With the nation set to bake in hot weather this week, people might find it a struggle to sleep at night
With summer in full swing, Brits will be dusting off their fans in an effort to keep cool ahead of scorching temperatures. According to Met Office reports, some parts of the UK could see temperatures spike at more than 30C during the day.
But, when the sun sets, it might not be the relief many expect. Some areas will battle with humid heats that come close to 20C during the late night and early hours, potentially making a comfortable night of sleep impossible. Check your local forecast here.
If you haven’t already, now might be the time to invest in a fan that will make sleeping a breeze. There are lots in stock, such as Argos’ Bush 16-Inch Pedestal/Desk White Fan (£24, down from £30) and Amazon’s Oypla Electrical 16″ Oscillating Pedestal Electric Cooling Fan (£19.99) .
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But lots of Dunelm shoppers rave about the 16-inch White Pedestal Fan, which is a basic and affordable option that has been rated highly online. It costs £25 and can be collected at no extra cost from most branches within a few hours of placing a click-and-collect order.
With three different speed settings, this fan is “perfect for keeping you cool and comfortable during the summer months”, according to Dunelm. Dozens praised the effective device that offered a “quiet” way to keep cool.
One said: “A godsend in really hot weather. Brought instant relief during really hot nights. Standing in front of it, feeling the cool air was amazing.”
Another added that they had “bought one for every room.” A third wrote: “Probably the best fan I have ever purchased. Very quiet and powerful. Ideal for the heat!”
Someone else wrote: “Very easy to assemble and put together. It works well and makes a nice breeze. [It is a] good height, especially for being in bed or on the sofa.”
A fifth person put: “The fan works well. Even on the lowest setting, it creates a nice cool breeze. It’s very quiet to run and doesn’t take up a lot of space.” And, one more said: “Quiet fan even on full power!”
But, there were some complaints such as the cord being “quite short” and others mentioning that the fan’s mechanism for turning would “click loudly all the time. One shopper claimed that the fan would “shake violently” on any speed above ‘one’.
How expensive is it to have a fan on all night?
It might sound like a major dent in your bank balance to drift off at night – but an electric fan usually costs mere pennies to run overnight. According to the consumer experts at Which?, fans are “generally not big energy guzzlers”, even when used on the higher settings.
They did add: “But, energy use varies between different types of fan and by brand. Generally speaking, desk fans are smaller so will use less energy, whereas bigger pedestal or tower fans use more energy, making them more expensive to run.”