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Post by jessupdc on Jan 11, 2018 19:18:13 GMT -5
The great ceiling fan direction debate. In which direction should the ceiling fan rotate to make your room comfortable, and to lower your energy bill to save money? Here’s the scoop:
In wintertime, the ceiling fan should rotate clockwise as you look up at it. This pushes down warm air that’s up at the ceiling. Circulating warm air makes you feel warmer, so you can set the thermostat a bit lower.
When summer rolls around, the ceiling fan should rotate counterclockwise as you look up at it. This will create a light breeze that you should feel. This won’t lower the temperature in the room, but it will feel cooler.
Look for a switch on the motor, right below the blades. This will change the direction of the ceiling fan blades.
www.ceilingfan.org/ceiling-fan-direction/
~ Bonnie
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Post by billm65 on Jan 15, 2018 10:46:55 GMT -5
I have tried that in our home, but in the room were I sit during most of the day, the fan blowing up onto the ceiling is too cooling for my small room. And it doesn't work very well in my bigger living room. We just don't use the fan in the cold months.
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Post by jholland1964 on Jan 15, 2018 10:58:04 GMT -5
Since our vents are in the ceiling our fan stays on clockwise year round. We've tried the recommended methods but that does not work for summer since the cool air comes out of the ceiling it just "stays up there" unless the fans force it down and counterclockwise doesn't do that job.
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Post by billm65 on Jan 15, 2018 11:42:30 GMT -5
Since our vents are in the ceiling our fan stays on clockwise year round. We've tried the recommended methods but that does not work for summer since the cool air comes out of the ceiling it just "stays up there" unless the fans force it down and counterclockwise doesn't do that job. |
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Post by lester on Jan 15, 2018 13:13:38 GMT -5
This is a very plausible theory but in my experience it does not work. I have tried it several times in summer and winter and it is not comfortable. I have tried it in two houses too. Blowing air down in winter made me feel cold and blowing up in summer did not cool. I now always blow down but only in summer.
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Post by jholland1964 on Jan 15, 2018 14:50:16 GMT -5
As we have seen this is one of those "one size does NOT fit all" recommendations. On the fans we have there are instructions that vary according to the location of the furnace/AC vents in the house and summer use instructions for homes without AC. But final line says, "configure to what works for you".
Clockwise in winter and counterclockwise in summer just cannot be "set in stone" settings must depend on the size of the rooms, if you have a forced air system then location of vents is key to setting of the fans. Play around, find what works for you, it may not be what the general advice says.
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