A ceiling fan should rotate counterclockwise in the summer so the blades push cooler air down in a column.
Ceiling fan rotation direction for summer.
During the summer you want the air blowing directly on you so you will feel cooler from the wind chill effect which is how fans cool you off.
The direction speed of ceiling fan rotation in the winter summer.
Press the forward button to set your ceiling fan to spin counterclockwise for the summer.
That perfect summer fan won t do much good if it s redistributing heat instead of a cool breeze.
Ceiling fans provide great air circulation and you can optimize these benefits by ensuring the ceiling fan rotation of the blades is correct for circulating warm air during winter or creating a breeze effect by moving or circulating the air better during a hot summer.
So stand under the fan and turn it up on high speed.
Ceiling fans aren t just for summer.
Today most ceiling fans include remote controls or wall controls that adjust the direction in which the fan blades rotate which makes reversing your ceiling fan as simple as pressing a button.
Little things like the right setting on your ceiling fan can make a huge impact.
More about ceiling fan direction.
So in the summer to get windy cool air you ll need the traditional counter clockwise rotation for your fan.