Summer is not out yet - and we expect to be in for some balmy nights in the coming weeks. So how do you cool down when the temperatures rise and your house feels so hot it's like you have opened the doors of the oven?
BirminghamLive writer David Bentley has been looking into the options - and reveals the cheaper and more effective option that many of us many not have even considered:
David says: "I decided to try another idea. And it's really cheap and simple. It's a reversal of the idea of a hot water bottle in the winter and it works a treat if you do it properly. Having tried a hot water bottle that just has cold water in it instead, I found the effect didn't last long, so I went for a genius hack involving icepacks that cost about £1 each.