Want lower AC bills? Here is unknown truth about using ceiling fan alongside your AC
Follow UsUsing a ceiling fan with your AC can help spread cool air better and reduce power use.
You can set the AC at a slightly higher temperature and still stay comfortable with a fan running.
A ceiling fan does not cool the room, but it helps you feel cooler by moving air around.
Summers are getting hot, and many of us just turn on the AC and then just forget that it exists. The result is a sky-high electricity bill at the end of the month. However, there is something that most people never think about. Their old companion, the ceiling fan. You may have sidelined it, but the ceiling fan might be the simplest tool you can use alongside your AC to bring that electricity bill down. The combination of a ceiling fan and an AC is one of the most underused tricks in home cooling. I bet once you understand how it works, you will never look at that fan the same way again.
SurveyHow a ceiling fan helps reduce your AC bills
Both ceiling fans and air conditioners (ACs) help keep a room cool, but they do it in different ways. An AC cools the air and blows it into the room. A ceiling fan, on the other hand, spins its blades to move air around, creating a breeze that helps sweat evaporate from your skin faster. This makes you feel cooler, even though the fan doesn’t actually lower the room’s temperature.
When you use a fan and an AC together, they work better as a team. The AC cools the air, while the fan spreads that cool air evenly throughout the room. As a result, you feel comfortable more quickly.
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Because the fan helps circulate the cool air, you can set your AC temperature 4-6°C higher and still feel just as cool. This means that the AC would have less work to do to cool your room because the fan helps spread the cool air around the room.
You can also think of it like the AC is used to cool the room, while the fan is used to blow the cool air on you.
Benefits of using an AC and ceiling fan together
Here are a few advantages that come with the use of an AC and ceiling fan combination:
- Saves electricity because you can set the temperature higher while using AC.
- Distributes cool air evenly throughout the room.
- Reduces the workload of your AC, resulting in less maintenance needed over time.
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Myths about using AC with a ceiling fan
While the two devices work like a charm when used together, there are some myths associated with the trick, so let’s debunk them:
- A ceiling fan cools the room. Not really, it only blows the air around and doesn’t brings down the room temperature.
- Running both the AC and fan together wastes electricity. Do note that this statement is not true since the amount of energy that the fan saves is much greater compared to its energy consumption.
- All fan speeds are not alike. To achieve maximum cooling during the hot months, you need to set your fan either to medium or high speed while adjusting the air conditioner’s setting to 24°C.
