On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 07:01:16 -0700, RobertMacy
wrote:

On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 20:22:13 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:

Probably a bit late...

From the current issue of Home Power magazine:
"Making the Most of Your Ceiling Fan"
http://www.homepower.com/articles/home-efficiency/electricity/making-most-your-ceiling-fan
The temperature of the motor was far higher than anything
else in the room, including windows exposed to direct sunlight.
Not only was the fan not cooling the people who werent in
the room, but it was also working as a little space heater.

Well, better than answering those 2005 postings where the people are
waiting for info where to buy a repair part, eh?

AHA! Thanks for finding that bit of info. THAT explains why the office
fan runs for about 10-15 minutes before it seemed like the temp started to
rise! In otherwords, fan at first good, over time bad. I haven't gotten up
on ladder [10 ft ceilings] to check the motor housing to see just how hot
it does get. But then heat means power, so why not just run Heat Pump for
a bit? EVERYTHING eats power. These houses were built like energy is free.
Simple example is the 7 ceiling spot lights in the kitchen at 60W each,
that's a whopping 420W just to see! A microwave runs on that! well almost.

However, back to fan, with the UP direction not so noticeable. But that
direction was contrary to intuition AND to that TV show. so had to check.
Thanks for confirming there is little advantage to running fan without
anyone in room, unless the Air Handler is anemic, but that's another topic.

When it's warm in the summer, I keep all ceiling fans on, with doors
open. They are very low wattage.
Keeps air moving throughout the house and eliminates "hot spots."
Without the fans, AC would have to be set 3-5 degrees lower.
Always blowing down. You don't want a "boundary layer" on your skin.
I never, ever run the fans in the winter. YMMV.