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To ask if you have a fan on right now?

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ippyielleo · 29/06/2025 22:26

Do you always have the fan on, or the window open at night? We can’t really open our bedroom window so that’s not a choice and the fan is so noisy!

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AcrylicPink · 30/06/2025 18:08

I’m currently sitting with a fan on me and a cold wet towel draped over my head.

I am not a hot weather person. I love cold weather.

GentleSheep · 30/06/2025 18:08

No idea where the fan is, so no, and can't open the window at night due to grass pollen.

330ml · 30/06/2025 18:05

Me and DH are warm weather people so, so far we haven’t needed a fan at all.

chattyness · 30/06/2025 17:59

Windows shut to keep pollen out , fan on low ...it's a shark flexibreeze, very quiet and cool, it's so lovely

DiscoBeat · 30/06/2025 17:52

SleepingisanArt · 29/06/2025 22:31

Windows closed aircon on = good night sleep. Best money we've ever spent, even the water softener comes 2nd to the aircon unit in the bedroom. (Bedroom is south facing so is very hot in the afternoon even with the curtains closed etc.)

What unit did you go for? I want the get a couple for my DC's rooms as they're on the top floor which is the hottest part of the house.

Scarlettpixie · 30/06/2025 17:51

I slept with the window open last night. I don't sleep well with a fan on as it is noisy.

I have an air cooler in my home office which works a bit better than a fan but the dog is in here with me currently and is scared of it so it isn't on at the moment! I did have it on earlier and will be moving it around with me this evening but turn it off when I go to sleep. Might need to let my son borrow it for his room for a bit too.

ARainyNightInSoho · 30/06/2025 17:46

Shut your windows!

British people don’t know how to manage hot weather. I grew up in a very hot country where people kept windows firmly shut in very hot weather. It makes sense. Why let hot air in to your house?

Your routine for weather over 28 degrees should be:

Keep curtains and shutters closed all the time
Only open the windows at night when the air is cool
Fans don’t work properly if the windows are open all day when it’s hot as they are just moving hot air around

tumblingdowntherabbithole · 30/06/2025 17:42

We leave the window open year round and have the ceiling fan switched on in the summer. We both have cooling blankets to use as well.

LF11 · 30/06/2025 17:39

PractisingMyTelekenipsis · 30/06/2025 16:57

What does it mean when it says you have to "snap it"?

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Flick it really fast

PractisingMyTelekenipsis · 30/06/2025 16:57

LF11 · 30/06/2025 15:28

VAKKI Cooling Towel, Ice Cold... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074867R8Q?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

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What does it mean when it says you have to "snap it"?

LF11 · 30/06/2025 16:03

Allseeingallknowing · 30/06/2025 15:55

Does it really work?

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I’ve not got this actual one, but bought it for a friend and she says it’s great. I bought mine abroad in a outdoor camping shop and it’s so good

Allseeingallknowing · 30/06/2025 15:55

LF11 · 30/06/2025 15:28

VAKKI Cooling Towel, Ice Cold... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074867R8Q?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

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Does it really work?

Eldermileniummam · 30/06/2025 15:55

We've just been leaving the bedroom window open

AlternativeView · 30/06/2025 15:54

Yes.
My fan is small and not very noisy

Allseeingallknowing · 30/06/2025 15:53

2 fans!

Livpool · 30/06/2025 15:52

I have a fan on overnight. I don’t have a window open as I live on a busy road

DontTouchRoach · 30/06/2025 15:48

A mini USB one on my bedside table, but that’s because I’m in hospital and it’s unbearably warm in here. I don’t own a big fan - just the mini one which is a handheld / clip-on one I keep in my bag for public transport. It was sheer luck that it happened to be in my bag when I was admitted.

LF11 · 30/06/2025 15:28

FishChipsAndVinegarPlease · 29/06/2025 23:00

Link if you please :-)

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Fizbosshoes · 30/06/2025 14:45

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 30/06/2025 09:11

At night? Yes to fan on and window open at night. In this weather, we keep curtains/blinds and windows closed during the day, to keep the house as cool as possible. Then open them up at night, once the sun has gone down and the air outside is cooler than the air inside.

I try to do this, windows and curtains/blinds closed between about 9.30am and 7.30pm (ideally) but literally no one else in my house complies, so it's a losing battle. Teen DD whinges it's too dark and DH doesn't like it because he hasn't heard it's a good idea so therefore it can't be

Thepeopleversuswork · 30/06/2025 09:22

Fans on in all the bedrooms. I normally don't like any background noise when I sleep (need silence) but I can't sleep without one in this heat. I've become quite accustomed to the gentle hum my fan makes and quite enjoy it now.

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 30/06/2025 09:17

I hate aircon too @EvilDJ, massive migraine trigger due to dehydration. I am on prescription medication which affects my kidneys and makes me more prone to dehydration and renal damage, so I have to be very careful in hot weather or doing anything that causes excess fluid loss. I take rehydration salts and drink a lot of water.

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 30/06/2025 09:11

At night? Yes to fan on and window open at night. In this weather, we keep curtains/blinds and windows closed during the day, to keep the house as cool as possible. Then open them up at night, once the sun has gone down and the air outside is cooler than the air inside.

Caligirl80 · 30/06/2025 09:10

EvilDJ · 30/06/2025 08:43

Windows open, I need fresh air to sleep well. Hate any kind of fan, they just blow hot air around. I can’t sleep with air con on either, it gives me a really bad headache.

May be that you are getting dehydrated, hence the headache. Aircon can dry out the air. If you would prefer to use the AC then you can get yourself a humidifier - you just put it near your head when you sleep and you should find it moistens the air. Just be careful in hot weather, though, that you are using clean water (boiled if you don't buy it ) designed for humidifiers, that you are cleaning the machine regularly, and that you aren't causing mold to grow.

Also drink more water if you are using an AC unit. They will dry you out.

Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 30/06/2025 09:09

I have 2 fans on at night. They are quiet and the hum is like that white noise that helps you sleep.