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> which is why they overheat in the summer I own an old (1890's) terrace house in the UK. The only part that overheats is the modern loft-extension that I bui
by denton-scratch 3y ago
> which is why they overheat in the summer
I own an old (1890's) terrace house in the UK. The only part that overheats is the modern loft-extension that I built 5 years ago. For the main part, it's like a cave; it retains heat in the winter, and remains cool in the summer.
It has single-leaf brick walls, which should be bad; but the frontage is quite narrow, which makes it pretty energy-efficient.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y ago> I own an old (1890's) terrace house in the UK Same. Our downstairs is nice and cool during the summer (not so much when it was getting near 40 degrees last year), but our upstairs gets much more light and can get too warm.
- sidewndr46 3y agoYou are describing your house as Maxwell's demon, which is impossible.
- denton-scratch 3y agoI can see how it sounds like that (and I take it you're being humourous). It's a mid-terrace house, which means that the side walls abut onto the neighbours' houses. The side walls are much bigger than the front and back. So not much of the external walls are exposed to the external environment, which is why it behaves like a cave. To be clear, it's not like a heat-pump; it just maintains a reasonable temperature. Did Maxwell's demon perhaps live in a cave?