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Someone put up a tent on their balcony to escape their heat-trapping apartment during the night. (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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Third extended heat wave within 6 weeks.

The previous one exceeded 40°C, and the buildings not yet had time to completely cool down from that one before the third wave hit.

I was considering putting up a tent in my garden myself, but as I own a ground floor flat, the indoor temperatures did, with the help of some additional cooling measures, thankfully not exceeded 27°C.

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[–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Have you used a portable AC made in the last decade? They're quiet / on par with central AC these days. I have a Midea one and unless it's on full-blast, it's hardly noticeable beyond the sound of air moving

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    That is surprising. I've had two in the last dacade, the last one bought 3 years ago and they are around 60dB which is standard from what I've seen. I checked the local midea models and they still say >60dB in their spec. No decent central or split system gets close to that kind of noise and personally I find it impossible to live with.

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