Optimizing energy efficiency

Ceiling fans are a great way to lower energy expenditures.  When my wife and I bought this house we are living in, there were no ceiling fans in it at all.  We didn’t have a lot of money to spend right off, so we have been trying to install one ceiling fan every summer in the different rooms.  My wife has done a lot of research on the topic and found a lot of good advice on what size fan to get for what size room.  She’s also tried to explain to me how and why we should get reversible fans.

Last year we put a fan at the top of the stairway between the two levels of the house, in an attempt to help keep the warm air pushed down the stairs to help reduce the cost of heating the house.  I thought my wife was crazy when she suggested it, but I have to admit that I think it did actually help!  So now my wife has been shopping around for what fan to buy this year.  She found the Hansen Wholesale ceiling fans website today and has told me that she thinks we should order a low profile fan from them for the master bedroom.  She said that the prices are really reasonable.  I’ve told her that I want to get a Hunter fan if possible because they have a good reputation for being quiet, and I like quiet fans.