too d@$# hot

[72fastback]

Ok this heat wave here is killing me. 34 degrees Celsius. 40 with the humid ex. No air circulation in the shop. On top of that have the welding helmet on it's suffocating.

 

[machman_73]

It's been too hot for me to. They do supply us with a vest that plugs in to a standard air hose. It almost gets too cold. We also have filtered air(special fitting) going in to our hoods if we want. You might check the internet. Last year I used both at the same time and got sick. Something like pneumonia. Not sure from which one. This week I'm just using the airhood without any problems. Both of these have a regulator. I think it may be some type of heat exchanger. Dragging around 1 or 2 air hoses is the trade off.

This is what I use when it's not hot.

 

[caspianwendell]

Ok this heat wave here is killing me. 34 degrees Celsius. 40 with the humid ex. No air circulation in the shop. On top of that have the welding helmet on it's suffocating.

I'm in Arkansas and we have the same temp as you and we are above normal...what is your normal this time of year?

 

[TheJ]

I hear you I was working in the garage and I look up at the thermometer and saw this.

Roughly 38 degrees celsius. I wasn't welding though.

 

[Jim and Jutta]

Ok this heat wave here is killing me. 34 degrees Celsius. 40 with the humid ex. No air circulation in the shop. On top of that have the welding helmet on it's suffocating.

Yep, hot here also, we're breaking 74 degrees today. Looks like I'll have to take off early and pop a cold one. Tomorrow they're threatening us to top 75 which means another early day and a cold one.

Jim

 

[goodnigh]

It is 35C right now with RH around 30%.

Warm for south bay. At a State park a couple hours

from here it was 109F last weekend.

mike

 

[72fastback]

Ok this heat wave here is killing me. 34 degrees Celsius. 40 with the humid ex. No air circulation in the shop. On top of that have the welding helmet on it's suffocating.

I'm in Arkansas and we have the same temp as you and we are above normal...what is your normal this time of year?

normal for us would be around 24 25 degrees Celsius. what is killing is the humidity levels.

It's been too hot for me to. They do supply us with a vest that plugs in to a standard air hose. It almost gets too cold. We also have filtered air(special fitting) going in to our hoods if we want. You might check the internet. Last year I used both at the same time and got sick. Something like pneumonia. Not sure from which one did it. This week I'm just using the airhood without any problems. Both of these have a regulator. I think it may be some type of heat exchanger. Dragging around 1 or 2 air hoses is the trade off.

This is what I use when it's not hot.

that kit seems awesome but it usually is pretty good here so investing in that system is not really needed. We don't get this kind of heat often so we just tough it out. And I'll be on vacation in a week and a half so I'll be fine hahahaha

 

[coilwire]

The bad thing is comes winter we will be wishing for this heat, myself included.

Jim

 

[JimNiki]

tell me about it! raining everyday and 12 degrees today. Nice warm days are just a faint memory now.

 

[72fastback]

The bad thing is comes winter we will be wishing for this heat, myself included.

Jim

not me I can always add more clothes when its cold but welding in your underwear is not recomended

 

[OLE PONY]

Hit 97 F here in Northern Virginia today. I tried to keep my activity outdoors very brief. I did bring my boat home from storage to prep for it's first use this year, but too hot out to work on it.

 

[Don C]

104 today, 107 tomorrow, less than 10% humidity...

 

[matrixx]

Your not kidding. Luckily I took the day off. I manager a service station in Ashland with no a/c anywhere 10 hours a day. It sucks I want last month! Sunny and 70!

 

[Wolverine]

SoCal. 75 during the day. 65 at night. Nice ocean breeze. Been this way going on 5 months now.

 

[matrixx]

Wow that's nice!!! Maybe I need to relocate. Hmm good weather and strict motor vehicle laws..or hot weather and no emissions...I think I'll stay