I have a small log home. The main room is 22 X 30 with an 18 foot
cathedral ceiling. There are two fans - up high. I am supplementing
the baseboard (oil) heat with two electric radiators. (I made the
mistake of pre-buying the oil at $4.779/gallon). The fans, being up
high, are not easy to get at to change direction. Right now they are
set to "blow" down. Is this the best way to distribute the heat or
would up be better?


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

---MIKE--- wrote:
I have a small log home. The main room is 22 X 30 with an 18 foot
cathedral ceiling. There are two fans - up high. I am supplementing
the baseboard (oil) heat with two electric radiators. (I made the
mistake of pre-buying the oil at $4.779/gallon). The fans, being up
high, are not easy to get at to change direction. Right now they are
set to "blow" down. Is this the best way to distribute the heat or
would up be better?


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

UP wil push heat up to the ceiling and then down the sides of the room.

Lou

down is usually the preferred method. Also, depending on your particular
fan, you may be able to drill a 3/8" hole very near the end of a long 1x2
board to do the switching with on the high fans.

s


"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
I have a small log home. The main room is 22 X 30 with an 18 foot
cathedral ceiling. There are two fans - up high. I am supplementing
the baseboard (oil) heat with two electric radiators. (I made the
mistake of pre-buying the oil at $4.779/gallon). The fans, being up
high, are not easy to get at to change direction. Right now they are
set to "blow" down. Is this the best way to distribute the heat or
would up be better?


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

(---MIKE---) wrote:

The fans, being up
high, are not easy to get at to change direction. Right now they are
set to "blow" down. Is this the best way to distribute the heat or
would up be better?

The usual convention is to have the fans set to blow down in the summer and up
in the winter. The reason being is that moving air feels cooler, regardless of
temperature.

That said, most modern fans are reverable electronically. You may want to think
about replacing the fans with something newer, if it really bothers you.

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:12:21 -0500, ---MIKE--- wrote:
I have a small log home. The main room is 22 X 30 with an 18 foot
cathedral ceiling. There are two fans - up high. I am supplementing
the baseboard (oil) heat with two electric radiators. (I made the
mistake of pre-buying the oil at $4.779/gallon). The fans, being up
high, are not easy to get at to change direction. Right now they are
set to "blow" down. Is this the best way to distribute the heat or
would up be better?

It really doesn't matter. After a short period of operation, the air that might
be going to the fan from the ceiling, or the air that might be going to the fan
from below will be the same temperature.

"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
I have a small log home. The main room is 22 X 30 with an 18 foot
cathedral ceiling. There are two fans - up high. I am supplementing
the baseboard (oil) heat with two electric radiators. (I made the
mistake of pre-buying the oil at $4.779/gallon). The fans, being up
high, are not easy to get at to change direction. Right now they are
set to "blow" down. Is this the best way to distribute the heat or
would up be better?


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

Up to suck up the heat and distribute it, down in summer to cool. I know
they are a hassle, but that's the way it works best.

Steve

"---MIKE---" wrote in message
...
I have a small log home. The main room is 22 X 30 with an 18 foot
cathedral ceiling. There are two fans - up high. I am supplementing
the baseboard (oil) heat with two electric radiators. (I made the
mistake of pre-buying the oil at $4.779/gallon). The fans, being up
high, are not easy to get at to change direction. Right now they are
set to "blow" down. Is this the best way to distribute the heat or
would up be better?


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

I have one with the remote, so it is easy to change directions. up in
winter, down in summer

steve

"Robert Neville" wrote in message
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(---MIKE---) wrote:

The fans, being up
high, are not easy to get at to change direction. Right now they are
set to "blow" down. Is this the best way to distribute the heat or
would up be better?

The usual convention is to have the fans set to blow down in the summer
and up
in the winter. The reason being is that moving air feels cooler,
regardless of
temperature.


If moving air feels cooler regardless of temperature, then what's better in
winter - fans on to draw air up, or fan off ? I keep mine off.

Winter is when they are of the greatest use. Especially if you have
ceilings over 7'. Mine run down all year around.

steve


"Dimitrios Paskoudniakis" wrote in message
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"Robert Neville" wrote in message
...
(---MIKE---) wrote:

The fans, being up
high, are not easy to get at to change direction. Right now they are
set to "blow" down. Is this the best way to distribute the heat or
would up be better?

The usual convention is to have the fans set to blow down in the summer
and up
in the winter. The reason being is that moving air feels cooler,
regardless of
temperature.


If moving air feels cooler regardless of temperature, then what's better
in winter - fans on to draw air up, or fan off ? I keep mine off.

"Dimitrios Paskoudniakis" wrote in message
...

"Robert Neville" wrote in message
...
(---MIKE---) wrote:

The fans, being up
high, are not easy to get at to change direction. Right now they are
set to "blow" down. Is this the best way to distribute the heat or
would up be better?

The usual convention is to have the fans set to blow down in the summer
and up
in the winter. The reason being is that moving air feels cooler,
regardless of
temperature.


If moving air feels cooler regardless of temperature, then what's better
in winter - fans on to draw air up, or fan off ? I keep mine off.

My ceiling in my family room is 10' high. That's a lot of warm air up there
that's wasted. The moving air of a fan blowing directly down onto you feels
cooler. The pulling up of a fan to circulate the warm air around the room's
edges will make the room heat more efficiently unless the fan is running at
high speed. It all depends on YOUR room. My living room is 18 x 36 x 10'
high, and the fan works great, summer or winter.

Steve

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:12:21 -0500,
(---MIKE---) wrote:

I have a small log home. The main room is 22 X 30 with an 18 foot
cathedral ceiling. There are two fans - up high. I am supplementing
the baseboard (oil) heat with two electric radiators. (I made the
mistake of pre-buying the oil at $4.779/gallon). The fans, being up
high, are not easy to get at to change direction. Right now they are
set to "blow" down. Is this the best way to distribute the heat or
would up be better?


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

Usually blowing down is better and more comfortable for cooling. You
might want to change to a remote controlled fan.

On Jan 12, 7:57*pm, "Dimitrios Paskoudniakis"
wrote:
"Robert Neville" wrote in message

...

(---MIKE---) wrote:

*The fans, being up
high, are not easy to get at to change direction. *Right now they are
set to "blow" down. *Is this the best way to distribute the heat or
would up be better?

The usual convention is to have the fans set to blow down in the summer
and up
in the winter. The reason being is that moving air feels cooler,
regardless of
temperature.

If moving air feels cooler regardless of temperature, then what's better in
winter - fans on to draw air up, or fan off ? *I keep mine off.

Wild guess he Whichever makes you and yours feel the most
comfortable.