You might want to do a reconnaisance on the wiring and post back here before you actually start any repairs. If your local home center doesn't have a replacement switch, try Radio Shack. Now, it will only turn clockwise the reverse button does not work. Locate the wires coming from switch and draw yourself a diagram of what wires go where for future reference.īest way to proceed will be to have the new switch in hand before removing old switch, but you may need to take the switch along for comparison. Electrical - AC & DC - ceiling fan does not spin counterclockwise - My ceiling fan has a reverse blade button that you could use to change the rotation path of the blades it would spin clockwise and counter-clockwise. It should be held into the housing using a couple of screws. With the wirenut off, you will see the wires twisted together and be able to see how the wirenut works. To remove a wire nut, hold the wires and turn the wirenut counterclockwise, just like removing a nut. The various connections will likely be made using wirenuts which are small plastic cone shaped wire connectors. Under the cover/fixture you will find a collection of wires. The normal, or forward, position of a ceiling. Do not allow light fixture to hang by the wires. Most ceiling fans have blades that are capable of turning in two directions: clockwise and counterclockwise.

If it has a light fixture you will need to be careful that you don't pull any wires loose. This will involve either removing the small round cover plate on the bottom or the light fixture if so equipped. It blows the stale air out of the house pulling new air to start circulating.Step #2, gain access to where the switch is mounted. Also helpful, My dad tought us to put a fan backward in a main window, & open a door on otherside of tthe house. It never got back to where it started but helped get it where it was tollerable. So, the best thing i could come up with was to pull the hot air back up where it belongs, while pulling newer, slightly cooler air upward through the center of the room. So it was nice & cool in my room when my guy suggested turning on fan for saving sake, & when i did, all i felt was miserable HOT STALE AIR, distributing itself throughout the room, & dominating over the hard earned crisp cool air that was there to begin with, & now couldnt get back, because its 3pm, & 109° outside & absorbed in our ceiling. If you wait til it gets hot, you can barely tell its on. Furthermore, blowing air in a downward direction can draw air indoors through windows, skylights, or doors. This is usually the setting of the ceiling fans during the summer as it helps make the room cooler and more comfortable. The one in our room is on its last leg so, it works best turned on during wee morning hours, even if you have to cover up with a blanket. The standard or counterclockwise operation blows air down from the ceiling. So we have wall units in both our bedroooms. It also lacks open space for circulation, so the days accumulated heat, usually doesn’t escape.

Our home us quite old, & poorly unsulated. Fan direction, should be based on structure, & personal preference. My experience, in terms of supplimenting with fan to save money, had absolutley ZERO BENIFIT, in terms of power bill, & even contrary affect in terms of cooling off. So, yes the fan helps me feel a bit cooler blowing down on me, but thats only if there’s nothing else.įrankly, I disagree that fan direction, should be set 1 way, according to season. Personally, anytime I’m hot, I prefer any breeze, (even hot) over no breeze or air movement at all. Wow! I’m surprised & glad to be among so many, with questions on these issues, but I was hoping to read at least 1 comment relating to mine.

Counter clockwise fan