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Ceiling Fan Settings: Clockwise in Winter, Counter-Clockwise in Summer

Posted at Great Northeast Queens News by John Maniec

May. 5, 2009

Categorized in: Home Owner Money Saving Tips

Tagged with: cool homes, helpful devices, homeowner tips, save energy, save money

With the start of May comes warmer temperates. But just because the mercury's rising doesn't mean your energy bills have to.

This quick Weather Channel video shows how a ceiling fan can cool a 78-degree room by up to 6 degrees and reduce the costs of running an HVAC unit. The key is to have the fan's blades rotating in the right direction.

When the heating system is on, blades should rotate clockwise
When the air conditioning is on, blades should rotate counter-clockwise

By changing a ceiling fan's blade rotation, a homeowner can push heat back into circulation to warm a room, or create a downward draft to make a room feel cooler.

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1. RE: Ceiling Fan Settings: Clockwise in Winter, Counter-Clockwise in Summer

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Jun. 30, 2009

good post because its true. i put in an additional ceiling fan in my house and it cut my cost, not dramatically but whatever helps save money these days.

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