Agreed about the evaporative coolers - just use the fan with no water - or
pour the water on yourself and stand in front of it!
I have a very hot bedroom (well, not according to my wife, on reflection
;-0 ) and have a large diameter three speed ceiling fan with a built in
light where the old ceiling rose was. ( ~£25 B&Q) This is very effective in
circulating the air and providing a pleasant draught.

Dave
"Adrian D. Shaw" wrote in message
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Felly sgrifennodd JPG :
Don't waste money on evaporative coolers that use a stream of air across
water.
This will cool the air but raise the humidity to produce an unpleasant
clamminess and actually seem IMHO, to make you feel more uncomfortable.

Or just move up into the mountains! Our warmest midnight temperature so
far
this month (indoors, measured just outside the bedroom) is 21.0 degrees
(00:00 on 20/6).

That's still too warm for me

Adrian (12 miles ESE Aberystwyth, 260m/860ft asl)
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