eli5: If hot air rises and cool air falls, why are we told to have our ceiling fans blow up in the winter and down in the summer? Wouldn’t it make more sense to pull the air in the opposite direction it naturally goes to help it circulate?

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eli5: If hot air rises and cool air falls, why are we told to have our ceiling fans blow up in the winter and down in the summer? Wouldn’t it make more sense to pull the air in the opposite direction it naturally goes to help it circulate?

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I like the people that mention that a fan only cools you if it is blowing air at you, and technically warms the room (slightly). Throughout my life I’ve stood aghast at people who insist they need to leave their fan running while they are gone, cuz the room will be cooler (somehow?) when they return.