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Title: Do you have a ceiling fan?
Post by: sommap on February 17, 2011, 09:32:02 am
I have one in my den,  dining room and bedroom.  I use the ones in the den (where my computer desk is) and the one in my bedroom quite a bit in the summer.  In the summer I turn down my air at night and just use the fan. 

Do you change the direction of the fan and use it in the winter?  I know that can be done, but I never do it.  It just never feels right to have it going in the wintertime. 
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Post by: Boise40 on February 17, 2011, 09:41:02 am
Yup, I have a ceiling fan in my living room. I just use it in the summer months and I will sometimes open the windows too. I would like to get a AC some day before it gets too hot here.
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Post by: loulizlee on February 17, 2011, 09:46:31 am
We have a ceiling fan that is seldom used because we had a heat pump with A/C installed a few years ago.  On some nice days, we open the windows and turn on the fan. (The cat likes to sit in the open windows.)  :)
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Post by: angie828 on February 17, 2011, 10:55:54 am
I have one in my kitchen, living room and my bedroom. I have to have it on at night when I sleep or else it is too still for  me .  I like the air blowing on me.
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Post by: dreamyxo on February 17, 2011, 12:25:35 pm
Yes I have one in every room of my house.
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Post by: texaswhiterose on February 17, 2011, 12:28:48 pm
We have ceiling fans in every room except our bathrooms and I wish we could have them there. They are among the great inventions. I have never reversed our fans for the winter though. Might try it sometime.
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Post by: hwilliams591 on February 17, 2011, 12:29:58 pm
We have them in the family room and all bedrooms. Only use them during the summer with the A/C.
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Post by: dlr579 on February 17, 2011, 12:34:35 pm
There is one at the apartment I'm at. The ceilings are very high here and the fan does nothing to keep the heat down. Personally I think they are not worth the money buying or installing.
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Post by: raven1114 on February 17, 2011, 12:35:56 pm
we have one in the living room an in the master bedroom (which i my mom's room), i did live in a house that had one in everyroom, including the bathroom. lol
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Post by: GlassRose07 on February 17, 2011, 02:30:54 pm
Yep, in almost every room of the house. We use them all the time...but especially in the summer because we do not have A/C
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Post by: 2getherwewin on February 17, 2011, 03:10:18 pm
Yes, we have two one in sunroom and one in bedroom.
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Post by: mgarmstrong on February 17, 2011, 04:12:16 pm
One in every room 'except' the kitchen and bathroom......Although I think one in the bath room would really be nice in the summer.
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Post by: Annella on February 17, 2011, 04:55:06 pm
I'm going to install 2 of them, hopefully before the warm weather hits.  One in the living room, and one in the Master Bedroom.  It would be nice to have one especially in the bedroom to sleep.  Even though I live in the mountains, some nights it doesn't cool down, and a fan would be nice to switch on overhead.  There's already flat plates in the ceilings, and wall switches on the walls for them.  Just have to buy the fans. 

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Post by: jmtalboo on February 17, 2011, 04:57:59 pm
We have AC units and stand-up fans, which do OK. I'll def get a ceiling fan when I'm not just renting.
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Post by: sweatytree on February 17, 2011, 08:19:04 pm
We have three in our house, one in the family room, one in the master bedroom and one in the guest room.  During the summertime, it is great to turn them on and they help cool down the house...
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Post by: kapeh12 on February 17, 2011, 09:26:52 pm
I have one in the master bedroom and I love it.  Just the perfect amount of light air moving at night during the summer.  I've used it occasionally over the winter on nights where the room felt a little stuffy just to get some air moving so I could sleep comfortably.

