Unused rooms, heat storage and heat transfer

The next intense heat wave will, I believe, be arriving in a week or so and next time I will be ready

We have a 3 bedroom house, the smallest bedroom is the least used, door is open, the other spare room is used for ironing and has an overflow wardrobe, so is accessed regularly.
You must have a much larger house karma.

I agree Karmalady, its alarming how long the build up of heat takes to dissipate. On Friday morning I thought I'd walked into a boiler room (normally my utility) after leaving the door closed overnight!
The hall was quite comfortable and so the contrast made me realise how insufferable the previous temps had been.
We're all, sadly having to learn a few more tricks to manage the heat

I keep the 2 spare rooms closed these days to keep Rosie out, but with the curtains closed and windows open they stay cool despite being S facing.
TBH I don’t do all this stuff about opening the loft hatch, just create a through draught wherever I can, use my silent Dyson fan and remember to shut curtains, blinds etc. The house faces due N/S and is relatively modern so there’s not a lot I can do about that. I try not to overthink things.

Our living room faces north and there are really big trees on the pavement outside, so the room is always shady. However, with the temperatures we've been getting, it still warms up uncomfortably during the day.

We are looking at good quality dans to buy before the next heat wave arrives in a couple of weeks. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Sorry, fans not dans.

I agree Karmalady, its alarming how long the build up of heat takes to dissipate

We have that problem too.

When we refurbished house about 30 years ago, DH put insulation everywhere.
He thinks that that is the cause.

My fans are all Dyson, I have pedestal fan, table fan and a hot/cool fan. Bought over a long time as very expensive

Jaxjacky why does the size of my house matter? The tips I have mentioned are for anyone in any house or apartment. Being a scientist and practical, I am always looking for a solution to a problem and do like to pass on anything that can help

Fancythat the upside is that insulated houses are much better at heat conservation during the cold months

The current problem that I am looking at is wrt keeping infra-red out while still retaining long wave radiation ie visible light. It is the infra-red which does the heating and all the stuff, flooring etc is absorbing that

Keeping IR out while still keeping the room light is my aim, the alternative is to live in cave-like darkness, not nice for MH

Sorry if I said the wrong thing.

karmalady

My fans are all Dyson, I have pedestal fan, table fan and a hot/cool fan. Bought over a long time as very expensive

Jaxjacky why does the size of my house matter? The tips I have mentioned are for anyone in any house or apartment. Being a scientist and practical, I am always looking for a solution to a problem and do like to pass on anything that can help

I have been looking at Dyson fans but according to the reviews, the quality has diminished from when they were first on the market. I'll look elsewhere as the Dyson ones are so expensive.

Fancyflowers yes mine were bought when my husband was still alive ie pre 2015. I could not afford them now

Anyway, I am reporting back, my bedoom temperature is now 21.5 from almost 26 this morning and the whole of upstairs feels at a nice temperature. I am still keeping my built in wardrobe doors open. Who would have thought that the wardrobe and contents would be acting like a storage heater

Btw the exhaust fan in en suite and bathrooms also helps to suck warm air out

I bought DD3 a Dyson fan when her first baby was born in 2019 as I remembered only too well what life in a London Victorian terrace had been like with a baby in 1976 and then I thought, hang on, don’t I deserve one too?
So I bought my first, now I have one upstairs, one downstairs and another on order when JL get them back in stock!
Yes they come at a premium but are more than worth the extra.