Ceiling Fan Direction

The ceiling fan direction is very important to gain the maximum comfort and energy efficiency in your rooms.

Ceiling Fan Direction

Hot and humid summertime nights can make you limp and tired, but the heat won´t let you get to sleep.
The right ceiling fan direction keeps you cool in summer and allows to save on home heating costs in wintertime,
which makes it a worthwhile purchase.

No matter whether it is summer or winter a properly picked and installed ceiling fan will give you a more comfortable
and energy efficient home.

Ceiling Fan Direction

But how does a ceiling fan do that?

This is what happens: The warm air rises and accumulates near the ceiling.

If you don´t have a ceiling fan the warm air would stay near the ceiling while the air just above the floor would stay cold.

The rotor blades of a ceiling fan pulls air up in the center of the room and pushes it down again near the walls, thus providing a fresh air flow.

This causes warm air and cool air to mix in the room, keeping the room at a consistent temperature.

Ceiling fan direction is critical for maintaining comfort and must be changed from summer to winter.

Ceiling fans come with a forward for summer and a reverse setting for the winter.
When you switch it to 'forward', the fan blows the air down and thus cooling you.
Standing right under the fan, you will feel a breeze.
When you switch the ceiling fan direction to 'reverse', the fan reverses rotation and pulls the air up in the middle of the room.
Now, when you stand right under the ceiling fan, you will not feel an air flow.

Ceiling Fan Direction

Through the winter, switch the ceiling fan to 'reverse' direction to circulate the warm air without blowing air down.
Hot air goes up and the ceiling fan, working in reverse mode, smoothly blends the air.

Ceiling Fan Direction

During the summer, even so, turn it to 'forward' to generate a wind chill effect as the air moves towards your skin and cools you.

This works perfectly in rooms with common ceilings height and fan manufactures suggest this method.