Temperatures are dropping, leaves are falling and that means one thing: it's time to change the direction of your ceiling fan! Depending on where you live, you might use your ceiling fan year-round.

Flip it either up or down to change the direction of the fan's blades ... will push rising warm air back down so you won't need to run the heat as much. When you switch the fan's direction ...

How to change the direction of your ceiling fan Changing the direction your ceiling fan rotates is simple. It's usually controlled by a sliding switch you can find on the motor housing of the fan.