Does anyone own a fan that actually cools a room?

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I'm currently getting my youngest off to sleep in the bottom bunk and I feel so sorry for the kids sleeping in here. It's so muggy!
I'd like to buy something to cool the room but I've always been under the impression that a fan just circulates the warm air. Has anyone got a fan that works and can link it for me?!

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We have a million pound Dyson bladeless thing that vaguely pushes hot air your way and a £39.99 Screwfix industrial floor fan which is aggressively good. I've never needed to go past setting one. Can't hear the telly over it but I just don't care.

DH bought a Dyson fan the other day. Not the most expensive but it was over £300. Less effective than our existing fans (Honeywell). It's back in the box for return .

We have a little fan that blows air through a sort of water cooled filter. It was really cheap and is only small, but it is surprisingly effective. The evaporating water really cools down the air.

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Something like this

My AEG aircon unit is super. Use it in dehumidifier mode through the winter and aircon in summer. It also has a fan-only mode.

If you're spending hundreds on fans you may as well just buy an aircon unit.

Top tip from an Aussie - wet and wring out a tea towel and lie with it spread over your torso, with a fan blowing on you.

We use a Dyson fan too. Cools the air down nicely and isn't too loud. Neighbours of ours had air con fitted into the ceiling in their upstairs landing for £3000. I was shocked by how much they spent but I guess worth it if you really suffer in the heat.

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We have this one, it was the most powerful I could find for that price. It cools a 30c room to around 21. It's not perfect, but I'm bloody glad we have it these days

We have a fan it’s pretty good was about £40 from John Lewis but my friend has a Dyson and it was over £300, I think nearer £400 If I’m being honest but it’s like air con and silent.
I told her she was ridiculous for spending that amount of money as we live in London not Miami but I was the ridiculous one as they are sold out in the UK.😶

You can buy solar control window films off the Internet. Some are tinted and some are clear but they’d stop the heat from getting in there.

Another vote for a Vornado. Brilliant and worth every penny.

I'm so sorry to come back to the thread so late! Thank you SO much for all the replies!