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I've caved and turned on the portable air con. It's still really inefficient cause I can't really block the window. But I hung a sheet to try and block extra sunlight and some air getting though. These stupid blinds aren't helping cause they're rigid and the entire dimensions of the window
RIP my electric bill, again
I've got a smart metre thing so I can see my electricity usage, and the day I had the portable air con running for like 2 hours, I used 2kw more Ecotricity than my previous highest usage day. That is only like 80 cents, but still.
Itβs a sucky solution but taping tinfoil over large sun facing windows helps a lot
I can't remember who suggested it, but I'm considering those emergency warming blanket things since they're thicker than alfoil and I'm not sure what else to use besides alfoil
The rental laws also stipulate that you're allowed to put anything removable on the windows for the purposes of privacy or temperature control. So getting some window tint, or even completely blacking out sun facing windows could also be an option in the long run
Maybe the sunshades that go in car windscreens?
That's a good idea. From what I remember, I think they're fairly affordable and I've seen them in $2 shops a few times
I might look at some kind of window frost film in any case since the neighbours windows look directly over my fence and into my bedroom window which I'm not huge on.
I was looking at the window tint a while ago, the sample square I got off eBay wasnβt amazing but Bunnings sells too and it could help.
Expensive but
It doesn't seem too expensive. If it could just keep my bedroom a few degrees cooler, that would eliminate the need for the porty and it'd probably pay for itself in time
A tip, shading the window from the outside is more effective than from the inside. Itβs because as sun passes through the glass, it heats up the inside. But if you prevent the sun from blazing through the window then it really makes a difference. This is why houses with eaves tend to be stay cooler than those without, eaves partially shade the windows and walls from direct sun.