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Old 07-17-2006, 08:48 PM   #1
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It's roasting in my condo. I live out in Rocky Ridge, and my living room window faces the mountains, which means sun... lots and lots of sun during the evenings.

I know blinds and drapes will help, and we're working on it. Anything else help?

The backside and bedroom stays nice and cool cause we keep the door shut and it gets no sun what-so-ever. But the living room, kitchen, dining room and computer area are ROASTING.

We have heated floors, so turning down the heat doesn't help... oh yeah... no air conditioning. We're having issues doing the laundry, cause it doesn't help trying to keep the heat down.

Any tips there people?
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Old 07-17-2006, 08:56 PM   #2
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Get some fans. Freeze some big bottles of water. Place frozen water in front of fans and enjoy the ghetto-fantastic AC.
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Pizza 73 is absolutely terrible pie.

Have a shower. Even if it's hot. Once you get out everything will feel cooler.
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Old 07-17-2006, 09:09 PM   #4
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Someone told me that if you place a fan in your window it will suck out the hot air in your room. I do not beleive it but it might be worth a try.
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Old 07-17-2006, 09:10 PM   #5
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Have a shower. Even if it's hot. Once you get out everything will feel cooler.
Get me having a shower outta your head... I'm guessing you're talking cold shower... cause I usually have hot ones... again, quit thinking of me having a shower... I do shower... just stop thinking about it.
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Old 07-17-2006, 09:10 PM   #6
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My dog has a nack for finding cool spots in the house so if im melting I go where he goes.
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Old 07-17-2006, 09:11 PM   #7
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Yup, a shower works.

And for the condo, get one of those portable air conditioner units. We had a north facing condo (no direct sun), but that also meant no breeze because all the windows faced the same way. It was brutal. Even just using it for a while before going to bed to cool the bedroom made a world of difference. They're a bit expensive, but worth it IMO.

http://www.costco.ca/en-CA/Browse/Pr...rodid=10284204
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Old 07-17-2006, 09:32 PM   #8
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Photon, I'm sure those work great in a climate like Calgary where it at least cools off at night. No real point to this, but before we moved into our new house 3 years ago we spent 6 years in a very small house with a window unit. It was absolutely BRUTAL. It couldn't keep up with the heat, and we had the size that was rated one step bigger than our house. Those things are good for small amounts of time or spaces, but ic you ever have to rely on them to cool your house for 6 months out of the year you're in trouble.
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Old 07-17-2006, 09:50 PM   #9
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Oh totally.. one room max, if you have to do a whole house you need one of those massive ones.
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I just looked at the 14-day trend graph on The Weather Network and it's calling for mid-30 temps all of next week.

I'm sorry. I know that post was completely useless and didn't help anyone. I'm just dredding it.
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Enjoy it, we only get 2 week sof nice weather here in the Great White North. It'll be November and you'll be freezing your beanbag off before you know it.
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Enjoy it, we only get 2 week sof nice weather here in the Great White North. It'll be November and you'll be freezing your beanbag off before you know it.
Can't wait.
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Old 07-17-2006, 10:12 PM   #13
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Someone told me that if you place a fan in your window it will suck out the hot air in your room. I do not beleive it but it might be worth a try.
I have a south facing condo and place a fan in my window and while I don't know if it actually sucks out the hot air, it sure feels like it. I bought one of those box floor fans and can mount it in any room in my house and within 5 mins the room is nice and cool. It's nice because the box fan is fairly cheap, and they work amazingly well.

I can take and post a picture if you want so you can see what I mean, but all it takes is a piece of wood to prop it up properly in the window or screen door and you're set.
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Old 07-17-2006, 10:13 PM   #14
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Here's my 5 step plan to surviving summer.

1. Pick a room in the home with a window and a TV.

2. Buy a window AC unit.

3. Install it in the room with a window and a TV.

4. Turn on the AC unit.

5. Don't leave the room until hockey season starts.
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Old 07-17-2006, 10:18 PM   #15
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I have a south facing condo and place a fan in my window and while I don't know if it actually sucks out the hot air, it sure feels like it. I bought one of those box floor fans and can mount it in any room in my house and within 5 mins the room is nice and cool. It's nice because the box fan is fairly cheap, and they work amazingly well.

I can take and post a picture if you want so you can see what I mean, but all it takes is a piece of wood to prop it up properly in the window or screen door and you're set.
I do not need a picture but it is glad to know it works. I always thought it was a fairy tail.
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Old 07-17-2006, 10:26 PM   #16
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I own the smallest window AC out there. 5000 BTU. It's good enough to maintain temperature in my 1300 sq ft house when it's up to 30 degrees outside. After that I close my bedroom door and enjoy the cool.

