Subj : Heating Up Again
To   : n2qfd
From : Nightfox
Date : Sun Jun 30 2024 12:40:04

  Re: Heating Up Again
  By: n2qfd to All on Sun Jun 30 2024 10:59 am

 n2> So with the weather heating up again in the Northern Hemisphere I was just
 n2> putting up my passive shields and I thought I'd share.

 n2> I live in a 1930's construction home where central air was not a thing.

Would it be feasible to get a central A/C system installed for your house? I've heard of people doing that, and I've heard it can cost between $5,000 and $10,000 (US), though I'm curious if it would be feasible with a house from the 1930s.

 n2> and went to the hardware store and got some .5" thick foam insulation
 n2> board, the sort for foundations but the blue board but the white stuff
 n2> with the silver coating on one side. We get 4x8 sheets here in the states
 n2> so 48x96 inches and with windows that are about 29" wide (for a blinds) I

I hadn't heard about those kinds of sheets.  When I was growing up, my mom used to tape aluminum foil to the house windows (the more shiny side outward), and I think that helped keep some of the heat out.  Years later, I mentioned that to some of my co-workers and one of them said he hadn't heard about that and thought it would make the house look like a drug house or something..  I hadn't thought about that, but personally I'd rather have a more comfortable temperature in my house.  I'd think it would be far from looking suspicious enough for the police to stop by or anything.

Nightfox
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