Ceiling Fans Save You Money Everyday of the Year
Ceiling Fans during the Summer: During the summer most people think to turn their ceiling fans on for maximum comfort and relief from the heat. Ceiling fans are a great way to add comfort to any room of the home during the hot summer months. The best way to save the most money with your ceiling fan during the summer is to use the fan in conjunction with your air conditioner. Increase the thermostat of your air conditioner a few degrees and turn on your ceiling fan. You should notice that you still feel just as cool as you did when you had your thermostat set at a lower setting.
It is important to make sure that your ceiling fan is rotating in the proper direction during the summer months for maximum cooling and energy savings. The ceiling fan should rotate in a counter-clockwise direction throughout the warmer months to increase the cooling effect that is felt from the draft that a ceiling fan produces. On most ceiling fans the counter-clockwise direction is also called the NORMAL setting on the fan.
Ceiling Fans during the Winter: Many people do not know that a ceiling fan can be used to increase comfort and money savings during the cool winter months. A ceiling fan can be used to push the warm air down from the ceiling and closer to the occupants in a room creating a warming effect during cooler months. The warming effect that is produced by the fan allows you to lower the thermostat so that the heater is not forced to run as much to warm a room. Since heating and cooling costs amount for nearly half of the average consumer electric bill the ability to lower this cost substantially has a big impact on overall savings.
In the winter months the ceiling fan should rotate in a clockwise direction. The clockwise rotation will make the ceiling fan push the warm air down from the ceiling area making the room more comfortable when it is chilly. For most ceiling fans that include a labeled rotation direction switch this is called the REVERSE direction. Keeping your ceiling fan in a REVERSE direction will bring maximum comfort to the areas of your home that include ceiling fans.
