Another heatwave is on the way and as temperatures continue to rise across the UK, many are searching for ways to keep cool.
Experts have warned that temperatures across the UK could be set to rise to record-breaking highs in the coming weeks, with much hotter days just around the corner.
A lot of Brits turn to electric fans when the weather gets warmer, especially during the evenings as many struggle to get to sleep.
However, after energy bills increased by 54% back in April, using your fan this summer could result in your bills skyrocketing, but luckily there's an easy way to work out how much your fan costs to run.
First of all, you need to work out how much electricity your fan uses, which can be worked out by finding out the wattage of the fan.
In order to then find out the total output you need to turn the wattage into kilowatt hours. A kilowatt hour is 1,000 watts used for one hour.
This will give you how much output is used in one hour, and then multiply this number by the amount of hours that you've used the fan.
Once you've found out the kilowatt output, you then need to times it by the amount you pay for 1 kW of electricity.
However, there is no standard set price for electricity cost per kWh in the UK, so in order to find out this amount simply look on your energy bill.
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Also, if you are on a default tariff and subject to the price cap then your energy supplier can charge up to 28p per kWh. The full equation is: cost = power (kilowatt) x time (hour) x cost of 1 kWh (pence).
Prices will vary dependent on your energy supplier, type of fan and how long you use it for, and Uswitch estimates that a a 120W electric fan costs approximately 2p an hour to run.
While some fans don't cost too much to run, those who prefer to use air con units to keep cool could see their energy bills soar.
Air con units are estimated to cost around around 44p per hour to run, and on average, people use them for four hours and 18 minutes during the day and four hours and 48 minutes at night. This could see you electricity bills increase by up to £28 per week, according to Uswitch.
If you're worried about seeing your energy bills increase but are eager to stay cool, there are a number of ways to do so without splashing the cash.
Keeping your curtains closed during the day is also a good way of keeping your bedroom cool, as it can help to control the temperature of your room between 15.6 to 19.4C – this is the temperature doctors recommend as the best temperature for sleeping.
Other interesting ways of cooling down include filling up a hot water bottle will freezing cold water, or putting your socks in the fridge and then wearing them.
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