I have searched the internet, and found one website that says counter-clockwise to cool, and another that said clockwise to cool! Which was should it be?!
2006-07-04 04:26:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Q: Which way is forward on a ceiling fan? Which way should it go during the heating season?
A: Fans come with a forward and a reverse setting. When you click it to "forward", the fan blows the air down. Standing under the fan, you will feel a breeze. When you click it to "reverse", the fan reverses rotation and blows the air up. Now, when you stand under the fan, you won't feel a breeze.
So, during the winter, turn the fan to "reverse" to circulate the warm air without blowing air down and cooling you in the process. Hot air rises and a ceiling fan, running in reverse, gently mixes the air.
During the summer, on the other hand, turn it to "forward" to create a wind-chill effect as the air moves against your skin and cools you.
So far, what I've said holds true for rooms with standard 8-foot ceilings. Fan companies recommend this procedure.
"Some people with higher ceilings, like a stairwell, often do the opposite of this," Marcus of Lamp Depot says and explains their rationale. Cool air sinks to the floor, which causes the lower levels to be cooler and the upper levels hotter. So, in the summer, they run the fan in a blowing-up direction to keep cool air-conditioned air, which is coming out of their upstairs vents, upstairs where they want it.
In the winter, they run the fan in the blowing-down direction to move warm air into the lower levels of the house where they spend their time during the day. They feel no draft downstairs because they are too far away from the fan.
2006-07-04 04:54:35 · answer #1 · answered by grahamma 6 · 9⤊ 0⤋
Ceiling Fan Clockwise
2016-10-04 22:23:50 · answer #2 · answered by wally 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Should my ceiling fan rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise for cooling?
I have searched the internet, and found one website that says counter-clockwise to cool, and another that said clockwise to cool! Which was should it be?!
2015-08-05 23:33:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since heat rises I believe it's best to run the ceiling fan clockwise in Summer and counter clockwise in the Winter.
2006-07-04 04:32:30 · answer #4 · answered by Deborah B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the summer, if you are cooling the room with air conditioning you want the fan to pull the air up or rotate clockwise. This will pull the hot air up to the ceiling and allow the cool, air conditioned air to fall and cool the room.
If you are not using an air conditioner and you want a warm breeze, you want the fan to push the air down or rotate counterclockwise.
In the winter, you want the fan to push the hot air down from the ceiling and help warm the room or rotate counterclockwise.
2006-07-04 04:38:55 · answer #5 · answered by gilchristelectric 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
clockwise for forced air, counter clockwise for air removal
2006-07-04 04:30:06 · answer #6 · answered by Outman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
clockwise think about it
2006-07-04 04:29:35 · answer #7 · answered by fighterjetwings 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the angle of the blades that count.
You want the air to push down so the leading edge of the blade should be higher than the trailing edge in summer.
In winter you want the hot air (Rises) to be circulated so leading edge down to force air up and around the room.
2006-07-04 04:33:14 · answer #8 · answered by D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think clockwise, but not sure
2006-07-04 04:44:09 · answer #9 · answered by jelly_bean.11990 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Summer blow down
Winter blow up
2006-07-04 04:31:47 · answer #10 · answered by da_hammerhead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