Ceiling fans cannot be neglected as home appliances, they can be helpful throughout the year. A ceiling fan can serve two purpose, a cooling or warming experience in the room depending on the mode/direction you use to run it.
Their direction can be changed and almost every fan is without winter/summer mode switch labeled, it is beneficial to be able to find the difference between the two keeping in view the fan operation.
In summer, the blades of a fan should move counterclockwise as can be seen directly below the fan. This direction allows the blade to angled to cut through the air and push it down over the inhabitant under the fan. it is essential as wind chill effect from airflow over skin is how a ceiling fan works for cooling.
Should Ceiling Fan Be Blowing up or Down in Summer?
The movement of air over our skin decides the cooling effect of a ceiling fan (that is the reason there is no point of using a ceiling fan in empty room), when used in summer mode, the unit should be blowing down even on the lowest speed.
Ceiling Fan Cooling Mechanism
Ceiling fans are not capable of removing the heat from the air as an air conditioner can. They are devoid of parts that can do it, yet they are good enough to cool down people and have been good at it for more than 10 years, so how effectively do they perform?
In summer mode, they work in such a way to produce cooling or wind chill effect. The same event can be experienced outside on a scorching day when a breeze picks up and blows past you.
Wind chill occurs when the layer of heated air confined against our skin is blown away using air currents. Our body heat is eliminated into this place so it can blow away again.
This procedure drops our body temperatures even though the fan cannot cool the air temperature.
The faster the movement of the blades is, the faster air moves downward to cool down your skin and you can be at peace in the summer season.
Counterclockwise Spinning Provides Cooling
To produce downward flow of air, your fan will run counterclockwise in summer. When examining your fan from sides, it can be hard to find out the rotational direction. To confirm, your fan is running counterclockwise, you will have to do it on the lowest setting, stand directly under it, and look up to determine.
This angle will show that it is running from right to left and the highest point of the pitched blades should be leading, forcing the air down by cutting through it.
If you see your fan running in a counterclockwise direction but you are unable to experience any air blowing over you, check the blade pitch again. There may be a reversal. It does not mean it is wrong; your fan will be in summer mode when the blades are moving clockwise.
A ceiling fan is used in summer mode with AC can boost the efficiency of both systems and make them more energy-efficient.
You can also benefit from the summer mode rotation of the ceiling fan when the spring temperatures begin to rise.
