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greenfreak
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Ceiling fan debate
Situation:
You have a high ceiling in your living room. Since heat rises, you want the ceiling fan to circulate so that the warm air is somehow circulated down into the room.
Do you set your fan to spin clockwise or counter-clockwise?
This just confused the heck out of me.
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Posted 11/27/07 10:05 AM  |
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Wendy
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Re: Ceiling fan debate
I picked jingle bells because there was no OTHER 
But I have no idea and would have to check when I get home! 
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| Posted 11/27/07 10:08 AM |
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yankinmanc
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Re: Ceiling fan debate
Yes. I agree with you.
(thats what I say to my husband when he tries to talk to me about sports.)
I think its Counter Clockwise though.
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| Posted 11/27/07 10:33 AM |
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DRMom
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Re: Ceiling fan debate
Its counter clockwise and there is a switch on the part where the spokes come out from
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| Posted 11/27/07 11:35 AM |
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Goobster
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Re: Ceiling fan debate
We always question the same thing.
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| Posted 11/27/07 11:38 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Ceiling fan debate
To add to the confusion, some fan blades can switch their angle, so it always goes the same direction, but the blades either push or pull, depending on how they are angled....
Try it one way, if the air is coming down towards you, it's good. If you don't feel a breeze coming down, it's the wrong way. Put it on it's highest setting so you can feel it easier.
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| Posted 11/27/07 1:29 PM |
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luckysmom
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Re: Ceiling fan debate
Wait, does this really work?
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| Posted 11/27/07 1:41 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Ceiling fan debate
http://housewares.about.com/od/coolingheating/f/ceilfanrotation.htm
http://www.residential-landscape-lighting-design.com/energy_benefits_ceiling_fans.htm
Benefits of Ceiling Fans in Winter Months.
Remember: Warm air is lighter than cool air. In any given room there are layers of air with varying degrees of temperature, the warmest air near the ceiling. In the winter months, you should run your ceiling fan in a clockwise direction. This pushes warm air up against the ceiling and then down the walls, genty recirculating warm air through the room without causing a chilling breeze. This technique has been proven to lower home or office heating costs by as much as 10% by offsetting the HVAC work load.
http://www.wonderquest.com/Fans.htm
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.
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| Posted 11/27/07 2:16 PM |
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greenfreak
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greenfreak
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Re: Ceiling fan debate
Thanks everyone!
Shawn, great info. We have a 15 foot ceiling and I noticed the other day how chilly it got in that one room. I didn't want to be paying for too much heat this winter!
I was worried that the fan blowing down would be worse, but it makes sense now that it should go the other way.
I have to try this tonight! Thanks!
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| Posted 11/27/07 3:30 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Ceiling fan debate
Just keep the fan on low. You want to guide the air down, not create a breeze.
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| Posted 11/27/07 3:50 PM |
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greenfreak
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Re: Ceiling fan debate
Ah yes, moderation. I'd rather not use more energy so I can use less oil.
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| Posted 11/27/07 3:53 PM |
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Superkat
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Re: Ceiling fan debate
I usually turn off my fans in winter. So I picked Jingle Bells. It was cuter than the truth.
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| Posted 11/27/07 5:05 PM |
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Kara
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Re: Ceiling fan debate
Posted by Superkat
I usually turn off my fans in winter. So I picked Jingle Bells. It was cuter than the truth.
Same here. 
I sleep with the ceiling fan on in our bedroom every night, though. I like the air circulation and my comforter is REALLY warm.
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| Posted 11/27/07 5:15 PM |
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