At first i thought it a good idea to get lots of skylights pointing south
but on further investigation some say that they can get too hot in summer
and some say its best to have them in the north facing roof.

What experience do the panel have of skylights?

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[george]

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In message , "George (dicegeorge)"
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At first i thought it a good idea to get lots of skylights pointing south
but on further investigation some say that they can get too hot in summer
and some say its best to have them in the north facing roof.

If you see a factory with a "sawtooth" roof, you will always see the
glass panels facing north - in fact that's what they are called - "North
lights"


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geoff

On 18 Apr, 20:06, geoff wrote:
In message , "George (dicegeorge)"
writesAt first i thought it a good idea to get lots of skylights pointing south
but on further investigation some say that they can get too hot in summer
and some say its best to have them in the north facing roof.

If you see a factory with a "sawtooth" roof, you will always see the
glass panels facing north - in fact that's what they are called - "North
lights"

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geoff

In my south-ish facing kitchen roof, I'm putting in solartube instead
of skylights to
avoid overheating in the summer.
Simon.

George (dicegeorge) wrote:
At first i thought it a good idea to get lots of skylights pointing south
but on further investigation some say that they can get too hot in summer
and some say its best to have them in the north facing roof.

What experience do the panel have of skylights?

A couple of years ago we converted the loft on our old house.

We put in two big south facing Velux windows and a fire escape velux.
We found that blinds were important in the summer! Plus, we could
open them to dump heat when it was very hot. Convection works!

Guy

ive read that the blinds should be on the outside of the windows
because once the heat radiation is through the glass
it wont bounce back out...
but wont external blinds blow away in storms?

and are any of the expensive special glass treatments worth it?
triple glazing with some UV plastic film?

xxxxxxxx

What experience do the panel have of skylights?

A couple of years ago we converted the loft on our old house.

We put in two big south facing Velux windows and a fire escape velux.
We found that blinds were important in the summer! Plus, we could
open them to dump heat when it was very hot. Convection works!

Guy