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How to Stay Safe During a Heat Wave (www.consumerreports.org)

submitted 1 year ago by hedge@beehaw.org to c/environment@beehaw.org

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Scorching temperatures and high humidity—especially together—can pose serious health risks. Here's how to protect yourself.

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[–] TQuid@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

None of the windows here work with window units, they all cant outwards rather than sliding. Well, not all but they’re rare.

[–] unce@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh yeah that would be tricky with a standard window unit. Maybe a floor unit with some type of triangle casing for the exhaust hose would work with those windows.

[–] TQuid@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Yup, these exist, where you end up covering the awkwardly shaped opening in fabric and attaching the house to that shroud. Unfortunately, floor units are hideously inefficient. Better than nothing though.