The Weather

[Zear0]

28 minutes ago, Libertine said:

Anyone got any recommendations of local AC companies? Or decent portable units? 

 

Feeling it's going to be essential soon and could be a good investment for the house anyway.

Not local, but we used Boxt to get the exterior unit and inside units installed (living room and 3x bedrooms).  Did previously have two portable ones, but they were complete crap for when you wanted to sleep as the moment they go off the room just returned to temperature again within minutes.  

[JonnyBoy]

32 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

Not local, but we used Boxt to get the exterior unit and inside units installed (living room and 3x bedrooms).  Did previously have two portable ones, but they were complete crap for when you wanted to sleep as the moment they go off the room just returned to temperature again within minutes.  

 

out of interest what would something like this set up cost? we are in the process of moving house and looking at something for next summer, we are moving into a new build. 

[Bordersfox]

12 minutes ago, JonnyBoy said:

 

out of interest what would something like this set up cost? we are in the process of moving house and looking at something for next summer, we are moving into a new build. 

For a counter view we spent £350 on a portable unit a couple of years ago.  It is only the upstairs in our house that gets incredibly warm and we leave the unit on overnight in our bedroom on very hot days.  It makes some noise but nothing that bothers us.  We don't notice much difference in energy costs but then we have solar panels so it's probably offset over the summer.

 

Works perfectly for us and is a very cheap option overall as we don't need multiple rooms cooling.  We have a Midea unit (Chinese of course).  No reliability issues so far.  

[JonnyBoy]

43 minutes ago, Bordersfox said:

For a counter view we spent £350 on a portable unit a couple of years ago.  It is only the upstairs in our house that gets incredibly warm and we leave the unit on overnight in our bedroom on very hot days.  It makes some noise but nothing that bothers us.  We don't notice much difference in energy costs but then we have solar panels so it's probably offset over the summer.

 

Works perfectly for us and is a very cheap option overall as we don't need multiple rooms cooling.  We have a Midea unit (Chinese of course).  No reliability issues so far.  

 

thats not bad price, we would only want it for bedroom so maybe portable one is the way forward. Where do you stick the hose part.. out the window? 

Edited 21 July 2025 by JonnyBoy

[Zear0]

57 minutes ago, JonnyBoy said:

 

out of interest what would something like this set up cost? we are in the process of moving house and looking at something for next summer, we are moving into a new build. 

All in, parts and installation, was about £6k.  Did help all the rooms were on the same side of the house so the install was really easy as didn't required any ducting >15m.

[JonnyBoy]

3 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

All in, parts and installation, was about £6k.  Did help all the rooms were on the same side of the house so the install was really easy as didn't required any ducting >15m.

worth it for when you re-sell so a good investment 

[Bordersfox]

4 minutes ago, JonnyBoy said:

 

thats not bad price, we would only want it for bedroom so maybe portable one is the way forward. 

Yeah I think it depends on what you need it for.  I'd definitely consider a full install if our house got very warm but as it's only the bedrooms doesn't seem worth it.  

 

Obviously you have to accept they make a bit of noise, but I find it is almost like white noise after a while and if anything I sleep better with it going weirdly than I do in winter.  Go figure! 

[JonnyBoy]

3 minutes ago, Bordersfox said:

Yeah I think it depends on what you need it for.  I'd definitely consider a full install if our house got very warm but as it's only the bedrooms doesn't seem worth it.  

 

Obviously you have to accept they make a bit of noise, but I find it is almost like white noise after a while and if anything I sleep better with it going weirdly than I do in winter.  Go figure! 

 

just seen on amazon you can buy window kits for crank windows so it attaches to that and feeds out the window - problem solved! 

[Bordersfox]

18 minutes ago, JonnyBoy said:

 

just seen on amazon you can buy window kits for crank windows so it attaches to that and feeds out the window - problem solved! 

Yeah that's what we use, but there is always a bit of noise produced as it sucks the room air in. As I say doesn't bother us.

[Zear0]

39 minutes ago, JonnyBoy said:

worth it for when you re-sell so a good investment 

Yeah, TBH the main reason we got it was that my daughter had only just been born and it was during that daft summer a few years back when it touched 40.

 

I'd happily sit with my face against the portable units, but didn't want my kids getting too cold at night so went with something with better climate control. 

