"David Hearn" wrote in message
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With this hot weather and working in an air-conditioned office, I've been
dreaming of trying to get our house's temperature down to something more
comfortable.

Our dining room faces due south and there's a large bay windo which lets all
the sun in. It's horrible.

The answer is to draw the curtains on the south side of the house. The rest
of the house isn't a problem.

We open windows of course to catch whatever breath of moving air there is.
But covering windows seems to be the most effective solution and costs
nothing. If you have curtains ... in the caravan we lower the venetian
blinds.

Mary