Save Good Money with your Ceiling Fan

With summer upon us we’ll be looking for cooling soon. Many of us will turn to the ever popular ceiling fan to provide constant comfort.

The Simple Dollar runs us through 5 money saving ceiling fan tips:

Set your home’s temperature higher in the summer
Run the fan on high in one direction (usually counterclockwise) in the summer
Run the fan on low in the other direction (usually clockwise) on low in the winter
if your fan’s blade angle is less than twelve degrees, it’s a waste of energy
Install it yourself – it’s not that scary

Changing the spin direction is probably known to you but the blade angle tip was a new one to me.

If the angle is below 12 degrees, the fan will be largely decorative and will just eat energy without significant air movement. 12 degrees should be the minimum angle you purchase, and ideally you’ll buy one with a higher degree angle. Blades with a 16 degree angle or above push a lot of air, feeling much like a box fan attached to your ceiling, and that might be overwhelming in some situations. Get a fan with blades between 12 and 14 degrees in a room where you might have papers out, etc., but in general use rooms, get a fan with blades having a 14 degree angle or above.

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Save Good Money with your Ceiling Fan

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