How do I rotate my fan for the summer and winter months?
This really isn't a DIY question but what is the theory of reversing the ceiling fan rotation between Summer and Winter?
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It's about the direction that the fan moves the air. In the summer, run it counter-clockwise to blow air straight down. In the winter, run it clockwise, creating an updraft and moving warm air down.
In summer you need or its better if you can FEEL the moving air, so it blows down on you. In winter you do not want to feel moving air, even if warmer it will feel cold. Also, the warm air going up, across the ceiling then down in front of the WINDOWS, where most of the cold comes in due to the lower R value of glass. Thus the warmest air goes down over the coldest coming in, to average the room temperature
Since warm air rises on it's own, during the winter you want your ceiling fan to force the cooler air from below up towards the ceiling. This will cause the warmer air, which naturally rises toward the ceiling, to be forced lower into the room where you can feel it.
Counter-clockwise in summer to pull cool air up, clockwise in winter to push heat away from the ceiling and down to you. This may be different if you have baseboard heating. https://www.delmarfans.com/educate/basics/what-is-the-proper-ceiling-fan-direction/
I live in Tucson. Works for me. Every heating and cooling site says the same thing. Counter-clockwise in summer, clockwise in winter on a lower speed. Hot air rises - why keep it at the ceiling.
Unless your vents are on the floor or below your fans, it makes sense.
Glad your way works for you. I ledt one link. Side note: I just purchased 2 ceiling fans which give the same circulation instructions.