There are 3 solutions
1. Shut up and put up. Sleep during the hot part of the day, and keep the windows shut and the sun off the rooms by shutting the curtains. After all, you keep the heat in during the winter with the same idea
2. Move to a really hot country, then move back to a more temperate climate.
3. bodge something up.
OK there is a 4th option, buy something, but you can't justify buying something for a few days a year, which will cost a lot to run, then sit in a corner getting in the way, then won't work after a few years and will end up in land fill.
An old dehumidifier is perfect for me, as it doesn't use very much energy, but conversely doesn't give much cooling either - say 800W in theory, but I doubt I achieve that as the evaporator isn't finned. And I can (only) run it off surplus energy on the solar panels.
I don't know much about aircon, but luckily a pal does. A bit of advice and bodgery later and voila. A window rattler, as they are known in the trade.
The view from outside
The view from inside. Blue Peter would be proud.
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