I like to clean my home from top to bottom during the middle of the winter.
- In the Spring, there is simply too much to do outside.
In December, when the outdoor temperature drops down into the downside digits, I’m trapped inside. There’s plenty of time to do a honestly thorough job. I launder bedding plus curtains, scrub down all the moldings plus transfer furniture. I clean under plus behind the refrigerator plus take the time to empty all of the home office cupboards. I even climb a ladder plus scrub the ceilings plus overhead light fixtures. This past year, when I stood on a ladder, I right away started to sweat. I realized that the temperature near the ceiling was much higher than down near the floor. This meant that the heated air provided by the heater was rising straight up plus getting wasted. It was necessary to set higher control unit settings to achieve comfort. The heater was running just about non stop plus consuming a great deal of energy to satisfy demand. I needed to figure out a way to get the heat off the ceiling plus down closer to the floor… Ceiling fans provided the perfect solution. A bit of research showed me a wide fluctuation in designs, sizes plus prices of ceiling fans. I was able to find models that include a light plus suit my decor. My hubby plus I handled the replacement as a DIY project. My friend and I run the ceiling fans clockwise in the winter season to create an updraft plus circulate warm air around the room. This has significantly improved comfort, allowed a lower control unit setting plus trimmed our heating costs. In the summer, with the flick of a switch, my pal and I reverse the direction of the ceiling fans to create a downdraft plus a cooling breeze.