Ceiling fan blade direction

[jlore]

Which direction is the best for circulating warm air. Clockwise or counter-clockwise. Or does it not matter at all?
thanks for the input!

 

[meathead]

whichever direction pulls air off the ceiling and pushes it downward - depends on the fan. You want the high edge of the blades to be the leading edge and the low edge trailing - usually counter clockwaise if you are looking up at the fan

 

[LLigetfa]

Depends which way the blades are angled. Generally, Summer mode pushes air straight down so you feel a draft. Winter mode pulls air up so there's less draft felt. Winter mode assists the convection that occurs naturally. In reality YMMV, depending on location within a room. Some people with two fans run one opposite to the other.

 

[DeePee]

been thinking blowing air up pressurizes the ceiling & promotes heatloss in a 1 story house.

How so?

 

[Corey]

Some light reading from the last ~10 times this was brought up

Yes, a directional ceiling fan question
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/26354/

Ceiling/Floor Air Circulation Fan Issue
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/26263/

Ceiling Fan Speed
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/23762/

Article claims reversing ceiling fans in winter is dumb...
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/23706/

Ceiling fans: up or down in winter?
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/22249/

Ceiling fan or blower or both (updated)
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/12477/

Ceiling fan
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/4421/

Ceiling Fans: Backward, Right?
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/3409/

Ceiling Fan...which direction?
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/235/

 

[crazy_dan]

I run mine blowing on the ceiling all year long.
I figure that it is still moving the air and I do not shiver if I have to stand under if it is cold in the house.