The idea of how much it would cost to power a ground fan during the energy price crisis might be enough to get anyone with a cold sweat out.
However, moneytransfers.com tips on how to cost-effectively cool your home during the heat wave will be a bit of a comfort.
Research has shown that the average 110 w floor fan uses 2 p of energy per hour, or 40 p per day if it is on for 20 hours.
That would only add £ 12 a month to your bill.
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Air conditioning is the most expensive way to combat heat. You will use 23 p per hour, or £ 4.60 per day.
This will affect you with an energy bill of £ 138 higher than usual.
Ceiling fans are not common in the UK, but they are extremely economical as they only use 6p per day or £ 1.80 of energy per month.
If you don’t have a fan, you can keep your home cool by being tactical about how you use the windows.
Open the windows and keep the shutters open in the morning and evening when it’s cool (keep the windows open all night too if it’s safe to do so) and keep the air warm and sunlight out during the heat of the day.
A temperature of 40.3ºC (104.5F) was recorded on Tuesday in the village of Coningsby, Lincolnshire, a new all-time record in the UK.
How to stay safe in the heat – official advice
Keep out of the sun between 11 and 15 hours and avoid physical exertion
Drink plenty of fluids and avoid excess alcohol
Close the curtains in the rooms facing the sun
Never leave anyone in a parked car, and check on large and vulnerable neighbors
Walk in the shade, apply sunscreen and wear a wide-brimmed hat
Check that the medicines can be stored according to the instructions and check that your refrigerators, freezers and fans are working properly.
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Early in the day, mercury reached 39.1C (102.3F) at Charlwood in Surrey, breaking the previous record of 38.7C (101.7F) set in 2019 at the Cambridge Botanic Garden.
The nightly record was broken overnight, as Kenley in Surrey reached 25.8 ºC (78.4 ºF), while Kew Gardens and Heathrow broke the pre-noon temperature record on Tuesday, recording temperatures of 38.8 ºC (101.8 F).