Davina's diary vol 3, life goes on... continued

[davina61]

Not the best camera angle TBH. 30C in my flat so closing the curtains worked, sun has come around now and can see keys without a lamp! East facing windows in my flat.

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

You look very beautiful and what a lovely dress too!

[davina61]

Charity shop find, some good bargains can be found if you look. I found a brand new M&S dress for £5.

[davina61]

Slept okay despite the heat, cool breeze this morning but its still 30C in my living  room. Ended up with a wet cloth on my forehead yesterday and that helped ,quick cool shower before bed. Not sure what I will be doing today as they say it could be up to 34C here, staying in anyway.

[Stottie Girl]

Slept okay despite the heat, cool breeze this morning but its still 30C in my living  room. Ended up with a wet cloth on my forehead yesterday and that helped ,quick cool shower before bed. Not sure what I will be doing today as they say it could be up to 34C here, staying in anyway.

It was 28C where I was yesterday. Not fun when you're stuck in a sunroom trying to fix the door! It felt like 40-42C in there. I'm hoping for a bit cooler today as I have so much to do. I am currently having to change clothes 4 times a day because of the sweat! Sweaty betty!

[davina61]

Its not quite 10am and I am bored already being "stuck in". Still some more parts turning up today so will brave the heat tomorrow and fit them.

[Emma1017]

Davina, you look lovely!!!  What a great smile.

Being able to wear a dress in miserable is such a plus too.

I loved the photos of you car restoration. Very cool and very impressive.

[Gina P]

News of your record heat have reached here. Perhaps its time to get a window ac unit. Here in the states, most small ones are less than $200. A small price for a good night sleep. I have even seen air conditioned auto shops. The owners say they, get so much more work done without fighting the heat.

[davina61]

But we dont get small AC units here, well cheap ones. Might change if this is the norm.

[Stottie Girl]

Yeah The only ones I've seen (other than the portable ones) have a great big air handling unit on the outside. I can imagine that being a source of noise for neighbours so maybe not ideal. It's getting tempting though as these hot summers become more regular.

[Devlyn ✅]

News of your record heat have reached here. Perhaps its time to get a window ac unit. Here in the states, most small ones are less than $200. A small price for a good night sleep. I have even seen air conditioned auto shops. The owners say they, get so much more work done without fighting the heat.

Can verify... they don't sell window air conditioners here. You can pick up the portable ones that use a dryer hose to vent the unit out a window, but that's about it unless you want a heat pump with mini splits.

I'm constantly talking to my wife about just grabbing one off the shelf at Walmart. I usually wax eloquently about it, like I visited Narnia and heaven on the same day. 😂

[davina61]

And if they did they would ban them for net zero!  32c in my flat and getting hotter at 4.45. lets hope its a bit cooler tomorrow, might be some showers or thunder later.

[Stottie Girl]

News of your record heat have reached here. Perhaps its time to get a window ac unit. Here in the states, most small ones are less than $200. A small price for a good night sleep. I have even seen air conditioned auto shops. The owners say they, get so much more work done without fighting the heat.

Is this the sort of thing?


They look really ugly in my opinion. I still think I would worry about the noise levels externally. Housing is much more densely packed than in the US.

[Lori Dee ✅]

Those are the ones. The noise is not bad. The problem is the voltage. US voltage is 115V, and European voltage is typically 220V. Since they are not common over there, finding one that uses the proper voltage may be difficult. The power cable will have a different plug to prevent accidental use of the wrong one.

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

I would fit my own split unit except that in the UK you gotta be Fgas certified to fit them. If course i could completely ignore that and do it anyway.

[Devlyn ✅]

Is this the sort of thing?


They look really ugly in my opinion. I still think I would worry about the noise levels externally. Housing is much more densely packed than in the US.

They're not nearly as noisy as the hot hatch owned by the neighbor who's doing all the complaining...

[davina61]

Well its not any cooler today, thought I would beat the heat and go down the workshop early but its 29C already. A lot better tomorrow so will go then. By Sun its a high of 22 and wet! so normal summer then.

[Stottie Girl]

Those are the ones. The noise is not bad. The problem is the voltage. US voltage is 115V, and European voltage is typically 220V. Since they are not common over there, finding one that uses the proper voltage may be difficult. The power cable will have a different plug to prevent accidental use of the wrong one.

You can just buy a 240-115v step down converter. They aren't dear.

[davina61]

No point as it will be back to 18C and wet by Sunday!!! Looks like a very lazy day for then, have my heater fan I use to boost heat in my bedroom set on cold and on a chair blowing air at my sofa. Just a gentle breeze but it helps.

[Gina P]

  That's exactly the type of ac unit I was talking about. Place in the window, drop the sash, expand the accordian sides and done. Noise is not that bad. You definitely hear them, though. I once had a unit with a dual inverter that was so quiet that you barely heard it. Cost a bit more though. Now I have a cheap one that makes more noise. Sizing is important also, to work better with multiple rooms.
   I built a house back 25 years ago. Never had ac, just ceiling fans. As the climate changed we added 2 window units to cool it. Now I can't imagine life without one. The new house will have central ac. Our heat wave is coming next week with temps in the 90's f to at or near 100 f most of the week.(32c to 37c) 😅