Ceiling fan rotation

Same here, it’s one of those “Up-scale, Trendy, Yuppy, Foo-foo” kind of places.

Have you been going to Micky D’s again? :wink:

Pysics ‘101’

Evaporation is a cooling process.

Summertime air blowing on the skin creates evaporation of skin moisture thus you feel cooler. Leaving a fan on while no one is in the room is a waste of electricity.

A cracker from the Florida electrical power services told me about the last part. I believe him. What the blazes is being acomplished by leaving fans rotating when no one is present.

My wife would not agree with you but she can’t explain why.:wink:

That said I have vaulted ceilings in two areas.

One is 19’ at the center and there is no way to move the accumulated hot air except to leave the fan on over night with the windows open.

I’m considering adding an exhaust fan near the top of the 19’ wall to act as a whole house ventilator. (It would discharge into the garage attic space)

How many inspectors does it take to decide on what direction a ceiling fan should rotate? :stuck_out_tongue:

That question cannot be answered at this time:mrgreen:

Jeffrey,

I like things that are out of the ordinary and that fan is a conversation piece.

My ceiling is cathedral and I keep the fan on low speed 24/7 except when it get too hot then I use the second speed. I had it for 2-3 years and no problems.

The only inconvenience is that the switch for the reverse is on top of the motor so I have to stop the motor and get the step ladder but it gives me a reason to dust it.

For the ones still debating, air flow downward in summer and upward in winter.

Cheers,

You all have it wrong about the fan rotation.
You left out the key component in the equation of building science, well, it’s not a component, but its the human factor.
The answer for the correct fan rotation is… any way you are comfortable, period.
I settled, I mean, lost, this argument with my wife several years ago at my home.
As long as you are comfortable who cares. Same with a floor fan or pedestal fan.

Well after 2 years, I’m certainly glad that is settled. :wink:

Really !

LMAO.

Fan moves the air over the bed.
Double window fan in one window.
Window at head of bead open 2" and door closed to the room.
Room is in a negative pressure.
Cool night air suck in through the window.
Ceiling fan circulates cool air on top of bed.
Window fan sucks it out.

Continuous through the night and freezing my a ss in the morning.

:mrgreen:;):slight_smile:

They invented A/C you know Marcel…yeah that is an old but good trick.

:slight_smile:

Well, this year been different.
Hot days and cool nights.
So I moved my bedroom AC down 2 levels to my family room office to stay cool in reading some of the Inachi Posts. :mrgreen::wink:

Mikes right down in summer, cooling, and gentle up flow in winter, keeps the heat at the ceiling moving.

Hot air is on the ceiling so why bring it down?
Seriously you are mixing air to make floor and ceiling closer to equal in temp if in a closed environment are you not?

See no reason it honestly matters as it is like stirring a drink with direction not meaning much.