You’ll need two fans and two windows that open.
Place a box fan in the window or a pedestal fan within 5 feet of the window.
Install aceiling fanthat’s large enough for the room.
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Larger fan blades move more air for only a fractionally greater power draw.
Change Ceiling Fan Rotation Direction
Cold air sinks and hot air rises.
you could do this with your ceiling fan.
double-check that theceiling fan is turning counter-clockwiseto draw up that cooler air.
Combine Fans With AC
Fans can boost your AC’s ability to cool your home.
Technically, fans do not cool a room.
Instead, they cool people in the room.
Fans create airflow and the illusion of a cooler room.
The fan must be blowing from the outside to the inside.
A ceiling fan is more efficient thana portable fan, moving more air at less cost.
A 52-inch, four-blade ceiling fan on high is rated at 6,190 CFM and draws 50 watts.
EnergyStar.gov
Fans For Cooling.
Ready.gov
When It’s Too Hot For a Fan.
New York Department of Health
