Ceiling Fans Going Clockwise

Again this won t affect the actual temperature of your room but it will make it feel.

Ceiling fans going clockwise. Lay on the floor and look up at it. The gentle updraft pushes warm air which naturally rises to the ceiling down along the walls and back the floor. Stand beneath the fan and turn it on. That pulls cold air up to the ceiling and more evenly distributes the warmth the room receives from your central heat space heater.

A ceiling fan should rotate counterclockwise in the summer so that the blades push cooler air down in a column. The counterclockwise rotation is typically set by pushing the directional switch on the side of the motor housing down but you may need to check your fan s instruction manual to confirm. If you immediately feel a breeze from the fan. During winter you should run your ceiling fans in the clockwise direction we wrote an article explaining why.

Stand directly beneath the ceiling fan while it is running. Most fans have a clockwise setting and a counterclockwise setting each appropriate for a different season. If the blades are turning clockwise they are moving in the correct direction for the. If it is moving the same direction as a clock it is moving clockwise.

Hold a piece of tissue paper at a corner such that it is near but not touching the fan. When the fan runs clockwise it pushes the air up against the ceiling so it swirls back down to the floor. In the winter ceiling fans should rotate clockwise at a low speed to pull cool air up. 2 observe the direction the fan blades are turning.