Another tip for you- do you pay for water? If not, fill your tub full of cold water before going to bed. The water will absorb a lot of the heat.

Edit- for clarity.

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Old 07-17-2006, 11:14 PM   #17
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Ahh yes, the one thing I miss the least from my old condo.... I was in a west facing middle unit, and was permanently at 24 degrees, even in January. It would soar to 28 this time of year and stay there, even at night.

It too was infloor heating, and that's one of the problems - without a constant flow of air to move that heat at night, it stays stifling. So that's item #1, improve air circulation. I recommend two models of fans, the Black and Decker Windforce which has a 5 bladed fan that moves more air and stays quieter. You can use this in a room that you're in as it can be nice and quiet. Next, I recommend the TurboAire canadian designed fan that moves a ton of air like you would not believe. Use this to create cross house circulation, possibly with two units depending on the size of your place. I always tried to place them right up against the screens of windows for maximum effect. While infloor heating is a godsend in winter, it's a curse in summer, and I'm glad my new place doesn't have it. The higher you go in your building, the worse it is due to the radiant effect of heat.

Now for the uber weapon. Blinds and drapes are good but the problem is, the sun warms the blinds INSIDE your condo turning it into a radiator of heat. You've got to stop that heat from entering you condo in the 1st place. In a perfect world your windows would have had a coating to reject solar energy but it's too late now. You can get a product at Revy (only) called Gila window tint. They make it in several shades and the mid tint isn't too noticable as to PO your condo board, but it still has very good heat rejecting properties. It's rather expensive but it dropped the heat in my condo a ton, far more than the crappy Danby portable room air conditioner I bought and returned. The tint can be applied yourself and is not that hard to do, as long as you've got a 2nd person helping you and are patient.
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Old 07-17-2006, 11:25 PM   #18
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I do not need a picture but it is glad to know it works. I always thought it was a fairy tail.
It has never worked for me. I just wait until it cools off and blow the cooler air in. At least it does cool off at night here, unlike Kansas
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Old 07-18-2006, 04:11 AM   #19
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summer blows. no hockey, the heat sucks, and unlike simply putting on warmer clothing or turning up the heat in winter there is no simple way to stay cool in the summer unless you're fortunate enough to have built in AC. and hell with the past few winters we've had it's like a 6 month fall season. i can't wait until october
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Old 07-18-2006, 06:07 AM   #20
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man, what i wouldn't do for a Calgary heatwave.

Seriously, you have it good. Calgary is dry as hell, which makes it SOOOOO much more bearable. Out here in the east coast, everything is so sticky and humid, that it makes things a hundred times worse. You have to shower multiple times a day, your clothes get soggy, your hands feel like a little kid who has had them in a bottle of jam all day, and you feel dragged down by it all. I miss the dry Calgary air. A/C here is a must. You either get it or you die. I tried holding out for a while, but I caved a couple weeks ago and am thrilled to have done so.

BUT before i got a/c though, this is what I did to try combatting the heat:

- Cover your windows completely. I didnt have blinds so i just draped bed-sheets over my window. Yeah, its ghetto, but Im a dude, so who cares.
-INSULATE your windows and doors. The same cracks and holes that let the cold in during winter are the same ones that let the heat in now. Try to cover up as much as you can.
- Try not to run the oven or stove too much. It will make things worse. Nice lighter lunches are always more suitable. Leave the xxxhot wings for another day....
- Get a big box fan, stick it in the window, and suck the air our. I would only run it though in the mornings and at nite, or if it gets really stuffy.
- Get another big box fan or TWO, and circulate the crap out of the air in your apartment at all times. Still air is hot air.
- Take a bath. Run some cold water, and dunk in it for a good 15 minutes atleast. Take a book, whatever, just stay there till your nice and cold! When you get out, it will have cooled your body down for atleast 30-45 minutes.
- Drink a crapload of water.
- If you have any rooms that are cooler than others (ie, windowless), close the doors. This will keep the temperature steady in there, and you can go for a quick respite throughout the day, even if it just happens to be the bathroom.

Trust me, I work from home and have been battling the heat all summer. Most of this stuff really did work, but in the end, I still had to get some A/C because of the mugginess. You dont need one in Calgary most of the time, so I dont think its a necessity there however....especially since the summer season is a fairly short one.

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