Up in winter. The idea is to push the warm air toward the floor, but by
pushing air into the ceiling first, it spreads out along all the wall length
before dropping, thereby minimizing drafts.

bill

"Robert11" wrote in message
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Hello:

Moved into a house with a fairly large living room that has a high
(essentially two story)
ceiling.

Air circulating type of ceiling fans mounted from ceiling, which appear to
be reversible, and variable speed (presently set for a very low speed).

Also, there are A/C ducts up there from an attic mounted, split A/C type
of system.

Realize that hot air rises, and the cooler air conditioned air will tend
to sink, and, will of course experiment to see what works best, but was
wondering:

In the summer, with the A/C Off, is it "best" to run the fan in a
direction that moves the
air downward ?

How about with the ceiling A/C running ?

And, what direction best for the winter with the heat on ?

Thanks,
Bob