On Jun 30, 10:12*am, Cindy Hamilton
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On Jun 29, 11:47*pm, mm wrote:





Six fans running at all times

I was at friends on Sunday, and it was 94 out and their AC was on, and
it was comfortable in the house, and they also had on 6 fans on the
first floor. *(Perhaps more in the finished basement where one son
lives.)

Each of the three bedrooms on the first floor had a ceiling fan that
was running; there was a whirring fan in the hall, on a 40" stand.

A table fan in the living room, and an oscillating table fan in the
dining room.

A couple and two grown kids live there, so never are all those rooms
occupied, and when they eat together, which is often and lengthy, only
one room is. *Most of the time, two, maybe 3 rooms have someone in
them.

It seems to me they're making it harder for their AC to keep up with
the hot outdoors, and at the very least, they're paying to run the 6
fans and then paying again to remove the heat the fans make, only a
couple of which are actually making them more comfortable. * * *

Is it worth saying anything to them?

I have central AC and also continuously operate ceiling fans in the
two bedrooms and the living room. *It keeps the hot air from
collecting at the top of the room. *Otherwise, I'd have to crank
down the thermostat even farther and end up with cold feet.

The HVAC vents are at floor level as is customary in the North.

Cindy Hamilton- Hide quoted text -

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I wouldn't have the fans running in the rooms that are not occupied.
I have fans in my den and in the bedroom. I only put them on if I'm
going to be in there. But in the grand scheme of things, this isn't
a big deal. Those fans don't use much electricity nor do they
generate much heat. That's why they are cost effective to begin
with. So, you could ask them why they run them in unoccupied rooms,
but I certainly would not make some issue of it.