Is the switch on the fans suppose to be up our down in the summer
2007-06-07 04:10:52 · 5 answers · asked by christineannmiller1977 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
That's something my husband and I argue about all the time. He says they are supposed to pull the air up and out to the sides in the summer and blow the air down in the winter, since heat rises. I like it the other way because I like the air blowing down in the summer where I can feel it but I like it pulling it up and circulating it in the winter. We usually end up alternating our fans and have some going one way and some going the other way. I just put the question in the yahoo search box and here's what Bob Vila's website says, "Ceiling fans should rotate counter clock-wise in the summer (to generate a breeze downward to cool you off) and clock-wise in the winter (to cycle the warm air that rises to your ceiling.) Do not be afraid to run your ceiling fan in the winter. You can expect a 10-15% savings on your heating bill. You can save up to 40% off your cooling bill in the summer."
2007-06-07 04:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by angela 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blades should turn in the direction of the lowest part of the blade in the summer. Cool air stays towards the floor and needs to be circulated upwards to spread the cooling effect. The breeze caused by going the opposite direction (blowing downwards) feels better at the time because it is evaporating the moisture on your skin. It is not doing anything for the rest of the room though.
2007-06-07 05:43:46 · answer #2 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha! can no longer say i've got observed something from the ceiling fan, yet each now and then whilst our Golden Retriever is wagging his tail beween tight areas, like the wall and a field or the bathing room door, we pay attention beats that sound like different Who tunes! we've heard factors of Slip youngster, Squeeze field and Love Reign O'er Me! i assumed we've been nuts. nicely, according to possibility we are, yet a minimum of now i be attentive to we are no longer the only ones! Do you think of Keith Moon is guffawing at us?? yet as to you, this basically proves which you're no longer the only music fan on your place LOL!
2016-11-26 22:45:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a fact that I don't want to believe is true, but it really is true. Ceiling fans will lower your energy costs, because your AC will not work as hard.
2007-06-07 04:24:25 · answer #4 · answered by DJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What ever feels best for you. Ceiling fans are for your comfort.
2007-06-07 04:35:55 · answer #5 · answered by sharon g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