Cieling Fan...Up or Down? For heat removal

[Bob Brown]

Got this new ceiling fan .. need to know should it SUCK UP or BLOW DOWN for removal of heat in a room?

Considering we're going into the hot season??

thanks

[CJT]

ceiling fans don't remove heat -- they add it

their purpose is to provide circulation

[Stormin Mormon]

Try each on a separate day, and see what works.

Window AC, I find they cool better if you point a fan towards the AC. Not sure why, but it works better than having the fan blow out from the AC.

[Ron Hardin]

They just add airflow, which keeps you cool but not the computer.

The bigger the blades, the more energy-efficient it is. What you want is to move lots of air very slowly, not a little air very fast, for energy considerations.

For cooling, I blow air from the basement floor through a flexible duct onto my computer chair, on the hottest days. The resulting heating of the basement floor keeps the house warm then through November.

I threw out the heat pump in 1978, when it became apparent it was chiefly a sink for repair dollars, and went to fans.

I think it has to be a hobby, though. A woman isn't likely to put up with it.