11 Eco Friendly Ways to Keep Cool |
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Insulate your loft to help keep the heat out of the house.
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Close curtains during the day to keep sunlight out of rooms that are not being used, and open them at night to let cool air in.
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Open windows that are opposite each other to create a breeze through the house.
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Put a hot water bottle filled with ice in your bed.
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Plant deciduous trees in strategic positions around your house to shade the windows in the summer and let sunlight in when they have lost their leaves for the winter.
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Wear loose fitting light coloured clothes as dark colours absorb the heat.
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Spray yourself with cool water.
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Drink lots of cool water.
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Don’t switch lights on unless you really need to as they give out lots of heat.
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Have smaller meals and eat more frequently
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75% fill a large soft drinks / water bottle with water and freeze. Put in front of an open window to cool any moving air (supplied by Valerie Mangin)
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