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Post by flamingGalah on Dec 13, 2017 8:29:08 GMT -5
Ottawa's crummer was a piece of shit. Lovely for polar bears, salmon, and penguins. Wow that location in the Azores really could be considered one of the most comfortable climates in the world, you really don't need aircon or heating. And the tiny difference between the absolute temps and the averages. Same latitude as Melbourne. It depends how their houses are built, those winter temperatures are similar to here on the coast in Malta & we need some heating as homes are built with a single layer of block limestone, no insulation, no central heating, stone floors & they will be humid like here too so damp. It often feels warmer outside here in the winter lol |
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Post by Beercules on Dec 13, 2017 8:38:19 GMT -5
Houses in Australia do have insulation, but not to the extent found in the UK and Europe. There is no double glazing here for example, it's only a 3rd party addon. Sometimes my place gets down to 8C inside on the coldest nights, so have the remote for my heater (split system A/C) by my bedside in winter. But I only turn it on perhaps half a dozen times. If my house was in Malta, I probably wouldn't need heating at all, looking at your climate stats, your lowest temps are just about warmer than my averages  |
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Post by flamingGalah on Dec 13, 2017 8:46:13 GMT -5
Houses in Australia do have insulation, but not to the extent found in the UK and Europe. There is no double glazing here for example, it's only a 3rd party addon. Sometimes my place gets down to 8C inside on the coldest nights, so have the remote for my heater (split system A/C) by my bedside in winter. But I only turn it on perhaps half a dozen times. If my house was in Malta, I probably wouldn't need heating at all, looking at your climate stats, your lowest temps are just about warmer than my averages You get accustomed to the climate here though, the first winter we lived here we thought it was really warm & didn't need any heating at all, but once you live through a hot & humid Maltese summer, the winter feels so much colder by comparison. We have a portable gas heater & an electric fan heater too, which has already been on quite a few times in the evenings to get rid of the chill & my lowest temperature so far has only been 10.4C. A dehumidifier is a must here as well as the humidity makes everything damp & you can get mold growing on the walls & even on clothes in your wardrobe  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2017 8:47:08 GMT -5
Houses in Australia do have insulation, but not to the extent found in the UK and Europe. There is no double glazing here for example, it's only a 3rd party addon. Sometimes my place gets down to 8C inside on the coldest nights, so have the remote for my heater (split system A/C) by my bedside in winter. But I only turn it on perhaps half a dozen times. If my house was in Malta, I probably wouldn't need heating at all, looking at your climate stats, your lowest temps are just about warmer than my averages My apartment has no insulation at all  And solid stone walls. No wonder it's only 8°C in the unheated rooms. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2017 8:49:44 GMT -5
Houses in Australia do have insulation, but not to the extent found in the UK and Europe. There is no double glazing here for example, it's only a 3rd party addon. Sometimes my place gets down to 8C inside on the coldest nights, so have the remote for my heater (split system A/C) by my bedside in winter. But I only turn it on perhaps half a dozen times. If my house was in Malta, I probably wouldn't need heating at all, looking at your climate stats, your lowest temps are just about warmer than my averages You get accustomed to the climate here though, the first winter we lived here we thought it was really warm & didn't need any heating at all, but once you live through a hot & humid Maltese summer, the winter feels so much colder by comparison. We have a portable gas heater & an electric fan heater too, which has already been on quite a few times in the evenings to get rid of the chill & my lowest temperature so far has only been 10.4C. A dehumidifier is a must here as well as the humidity makes everything damp & you can get mold growing on the walls & even on clothes in your wardrobe That has to do with the construction of the building rather than just climate in my experience, my apartment has the same problem, mold grows on the walls and it's because there are no wall cavities+ the humid maritime climate. |
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Post by Beercules on Dec 13, 2017 9:01:45 GMT -5
Houses in Australia do have insulation, but not to the extent found in the UK and Europe. There is no double glazing here for example, it's only a 3rd party addon. Sometimes my place gets down to 8C inside on the coldest nights, so have the remote for my heater (split system A/C) by my bedside in winter. But I only turn it on perhaps half a dozen times. If my house was in Malta, I probably wouldn't need heating at all, looking at your climate stats, your lowest temps are just about warmer than my averages You get accustomed to the climate here though, the first winter we lived here we thought it was really warm & didn't need any heating at all, but once you live through a hot & humid Maltese summer, the winter feels so much colder by comparison. We have a portable gas heater & an electric fan heater too, which has already been on quite a few times in the evenings to get rid of the chill & my lowest temperature so far has only been 10.4C. A dehumidifier is a must here as well as the humidity makes everything damp & you can get mold growing on the walls & even on clothes in your wardrobe Holy shit wow! I've never had issues with mould growing on my walls, let alone on my clothes!!! if the outside temp is 10C, I don't even consider turning the heater on. my sole form of heating and cooling is a 7.1kw split system A/C, and the few times I did turn the heating on, it heats the place up so quick I only need to run it for like 15 mins. My insulation is not particularly awesome though, in hot weather like now, the indoor temp is not much cooler than the outdoor temp, it will get into the mid 30's inside on a day with high 30's outside temp if the A/C is not turned on. |
