In the winter, switching the fan direction to clockwise creates an updraft plus distributes warm air around the room.
The winters in our local area are easily long plus super cold. With un-even temperatures below cold plus feet of snow on the ground, both of us are trapped inside the apartment for more than half the year. The cost of running the furnace is a immense drain on the household budget. I take the chance to thoroughly clean the apartment while in the winter. It’s the perfect time to clean behind the refrigerator, transport furniture around plus organize the closets. I launder the bedding plus curtains plus upgrade all of our pillows. I love to set up a ladder so that I can wash walls, ceilings plus overhead light fixtures. When I climbed the ladder last winter, I observed a significant increase in temperature. Standing on the floor, I needed to wear a sweatshirt to keep warm, but at the top of the ladder, I instantly started to sweat. That told me that the heat from the furnace was rising straight up to the ceiling. Stratification leads to higher temperature control settings, greater strain on the furnace plus higher energy bills. The furnace was undoubtedly running longer than necessary plus using more energy. The added wear plus tear could shorten service life plus increase the risk of malfunctions. I did some research plus found that ceiling fans are suggested for improving efficiency. The ceiling fans should be set to turn counterclockwise in the summer time to create a downdraft plus a cooling breeze. In the winter, switching the fan direction to clockwise creates an updraft plus distributes warm air around the room. There are a wide variety of sizes, styles plus price ranges for ceiling fans. My husband plus I were able to install the fans ourselves. They have made a noticeable improvement in comfort.