On Jun 30, 1:46*pm, Cindy Hamilton
wrote:
On Jun 30, 11:28*am, mm wrote:



On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:27:37 -0700, Smitty Two

wrote:
In article ,
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?

Coming from a guy who lives alone and has 7 televisions, I don't think
your comments would carry too much credibility.

I don't run them all at once, only the room I'm in. *Two if I'm going
back and forth. * And regardless of whether I did or not, I wouldn't
be trying to tell them I'm better than they are. * Whether their fans
are making the rooms they are not in hotter, and costing them money
just to be hotter, are matters of fact. *And the facts don't depend on
the good or bad habits of whoever is teling them about it.

Ok, how much more does it take to suck away the heat generated
by a ceiling fan? *A dollar a day? *Ten dollars a day?

About half as much electricity as the fan uses. IOW, an infinitesimal
amount.

I'm in full agreement that the heat from the fan has to be dealt
with by the air conditioner, but how much does that really take?


Should I worry more about the insolation from opening the curtain
on the south-facing window so my houseplants can get light?

*Far* more. That amounts to real heat, particularly in the summer.
Can you feel the heat from the sun? Can you feel the heat from the
fan?