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Ceiling fans are an important part of home heating and cooling. They can cut your cooling bills by 40% and your heating bills by 10. You can save up to 500 dollars a year with a ceiling fan/programmable thermostat combination.
Ceiling fans can get awful dirty. I moved into this rental house when I was in college. I turned on the dining room lights and the ceiling fan began to spin. Suddenly, dust bunnies came hurling down from the fan, coating me and my recently moved-in possessions in a fine film of filth. This was not funny.
Cleaning a ceiling fan is very easy, but it is also important. A dirty ceiling fan may not dramatically spray you with dust like it did to me. But left unchecked, a fan coated with dust will reduce the air quality of your home. It can aggravate allergies and asthma and cause headaches. Another reason to clean the fan is for the motor's sake. It takes extra energy to turn those fan blades when they are weighed down by dust. The ceiling fan may wobble, causing the air to distribute poorly. The motor can burn out sooner due to this extra weight. If you are trying to save energy, a clean fan is an energy-efficient one.
To clean the fan, you will need a small step ladder, all-natural cleanser and a rag. Use the cleanser, vinegar or olive oil make good cleaning products, and remove the dust from the top of the blades. That's it. You're done.
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