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Depending on your local climate, I'm not sure the ceiling fan advice works any more. Not on 39-40 C summer days.
by nottorp 3y ago
Depending on your local climate, I'm not sure the ceiling fan advice works any more. Not on 39-40 C summer days.
- 10u152 3y agoYeah agreed. Especially in humid climates. Like saying turn off all the lights and use a head torch. Like yes it will save energy. Also very uncomfortable and inconvenient.
- nottorp 3y agoAt 40 outside we're going beyond uncomfortable towards health threatening.
- richrichie 3y agoIt does for a billion+ people who cannot afford aircon and use ceiling fans.
- nottorp 3y agoI don't think it "works". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Asia_heat_wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Asia_heat_wave ~200 deaths and ~450 hospitalizations is "works"?
- throwaway40470 3y agoWhy are you assuming those hospitalizations and deaths happened indoor and inside homes where ceiling fans are installed?
- switch007 3y agoThe article details closed schools etc. Presumably many of the places closed also had ceiling fans and therefore deemed insufficient to counteract the health crisis
- richrichie 3y agoThe wikipedia entry talks of widespread power outage. This seems to be common in these parts of the world during summer. Can’t blame ceiling fans if you cannot turn them on.
- jorisboris 3y agoI believe a rule of thumb is that ceiling fans can reduce perceived temperatures by 5 C, so definitely not sufficient above a certain temperature. Source: other people, so not very reliable Edit: the click-through link actually mentions 3-8 degrees
- eemil 3y agoWhat's with this all or nothing attitude? Just use both! A ceiling fan will certainly reduce your dependence on A/C, if it doesn't eliminate it.