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Am I going to reduce a room’s temperature covering a huge hopper window with either paper or reflective aluminum foil, but leaving the window a bit open when the sun shines directly into the window? (linux.community)
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I need an air current in this room, even when the sun shines directly into it.

I was thinking covering the hopper window with either paper or reflective foil and leaving it a bit open, but I don’t know if this is a stupid idea.

A closed window means an unlivable room.

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[–] 4 points 2 months ago

In our rental houses, we have always used foil on the north-facing windows (I’m in the southern hemisphere) in summer. Leave a window open an inch or so to allow air flow, but also open a window on the other side of the house so you get a draft from the cooler side to the hot side. Sometimes nights can be cooler; if that’s so, open as many windows as possible at night to cool the house, and close them again before sunrise.

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