Beating the heat - suggestions required
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Nope regular chuna and POP are different AFAIK.
@linuxtechie - Thanks for your concern but it's not as bad as it seems to be. Babies are born and brought up in much extreme conditions in the world !
Polystyrene is a much effective idea, although as compared to the cement thing it would be costlier and applying it would be a hassle. Walls are not much of concern actually as the highest temps are achieved when the sun is overhead and walls would get most of the sunlight at dawn or dusk which is not a heat source at all.
@greenhorn - With the heat that I am talking about, the water would evaporate in 5 mins flat.
@blr_p: One of my preconditions is cost and hassles. I agree that this is the perfect solution and if had that kind of time and money, I'd definitely get it done. Believe me, in today's aesthetic world, it would be a cool thing to have on your terrace !
@linuxtechie - Thanks for your concern but it's not as bad as it seems to be. Babies are born and brought up in much extreme conditions in the world !
Polystyrene is a much effective idea, although as compared to the cement thing it would be costlier and applying it would be a hassle. Walls are not much of concern actually as the highest temps are achieved when the sun is overhead and walls would get most of the sunlight at dawn or dusk which is not a heat source at all.
@greenhorn - With the heat that I am talking about, the water would evaporate in 5 mins flat.
@blr_p: One of my preconditions is cost and hassles. I agree that this is the perfect solution and if had that kind of time and money, I'd definitely get it done. Believe me, in today's aesthetic world, it would be a cool thing to have on your terrace !
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Think of it this way, your roof is already made of cement and currently it is quite hot inside.
What diff is half a cm of cement on top going to do to change it ?
Here is a cheap but ugly solution. The idea is keep the sun off the roof.
Get a bedsheet or other material and secure at either end and then stick a cpl of bricks in the centre under, you only need maybe 1 foot clearance betwen the sheet and the roof.
Done, and i bet more effective than cement or polystyrene.
No access to the terrace tho, but if its cooling you want....
What diff is half a cm of cement on top going to do to change it ?
Here is a cheap but ugly solution. The idea is keep the sun off the roof.
Get a bedsheet or other material and secure at either end and then stick a cpl of bricks in the centre under, you only need maybe 1 foot clearance betwen the sheet and the roof.
Done, and i bet more effective than cement or polystyrene.
No access to the terrace tho, but if its cooling you want....
^^Bring down the temperatures, say delta 5-6, not more perhaps. This Surya Cool Cement seems to be interesting from the guy who's posted in T-BHP thread of yours. Shall try it this weekend if its available.
Today the afternoon temps were around 42-43'C. Could barely walk. Aw man, this place's pathetic during April.
Today the afternoon temps were around 42-43'C. Could barely walk. Aw man, this place's pathetic during April.
Kneo said:
Welcome to the aftermaths of so called global warming.
In my 8 years in surat this summer is happening to be the hottest already. Mercury is kissing 42 degrees and no signs of slowing down.
In Surat you have to say good bye to idea of cooler. As already humid atmosphere will make the heat unbearable.
like we mentioned you make a layer of chuna / cement whatever reflect the light away from your roof.
you can add temporary structure so that there is gap of 2/3 feets between structure and roof so that the heat little bearable.
If you are in better areas then open up the windows at the sunset and by sleep time the atmosphere cools down considerably.
@gannu : this heat is nothing against heat of ahmedabad. and chuna is calcium carbonate.
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Do consider wet gunny bags spread on the floor, water them every 2 hrs or so..or better, leave a tap on at very slow speed..
@medpal - I've been visiting Surat since I was a child. Compared to Mumbai the heat there is extremely dry, it's nowhere even close to humid. In Mumbai, its extremely humid but in Surat its as dry as it can get.
BTW - I stay at Tadwadi on Rander Road. For the Gujarati-challenged, Tadwadi literally translates to orchard of palm trees - LOL, now with the concrete urbanization, even a single palm tree would be hard to find. But kudos to the SMC - they are trying their best to keep the city green. Whenever I visit Surat, I feel very pleased to see the greenery around.
BTW - I stay at Tadwadi on Rander Road. For the Gujarati-challenged, Tadwadi literally translates to orchard of palm trees - LOL, now with the concrete urbanization, even a single palm tree would be hard to find. But kudos to the SMC - they are trying their best to keep the city green. Whenever I visit Surat, I feel very pleased to see the greenery around.
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medpal said:
Nope, this ain't global warming.
Kneo said:
Bingo :hap2:
The difference between greenery & not could be as much as 5 degrees.
medpal: in those last 8 years how much more construction has taken place in Surat
medpal said:
Now here is where the accounts differ :huh:
Kneo said:
Either it is humid or not, which is it ?
So long as the humidty is below 40% i think coolers will be ok. Tho ideally it should be 20% and below.
blr_p said:Nope, this ain't global warming.
Bingo :hap2:
The difference between greenery & not could be as much as 5 degrees.
medpal: in those last 8 years how much more construction has taken place in Surat
Now here is where the accounts differ :huh:
Either it is humid or not, which is it ?
So long as the humidty is below 40% i think coolers will be ok. Tho ideally it should be 20% and below.
last 8 years shoe the property boom in surat and construction work has been terrific grwoing for last 1 year is has slowed down.
the link which you have shown is linking humidity figures of ahmedabad airport which is dry city.
Surat definitely is a humid city, i have found it to be alsmot identical to mumbai.
this is what is predicted for surat for upcoming 5 days by IMD, GOI.
so himiduty factor is typically fluctuating like in summer. but still is high
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