Why is it that when I set my thermostat to 73° F in the winter it is comfortable. However, 73° F in the summer feels uncomfortably hot? Shouldn’t the same temperature feel the same indoors in a controlled environment (via the thermostat)?
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this is not a full explanation but it’s part of an explanation. Some people have already given some good advice but you might also be feeling radiant heat. He is created when light hits a surface and it is absorbed by that surface. Some energy passes through that surface. That energy can then go into a building and Hit objects in that building and heat them. Depending on how well your house is insulated and how thick your walls are you may be getting infrared heat. You can cool the air temperature in the room without lowering the radiant heat gain from sunlight.
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