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HomeServe reports on DIY hacks for cooling your home during heat waves, including making a simple air conditioner, using shade, adjusting ceiling fans, and managing humidity.

The display is on, the compressor hums, the room should be cool. And yet, the heat is still there sticky, almost mocking.

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