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Whatever I save on rent and gas connection fees at this place I'll definitely be making up for in air-conditioning - despite having the extractor fan on and blinds and windows firmly closed the place is a furnace. I can feel the fire from behind the blinds in this west facing bedroom. It's hotter than it is outside.
Off to have dinner with a friend shortly but I think I'll need to have the AC on timer while I'm out so that I can sleep in this damn place tonight ๐ฎโ๐จ
It might be worth having a little air or foam mattress to sleep in a cooler room when itโs bad. I also would put tinfoil on the sunny side windows.
West facing bedrooms are the worst
So much about this place that is just absolutely not what I'd choose or want, and I'm still paying so much, sigh. Not gonna focus on that tho.
My mum might visit for a bit in Jan so I was thinking of getting a roll up foam mattress anyway, used to have one in a swag but I've given that away. At a stretch I could sleep on the couch with my legs bent, or resting on the arms
Iโve had some success with taping those silver car window screen things to west-facing windows. Its unsightly but does block the heat
Used to see those at other places, looks so ghetto but I might seriously consider it (and too bad if it reflects right off into other peoples windows across the carpark) because it's just untenable otherwise. I've just come home and the air-conditioning was on for an hour and then off for an hour and it's still hot as fuck in here, there's no cross ventilation even with all the windows open now.
Wish I had a way to stick them on the outside of the windows, that's what needs to stop getting hot in the first place