I'm seriously thinking about getting one for the living room sometime.  It has vaulted ceilings, and over the winter, the room seems a bit uneven in temperature some days.  I'm thinking having one in there will help even out the heat in winter, and save in the summer by just moving air to keep cool so I can reduce use of the AC.
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Post by: lynnc35 on February 17, 2011, 10:09:53 pm
I actually had to look up, ha ha. I move too much.
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Post by: dodgers16 on February 17, 2011, 11:34:20 pm
 yes I have a ceiling fan, it is located in my bedroom. I turn it on every night when I am ready to go to sleep!
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Post by: white_swan on February 17, 2011, 11:39:51 pm
No :(
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Post by: ShadeTree on February 18, 2011, 03:32:29 am
Yep, sure do! I have a total of 5 ceiling fans and 4 others. For a few years I didn't have a ceiling fan in my bedroom, and it sucked!! We keep at least 4 (out of all them) running continuously. Gotta keep that air circulating! (: On nice weather days, a window or two gets opened up as well.
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Post by: jkhanson on February 18, 2011, 03:39:26 am
Yes.  We have one in each bedroom and one in the family room.  It is nice to be able to circulate the air.  The kids really like theirs
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Post by: mgint on February 18, 2011, 06:11:40 am
yes have 5 one in  each bedroom one in grate room and one in the kitchen.
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Post by: Elizabethar on February 18, 2011, 07:20:30 am
I have one in every room in the house, but the bathroom.  I'm using them right now.
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Post by: ljNana on February 18, 2011, 07:49:52 am
Yes, I have ceiling fans in every room except the bathroom, although sometimes when I am getting fixed up to go out during those humid months, I need one in there also.
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Post by: dreamongirl on February 18, 2011, 07:57:51 am
yes i have one in my kitchen
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Post by: Debj1951 on February 18, 2011, 09:07:53 am
No ceiling fans here, but sure wish I had one in the L room & bedroom. I live on the 10th floor, rarely use my AC, but if I had a ceiling fan probably wouldn't use it all. To sleep I have to have plenty of air flow, & fresh air. In the winter, I turn the heat low at night & keep my bedroom window open about 1/4". In the summer it is open & I have two fans blowing towards me from different directions. I would love to have a ceiling fan, but it is not permitted in this building. 
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Post by: sommap on February 18, 2011, 09:46:31 am
I would love to put one in my livingroom as I spend most evenings there.
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Post by: paulinepuppy on February 19, 2011, 04:12:40 pm
es I have a ceiling fan in bedroom and livingroom but how clean are they?  I spend alot of time keeping the blades looking dust free.
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Post by: mx3madman on February 19, 2011, 04:34:02 pm
In my house we have a ceiling fan in every room.
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Post by: TamRomLop on February 21, 2011, 08:17:13 am
Yes. I have one in both of my downstairs bedrooms and one in the kitchen and one in the living room. During the winter we switch the bedrooms and living room but, not the kitchen. The one in my living room goes almost all the time.
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Post by: briannajeanxo on February 21, 2011, 08:56:20 am
i have on right above my bed, i didnt know it was possible to change the direction but i used it every night this winter while i was still pregnant. plus another fan next to me too.
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Post by: Shmooi on February 21, 2011, 08:59:36 am
Nope but I wish I did. :) I'd tie up a toy helicopter to it: http://d3uwin5q170wpc.cloudfront.net/photo/77874_700b.jpg
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Post by: sommap on February 21, 2011, 12:07:33 pm
The grandkids (boys) have had fun tossing things at a fan and seeing if it would bat them somewhere.  We had a rentalhouse one year on vacation and it had a room that was two stories high.  It had a ceiling fan.  The boys would go to the second floor, lean over the balcony and toss rolled up socks at the fan.  One of the pair of socks landed on a two story ledge across the room.  The next year we had the same house and the socks were still up there. 
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Post by: Clarkga25 on February 21, 2011, 01:10:52 pm
I have to admit that I have several ceiling fans, but I'm afraid to turn them on.  It's weird, but I have a fear of ceiling fans.
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Post by: ninajay on February 21, 2011, 07:13:25 pm
No, I don't have one, but I really want to get one in the living room
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Post by: LaTashaS28 on February 21, 2011, 07:51:55 pm
Yes, I only have one that is in the living room and it puts out a whole lot of air.
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Post by: bjohnson16 on February 21, 2011, 08:06:29 pm
We installed one a long time ago in the kitchen but we took it out when we redid the kitchen   I really miss it when it is warm or hot out   I find that we use the A/C more now that we don't have the fan.
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Post by: mjdoug03 on February 22, 2011, 07:37:44 am
Yes they are wonderful!
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Post by: surveydad on February 23, 2011, 09:01:04 am
I have ceiling fans in the Kitchen, Dining Room, Living Room and Bathroom and have them going all the time in the summer.
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Post by: mattymatt79 on February 23, 2011, 09:09:23 am
They're great, they really help with cooling the house down during our humid Virginia summers and springs.
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Post by: waterbottle on February 23, 2011, 10:31:02 am
I have a ceiling fan in the front room and everyone of the bedrooms which is four rooms  their will come in hand when the summer comes around
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Post by: cowgirlx on February 23, 2011, 10:32:46 am
nope, don't need it.  Just use ac in the summer.  It would be nice tho
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Post by: kjeno on February 23, 2011, 10:39:50 am
yea 2 and niether work
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Post by: PMZ908 on February 23, 2011, 08:10:47 pm
I have one in my kitchen, living room and my bedroom. I have to have it on at night when I sleep or else it is too still for  me .  I like the air blowing on me.

i dont have a ceiling fan but i use a fan at night when i sleep....it feels good and i think it helps u sleep better
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Post by: candyterrius on February 23, 2011, 09:37:53 pm
I used to live in a home that have one ceiling fan in the living room before the house was sold to a new homeowner. We only use it during the summer time when the heat is unbearable.
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Post by: ryukensfj on February 24, 2011, 05:16:30 am
I have one ceiling fan in my room. I live in a studio so only need one. I try to use it as much as I can in the summer so I don't have to waste electricity by using the AC. I never use it during the winter or even spring here...
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Post by: lgemini on February 24, 2011, 06:24:28 am
I have two ceiling fans.  One in my bedroom and one in the living room. I would like to have one put in the kitchen.  I know I can save on my bills, using a ceiling fan instead of the AC.  ;D