What direction does a ceiling fan need to rotate in order for it to help cool air rise?

Answer 1

clockwise

Answer 2

This is one of the first questions I ask when I first became hooked on Y/A! I learned that during the summer you run your fan clockwise to circulate the cool air. In the winter you run your fan counterclockwise to force the heat that rises to the ceiling down to the floor. This will save you a lot of money during summer and winter.

Answer 3

In order for the fan to draw air upwards (cool air rise), you should set it to where the lower edge of the blade spins to the front. On most models, this is clockwise.

Or you could just turn it on, stand under it, an see if it is pushing air down. If so, turn it off, then move the tab on the side of the motor, then turn on. This should get the results you want.

Answer 4

you won't get cool air to rise, but you can create a wind chill effect by having the fan blow in either direction.

in the winter, you want to move Warmer air at the ceiling down to you, and the summer, force the ceiling air to the walls,thus moving the air around the floor.

Answer 5

i always remembered by knowing that hot air rises so you dont want to have the fan blow the hot air down so clock wise you will need to have the fan..

Answer 6

Well, to blow air down you need your fan to go counter clock wise, so I would flip the switch and make it go clock wise.

Answer 7

Down in the summer, up in the winter.

Answer 8

counter clock wise

Answer 9

Clockwise if your looking up at it.