A woman has shared a simple fan hack that will keep you cool during a heatwave - and it's left people wondering why they've been using the gadget wrong for so many years Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters As the mercury rises, many of us rush to introduce fans into our homes to fend off the sizzle of a heatwave . However, it turns out we might have been using them incorrectly all this time. A TikTok content creator known as @sophmac26 has set the internet alight with a video that reveals a common fan misstep.
A hack so simple yet so effective, it's left viewers absolutely gobsmacked. In her social media revelation, she instructs: "What you do is open your window and face your fan outwards. It's supposed to repel the hot air outwards, as opposed to just pushing the hot air around the room.
" She conveys the success of the method, noting: "My bedroom is usually the hottest room in the house at this time of night, and it actually feels so cool in here right now. It's so much cooler than what it is normally." Despite placing the fan for roughly three-and-a-half hours, sophmac26 observed notable results, indicating the effectiveness of the trick.
Having stumbled upon the hack online, her decision to give it a whirl resulted in a pleasantly cool outcome. Since the upload, her viral advice has chalke.
