Yep, we took one of these with us. Left it running all night pointing at us as we lay in bed downstairs. Well worth having, I agree although the sellotape trick didn’t work for us!Couple of cheap USB fans can help.
Although, you need to cello-tape them to your face to feel any real benefit.
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We had the same last summer in France - the local bricolage had portable ACs in for 150euro - cheaper than the UK so we just bought that back with us!I was so desparate this summer in Italy that I went and bought a standing ac unit. We where in a great place in Italy, Vallecrosia, except for one thing, mosquitoes everywhere. Even after the sun got up, somehow they managed to get through our mosquito nets. Normally I don’t notice them much but here, it must have been Ferrari mosquitoes or something.![]()
After some research I went to the local Expert shop in Ventimigila and bought a standing ac unit for 250€. Now we can have cabin closed and not fry like sardines.
I used the cardboard of the ac unit to make a cover with a hole in it to let the warm air out and mossies out. Worked very well.
I am home in sweden now so will start my next project, installing a pc fan over the air inlet for the cabin so I can sleep downstairs in more normal temperatures without installing the nets on the windows all the time. Two nets in the sliding windows does not make enough ventilation when we are sleeping with our heads to the rear.
I will report back on my install.
Do you leave the blind open?Project in progress but you'll be able to see the intent.
3x 120mm computer fans; covered with insect mesh, linked with joining plates and end-caps (only one end-cap fitted in photos).
Free standing fan or mount into window (T6.1), reversible so can be used to draw air in or as an extractor (eg during internal cooking).
I may get the fine tuning of fitting the fan speed controller and connection cable this weekend or early next week and will post links to the 3D print files, fans etc.
120mm Fans £23.49 for 5 (so leaving a couple spare), fan speed controller £5.99 for 2.
I really must get around to writing up some of the other projects I have been undertaking too.
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Do you leave the blind open?
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