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Post by jgtheone on Dec 13, 2017 9:06:11 GMT -5
You get accustomed to the climate here though, the first winter we lived here we thought it was really warm & didn't need any heating at all, but once you live through a hot & humid Maltese summer, the winter feels so much colder by comparison. We have a portable gas heater & an electric fan heater too, which has already been on quite a few times in the evenings to get rid of the chill & my lowest temperature so far has only been 10.4C. A dehumidifier is a must here as well as the humidity makes everything damp & you can get mold growing on the walls & even on clothes in your wardrobe Holy shit wow! I've never had issues with mould growing on my walls, let alone on my clothes!!! if the outside temp is 10C, I don't even consider turning the heater on. my sole form of heating and cooling is a 7.1kw split system A/C, and the few times I did turn the heating on, it heats the place up so quick I only need to run it for like 15 mins. My insulation is not particularly awesome though, in hot weather like now, the indoor temp is not much cooler than the outdoor temp, it will get into the mid 30's inside on a day with high 30's outside temp if the A/C is not turned on. In Brisbane, mould is a common problem. I remember seeing some in my auntie's apartment. Unfortunately every time I visited it was in January or February, only once went in September and it was during a fucking heatwave lolol |
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Post by flamingGalah on Dec 13, 2017 9:23:51 GMT -5
You get accustomed to the climate here though, the first winter we lived here we thought it was really warm & didn't need any heating at all, but once you live through a hot & humid Maltese summer, the winter feels so much colder by comparison. We have a portable gas heater & an electric fan heater too, which has already been on quite a few times in the evenings to get rid of the chill & my lowest temperature so far has only been 10.4C. A dehumidifier is a must here as well as the humidity makes everything damp & you can get mold growing on the walls & even on clothes in your wardrobe That has to do with the construction of the building rather than just climate in my experience, my apartment has the same problem, mold grows on the walls and it's because there are no wall cavities+ the humid maritime climate. Well yeah exactly, but if it wasn't so humid here it wouldn't be a problem lol. Obviously homes here are designed to stay cool during the summer so that's why they are built that way, but not great in the winter. |
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Post by flamingGalah on Dec 13, 2017 9:27:17 GMT -5
You get accustomed to the climate here though, the first winter we lived here we thought it was really warm & didn't need any heating at all, but once you live through a hot & humid Maltese summer, the winter feels so much colder by comparison. We have a portable gas heater & an electric fan heater too, which has already been on quite a few times in the evenings to get rid of the chill & my lowest temperature so far has only been 10.4C. A dehumidifier is a must here as well as the humidity makes everything damp & you can get mold growing on the walls & even on clothes in your wardrobe Holy shit wow! I've never had issues with mould growing on my walls, let alone on my clothes!!! if the outside temp is 10C, I don't even consider turning the heater on. my sole form of heating and cooling is a 7.1kw split system A/C, and the few times I did turn the heating on, it heats the place up so quick I only need to run it for like 15 mins. My insulation is not particularly awesome though, in hot weather like now, the indoor temp is not much cooler than the outdoor temp, it will get into the mid 30's inside on a day with high 30's outside temp if the A/C is not turned on. It's a big problem here in the winter, that's why our dehumidifier is used more than our heaters, plus taking that humidity out of the air doesn't make it feel as chilly... |
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Post by boombo on Dec 13, 2017 9:34:43 GMT -5
Holy shit wow! I've never had issues with mould growing on my walls, let alone on my clothes!!! if the outside temp is 10C, I don't even consider turning the heater on. my sole form of heating and cooling is a 7.1kw split system A/C, and the few times I did turn the heating on, it heats the place up so quick I only need to run it for like 15 mins. My insulation is not particularly awesome though, in hot weather like now, the indoor temp is not much cooler than the outdoor temp, it will get into the mid 30's inside on a day with high 30's outside temp if the A/C is not turned on. It's a big problem here in the winter, that's why our dehumidifier is used more than our heaters, plus taking that humidity out of the air doesn't make it feel as chilly... I've noticed that as well, especially when it's only just too cold for comfort indoors (i.e. 16-18C) but probably something like 9C air temp and 9C dew point outside it's more useful to have the dehumidifier on than the heater, just to take all the moisture out of the air. Typical indoor RH in the morning on days like that will be about 70%, I try and get it down to below 60% if possible. Of course when it's properly cold like it has been this week and I have the heating on all the time it pumps out drier air anyway so you don't need the dehumidifier, I checked the humidity last night and it was something like 54%. |
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Post by Hiromant on Dec 13, 2017 9:40:36 GMT -5
Few people use dehumidifiers here. Heating takes care of it for the colder half of the year and spring and early summer are dry. I'd like less humid air in late summer but then I'd go for a full AC.
