We moved into our home that already had a very nice Hampton Bay ceiling fan installed, but we have no instruction manual... It is a model that has a remote control, with an up light, down light and lo-med-high settings for the fan. However, we have noticed that the way the fan is blowing (counter clockwise) is not blowing any cool air down to the floor. Because it is a remote controlled fan, there are obviously no fan or light pulls and there also is no visable switch of any kind to reverse the direction either. This is extremely frustrating b/c this fan is in the master bedroom which already has a cooling issue due to poor HVAC circulation (another issue for another day). Anyway, we would appreciate any advice or knowledge about this...
Until then, we remain stifling hot in sunny sunny Florida...

NoCalHomeowner2

correct for summer usage. It isn't intended that the fan will recirculate cold air. Instead, it causes the air to hit your body at a speed which essentially causes windchill. That is, you feel like the temperature is lower than it actually is.

But the temperature of the air in the room isn't being modified at all. That is why it is useless to have a ceiling fan blowing in the summer when there is nobody in the room. All it does is waste electricity, since the fan doesn't actually lower the temperature in the room.

In the winter, however, when you reverse the fan and, at the same time, usually use the lowest setting, you actually move the hot air from the top of the room to the lower parts of the room. In this case, the temperature of the room near the floor (or at least not at the ceiling) is actually increased by operation of the fan.

There is a trick that I read about on this site a while back that allows you to reverse the direction of the fan even if you can't find the switch for doing so manually. I'll see if I can find it and post back. Somebody else may know off the top of their head.

George

NoCalHomeowner2

for the trick I was mentioning. Read the third post.

http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/electrical-lighting/ceiling-fan-remote-control-1770.html

George

stanfortyman

I know I'll get flamed for this, and I know this thread is ancient, but it is relavent.

There is NO summer or winter "direction". This is a MYTH.

Circulating heat and cooling is more a product of blade speed than direction, especially in larger rooms.

Slow speeds do not blow the air around causing it to cool. Slow speeds take air and move it. What happens is where ever the air is moved the air that was there is displaced.

In the winter, with the blades blowing upward, the cool air below is SLOWLY moved up and the warmer air above is displaced down around the ceiling and walls.
Now take this supposedly "winter direction" and put the fan on high or medium. You WILL feel a cool breeze along the walls.

With a high ceiling you can leave the fan blowing down in winter and you will do the same thing only the warm air itself is displaced downward and the cool air is moved out by the warm.

Thing is, this all only works for a while. Once all the air is mixed you are at an even temperature plane. The fan in low speed is keeping the warmer air from separating and rising again.


In summer medium and high speeds create a breeze, just like and other fan in a home, regardless of the direction. Do you want the cool breeze blowing straight down from the fan, or indirectly down along the walls?
Simple as that.

stanfortyman

Tommy, did you write that page?

ceilingfanrepair

Actually, it appears he took a page I wrote, and changed just a few words.

stanfortyman

That's the impression I got.

ceilingfanrepair

The page that publishes my articles has submitted it to Google for plagarism, but it's probably very hard to prove. I'm sure we'll call Stan as a witness!!

Pioneerhs

I too am have the same problem the question asker had. No way to reverse the fan! If your going to start a debate club about the stupid way a Fan Works and who said it first ji=oin the debate team but the Questions is HOW DO I REVERSE THE FAN!! How bout Trying to answer that Mr. Ceiling Fan Repairman? Or anyone else who "Answered" this person question?

hkstroud

Yeah. What do you think we are paying you all that money for?

Some one needs an attitude adjustment.