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Thinking about how to cool down your house effectively? Wanting to do your part in conserving energy and save some money while you’re at it? Then ceiling fans are a great solution to your needs.

A small change such as a ceiling fan will reduce your energy bills and at the same time add some value to your home. Surprised? Fans can save a substantial amount of money. And in few years they will pay for themselves with the money they will save in energy bills. Their cost will also be partially recovered if one day you decide to sell your home. I ensure you, they are a real investment for your home and our environment.

Fans can be controlled in two ways: both by the direction their blade spins and by their speed. Although, the first feature goes neglected by many owners, it can have a great deal of significance when you’re trying to achieve the right temperature in a room. In summer and winter, when functioning more actively, ceiling fans’ savings are more evident. Using a ceiling fan in the winter you ask? Well it was news to me too, but apparently it can be a great help.

Let’s go into some detail about how to optimize your ceiling fan use in the summer and winter.

It goes without saying that in the summer, fans should be run at medium to high speeds, but it’s also important to know which direction to set the blades to: it’s important to run them counter-clockwise, this pushes the air up towards the ceiling and, in turn, cool air will naturally fall to the floor.

In summer, a ceiling fan’s effectiveness is based also on the fact that they move the air over your skin. By that, they make you feel cooler than if you were in a room with cool, but stagnant air.

In the winter, a ceiling fan’s role is to push hot air from the ceiling down into the room and economize energy. Of course, the maximum benefit of ceiling fans in winter comes in tall rooms. In this case, unlike the instructions for summer, the fan’s blade direction should be set clockwise, to force the warm air that is closer to the ceiling down, and the speed should be set to low.

As you can see, ceiling fans are a great way to moderate the temperature in your home and they can be a real money saver. My favorite feature, however, is the fact that they conserve energy! They also come in many colors and styles to fit the decor of your home.

Recommendation:

Hunter Low Profile lll 52-Inch Five-White-Blades-Ceiling Fan

This fan comes highly recommended, is very low profile and runs so quietly, you forget it’s on. It also will look great in your home!

Photo: © Corrie McNugget

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