Jen_PFR Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Bring your uggs! Perth homes don't have central heating or double glazed windows, so while the winters are milder than the UK, the poor energy conservation makes a big difference in terms of how warm they stay. It can easily get to around 14 degrees celsius inside a house overnight, which doesn't sound too bad, but try getting up into chilly air at 6am to go to work - not nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobynMargarat Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 People in Perth are spoilt. Winter in the country towns is, colder, away from the coast... When we lived in Narrogin, railway town down the great southern, 9 or 11 degrees celcius during the day. Ravensthorpe just the same...all day. Wind that is biting cold, but with the right sort of heating ( with us it was a wood fire), which is out of fashion these days, as too much wood, delivered, is still green, sawn down last year, not having laid in the bush for more than 4 years. Still has too much moisture in it..so causes smoke that hangs around the windows, not blown over the roof. But the cold is also different to what you are used too. WA hardly ever has snow, except on the Porongups, or Stirling ranges down near Albany, but the few times it has, yes even in Narrogin , when my oldest was 3 ( she is now 40) it was so cold, I kept inside near the fire, only going outside when the sun came out, thus missing the snow! we do have some very cold weeks during June July August, where it sometimes gets down to around 2 or 3, and even below freezing, early in the morning, just before the sun comes up, between 2am and 6am. Usually the sun is up by 7am, we also sometimes have very thick fog, where you cant see, 5 yards in front of you, and cant hear any traffic either... so don`t be complacent, if you feel the cold in Britain, you will here too, even when you have lived here all your life, like me, you don`t really get used to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenaoz2b Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Hello again, might be a silly question, but was wondering if the air con system also blows out hot air or is that something that would incur very high costs??? Thanks to all, from a very rainy Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give me a break! Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Hello again, might be a silly question, but was wondering if the air con system also blows out hot air or is that something that would incur very high costs??? Thanks to all, from a very rainy Scotland Some do. They are reverse cycle air con units and they have hot and cold settings. But they are very expensive to run but lovely and warm and toasty when you need it. Most people have Evaporative where we live and thats just cold. When we first arrived (1st July) our holiday home have reverse cycle and it was lovely, we were suprised that we needed it but as Fiona has said when its 18 during the day and it drops down to 2 at night it does feel bloomin cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Evaporative don't tend to work well when it's humid - but that's not too often in Perth thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest4182 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Evaporative don't tend to work well when it's humid - but that's not too often in Perth thankfully. Perth has been quite humid this last summer and autumn months...not very nice really. We have split air con systems (which cost a fortune) but work very well and you can use them in any weather. They do have heaters on them too and are very good but be sure to have pots of money to run them....or just put another jumper on....We have to have our air con on alot in summer upstairs as it gets sooo hot...the downstairs stays quite cool....but just be aware that double storeys here do get very hot upstairs....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenaoz2b Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Some do. They are reverse cycle air con units and they have hot and cold settings. But they are very expensive to run but lovely and warm and toasty when you need it. Most people have Evaporative where we live and thats just cold. When we first arrived (1st July) our holiday home have reverse cycle and it was lovely, we were suprised that we needed it but as Fiona has said when its 18 during the day and it drops down to 2 at night it does feel bloomin cold. Thanks for that, will defo look into something like that, as I am a woose when it comes to cool nights in the house brr!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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