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Post by nei on Dec 13, 2017 9:50:59 GMT -5
I've noticed that as well, especially when it's only just too cold for comfort indoors (i.e. 16-18C) but probably something like 9C air temp and 9C dew point outside it's more useful to have the dehumidifier on than the heater, just to take all the moisture out of the air. Typical indoor RH in the morning on days like that will be about 70%, I try and get it down to below 60% if possible. Of course when it's properly cold like it has been this week and I have the heating on all the time it pumps out drier air anyway so you don't need the dehumidifier, I checked the humidity last night and it was something like 54%. My indoor humidity must have dropped to below 10% on the coldest winter days. 20°C with a dewpoint of -20°C is 5.4% humidity. |
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Post by Babu on Dec 13, 2017 9:59:40 GMT -5
Ironically, Scandinavia has got the best indoor weather in the world. Never goes below 18'C ever, and never above 24-25'C
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Post by nei on Dec 13, 2017 10:04:23 GMT -5
are the old homes well insulated? Old New England homes are drafty. I'm in a 110+ year old house with probably original windows…
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Post by Beercules on Dec 13, 2017 10:04:23 GMT -5
Damn FG, never would've thought mould would be a problem indoors in Malta in winter.
I have telescopes in my house, mould would be a disaster. Dew is completely psycho in winter here, but if I keep my windows closed, it never gets too humid indoors.
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Post by flamingGalah on Dec 13, 2017 10:12:19 GMT -5
It's a big problem here in the winter, that's why our dehumidifier is used more than our heaters, plus taking that humidity out of the air doesn't make it feel as chilly... I've noticed that as well, especially when it's only just too cold for comfort indoors (i.e. 16-18C) but probably something like 9C air temp and 9C dew point outside it's more useful to have the dehumidifier on than the heater, just to take all the moisture out of the air. Typical indoor RH in the morning on days like that will be about 70%, I try and get it down to below 60% if possible. Of course when it's properly cold like it has been this week and I have the heating on all the time it pumps out drier air anyway so you don't need the dehumidifier, I checked the humidity last night and it was something like 54%. Our fan heater makes the air dry, but the LPG bottle heater increases the humidity, so we don't use that as often. The dehumidifier pumps out warm air from the back too so it's win win  |
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Post by Babu on Dec 13, 2017 10:13:13 GMT -5
are the old homes well insulated? Old New England homes are drafty. I'm in a 110+ year old house with probably original windows… I don't know how well they were isolated when built originally. If they weren't, then they would get renovated I guess. All homes are well isolated, and in all homes there are either radiators and/or they have a so called pellet burner although that's not as common. And at least in Umeå, all apartments at least use what's called "fjärrvärme" (remote heat) which means the heat gathered from the burning of trash in a huge facility is used to heat our houses. That's the reason why Sweden is known to import garbage from other countries like Norway. We burn more garbage than we produce ourselves actually. |
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Post by flamingGalah on Dec 13, 2017 10:16:56 GMT -5
Damn FG, never would've thought mould would be a problem indoors in Malta in winter. I have telescopes in my house, mould would be a disaster. Dew is completely psycho in winter here, but if I keep my windows closed, it never gets too humid indoors. I do the opposite here, you get less mould if you keep the windows/doors open in the winter, keeping it well ventilated with fresh air is the best way. My bedroom window stays open year round, even at night & my back door is open everyday so that the cats can go out into the garden. On warm days like today the front door stays open too, it's so humid here that keeping windows shut would make no difference. |
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Post by Steelernation on Dec 13, 2017 15:17:54 GMT -5
I use heat every day from November to early April and the occasional day in October or may.
I use AC a few times from May to September, but not very often.
Dehumidifier? Nobody uses that here.
My house has floor grates. Don’t think I could live in a house without them. Amazing for warmth in the winter and for drying stuff as well.
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Post by Ariete on Dec 14, 2017 3:02:29 GMT -5
I have never opened the "indoor temperature watch" thread on this forum, as it's stable here regardless of outside weather. Haven't lived a summer here yet, so maybe I'll open the thread next summer lol.
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And solid stone walls. No wonder it's only 8°C in the unheated rooms.
