There’s nothing worse than living in a house that’s too hot, so the fact that our house seems to be about twice as hot as outside during the summer months and freezing in the winter makes it an uncomfortable place to live at times! I don’t like the cold but I think the hot is worse – when it’s too cold you can just put on an extra layer, being too hot is unbearable at times.
I’ve thought about installing some sort of air condition system, or at least getting a portable air conditioner for the upstairs (which always seems to be worse), but the cost of doing it makes it a bit unrealistic. Especially as here in the UK we only get very hot days a few times of the year, making it seem like a bit of a waste of money.
One thing that has really helped when I’m working is to use a USB fan. They aren’t that powerful, but provide enough of a breeze to cool you down. I find I work much better when I’m cool so it was worth the money to buy it. If you haven’t tried them yet you can pick up a USB fan for relatively cheap, or you could even try and make one.
I’m going to try buying a digital thermostat and see what the temperature actually gets too in the summer. I have no idea why it gets so hot, but I do know that I need to have several fans placed in strategic places to get the air flow going in order to make it liveable! I don’t really see what I can do to fix the problem, but at least if I get a thermostat I’ll be able to work out when the temperature is bearable and unbearable. Maybe I just need to get some more powerful fans….