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Old 07-06-2012, 06:43 PM   #1
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Clockwise?

OK. The apartment I rent has two ceiling fans - one in the living room and one in the bed room. It's HOT here, so I turned on my fans. They don't seem to be helping much. I know you have them turn one direction to encourage the flow of warm air, while the opposite direction favers cooling. Right now the fans are going counter clockwise and not doing much of anything else. Clockwise seems no better. I am an instant gratification person and keep switching them back and forth. Do I have to wait like hours or something before I can feel any improvement?

What if I moved to Australia? Would the directions there be opposite of the ones there? What if I lived in the Australian outback? Is there air conditioning there? Oh, wait! It's winter down there. Do you still need cooling fans there in the winter?

I am sooooo confused. Help!
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Old 07-06-2012, 06:59 PM   #2
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Hi Lady. I knew who u were long time. Remember the photo you sent me with scrap iron mule?
BTW everyone one is circling the drain.
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Old 07-06-2012, 08:01 PM   #3
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Ha ha, Busterb! You can't kid a kidder. I loved that metal mule, but I guess the folks in Naturita didn't. He's gone now. Too bad.

But back to my question. Clockwise or counter clockwise?
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Old 07-06-2012, 08:14 PM   #4
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clockwise when viewed from underneath.
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Old 07-06-2012, 08:27 PM   #5
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Old 07-06-2012, 09:14 PM   #6
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right, but it looks the opposite way when viewed from underneath.
no?
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Old 07-06-2012, 09:17 PM   #7
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hmm. video on toad's link shows counter-clockwise from beneath. i think. I give up. Get a slave to waft palms.
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Old 07-06-2012, 09:21 PM   #8
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OK, apparently the answer is counter-clockwise from underneath and Hebe doesn't know which way clock-hands turn......
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Old 07-06-2012, 09:21 PM   #9
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Old 07-06-2012, 09:38 PM   #10
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I'd like to throw in the fact that the whole "you should draw air upward during the summer time" thing is complete crap. I live in a hot place and I'm telling you that you always want the air blowing down on you. But the difference should be obvious--if there's not a noticeable difference between the two directions on top speed, then it sounds like your fan blades aren't angled well and are just slicing horizontally through the air. Pro tip: don't try to bend them to a sharper angle while the fan is spinning.
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Old 07-06-2012, 10:14 PM   #11
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Great link, UT - everything you wanted to know about ceiling fans but were afraid to ask. I skimmed the lengthy explanations and discovered that the fan's motor may be bad. Wouldn't surprise me since this place was built back in the 50's and allowed to go downhill every since.

I really liked the following technique from the link:

Quote:
One customer told me how he determined the best direction to operate his fans. He turned on a bubble machine in his home and watched where the bubbles went. To this day, I think this is the most ingenious answer I’ve heard to the question."
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Old 07-06-2012, 10:39 PM   #12
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Old 07-06-2012, 11:34 PM   #13
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I come back hoping that people point out my errors. I am often wrong.
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Old 07-06-2012, 11:48 PM   #14
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I come back hoping that people point out my errors. I am often wrong.
I say all the time that the reason I am arguing is because I want to be proven wrong.

But the thing is, you have to do the work. You have to make your case. If you can do that, I love it. It's my favorite thing.



Oh, and by the way, I frequently wonder about this business with the switch that changes the fan's direction. I developed the idea somewhere that there is a 'summer' and a 'winter' setting, but I'll be damned if I know which is which.
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Old 07-07-2012, 12:28 AM   #15
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But wait, that doesn't work so much for me. I don't care about you enough to work hard to convince you. I care about you, but not that much.
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