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  • TurboAngel
    H.B.I.C.
    • Jun 2003
    • 30122

    #1

    I have a question.

    I wanted to ask if you had ceiling fans and you keep them on all the time does it really help keep the electric bill down when you are also using the air conditioner?



  • Juicy D. Links
    So Fucking Banned
    • Apr 2001
    • 122992

    #2

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    • nAtuRaLbEautY
      Confirmed User
      • May 2006
      • 6107

      #3
      i've also heard that but really not sure what's the logic behind, i guess since you are using both, the air condition doesnt have to work that much, and so less consumption of energy... hmm lemme check again
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      • TurboAngel
        H.B.I.C.
        • Jun 2003
        • 30122

        #4
        Originally posted by Juicy D. Links
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        • Donkey Punch
          Confirmed User
          • Jun 2007
          • 1260

          #5
          depends on which way the blades are goin


          in winter have them pushin the air hot air down.. in summer have them suck the hot air up


          raise the roof

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          • GooSearch
            Confirmed User
            • Oct 2006
            • 2538

            #6
            in fla i have ceiling fans in each room.. all of them run constantly.. power bill stays about the same

            Most ceiling fans can be used in two different ways; that is, most fans have a mechanism, commonly an electrical switch, for reversing the direction in which the blades rotate.

            In summer, when the fan's direction of rotation is set so that air is blown downward (typically counter-clockwise, when standing under the fan and looking upwards), the breeze created by a ceiling fan speeds the evaporation of sweat on human skin, which is experienced as a cooling effect.

            In winter, buildings in colder climates are usually heated. Air naturally stratifies--that is, warmer air rises to the ceiling while cooler air sinks to the floor. A ceiling fan, with its direction of rotation set so that air is sucked upward (typically clockwise, when standing under the fan and looking upwards), takes cool air from lower levels in the room and pushes it upward towards the ceiling. The warm air, which naturally rose to the ceiling, is forced out of the way of the incoming cool air: it travels along the ceiling and down the walls, to lower levels where people in the room can feel it. This heat-reclaiming action allows for cost reduction, by making it so that less fuel needs to be expended in order to heat the room to a comfortable temperature and keep it there.
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            • TurboAngel
              H.B.I.C.
              • Jun 2003
              • 30122

              #7
              Originally posted by Donkey Punch
              depends on which way the blades are goin


              in winter have them pushin the air hot air down.. in summer have them suck the hot air up


              raise the roof
              That's what I do, so does it really work or is just an old wise tale?


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              • Donkey Punch
                Confirmed User
                • Jun 2007
                • 1260

                #8
                oh yeah i had it ass backwards ;x

                i kinda thought i didnt make sense
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                • TurboAngel
                  H.B.I.C.
                  • Jun 2003
                  • 30122

                  #9
                  Originally posted by GooSearch
                  in fla i have ceiling fans in each room.. all of them run constantly.. power bill stays about the same

                  Most ceiling fans can be used in two different ways; that is, most fans have a mechanism, commonly an electrical switch, for reversing the direction in which the blades rotate.

                  In summer, when the fan's direction of rotation is set so that air is blown downward (typically counter-clockwise, when standing under the fan and looking upwards), the breeze created by a ceiling fan speeds the evaporation of sweat on human skin, which is experienced as a cooling effect.

                  In winter, buildings in colder climates are usually heated. Air naturally stratifies--that is, warmer air rises to the ceiling while cooler air sinks to the floor. A ceiling fan, with its direction of rotation set so that air is sucked upward (typically clockwise, when standing under the fan and looking upwards), takes cool air from lower levels in the room and pushes it upward towards the ceiling. The warm air, which naturally rose to the ceiling, is forced out of the way of the incoming cool air: it travels along the ceiling and down the walls, to lower levels where people in the room can feel it. This heat-reclaiming action allows for cost reduction, by making it so that less fuel needs to be expended in order to heat the room to a comfortable temperature and keep it there.
                  Thank you soo much.


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                  • baddog
                    So Fucking Banned
                    • Apr 2001
                    • 107089

                    #10
                    Originally posted by TurboAngel
                    That's what I do, so does it really work or is just an old wise tale?


                    It is "wives tale" not "wise tale" (although, appropriate) and it is true.

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