TikToker Shares ‘Life Hack’ to Keep Cool Without AC

Charlotte Russell from Leeds, England, shared this ‘lifesaving’ air conditioning hack to TikTok in the midst of the heat wave that gripped the UK last week.

Russell told Newsflare she’d tried a number of remedies, but in the end, it was a frozen bottle of water in front of a fan that did the trick, ‘It’s saved me during the intense heat wave we are experiencing this year, as I work in very hot conditions. It’s also helped the kids to sleep easier when the temperature has been the most extreme we have seen in years.’

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[rb]

Before I had AC I just sprayed myself with a squirt bottle while sitting in front of a fan. At night I'd place wet washcloths on me while sleeping in front of a fan. Worked like a charm.

[benbenoy]

Use 2 bottles. Use one while other on stays in ready to swap.

[ilahipearson]

I met an old man who used to live in AZ. He said in the summers he'd lay a box fan on a tray of water. When water evaporates, it cools the air.

[vogelvogeltje]

So all you need to do is get an empty BO’OH’O’WA’ER

[Chairman_Rafaell]

For a faster cooling process (not freeze) put a lot of ice in the bottle and shake it until the ice breaks.

[kirstyschannel]

I have a cold shower and get a wet towel stick it in fridge or freezer lay on it to sleep with the fan on me helps a lot 😅

[chadevans]

You can also cut two liter bottles in half and secure the pour side to a fan. When air is condensed, it becomes cooler. Two or three on a fan's covering will cool the air significantly. This is better than the video's method because there is no condensation created.

[romac]

When it's proper hot af, dampen a t-shirt so it's soaked but not dripping and lie down. You'll fall asleep quickly and wake up when your t-shirt is dry.

[wideawake]

We used to do that in the 60s and 70s. It's not new. We used ice cold water in a baking dish.

[kiemi]

Tried. Didn’t feel any difference! Gallon water bottle cracked. Leaked! Takes up a lot of space in freezer. SO not worth it!

[Dezm]

A damp sheet or towel will be more effective. When the sheet gets warm or dry remoisten with cold water.

[vickythefist]

God it's hot today in the UK .going to try this right now cus I feel like I can't breath thankyou

[Sharperthanu]

The fans I use here in Canada are TWICE the size of that fan

[forevercalirarebreed]

I do this all the time. This heat melted my bottles.

[statichispanic]

Maybe if it only reached like 80 degrees in the peak of summer, sure this works. In Texas where it’s 100-110 daily, the water melts too fast to do anything

[muhammadtalha]

It is not even that hot in UK it barely goes above 30 C for 10/15 days, In Pakistan it goes above 44/45 C for 5 months straight

[largolt]

Don't forget to put two cardboard walls on each side. This helps concentrate the cold air if you're VERY hot.

[JuliaMonrreal]

If you use ice just put salt the ice will last longer

[Hambone]

I hate how people in the UK complain about the weather, they should experience a South American summer

[easchannel]

That doesn’t condition the air to lose heat energy, it just makes humidity which will make your room feel hotter