June 8, 2008
Is your ceiling fan spinning in the right direction?
You’re Doing It Wrong: How To Properly Work Your Ceiling Fan. Yeah, You Read That Right
Ceiling fans aren’t just on/off affairs, and it’s possible you could be using yours incorrectly. According to Consumer Reports, people get tripped up by the ability to reverse the direction of the blades…If the blades are spinning counterclockwise, then you’re doing it wrong, and the fan is circulating warmer air. You want the blades to rotate clockwise, generating a relaxing breeze to help ward off this miserable !@#$% heat.
This was probably the most useful blog post I read all week.
