Ceiling Fans - What Direction? Summer and Winter 

You are quite welcome Sam. I decided to cut out please subscribe to my channel, sign up for my newsletter, how ceiling fans work, where to buy t-shirts, and what I had for dinner. I’m so glad it helped. Thanks for watching.

Yes, thank you SOOO much!!! You are a lifesaver!! The idiot who installed my fan had it on the winter setting and I am menopausal, so I have been MISERABLE trying to cool off!!!

I’ve always been told on winter they should be blowing down, heat rises so you want to push the warm air back down

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You do, but down along the walls.

I got confused too as I want to install ceiling fan on my boat for winter to even out warm air from corner wood stove.

That's a great policy. Be careful that the install doesn't reverse the wires (which I've seen). It makes that model backwards.

@@FieldGuidetoDIY it was a joke about the mood he felt for different seasons

Great point! I appreciate you sharing that.

That'd do it. I'm so glad it helped. Thanks so much for watching.

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That’s why you have to feel the wind direction. Make sure it draws UP during cold weather and blows DOWN during warmer months. Thanks so much for watching.

I’d say that is one way to look at it. Never thought of it that way. 🤣 Thanks so much for watching.

This is about moving air making you feel cooler versus the actual room being cooler for example if you have it so it sucks warm air it limit how cool you can get is based on the temperature off the coldest air in the room having the fan blowing directly on you can make you feel cooler until it gets too hot and then it just starts circulating hot air just like a normal fan and this will happen quick because hot air rises but I do believe at the end of the day if it gets too hot you end up just circulating that air anyway whichever direction the blades are going that is that point when fans stop working I prefer to actually have a fan on the floor than a ceiling fan and have it blowing up and then maybe get a second fan to blow that air around the room It is really cheap 2p an hour

Well, it depends, E. Which way are the blades angled or pitched? Not all blades are angled the same way. Do you want the room cooler or hotter? On most fans clockwise in the Winter; counterclockwise in the Summer.

redistributes warm air - so it's easier/cheaper to keep your space warm.

Understood but the principal is the same. The air traveling outward during cooler months will warm the room. I understand that limited clearance between the fan and a hot metal ceiling may not give the desired cooling affect. Thanks for the reminder and thanks so much for watching.

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@@FieldGuidetoDIY do they make em with a "deep freezer" mode? It'd sell faster than beer at a nascar race. Ijs. I'd like to order 3.😂😂😂😂😂

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Personally I use them in both summer and winter. In summer I want the fan blowing down on me and in winter I want the warm air pushed down the walls. See if this video helps.

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Great question. Air blowing on you helps evaporate moisture on the skin and makes you feel cooler. This video explains it a little better. What Direction Should My Ceiling Fan Run in the SUMMER? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7gWIj4DivVA.html

I’m sorry it didn’t help but I do appreciate you letting me know.

The switch on the side of the fan.

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When the blades draw the air up, that's set for Winter. When the blades blow the air down, that's set for Summer (unless you're south of the Equator). All ceiling fans are not made the same. That's why I didn't say clockwise for Summer and counterclockwise for Winter. I do appreciate you commenting though.

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Amy, I’m so glad this helped! Thanks so much for watching and for commenting.

Appreciated.

Exactly. And if you’re in the center of the room during winter, you really don’t want the fan blowing on you.

Stacie, I’m so glad this helped. Thanks so much for watching! Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.

Absolutely! And that will change the direction. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7gWIj4DivVA.htmlsi=o4IONwo6o08VLdaj

Cory, great question. I went into the WHY in this video. Let me know what you think. What Direction Should My Ceiling Fan Run in the Summer? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7gWIj4DivVA.html

People who are finding this video are not typing in “what is the science behind which method the fan should be spinning”. The people that want the WHY would be looking elsewhere.

So sorry Joe. I thought I mentioned that in the video. You may have a different angle of the blades or the switch goes left/right. You have to turn it on and feel the airflow. Down in warmer months and up during cooler months. Thanks so much for sharing and for watching!

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You may want the close the window in the summer and winter and open it in the spring and autumn.

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But my feet get cold. And my grandson is still crawling so I want the room temp to be more … uniform.

Great suggestion Steve, but, it turns out not all ceiling fans are created equal. Some blades are pitched one way while other manufacturers pitch theirs the other way making the air flow completely differently. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks so much for watching!

Hmm, makes me wonder if that has a remote control which has a reverse BUTTON on it.

@@FieldGuidetoDIY It does not bro

What a great question. I’m thinking your floor registers (the vents) are along the walls while the ceiling fan is in the center of the ceiling. I believe the two are not fighting each other but are actually working in concert with each other; that is, the registers blow UP and the ceiling fan blows DOWN creating circular air flow/movement. I hope this helps.

@@FieldGuidetoDIY That's interesting actually, hadn't thought of that, the room is pretty small though. Thanks for the response.

You might replace it. That would make more sense than reversing the wiring twice a year.

You don’t. You want to FEEL the air blowing down on you during the summer (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7gWIj4DivVA.htmlsi=V1j-NaesPXiJ-A-G) while you want to push the warm air down to the floor (without directly blowing on you) during the winter (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rwh0aQ6HkAs.htmlsi=c7gl-OkMMmtkKZu8).

you are blowing down warm air meaning the people around you suffer lol the advantages of blowing down fans is if you happen to be directly under it it's great but if not it's best to go the other way so it air conditioners the room by putting the hot air at the top in fact what would be better if you actually had a hole in the ceiling because the fan would act as an extractor fan in fact I've been that's one of the answers for keeping the house cool other than installation and instructor fan pump the hot air out all together if you got a hatch open it It moves the top of the house to the loft

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Absolutely!

Absolutely!

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I’m so sorry to hear that. You’re gonna have to feel for the breeze then. Blowing down directly under the fan in the summer and drawing up in the winter. Switch your fan switch accordingly. Thanks so much for watching!

The answer is counterclockwise in summer(to cool) and clockwise in winter (to heat.) every fan is wired differently so don’t confuse people with right or left or up or down…

Thanks for the thumbs up. I’m glad it helped. Thanks so much for watching.

Did you FEEL the air movement direction as noted in the video?

You could buy a helmet. Seriously you strongly want to consider relocating the bed. Ceiling fans can be quite dangerous, especially at higher speeds.