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Friday, 3 August 2018

I want air conditioning


Working in astronomy institute is nice and all but sometimes not even a TARDIS and some astronauts can save you from the heat.

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  1. I don't understand how people can get anything done at 29°.

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  2. Photographing clocks is about the limit of my current abilities.

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  3. Rhys Taylor happy to report that temperatures have finally fallen here. Currently about 21. It's been far, far too hot for way too long.

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  4. It just hit 30. Been like this for weeks and all the plants are dead.

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  5. How unusual is it for the temperature to get that high in Prague?

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  6. Shaun Griffith I actually contemplated one of those last year, but getting all the parts involves a surprising amount of trekking around in extreme heat, which is not fun. So I gave up. It currently looks like the hot weather may be about to subside, finally...

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  7. David Lazarus It happens pretty much every year. One year it was 38 C, which was hell, but only for a day or so. This year the problem has been sustained night time temperatures above 20 C for several weeks, so everything stays permanently hot.

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  8. Rhys Taylor - Mid 70s Fahrenheit at night isn't so bad, but I suppose it can be if you don't have A/C. I imagine you had A/C when you lived in PR?

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  9. The problem is that the minimum of 21-23 C doesn't happen until about 5am, so there's no time or sufficient temperature difference for anything to cool down. Hence my flat stays at around 28 C all night. I survived the first year in Puerto Rico without home A/C and inside temperatures were regularly hitting 35... dunno how I managed that.

    Fortunately the temperature is finally starting to break and we're at least getting colder nights (15 C) now. With careful management of airflow, this means I can generally keep inside temperatures below 24 C, which is quite acceptable.

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  10. Rhys Taylor - Do they sell window A/C units in Prague? It could pay to invest in one.

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  11. They're not much of a thing here. I might consider a mobile unit plus a window seal, but I'm moving apartments so it may not be necessary.

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  12. Rhys Taylor - That's cool. I'd ask where to, but I don't know the area anyway.

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