Ceiling fan experts ?

[D.O.C. 989]

Does it really make a huge difference in room temperature or comfort when reversing the direction of the fan from summer to winter?

[Ben Danbleume]

It does make a difference if you have high ceilings.

[donpilot]

I always wondered myself. I think just moving the air is whole point.

[basscla]

Yes. We reversed our when the heating season starts.

[Chautauquanuy]

I agree it helps. More so with higher ceilings. I always have our fans set to the slowest speed which I believe is key. Make sure the fan is rotating in a clockwise rotation. Warm air raises so you want to gently (slow fan speed) push that warm air at the ceiling down into the room.

In my home, the benefit is most noticeable when I have my fireplace on. So if one of my fireplaces are on, I always have the ceiling fans on. Rarely will I run a fan when the fireplace isn't on.

[pa.X19]

Summer counter clockwise blowing down, the hotter it is the faster the speed.
Heating months, clockwise drawing up, lowest speed.
If I have a fire going in the family room no FAN! I learned this lesson and pissed my wife off by smoking the place out

[Dan21XRS]

It helps keep the fan from wearing itself out... Dan

[BP in ME]

Winter mode is a gentler mixing of the air so it feels less drafty. The whole reason for running it in the summer is to feel cooler from the downdraft and that's not what you're going for in the winter

[mattmann7]

I upped my expertise last week. GF uses the spare bedroom for her changing room. The ceiling fan was running and she couldn't reach the pull chain. I shut it off and tried to expedite the fan blades to stop turning. Done it a thousand times by putting a finger between the blades and stopping them. Misfired and snapped a blade off at the casting that bolts it to the unit. Now I have to shop for a new set of blades.

I will become an expert at shopping for them soon.

[Skeeterbait]

Summer its just nice having air moving to help cool you off. You want the fan blowing down to the floor. Winter it is especially important for room comfort to stop the warm air from collecting at the ceiling and colder air hugging the floor. reverse the fan to draw air up and force the warm air down the walls to keep the air well mixed and the upper air the same temp as the lower air in the room. I have 12 foot ceilings and that extra overhead air space makes this very important.

[rjvana]

It does make a difference if you have high ceilings.

It Sure does. with 10' or better ceilings . In fact I just replace my 15 year old Hunter fan with a larger fan diameter.

[Bob]

Interesting..I just installed a haiku fan by bigass
They recommend just downdraft to mix the air
You can change the direction with some programming effort but as stated they feel the downdraft is all that's needed

[TRCM]

Why do you say the CW or CCW rotation matters ??

If it is blowing up or down should be all that matters......

[brushsjigs]

Why do you say the CW or CCW rotation matters ??
If it is blowing up or down should be all that matters......

If its blowing a draft down on you in the winter, it will feel colder. You want it blowing the heat down the walls so the draft is not on you. Summer, a light breeze is nice blowing on you

[TRCM]

If its blowing a draft down on you in the winter, it will feel colder. You want it blowing the heat down the walls so the draft is not on you. Summer, a light breeze is nice blowing on you

Understand direction of airflow....I was asking about fan rotation direction......just not sure why it matters.

[pa.X19]

Understand direction of airflow....I was asking about fan rotation direction......just not sure why it matters.

Well it's reversed

[bassboat1]

Only used mine in the winter. Without it forcing the air down, the woodstove would blow you out of the upper half of the home.

[BOATS]

Understand direction of airflow....I was asking about fan rotation direction......just not sure why it matters.

Unless you have controlable pitch blades , it has to spin a different direction to get desired affect. Same as a boat prop.

[TRCM]

Unless you have controlable pitch blades , it has to spin a different direction to get desired affect. Same as a boat prop.

no shite sherlock......

My point is, why does downdraft have to be CW ? or updraft have to be CCW ? Like some have said..................

(Answer, it doesn't....it depends on how the fan is built/wired)

[enforcer410]

Does it really make a huge difference in room temperature or comfort when reversing the direction of the fan from summer to winter?

YES