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. 

We switched the direction of the fan and it helped cool it off much quicker. I checked the other rooms and the dining room was also going in the wrong direction. I can never remember which way the fans are supposed to go. Our winter wasn't so cold that it made a big difference so I had to look it up again.

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 you are sitting under a ceiling fan to eat dinner, you want the air to move but not to cool your food off so the experts at Hansen Wholesale say to “turn your fan in reverse (clockwise) and run it on the highest speed. This will cause the fan to draw the air up from the table and blow it around your back side.” But what speed is best? I absolutely hate to be blown out of a room by a ceiling fan. If I have to wear a hat to keep it from drying my eyes out, the fan is blowing too hard.

This video helped me to understand the best direction and speed for my needs.

The end result is there is no hard fast rule to remember because different seating arrangements can change the direction you want the fan to blow.

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