SUNDAY 4 AUGUST 2019
Heat of the moment
There’s plenty of summer to come: try out Aneira Davies’s tips to keep
your home cool when temperatures soar again
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With recent record-breaking temperatures of 39C in London and more than 30C elsewhere in Britain, it’s
more important than ever to keep your home as cool as possible, for health as well as comfort.
Such sweltering heat makes it harder to sleep and the daily commute becomes more unbearable than ever.
With a limited number of truly scorching days each year, most British homes don’t have air conditioning –
but there are some simple things you can do to turn your home into a cool retreat.
From investing in a good-quality fan to closing your windows during the day, here’s what to do to keep the
temperature down in your home during a heatwave.
Invest in a good fan
When the mercury shoots up, the first thing we reach for is the fan – but not all fans are created equal.