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When the weather gets warmer, your air conditioning system starts working harder to keep your home cool. If you’re looking to lower your utility bills and consume less energy this summer, consider installing ceiling fans in your home in spring.

How They Work

Ceiling fans circulate the air in a room. By moving air, ceiling fans make the air feel cooler against your skin without lowering the room temperature. As air moves across your skin, it also dries perspiration and distributes body heat more evenly.

When your air conditioner and ceiling fans are on, they keep cool streams of air circulating in your home. Because air that moves feels cooler, you can turn the temperature on your thermostat up a few degrees without sacrificing comfort. You’ll reduce your energy consumption and save electricity.

How to Use Them Efficiently

Set the Direction

ceiling fansTo get the most out of your ceiling fans, set your fan to spin counterclockwise. This direction pushes air down, creating the desired cooling effect.

Turn Off When No One’s Home

Use ceiling fans only when someone’s in the room. It’s a waste of energy to leave a ceiling fan on in an unoccupied room or when you’re out for the day. Turn them off to save more money on your energy bills.

Check Height, Dimensions & Pitch

A ceiling fan no higher than nine feet from the floor has the best cooling impact, and their size should correlate to the square footage of the room. A room with 225 square feet of space needs a fan 44 inches in diameter. Fans generally range in size from 36 to 56 inches. Consult with the staff at your home improvement center to buy the right size. 

Ceiling fans with a steeper blade pitch—the angle at which the blades are set—will increase the air circulation in a room and, as a consequence, make it feel cooler.

 

If you’re looking to add ceiling fans to the rooms in your home, call A & R Home Center in Washington, IN, for help. They not only sell heating and cooling supplies for HVAC systems but also provide expert emergency services and seasonal tuneups. Call (812) 254-7018 to get started, or visit them online for more information about lighting and ceiling fans.

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