[ithuriel]

2 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

Yeah, TBH the main reason we got it was that my daughter had only just been born and it was during that daft summer a few years back when it touched 40.

 

I'd happily sit with my face against the portable units, but didn't want my kids getting too cold at night so went with something with better climate control. 

Yeah, those couple of days where it was 40 was hell at work, no A/C on the shop floor bar the inspection room, cycling home after finishing work nearly did for me after the second day of that mini heatwave, just about managed to make it home, nearly collapsed and had to sit down for five minutes before sticking my head under the cold water tap, was like cycling in an oven, no cool breeze even going downhill on Anstey  lane at some speed.

Have thought on occasion over the years of getting an A/C unit but I just put up with warm days though I do not think anything yet has beat the summer of 76? when canals and rivers were drying up? remember emptying my mums washing up liquid out to use the bottle for water wars during the summer hols, the rich kids having water guns and pistols  mum was not best pleased especially when we all came home soaked through.

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, ithuriel said:

Yeah, those couple of days where it was 40 was hell at work, no A/C on the shop floor bar the inspection room, cycling home after finishing work nearly did for me after the second day of that mini heatwave, just about managed to make it home, nearly collapsed and had to sit down for five minutes before sticking my head under the cold water tap, was like cycling in an oven, no cool breeze even going downhill on Anstey  lane at some speed.

Have thought on occasion over the years of getting an A/C unit but I just put up with warm days though I do not think anything yet has beat the summer of 76? when canals and rivers were drying up? remember emptying my mums washing up liquid out to use the bottle for water wars during the summer hols, the rich kids having water guns and pistols  mum was not best pleased especially when we all came home soaked through.

In terms of individual high temperatures? No. 

 

In terms of consistent high temperatures and average temperature? Three of the last seven summers. And, in all likelihood, this one. 

[Zear0]

13 minutes ago, ithuriel said:

Yeah, those couple of days where it was 40 was hell at work, no A/C on the shop floor bar the inspection room, cycling home after finishing work nearly did for me after the second day of that mini heatwave, just about managed to make it home, nearly collapsed and had to sit down for five minutes before sticking my head under the cold water tap, was like cycling in an oven, no cool breeze even going downhill on Anstey  lane at some speed.

Have thought on occasion over the years of getting an A/C unit but I just put up with warm days though I do not think anything yet has beat the summer of 76? when canals and rivers were drying up? remember emptying my mums washing up liquid out to use the bottle for water wars during the summer hols, the rich kids having water guns and pistols  mum was not best pleased especially when we all came home soaked through.

When I used to actually do proper work for a living, I remember seeing the inspection room being a bit more busy on hot days. Temptation to just strip off and lay on the granite inspection tops was tempting. 

Edited 21 July 2025 by Zear0

[ithuriel]

1 minute ago, Zear0 said:

When I used to actually do property work for a living, I remember seeing the inspection room being a bit more busy on hot days. Temptation to just strip off and lay on the granite inspection tops was tempting. 

Yeah, strangely the inspectors were really busy in there over those couple off days, just could not get them to come check parts 

[Tomek]

Heading into spring here on the tropical Gold Coast, Australia - Best time of year here.

[Trav Le Bleu]

And heatwave is back - the interim cooler, cloudier weather brought very little rain though.

[Free Falling Foxes]

Anyone have their own Weather station?

 

The forecast currently reckons the wind is gusting at 40mph - which I can believe. However, I've just been on this website and looked at several local weather stations and they all report around 13mph. Even daily average reports for this area are around the same figure.

 

Are these 'home' stations accurate at all?

[NAKC20]

Its snowing, welcome to winter

[Raj]

20 minutes ago, NAKC20 said:

Its snowing, welcome to winter

sleeting!!!

[NAKC20]

3 minutes ago, Raj said:

sleeting!!!

Snowing 😡🤣

[StanSP]

Happy snow day from Bedford 

[Izzy]

It’s just really heavy rain here.

Wetter than Stevie Wonders toilet seat. 

[FoyleFox]

We've got actual snow in NW Leicestershire. 

According to my photo memories thing, this day last year was also our first snow ❄️ 

[Grebfromgrebland]

What people actually have snow? It's just a nice crisp morning in the city.

[Raj]

Absolutely  detest this cold spell.

Give me 20°C + all year and I'll be like a pig in 💩