RTFM. Some infared thermometers don't read well off shiny surfaces. Mine suggested a hit of masking tape,a nd then read the masking tape.
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RTFM. Some infared thermometers don't read well off shiny surfaces. Mine suggested a hit of masking tape,a nd then read the masking tape.
That's what I thought. The fans are good in the winter, to blow the hot air from the top of the room down to where you are, but in the summer doing that just makes one hotter. Right?
There is a slight breeze from slow ceiling fans, but a better breeze is created by a table fan that blows low altitude cool air on you, rather than ceiling level hot air.
Of course the hot air will get cooled by the AC, but why bother, when it can just stay in the upper altitudes of the room, right?
Wrong. Ceiling fans blowing downward, with the AC running is always going to feel cooler. Your AC vents are either located high up on the wall or in the ceiling. So when the AC is blowing, the cool air is going to blow above the fan creating a "cool breeze" effect. Fans on vaulted ceilings should hang about 8ft from the floor.
With a good fan you get much more than a slight breeze. I suggest "The Hunter Original" 56" fan for the larger rooms.
I've owned 3 houses with vaulted ceilings and the "Hunter Original" is the only fans I have ever used in the larger rooms.
So you like to take that hot air trapped in the vaulted ceiling and spread it around eh? Big stupid mistake, but to each his own.
Ps: my electric bill is less than yours.
If you have hot air "trapped" in your ceiling that is 5 degrees warmer than the room temperature, than you, my friend, have some insulation problems. Or worse.
How Ceiling Fans Save Energy Fans used to supplement air conditioning save energy by permitting a higher thermostat setting. Air movement from the fan evaporates moisture on the skin and makes a person feel cooler. With this cooling effect, most people can raise their thermostat three to four degrees and feel just as comfortable. And that can mean savings of around 25 percent on your cooling costs. For every degree you raise the air conditioning thermostat, you can save 7 percent to 10 percent on cooling costs. However, there are no energy savings if you use a ceiling fan and do not raise the air conditioning thermostat.
My monthly gas bill for my car is less than yours. What kind of dumbass comment is that?=20
Nevermind, I figured it out.
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