Friday, September 30, 2005
Ceiling fans can heat the room too?
Question:
It's possible to use a ceiling fan to both cool off a room and heat up a room.
Hints:
A room gets some of it's heat from the people in it and from other electronic devices (lamps, computers, etc.) In Canada we may also have a fireplace and other heaters.
The problem, especially in a tall room, is that the heat rises to the ceiling and does the people in it no good. By turning the ceiling fan on so that it blows upwards it takes that warm air and pushes it down the walls to the floor. By having blow in that direction you don't feel a draft as much.
For a very big room it may be better to have the air blow downwards, it will help keep the warm air down.
It's possible to use a ceiling fan to both cool off a room and heat up a room.
Hints:
- Hot air rises.
- If the fan is blowing air down, it's to cool a room
- If it's blowing up, it's to heat a room.
- If the fan is blowing up too hard it may make the room feel colder.
- Works best if the room is big and tall.
A room gets some of it's heat from the people in it and from other electronic devices (lamps, computers, etc.) In Canada we may also have a fireplace and other heaters.
The problem, especially in a tall room, is that the heat rises to the ceiling and does the people in it no good. By turning the ceiling fan on so that it blows upwards it takes that warm air and pushes it down the walls to the floor. By having blow in that direction you don't feel a draft as much.
For a very big room it may be better to have the air blow downwards, it will help keep the warm air down.
# posted by Scott Kirkwood @ 9:20 AM 
