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pfdsa wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:07 am My spouse keeps using enough thick blankets to keep you warm in the North Pole. Since I don't want to have a heat stroke, ....a fan and pointing it at the side of the bed where I sleep instead of using AC. Not a perfect solution, but has been working out for us.

Same here.
AC goes on when temp is 28 or more.

fools_gold wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:20 am I'd get one of the cold mist types which use ultrasonic rather than steam to raise the humidity.

Thanks for the advice. I’ve never tried a humidifier before. Do you have any model recommendations? You keep it right next to your bed?

Gulliver wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:54 am

fools_gold wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:20 am I'd get one of the cold mist types which use ultrasonic rather than steam to raise the humidity.

Thanks for the advice. I’ve never tried a humidifier before. Do you have any model recommendations? You keep it right next to your bed?

I am sorry, but humid air is harder to cool and more expensive to cool. You will not more effectively cool a house by raising the humidity, the opposite is in fact true.

Gulliver wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:54 am Thanks for the advice. I’ve never tried a humidifier before. Do you have any model recommendations? You keep it right next to your bed?

In the US I just got a cheap one off Amazon. I can't remember the brand. We kept it in the bedroom near the bed. Here we use one of those Sharp air purifiers with a built in humidifier. To be honest, I've only had problems with low humidity in the winter here.

Kanto wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:36 am I am sorry, but humid air is harder to cool and more expensive to cool. You will not more effectively cool a house by raising the humidity, the opposite is in fact true.

True, but the OP was complaining about the air getting too dry when he used the air conditioner. Hence the humidifier suggestion.

+1 for the Nitori cool bedding. Our house is old so the insulation is terrible. A couple years ago I realised setting my a/c to 27º and keeping it on all night helped me sleep like a baby. It's like waking up in spring! And it's not too cool to be unhealthy.

Yeah I live in a new build in the city that is basically hermetically sealed. So the humidity doesn’t get in very easily. I don’t like opening the windows or vents because of the pollution and inevitable tobacco smoke that gets in.

I still find myself occasionally opening the balcony door expecting to get a pleasant breeze of fresh air, only to be assaulted by a blast of hot smelly pollution. It’s this time of year that always brings fevered dreams of moving to Hokkaido or somewhere up in the mountains. But then I wake up, walk down the street, go get a fresh croissant and coffee and forget about it all.

Kanto wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:43 am We use a queen bed with 2 blankets - Get one of these for yourself!

https://www.nitori-net.jp/ec/feature/ncoolbedding/

I had been thinking about getting some of this for a while, and just bought some today. Let's see how good this new-fangled technology is!

beanhead wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 8:14 am I had been thinking about getting some of this for a while, and just bought some today. Let's see how good this new-fangled technology is!

It's nice a cool when you lay down ... but it's not magic, it heats up as you lay on it like any other sheet. Still it's probably better than nothing.

Tony wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:22 pm
It's nice a cool when you lay down ... but it's not magic, it heats up as you lay on it like any other sheet.

Damn. I was relying on its magic properties

It amazes me that the advertising for Heat Tec and other similar products confidently tells us that they raise body temperature by 2 degrees or whatever.
'Are you SURE?' is my general response...

I have the latest model Mitsubishi whole home dehumidifier that keeps the air at a constant 50 percent humidity. This is ideal for human comfort and eliminates the moldy or musty smells that tend to creep in once humidity surpasses 60 percent. In my bedroom I keep the AC at 23 degrees constantly (never turn it off) and I sleep very well.

I can't imagine how anyone could use a humidifier during the Japanese summer. Was that a typo?