Concerned about solar heat gain

[Dave Jones]

yesterday was hottest day of year for us 34C outside the ASHP in cooling mode consumed 8.78 KWH in the 24 hour period. Given the solar was 30kwh still a very large surplus. Can't beat free cooling.

 

[Pocster]

On 02/07/2025 at 13:56, Thorfun said:

keep it simple, install AC.

This is something I didn’t consider at the time - as there was no perceived need . Now though I would suggest it .

Like everyone our ‘ground floor’ gets very hot especially as lots of glass facing south . Below ground always 3 degrees cooler .

I just put fans in bedrooms - appreciate they don’t cool the air - but it’s acceptable. If these type of summers persist then simply portable ac in each room ( not the true vented ones though )

[Thorfun]

1 hour ago, Pocster said:

This is something I didn’t consider at the time - as there was no perceived need . Now though I would suggest it .

Like everyone our ‘ground floor’ gets very hot especially as lots of glass facing south . Below ground always 3 degrees cooler .

I just put fans in bedrooms - appreciate they don’t cool the air - but it’s acceptable. If these type of summers persist then simply portable ac in each room ( not the true vented ones though )

Yeah. Our basement is always nice and cool too. 

[Russdl]

3 hours ago, Pocster said:

especially as lots of glass facing south

External shading really does the trick.
 

Right now it’s 32 outside, 23.5 in the double aspect - lots of glass - kitchen and 22.8 in the shaded hallway. No cooling of any description apart from running around to open doors and windows when it cools down at night and leaving the safe ones open all night before running around and closing everything up in the morning when the outside temperature exceeds the inside temp.
 

Also MVHR on minimum during the hot day and maximum over the cooler night. 

[Pocster]

3 minutes ago, Russdl said:

External shading really does the trick.

I find ice cold beer also helps .

[Russdl]

And that. 

[SteamyTea]

7 hours ago, Dave Jones said:

KWH

 

7 hours ago, Dave Jones said:

kwh

Really.

 

4 hours ago, Russdl said:

Right now it’s 32 outside

Was raining here an hour ago.

 

  

4 hours ago, Pocster said:

I find ice cold beer also helps .

I find leaving a hot commercial kitchen after serving up 200 meals helps.  30+°C seems cool sometimes.

Edited yesterday at 18:57 by SteamyTea

[Russdl]

4 hours ago, Pocster said:

I find ice cold beer also helps .

@SteamyTea follow Poc’s advice. 

[SteamyTea]

3 minutes ago, Russdl said:

@SteamyTea follow Poc’s advice. 

I did, made my eyes water.