THE summer nights are here and trying to keep cool can be tedious but Bolton’s online electrical retailer, AO.com has created a range of hints and tips to help keep our homes cool without breaking the bank.

Following these simple hacks will help you keep you and your home cool during the summer months.

  1. Have a fan in front of your open window for increased air flow.
  2. Eat light, avoid heavy meals, drink lots of homemade ice water and avoid alcohol as that will make you even hotter.
  3. Put an ice pack on your pulse, it will literally cool down your blood.
  4. Switch all synthetic bed linen for pure linen or cotton.
  5. Lightly spray your bed linen with water, the slight dampness will cool you down.
  6. Fill up a hot water bottle, freeze it, and put it into your bed for cool sheets before you get n down.
  7. Have some cold water before going to sleep, sweating overnight will dehydrate you.
  8. Keep blinds and/or curtains closed during the day.
  9. Take a tepid (not cold, your body will work overtime to warm up again!) shower to cool yourself down.
  10. Put a dish with ice in front of a fan to get some cold air circulating down.