Leaving Your Ceiling Fan On Won’t Cool Your Home While You’re Away
According to WCNC Charlotte, ceiling fans only cool you, not the air in the room. This means leaving your fan on if no pet or person is home won’t make a real difference.
The U.S. this summer has experienced heat waves pushing temperatures up to above 90 degrees Fahrenheit in many places. This is causing many individuals to try and figure out ways to keep their homes cool this summer without pushing their electricity bills up to high. This has led to many people wondering if they can just keep a ceiling fan on to cool their homes.
University of Florida IFAS Extension, a science resource that includes research about family and consumer sciences, says that ceiling fans don’t actually lower the temperature of a room at all.
The Home Depot says that ceiling fans operate by moving air. This makes people feel cooler and more comfortable but doesn’t actually lower the room’s actual air temperature.
Your body actually cools itself through the evaporation of sweat says Energy Vanguard. According to North Carolina Advanced Energy Corporation, this evaporation is actually accelerated when air moves over the skin.
Energy Vanguard also explains that moving air creates a process called convection by carrying carries heat away from your body.
So, fans help to cool your body through both convection and evaporation at the same exact time.
Although it doesn’t actually change the room’s temperature, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says if you turn on an effective ceiling fan, you could likely raise the temperature of your thermostat by 4 degrees and still feel just as comfortable as before.
However, the DOE adds that you should “be certain to turn off ceiling fans when you leave a room.”
Running a ceiling fan won’t cool off anything when no one is home. It also may increase the heat of a room if run for too long.
This the Most Popular Home Trend Across North Carolina
Modern: 32 States
Modern design leads the way, and by quite a margin. Modern style is defined by its very nature as changing with time, but currently, it is characterized by monochromatic color palettes, clean lines, minimalism, and natural finishes. Across the country, it is the most popular look, with states including California (61,080 searches), Illinois (14,060 searches), and New York (29,920 searches) all helping to propel it to the top.
Farm House: North Carolina and 13 more states
Second place goes to the farmhouse look. A farmhouse home is characterized by a more relaxed style, rustic furnishings, natural materials, and real comfort. Farmhouse design can take you right to the heart of the countryside, no matter where you live. It is most popular in Alabama (4,630 searches), Indiana (4,760 searches), Mississippi (2,230 searches), and North Carolina (10,450 searches).
Tuscan: 3 States
Three states were most popular with Tuscan designs. You’ll find plenty of terracotta, iron finishes, stone, and tiles in this style, which tries to make you feel as though you’re on a sun-soaked holiday. Maine (7,160 searches), Massachusetts (15,330 searches), and New Hampshire (5,650 searches) are the top 3 states.
Japanese: New Mexico
The only state that prefers Japanese design is New Mexico, because of its lightness, lack of clutter, white walls, and ‘zen’ finishes. The style has been searched for 119,630 times across the country. Only New Mexico chose it as their choice – with 4,290 searches – more than double that of any other interior design.
Farmhouse Kitchen
Farmhouse Kitchen – 58,160 searches in total! It may be a perfect fit for people who love to host, but farmhouse kitchens have become a year-round interior design product that has proved the most popular in the last year. This popular product had 58,160 searches and was particularly popular in California – with 12,100 searches made for them.
Farmhouse Tables
A total of 56,100 searches have been conducted on Farmhouse Tables. As you can’t have a farmhouse kitchen without a farmhouse table, it’s no surprise that farmhouse tables are in second place! As wooden centerpieces become more and more popular, they have been searched 56,100 times. There have been 5,400 searches for these tables in the past year from people wanting to bring the ranch into their homes.
Modern Kitchens
Modern kitchens have a total of 55,600 searches. With sleek finishes, minimalist styles, and monochromatic colors, modern kitchens land in third place. Since the kitchen is the heart of the home, a modern kitchen can really bring any property up to date. This is particularly true in the Sunshine State, as Florida loves modern kitchens more than any other state, racking up 5,400 searches for them throughout 2021. I am a fan of the new modern green kitchen.
