Comments by "Piccalilli Pit" (@piccalillipit9211) on "Awnings: a simple cooling tech we apparently forgot about" video.

  1. 3 Stories - 1) I Live in a "commi block" in Bulgaria. - it has a wind catcher on the roof, It is VERY effective ours is a giant brick triangle facing the direction of the prevailing wind. It goes down a central shaft to below the building where it cools further and then UP the service riser in the core of the building - that provides pressurised cold air to all the apartments. It is supposed to the a self regulating bypass system - but that rusted up decades ago so you have to regulate it with opening and closing windows. Its 100% FREE and VERY effective 2) a shop just had Awnings installed last week and Ive taken to standing under them on my dog walk to give the dog and I 5 mins of cool Again SURPRISINGLY effective. 3) The block has very VERY high thermal mass - the walls are 20cm or 30cm thick concrete - they heat up all summer and cool down all winter. I have not used AC or heating for the 5 years I have lived here. August is a little too hot and Feb a little too cold - but its livable. My heating and cooling bills are €0.00 for 5 years. in a climate that is -5ºc to +40ºC.
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  2.  @Davesobscurevideos  WHY...?
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  3. a shop near me just had Awnings installed last week and Ive taken to standing under them on my dog walk to give the dog and I 5 mins of cool I was thinking LITERALLY YESTERDAY "I should get Awnings on my home - they are surprisingly effective"
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  4. HEAVY DRAPES ARE AMAZING AT STOPPING THE HEAT Its 38ºC out [100F ?] right now on my giant south-facing apartment windows - I dont have AV cos Im European. I have 1 ceiling fan 35w and I am perfectly cool. I have 2 sets of very heavy curtains [drapes] up at the windows - if it gets to 45ºC I have silvered hardboard sheets that I put up EDIT - we do also have a wind catcher on the roof so that helps
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  5. WOW WHAT A COINCIDENCE a shop just had Awnings installed last week and Ive taken to standing under them on my dog walk to give the dog and I 5 mins of cool I was thinking LITERALLY YESTERDAY "I should get Awnings on my home - they are surprisingly effective"
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