Ceiling Fans | Network Know How | Sydney Plumbers

One of the most underrated pieces of equipment that can be easily installed within the average household is the humble ceiling fan. The results that ceiling fan produces are astounding in both winter and summer, yet we seem to by pass the ceiling fan and head straight to the reverse cycle air conditioner.

Ceiling fan versus air conditioners

It is not uncommon for people to ask whether their new home should have ceiling fans or air conditioning. Considering how to maintain a home at a comfortable temperature is wise, especially during the design stage, but the question also poses a false dichotomy. In many aspects ceiling fans and air conditioning are natural partners serving different but complimentary roles.

How they keep us cool

Air conditioners chill the air, resulting in a lowering of the temperature in the space they are working. Ceiling fans produce a cooling breeze allowing our body’s natural cooling to work more effectively.

Do you really need both?

No, you don’t need both, you don’t really need either. But just like owning a nice car or beautiful home, it is nice to have them. The case for not needing both is often built on the grounds that the most air conditioners have a fan option that can be used to move air around the room even when the air conditioner is not chilling the air, making the ceiling fan redundant. While there is some truth in this, the majority of people with both are pleased to have their ceiling fans because:

1. Ceiling fans use only a couple of percent of the electricity of an air conditioner

2. Ceiling fans move air much more quietly and evenly

3. The air movement is stronger for the hotter times of the year

4. Ceiling fans can be reversed for winter use mixing the air without causing a cooling draft

5. Ceiling fans are more efficient air movers than air condition fans

6. Ceiling fans don’t dry out the air

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