Ceiling Fan Direction

The ceiling fan dilemma, which way should the blades turn to give you the most cooling potential in the summer? Our AC at home went on the blink and we were burning up so we needed the ceiling fans to be at peak performance so we could survive until the repairman came out.

The ceiling fan dilemma, which way should the blades turn to give you the most cooling potential? We were burning up in our living room and couldn't figure out why because it wasn't that way last year. My husband said, "maybe its the fan."

The ceiling fan dilemma, which way should the fan turn to give you the most cooling potential? To cool off during the summer the general rule of thumb is to run the ceiling fan blades counter-clockwise, on high speed but, if your not sitting directly under the fan that rule changes. Read more below.