Ceiling Fans....blowing up or down?

[mitchelt]

I think in the Summer they should blow up, so it sucks up the cool air and tries to cool down the hot air that rises to the top of the ceiling.

And in the winter they should blow down.


What do you think?

 

[Wallydraigle]

I think in the Summer they should blow up, so it sucks up the cool air and tries to cool down the hot air that rises to the top of the ceiling.

And in the winter they should blow down.


What do you think?

Fortunately for you most of them let you change direction at any slight whim you might be taken by.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: lirion

I think in the Summer they should blow up, so it sucks up the cool air and tries to cool down the hot air that rises to the top of the ceiling. And in the winter they should blow down. What do you think?

Fortunately for you most of them let you change direction at any slight whim you might be taken by.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

 

[Wallydraigle]

 

[HellRaiserandBeerDrinker]

Yeh I think that's the proper setting
It's more a matter of sending air up in summer and hot air down in the winter
....although I don't think many use fans in the winter
all the good ones have a fan direction switch

 

[etalns]

Originally posted by: HellRaiserandBeerDrinker
Yeh I think that's the proper setting
It's more a matter of sending air up in summer and hot air down in the winter
....although I don't think many use fans in the winter
all the good ones have a fan direction switch

 

[sheselectric]

my head hurts

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Well the air diverters are in the ceiling in my home so I have the fans set to blow it down on us which allows me to set the thermostat a bit higher because of the "wind chill factor" Perhaps it's not scientific but I assure you my experiments support my method

 

[Flashram]

I must be really bored...

USA Today article on ceiling fans err... blowing.

Even more blowing tips.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: lirion

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Thanx for the link Flashram It is good to be vindicated. I'm a native Floridian and we have heat and humidity that makes your clothes stick to you this time of year so I know where of I speak concerning keeping cool when it's hot.

 

[Tiger]

it's not that hard to figure out.
Down in the summer to mix the hot air at the ceiling with the cool air on the floor.
Up in the winter to force the warm air at the ceiling out to the walls and windows and down as it cools eliminating drafts.

 

[Shelly21]

Going down always feel better than blowing up.

Especially If you have AC on the ceiling.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: mitchelt
I think in the Summer they should blow up, so it sucks up the cool air and tries to cool down the hot air that rises to the top of the ceiling.

And in the winter they should blow down.


What do you think?

Nope. It's the reverse.

Why you may ask?

In the summer, you want to feel the air blowing on you. It effectively allows you to set your termostat 2-5 degrees higher. So you have the fan set to blow down.

In the winter, you DON'T want to feel the air blowing on you (it makes it feel colder), yet you still want to mix the air in the room.

It doesn't matter which way the fan is blowing if all you want to do is equalize the air temp at the top and bottom of the room. Both directions do that in a matter of minutes. The reason for switching directions is comfort.

 

[HellRaiserandBeerDrinker]

Apparently it's different for cathedral ceilings (which I have)

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

I thought that it had more to do with which hemisphere your in, rather than season.

 

[zayened]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: lirion

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: sheselectric
my head hurts

 

[tops2]

hm..i also thought u were supposed to have it blow up to suck up the hot air in the summer. but then if u have it blowing down, it always feels good to have a light "breeze" even if its a degree or two higher...

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Shelly21
Going down always feel better than blowing up.

m'kay

 

[HappyPuppy]

Either way you are mixing the hot air higher up with the cooler air lower down. You wind up with a median air temperature either way.

The advantage to having it blowing down on your hot, sweaty body is that the air movement will absorb more of your body heat, hence, you feel cooler.

 

[mitchelt]

It's to work with me for my cathedral ceilings.

When I walk under the fan in the summer and it is blowing down, the air is hot.