Our old house had ceiling fans in almost every room and I definitely miss them. They ran pretty much all day when we were up as well as the bedroom ones running while we slept.I have never run my fan continuously , but we have ceiling fans that almost never get turned off so that seems to work for us . Do whatever makes you the most comfortable .
running the fan continuously will scavenge every bit of coolness left in the coil after a cooling cycle, you'll get the most out of this if your rooms are evenly cooled. any rooms that are + a few degrees will defeat this and you'll just be pulling that warmer air back into the return.Does anyone run their HVAC fan all the time, versus using the auto setting?
It's been really hot in the east. We had a Carrier dual speed system installed a few years back. Our house is older (70's), with not the best insulation (that is my next improvement.) The temp between the upper and lower floors seems more balanced when the fan runs all the time. It runs really slow (almost imperceptible), but then ramps up when it calls for cooling.
The temp spread is most obvious at night, when the system doesn't run as often, and the humidity rises somewhat. (By my feel anyway).
Should I look at a remote temp probe for upstairs? (I'm not sure if that exists).
Thanks.
IMO.. by running the fan all of the time you will increase the humidity in your house. When the hvac turns off your evaporator is still full of watr esp on a humis day.so by having the fan keep on running it will dry the evaporator but the air will be more humid and that air goes inside your house...running the fan continuously will scavenge every bit of coolness left in the coil after a cooling cycle, you'll get the most out of this if your rooms are evenly cooled. any rooms that are + a few degrees will defeat this and you'll just be pulling that warmer air back into the return.
by then the unit will be back on running. theres no winning when the outdoor temps are 100+ heat index.IMO.. by running the fan all of the time you will increase the humidity in your house. When the hvac turns off your evaporator is still full of watr esp on a humis day.so by having the fan keep on running it will dry the evaporator but the air will be more humid and that air goes inside your house...
Our place has the 2nd floor system in the attic and this is the very reason I don't run the fan in continuous on mode in the summer. Despite the soffits and ridge vent it's hot as hell up there so the air running through the (insulated) ducts is going to pick up some heat energy and despite my best efforts probably some leakage at the various joints. So for that one we just have it set to run when the cooling is called for.The air handler and furnace and all duct work is in the attic...
Ours is set to drop the set temp a couple degrees around 1 AM to provide that little extra bit of cooling overnight.Thanks all, appreciate it. I'm running the fan at night just to keep the air moving a bit. Also dropping the temp a bit. Seem to make the upstairs feel cooler.