Whats the direction for the best heat dispersal, clockwise or counter-clockwise? I just realized my fan is running counter-clockwise and it doesn't seem to 'feel' as warm throughout. Am I imagining it?
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RandyG
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I have 26 vaulted ceiling with loft over stove. I run upper ceiling fan clockwise, pushing air down vault line. The lower fan over the stove runs counter clockwise pushing air the hot air into the rest of the house... No cold corners if doors stay open.
Okay, thats what I thought, I have a vaulted ceiling in stove room with open concept floor plan so in order to get heat to back rooms clockwise worked best. Thanks again.
Cold air to warm is easier than warm to cold..... Everyones results will vary, but thats just thermodynamics. Cold air will find warm air faster and the warm air will be replaced by the cold air, that was once there.
Do a search here on air movement. 90% of people will tell you to bring Cold to Warm. Dont push warm to Cold.. There were just several threads on this. This thread if is literally a couple down from this one. Read close....
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/87386/
Do a search here on air movement. 90% of people will tell you to bring Cold to Warm. Dont push warm to Cold.. There were just several threads on this. This thread if is literally a couple down from this one. Read close....
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/87386/
woodmiser
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Some people have a really hard time with that concept. They think that you should be blowing the warm air towards the areas that need it and no one will ever convince them otherwise.
YRMV (again) I have to have the one I have close to the woodbrurner push the air down otherwise the warm air just sets there.
Oldspark, mine is about 6 ft away from stove and like you, I find it moves air better plus it pushes the heat towards the furnace thermostat which keeps it from coming on...always a good thing..
In our old house we had two ceiling fans, and I found I got the best results running the one hear the stove to blow up and the one near the door to blow down -- it would blow warm air off the ceiling under the door header and into the next space.
In the new house, the one ceiling fan works best blowing up. Since there are only two options, try them both and see what works best.
In the new house, the one ceiling fan works best blowing up. Since there are only two options, try them both and see what works best.
logger
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From experience, I feel it depends on the height of your ceiling. I've got a catherdral ceiling w loft and after trying both ways, I have to blow clockwise for best results, otherwise the upstairs is way too hot and the downstairs wont be as warm. Blowing my warm air down is def needed cuz my ceiling pitch is over 20 ft tall.
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