Home Benefits From Ceiling Fans
April 20th, 2009 | 
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Ceiling fans are a popular fixture for good reason. Functionally similar to any other kind of electrical fan, ceiling fans have many benefits over their more conventional counterparts.
A ceiling fan is nothing more than an electrical fan that hangs from the ceiling, and optionally includes lighting. Ceiling fans are preferred by many people due to the space savings over the more conventional or portable fans that take up significant floor space.
Air circulation is a primary benefit of a ceiling fan. They are proven to make a room feel at least 4 degrees cooler than without any moving air. When installed over a kitchen dining table, the moving air helps to dissuade flying pests from entering the area.
Colder winter months benefit from a ceiling fan too. The moving air helps distribute the warm air coming from sources like a furnace or heat stove. Moving this heat around the home makes for a more even distribution of warmth.
Air conditioners do a fine job of cooling a home during hot summer months. But the bill for the electricity consumed can be prohibitive. Yet another benefit of ceiling fans is the energy savings on days where the heat isn’t so high that a ceiling fan cant make a room feel comfortable.
Indeed, the cost savings in electrical power are significant. Ceiling fans consume power at the rate of only pennies per day, while air conditioning units can consume power at the rate of dollars per day. Clearly, during spring and fall months, or even summer mornings / evenings, and ceiling fan can suffice for comfort in room temperature and wallet.
It is important to note - a ceiling fan run in the winter for warmth distribution needs to run clockwise to draw air up against the ceiling. Since warm air rises, this gives it a chance to get pushed around and mixed with the cooler air floating around below.
So where did this great idea come from?
Two dudes, father and son - James and John Hunter first invented the ceiling fan back in 1886. It was originally powered by water since there was no electrical system that you could simply plug into back then even though electricity had been discovered more than 100 year prior.
In 1903 the Emerson Electric Co incorporated the Hunters ceiling fan design in their products. Later the Hunter Fan company was spun off bearing the name of the original duo. Since then there’s been a great deal of evolution in design and technology. Today, there are countless ceiling fan designs offered by the Hunter Fan company.
Casablanca modern fans
Casablanca manufactures the most modern styles of ceiling fans available anywhere. The are beautifully crafted and luxurious Ceiling Fans. Casablanca fans are not inexpensive. Due to their appeal some of the designs can become collectors items. Don’t be surprised if you find these fans costing a pretty penny over other options.
Age has served the ceiling fan well, what with materials and technologies, and all - from water power to electricity, and light weight material blades, the ceiling fan is the most affordable option for temperature comfort going.
Dave Marx
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Is their any benefit to running the air conditioning and the ceiling fans at the same time?
Do you think it saves money to run them both at the same time?
I am asking for when we are home as well as when we are not home.
Our register vents are on the ceiling.
Also clockwise or counter clockwise?
which way is down?
and what about when i am not home?
you really want to run the fans pointing the air downward since you have your vents on the ceiling, and yes run them all the time, it moves the air, i even use small fans in the area where i am sitting, move it about with me if i need to. it makes you feel cooler without lowering the room temp at all, also use heavy drapes to keep out direct sun, we have very heavy double drapes on the east and west sides. shade screen all around, and aluminum on the east end bedroom window to keep out the early morning sun, the air doesnt come on till after 11 am and its already 110 here in vegas.
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Blow the air down in summer. It will give you a nice breeze and push the cooler air at the floor up the walls and back to the fan. CIRCULATION!. I keep mine on year round. 24 hrs a day.
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yes- air travelling over the surface of the skin makes you feel cooler. while the air con. actually drops the temp of the air. keep the fans on all the time-and as stated here already- make sure the blades are facing down-this is the standard for most residentail ceiling fans- there should be a little switch on the head of the fan that drives them reverse o forward. keep the aircon set to auo start/stop at a specific temp to keep the air temp down but the power bill under control.
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Run your fan at a low speed blowing upward. Hot air rises and you don't want to force it back down. The cool air will settle by itself. I actually prefer no ceiling fan at all unless your ceilings are ten feet or more. The A/C system should have been designed to work efficiently without ceiling fans, if it was, using the fans will decrease the efficiency of the system.
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