Which way should my fan spin

Moonbear

Yeah, but I'm not thinking about whether it's clockwise or counter.

Danger

So as long as the guy's bent the right way, it doesn't matter about the fan? Too bad, Arildno... you lose.

JamesU

That was a passing phase

Schrodinger's Dog

Don't ask me, depends whether your from the North of the Equator or south. It's something to do with the correiolous effect. If it's going the wrong way, sell it to your antipodean counterpart on e-bay.

loseyourname

I would have hoped that the fan installation resolved this problem for you.

Though a ceiling fan aint doin' jack in Fresno in the summer. That's like walking naked through Antarctica and putting on a scarf.

Moonbear

I've been having the same problem lately. Blowing around hot air really doesn't help. Standing in front of the fans at the farm feels sort of like trying to cool off by standing in the "breeze" generated from the dryer vent. The place was crawling with HVAC guys two days ago, so I'm really hoping it's going to be repaired soon (I've already predicted they'll get all the parts and get the A/C fully operational by October, and then they'll start working on the heat in January when they realize that's not really working right either, and it'll be fixed by May ). I've found that ice water is very helpful, not to drink (I prefer room temp water to drink), but to pour over my head! At least the shower in the locker room at the farm works!

pallidin

I would suppose that it would be better for cooler air to go up versus hotter air going down.

Even still, there are reasons why ceiling fans blow downwards:
a) You don't want the piece of paper your holding in your hand to be sucked-up and possibly damaged.
b) You don't want your long hair to be sucked-up and twisted in the rotating blades.
c) Dust, cigarette smoke, etc... will quickly leave an unpleasent deposit on the ceiling above the fan if the fan blows upwards.
d) One feels a cooling, evaporative effect more pronounced when air is blown towards.