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"Dave Liquorice" wrote:

Ceiling fans on slow speed are near enough totaly silent and make
rooms very comfortable

No they don't. They don't cool and are totally inadequate for most of the
summer. Have you considered planting geraniums outside? These will produce
a 15 degree drop in inside temperature - or so it is claimed. Apparently
theu also drop humidity by 40 per cent.