tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381979770175404655.post1164520508919432947..comments2023-11-18T02:03:01.904-08:00Comments on Thrifty and Creative: Saving Money on your Electric Bill with Ceiling Fans!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209789984551642482noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381979770175404655.post-65550630311925399382007-09-11T12:48:00.000-07:002007-09-11T12:48:00.000-07:00Actualy ceiling fans have little direct impact on ...Actualy ceiling fans have little direct impact on utility bills with respects to the direct costs of running a coolling system...HOWEVER, they do lower the surface temperature of our skin which is evaporative cooling which in turns allows us to turn up the thermostat to a higher setting and maintain the same level if not a higher level of comfort with a higher thermostatic temperature.<BR/><BR/>I was actually going to blog about this on my HVAC tab because I co-wrote a utility savings study years ago that dealt in part with this, and it was the human reaction that saved the money not that the home was physically cooler. Neat eh? One day when I have some time I might pick up the subject but at the rate I am going.... <BR/><BR/>I like the blog. Very informative and well written.Jeremy Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082818880254310287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381979770175404655.post-40143898156387916932007-09-11T06:04:00.000-07:002007-09-11T06:04:00.000-07:00You're not stupid! We have 6 ceiling fans in our ...You're not stupid! We have 6 ceiling fans in our house--the 4 old ones go clockwise (they are not all the same brand.) The 2 new ones go counterclockwise. I was going crazy when we installed the new fans, because they looked like they were turning the wrong way! My husband finally stood me under one of them so I could feel the breeze!SAHMmy Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312083333399431135noreply@blogger.com