Which Way Should Your Ceiling Fan Turn in Summer?
By Lisa Kaplan Gordon

Most fans are reversible: One direction pushes air down, creating a nice summer breeze; the other direction sucks air up, helping you distribute heat in winter. There’s normally a switch on the motor to change the fan’s direction.

Is your fan turning in the right direction for summer?

• Stand beneath the running fan, and if you feel a cooling breeze, it’s turning correctly.
• If not, change directions, usually by flicking a switch on the fan’s base.

Typically, it’s counterclockwise or left for summer and clockwise for winter, but the best method is to follow the steps above.

Funny note: We read on Yahoo! that one clever person used bubbles to see which direction his fan was blowing.

Visit HouseLogic.com for more articles like this. Published: June 28, 2012. Reprinted from HouseLogic.com with permission of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.