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Honestly, How many of you knew about this?
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rYan7up
I did, and your fan will have a reverse chain/switch on it....
JuiceMakesGoodSoap
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AnnieAimee
I have 3 chains on my fan and I always forget what they do so I never turn the damn thing on.
lifebaSmasher
Oh, this is something they don’t teach you in college ‘cause they though it would be taught at home. Pay attention!
AnOldDude
Oh, no; I've been running it in the same direction year-round. Surprisingly it seems to circulate just as well that way.
thegreencowbell
Also, my daughter said that if you eat one, you get dizzy.
JRedBear
HerMajestysSecretButthole
I run them in reverse year round. Overall temps tend to stay pretty stable and comfortable.
IM4M
isn't it like the basic of fans? like i knew this when i was 6 years old
IFTTTEXAS
I thought everyone knew. Clean it first or be ready for the dust storm when it starts going the opposite direction it’s used to.
vmos
Why would you have the fan on in winter?
ritscheratsche
Keep in mind this only works if your are located in the northern hemisphere.
cousteau
Works on the Southern one too, just reverse both directions.
BahamutBBob
I've never had a ceiling fan, so I've never thought about it.
Mderms
Or you get the weird asshole like me who has the fan on and windows open in the winter... with a space heater running...
jwhh2AwwJumper
PlzCureMyDepression
I thought if it were reversed, I would levitate and eventually be sucked up into the fan
cousteau
Just as much as your entire house taking off Wizard of Oz style if you put it forward wih enough pow-- brb testing something!
SkeletonRecruiter
Cha Cha real smooth.
Norard
I just keep my window open year round.
RobK636
Mine has just been on med speed one direction for like 5 years. Rolling stone gathers no moss but a ceiling fan does like a mother fucker.
cousteau
I had heard about it but never knew it was actually true. In winter I just dutch-oven me in my own farts.
somethingevenmoreclever
Instructions unclear. Dick stuck in ceiling fan.
Molotovbliss
andybandy
Classic. 1+
joker2814
Just make sure you clean the fan blades first. If you don't, any dust will go flying everywhere when you turn it back on.
YouL0stTheGame
I always had a feeling, but never knew for sure
BlaneStrickland
I live in the south. It’s always on summer mode
FatboyRich
If you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, however, it’s backwards. That’s why ceiling fans don’t work at the equator.
calcifear
This isn’t true. Ceiling fans just mix the air in the room. Direction only matters if you care about feeling the breeze. 1/2
calcifear
Forward, you feel it a lot; backward, you feel it less. That’s it. 2/2
BlackBabyJeebus
When you "feel the breeze", evaporative and convective cooling is happening on your skin. You both feel cooler and ARE cooler.
BlackBabyJeebus
However, it does zero to lower the temperature of the room. Leaving a fan on when no one is present to feel it does nothing.
SithShodan
Just be sure to vacuum or clean the tops of the blades before you swap directions, otherwise it'll blow all the dust bunnies everywhere.
WisconsinHome
Why don’t they label that switch summer/winter
absoliutenus
well you don't have to worry about it in WI , just keep it on winter setting year around
WisconsinHome
We don’t get winters like we used to
Stinkdog
I miss those. Except not the week where it was -50 wind chills about 5 years ago. Polar vortex shit or whatever that was
WisconsinHome
I miss them too- 60 degrees in January or whatever it was this year is ridiculous. Where do you live?
Stinkdog
Outside of Madison. I like my winters to be winter. Snow and cold but not too cold
Jaekani
And then there's those of us that NEED the wind chill effect in order to fall asleep, even in the dead of winter.
tragicremedy
How do I make it run in reverse?
Gyark699
Buy one made in australia.
OlderWiser
Flip the blades over.
lestcore
Ask nicely
Boz77
Above the lights there’s a small switch you can push to the left or right. It looks like a on/off switch but it’s forward/reverse.
Boz77
And only switch it while it’s off...very important.
CLIBasedNerd
Small switch on the motor base
besoft
Just don't flip the switch while it's running.
ferb444
There’s no fun In that.
pudf
A whole bunch of silly (and complicated) answers here, that may or may not work. Simply unplug the fan, turn the plug over and re-plug.
Drumboss0
Put the batteries in backwards
Oraculator
There is reverse switch on the fan
pandaparty031418
Wait for real???
ButteryButtsButterflyCups
uhhuh. not on mine :(
Tok36
I just found the switch.
CyanideBreathMint
I bet yr lady is thrilled
Shenili
It's reverse in Australia
onecowboytoo
Put.... put your dick in it.
Bullstriker
Good question there
themuttonisniceandlean
There's a little switch on the body of the fan and you just flip it. (Mom note: Dust it while you're up there.)
majorcovert
With the fan on you grab one of the blades and spin it in reverse
MyMesobook
Show it alimony papers
LurkMasterP
Reverse the polarity of the wiring in your house.
PolaroidDickPics
I prefer this to the simpler solution. Makes your lightbulbs shine blackness tho.
Molotovbliss
The701
And my electric heaters are now capable of reversing entropy.
LurkMasterP
Utility companies hate this one trick!
username20characters
There's usually a switch where the fan blades attach to the fan.
DrPanzerfaustus
Leaving this . here for this
HitlersArtCritic
Theres a switch for the fan somewhere on it. Usually on the base. Though not sure if the direction of the fan blades themselves mean anythin
snakeoilsalesman
?drawrof og ti ekam I od woh
deadlyDouche
Turn it on high speed, put your hand in it, and force it to go the opposite direction. It will start going reverse in just a few minutes.
Andy1rn
Yep. Funny - but do NOT do this.
bigconffc
No do it *
WhatzitTooya
No, dont do this! When you stop the fan the house will start to spin instead!
bigconffc
No do this