Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
She doesn't want tinting, because she "likes the light in that room in winter".
Best prevention is to stop the heat hitting in the first place IMHO - reflect as much as you can away from the building's surface, then you only have to worry about thermal (air temperature) transfer from exterior gap to glass to interior gap (venetian blinds), which should hold a lot of the rest.
The cost of installing decent exterior blinds is probably around $3K minimum, given the window sizes - 2.5m and 1.8m wide, both 1.8m high. I know what you're thinking - who the fuck installs west-facing windows THAT big?
The fucking retards who built this place, that's who. It looks pretty, but is less than practical for my needs.
Ultimately the wife's Homes & Gardens approach is fucking with my New Scientist/Economist approach. And given I have the solar system I want, I'll let it lie for now. Next summer, maybe
If I'm reading the stats right, it looks like the battery got through until about 5.30 this morning after being razed by air con yesterday. That's encouraging, because if it was at 98% instead of 57% when the solar died off yesterday, it would have got us through the night I reckon.
Best prevention is to stop the heat hitting in the first place IMHO - reflect as much as you can away from the building's surface, then you only have to worry about thermal (air temperature) transfer from exterior gap to glass to interior gap (venetian blinds), which should hold a lot of the rest.
The cost of installing decent exterior blinds is probably around $3K minimum, given the window sizes - 2.5m and 1.8m wide, both 1.8m high. I know what you're thinking - who the fuck installs west-facing windows THAT big?
The fucking retards who built this place, that's who. It looks pretty, but is less than practical for my needs.
Ultimately the wife's Homes & Gardens approach is fucking with my New Scientist/Economist approach. And given I have the solar system I want, I'll let it lie for now. Next summer, maybe
If I'm reading the stats right, it looks like the battery got through until about 5.30 this morning after being razed by air con yesterday. That's encouraging, because if it was at 98% instead of 57% when the solar died off yesterday, it would have got us through the night I reckon.