Tip: Ceiling Fans

For cooling in the summer, your fan should run in the forward direction - clockwise (this looks counterclockwise as you are looking up). This will force the room air down on you giving you the wind chill effect that makes you feel cooler.

During the winter, your fan should run in reverse - counterclockwise (this looks clockwise as you are looking up). This will draw the air up towards the ceiling and force the warm air down the walls and into the living space. You would run the fan at a low speed so that you don't cool the warm air that you are moving downward.

Ceiling fans are meant to cool the people in the room, not the room. When you leave the room, turn off the ceiling fan. Having the fans set properly, turning them off when people are not occupying a room and by raising the thermostat setting a degree or two will reduce your electric bill by approximately 15%.

This is an example of an Energy Star approved ceiling fan.

For more information call Positive Air Conditioning HQ in Fort Myers, FL (239) 313-7564