upwards from mid 50s is considered moderate, then high in the 70s.

Ray Palmer

I am really confused by the people saying they have A rated houses and their houses are too hot. We have external insulation so the house doesn't get hot from the weather outside or cold. We don't open the windows so the heat doesn't come in. Occasionally we might open the attic window if it gets too hot but only for an hour. It is noticeable cooler inside than outside but my parents house feels like an oven

A Dub in Glasgo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123633910#Comment_123633910

I would guess that most people do not take measures to stop the house heating up during the day. Block the sun from heating rooms by pulling blinds and closing curtains during the day. If it is hotter outside than inside, don't encourage transfer from out to in by opening windows.

Glaceon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123633910#Comment_123633910

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123633994#Comment_123633994

That's exactly what I do. There's a blackout blind in our bedroom, but closing that still resulted in a 28°C room yesterday morning. I think air conditioning is the only thing that'll work here.

Declan05

Was talking to a Spanish person from Andalusia and she said if you walk into any house there during the day it will be dark (assuming no lights on), all shutters and curtains will be closed. At night and in the early morning they open all windows and curtains to let cold air in and cool down the house and then close them again before the sun heats up the house.

Ray Palmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123634007#Comment_123634007

If your house is getting that hot there is something wrong. It is letting in heat when it shouldn't and that means it is letting out heat when it shouldn't. That is assuming your property is well insulated. It is possible there a design issue where they only looked at heat gain. Mine is 1950s build with external insulation it should not be out performing an A rated house on a hot day.

Glaceon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123634140#Comment_123634140

You could be right, although I wouldn't really know where to start about getting it checked.

Ray Palmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123634159#Comment_123634159

Well the BER assessment is terrible so that won't help. You would need some surveyor specialist with thermal cameras. Have you got lots of triple glazing facing the sun?

Glaceon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123634177#Comment_123634177

The house is roughly NE/SW facing, so it gets a lot of light during the afternoon hours. It's a new build so the windows are huge, there's also the patio door in the kitchen so there's a lot of glass alright.

I noticed one of the houses in the estate has a reflective film on the outside of the glass, I don't know if that's just for privacy or maybe to reduce the light (and heat) coming in.