Much nicer outside! Hopped on the tram sweating my ass off, and hopped off to a lovely cool breeze
Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🎊🥳🎉 Friday, 20 December, 2024
Baku@aussie.zone 1 day ago
It’s been at 30° inside for the last like 3 hours. I just checked the weather, and apparently it’s 23° outside and has been for a while 🤦♂️
StudChud@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Baku@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I’ve opened the windows and turned the fans on to suck some cold air in, and blow it out the other window (yay having two!), but so far it’s only reduced the temperature by 0.1°
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Some fizzics for you. Open a small window on the upwind side. Open a much bigger window/door on the downwind side. The air exchange will be a LOT faster due to the Venturi effect. That is, creates a more powerful draft.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 day ago
That’s shitty Australian housing for you. We could have houses that work with this climate but we just don’t
Baku@aussie.zone 1 day ago
No dude. You don’t understand. That would cost the landlords and developers money. If they bothered insulating their houses, installing split systems, double glazing or tinting windows, painting with reflective colours, etc, they would have a gew less bank notes to lie on at night. They NEED that money or the poor starving landlords won’t be able to get a good night’s rest :(
neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
obligatory fuck landlords comment
Baku@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Put my name down for that too!
Nath@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Well, they actually do though. We just had our Landlord pay to service our aircon this week because it wasn’t cooling. Given what we pay in rent though, I have zero qualms about making sure the stuff in the place works as agreed.
I gripe about how much we pay fairly regularly, but I will concede that our landlord does actually approve the maintenance stuff we raise. Gotta be fair to the guy.
Baku@aussie.zone 1 day ago
In Victoria at least (not sure about WA), air cons not working are considered urgent repairs. They must be remedied immediately, or you can have someone fix it yourself then be reimbursed for the costs (as long as it’s under $2,500).
But, of course, that’s only a thing if the property already has cooling that’s supplied by the landlord. And I bet you can guess how many landlords volunteer to install something they aren’t required to, and if they installed, would be obligated to maintain. Especially considering the amount of people who don’t have much choice, and how many rentals don’t even meet the minimum standards they are already required to meet but choose not to.
I don’t believe your experience is anywhere near across the board.